Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-29
MAJORS BUSYDAY.
Blk Delegations Are to Visit the
Republican Leader.
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE COMMITTEE

Stepped Yesterday to Greet the Csndidss.
Tailed Brethrcn Conferesee Goes 70
Canton In . Body-Hobart's Comments
On the Campaign = PopuIists May Notify
Bryan and wstsoa by l<ttep-The Com.
Ing Gold Democratic Convention at In.
disnspoiis.
Canton. Aug. 29-Today promises to be
Mckinley's busy day. Six delegations are
scheduled to arrive here during the day.
The hrst delegation will be the CONNER.
cfal men from Chicago, who will be re-
rsivsd about lO:sO u. IN. Then will come
the supreme lodge Knights Of Pythias
from Cleveland, followed by the Lisbon,
o, farmers, and later by the German
American citizens from Cleveland. large
delegation. and the WOrkingInen Nc
kinley club from Columbus, o., and the
Ohio United brethren conference. Tues
day next the editors nf West Virginia will
call. Major Mckinlcy's delugc at tele-
grams ~ con graduation over his letter Of
acreptsnr- continues undated, while
hugu mnil bags bring thousands of letters
~ th" same nature. When " comes Ia
place Thc Hrs, tp call was commit
tee ~ fifteen FROM tho National Eepub-
lean League. They reached here at I 30
In the afternoon from Milwaukee, took
dinner with Private secretary Boyle, and
called on the major at 2:SD In the after
noon when John Goodnough. IL Mime
sOta. made . formal presentation.
som. of tn. League Committeeman.
The members "f the League committee
included: Colonel GEORGE stone. Of Cal
fornia; Is. u. Dawes, Of Nebraska: John
Goodhnuvh, 10 Minnesota; -. =. Click, Of
Wisconsin,; 4. l.. kdinborotIgh, Of Mich
is,n. H. h Walker, Of Wisconsin; L. L.
Meyer. of New Jersey; W. f.. Pouchcr. Of
New Jersey; George W. Ruch. Of Penn
syl,ania; +. j. Higgins, Of New Jersey; ID.
}. Bowling. q; Missouri; Congressman
Howell of New Jersey; Congressman
Mchwan. of New Jersey: Thomas r. Bar.
rett. of West virginia.: ID. l.. McEiroy. Of
Mount Vernon, u, and Charles Leach,
pre'ident nj III" Ohio state Republican
League
Meets SEINE United Brethren.
The spokesman intrWiurrd the marty
WIN ~ W. W WHICH
responded appropriately. a delegation Of
800 people from the east Ohio United
Brethren conference followed closely upon
the call of the league committee Bishop
j. :. Mills made the presentation for the
party. aud u pleasant reply was made by
the u publican st,ndardb.arcr. in which
lie aid that good citizenship lies at the
foundation 81 our true greatnc al frss
government. l will he udad to
meet ard great each one of you WIN have
honorcd uc to-day; aud thank yosi over
and over again for the courtesy and com
plimcnt of ;his call. Great applause.
Ecinrrt~ Nv Garrett A. % o;,srt.
4 dispatch from Cleveland uIiscS Gar
rett \. hobart, Mckinley's running
mate. ~ follows: II am ssti sled that the
Republican ticket Will win, but NJ tho
same time We have an active campaign
before Us; and not only every Reywi blican,
but every citizen who believes i'm honest
money and ~ prosperous business condi-
ton, should help to make the vicsory as
decisive ~ possible. Over confidence in
The result may bring SISTER, and l
should consider. under existing con,ii-
tion-, that the election OF the Re,mblican
ticket hy u small majority would he akin
to disaster. Let mo, therefore, urs,e upon
the people of Ohio To- give all uhc time
they can. aud. ~ Gov. Mckinley said yes
terday, they have plenty III time on their
hands ju-' NOW. To the work OF counter
acting the dangerous theories of finance
which the opposition are dissenla mating.
MARK Hanna 10 = Worker.
Tho chairman of the national commit
tee and your respected town.man is a
worker, and l. doing double duty lust
now. - IL cach member If the commit
tee. There Is nothing ornamental about
this campaign. hut We are all actively Mt
work with m idea uf not only rlcctinr the
Republican ticket, hut Of accomplishing
that result with such majority that the
pcrnicloGs theory of fiat money and n 30
cent dollar will I've forever crushed OUT"
BRYAN Has 4 NJ ~ DAY. TOO.