Evening star., 1896-09-12
GONE TO SEE MCKINLEY.


AhiFty NnflOads or Steel Workers.
P1TTSBCRG. Pa. September 12.-Thirty
| cars of Homestead steel workers left
Homestead at o'clock this morning for
canton, Ohio. to visit the republican presi-
| Dental candidate, Major Mckinley About
200 men were in the delegation This af-
ternoon the Pennsylvania railway employees
OF the western lines will leave on a special
train for the same destination. Col. Sam
n. Church will make the address to Major
| Mckinley.
Mckinley Democrats at Canton.
CANTON. Ohio. September 1.-TWO train
loads of the Commercial Travellers Demo-
| cratic Mckinley Club of Chicago reached
Canton this morning, the last section arriv-
ing at $40 over the Baltimore and Ohio.
They came to call on Major Mckinley
They were met at the station by the Cam
ton Commercial Travellers escort and the
Canton Troop. Heading the party were
President d. Hofrstadr. Chief Marshal
Frank Higbee. First Vice President E.
Dodd. Second Vice President John Devlin,
Third Vice President w. F. Grafton Secre-
tary Harry H. Levy and Treasurer A. F.
Olger, all of Chicago.
Brooks Second Regiment Band Of Chica-
go accompanied the party. Marshall Field
and company, the j. V. Farwell company
and Carson. Plrie, Scott and company rep
res entatives and the band coupled the first
section, numbering over 400 on this train
alone.
The second train carried larger number.
The party numbers between 9OD and 200.
They were escorted to hotels for breakfast.
and prepared to call on Mckinley at IL
O'Clock. There was great enthusiasm all
over the city, as this entirely democratic
Mckinley delegation, loo strong, marched
over the weil-paved streets Of Mckinley 9
home city.
At Mckinley's Home.
The thousands of people Joined the DEM
ocratic ChicagoanS at the Mckinley home
at II O'Clock. The greeting was most en-
thusiastic when Maj. Mckinley appeared
on the doorstep of his house.
Following closely upon the call upon Maj.
Mckinley of the Chicago commercial men
came the beginning of Pennsylvania dele
cation. 1t surpassed in size, noise and en-
thusiasm' all of its predecessors. The first
division to arrive was the steel workers
of the Carnegie mills at Homestead. They
came in special train of three sections,
aggregating thirty-three coaches, each
packed to the platforms. A parade was
organized at once. the horsemen. the citi-
Zens' committee and the Pennsylvania So
ciety of Canton leading.
The men marched four abreast, and as
the last were falling in line at the depot
| the first were almost at the Mckinley res
| idence.
Cheers from thousands of throats all
along the line mingled with the music Of a
dozen or more bands, and the noise all over
| the business section of Canton was simply
deafening.
The crowds of Cantonians and of people
| from surrounding towns and country of the
| morning had been swelled to more than
double their original proportions. and the
crush and jam about the Mckinley resi-
| dence is beyond description.
! Every department of the big Carnegie
steel works was represented in the parade,
presided over by Chief Marshal Schwab.
]. Molanthy, a workman in the mills, was
| the spokesman.
| AS he was speaking the trains at the
| depot were pouring out a new and steady
| stream, composed of Pennsylvania COM
pany employees and the McKeaspnrt, Pa,
| Mckinley and Hobart Club. These came
| on special trains run in sections, and 1t
! will be several hours before the last ar
! rives.
| The railroad company estimates from
eastern Pennsylvania this morning were
that from 5000 to 10000 people would be
carried to Canton. Indications are that
these figures were too low.
Pandemonium reigns throughout the busi-
ness section of the city. Business Is given
over entirely to the demonstration. The
visitors are regardless Of the intense heat,
and their cheers and hurrahs are inces-
SAINT.