The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
FLUTTERED FROM BUSINESS
HOUSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS
AND RESIDENCES.
PENNSYLVANIA PEOPLE WE'D WITH OHIOAAS
To Honor the President t-Elect-People
Came on Trains, Horseback, BIZ
cycles and Afoot-Extracts of
Congratulatory kilograms
ceived by Mckinley.

Canton, o., Nov. 7.-As much as Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley has desired to get
his wife away from the excitement about
his Canton home, it was decided this
evening that it was best for Mrs. Nc
Kmley not to attempt the trip before
"Wednesday or Thursday of next week
instead of Monday, as was expected.
y The scenes of congratulation and jolli-
fication have continued without cessation
and today thousands of people have
marched through the streets and gath
cred about the house hours before the
.jollifcation began. The breakfast
table was still awaiting the major when
he was signalled by crowds who had
Travelled miles to come to Canton and
who tapped at the window and beckoned
him their greeting. The response 10
the manifestations of good will was made
by seizing jardiniere filled with i'm
mense chrysanthemums and going to
side door made them happy by giving
them such floral beauties as are seldom
seen anywhere. All day long the people
marched the streets and filled the city,
coming by train, carriage, horseback,
bicycle and afoot. sr.a
General Manager Woodford of the
St cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling rail
road brought a load of Cleveland people,
including Miss Lillian Hanna, sister Of
the national republican chairman.
Akron girls journeyed here with yell
low badges and flowers, as did the young
women from a dozen other towns. New
Philadelphia, Canal, Dover, Minerva and
other small cities formed in line and
marched with banners and bands. They
filled the hard-trodden ground, thousands
in number.
At 4:30 Maj. Mckinley was busily en-
gagged at his desk, but he quickly finished
and after donning his hat and overcoat
he went out and shook them by the
hand at the rate of fifty minute.
The great final campaign parade start
ed tonight before 8 o'clock and Canton
was blaze of pyrotechnic glory. The
citizens of Canton and Stark county
combined with people from eastern Ohio
and western Pennsylvania made one last
parade demonstration. They marched
and cheered over lines of march that
nave Detu tTOu Dy ulllllOu peOple, uOW
historic in the annals of American poll
tics.
Public and business buildings and
homes were tagged, hammered and
bright with many cOlored lights The
Mckinley triumphal arch was radiant
with national colors, enhanced by cleo
trio effects. At many points were sta
toned stands of fire works, which were
shot high in the air, and as the paraders
moved along the bands, drum corps, call
corps, whistles and other deafening
sounds made the air resound. Thou
sands of torches and fambeaux made the
scene resplendent.
Maj. Mckinley, with score of
friends, reviewed the parade as it passed
his house. The famous temporary re-
viewing stand was arched with red,
white and blue incandescent lights and
keystones, while old glory, in festoOns, on
all sides and waving high in the air,
made the scene of patriotism supreme os
the president-elect, with barred head,