The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-26
.JBRSBYMED AT CANTON
The Delegation from This State
Received by Major MeKin-
ley = Compliments
Exchanged.

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1S96.--Major Nc
Kinley began his last week of speech
making with an address to four hundred
employees of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern Railroad from the towns of
Seymour and Washington Indiana. o. H
Montgomery of Seymour was spokesman.
The delegation of the day in which the
liveliest interest centered was the one
from Newark and Trenton, N. j., which
reached Major MeKinley's shortly after
half-past eleven. The New Jerseymen
had to await their turn to be addressed
as there were two delegations irnmedi-
ately in advance of them The New Jer-
sey delegation was accompanied by
hundred members of the Frelinghuysen
Laneers, splendid organization formed in
1868 and probably the most thoroughly
drilled and handsomely uniformed body of
men that has been seen in Can
ton during the campaign. The ex-
cursion was Organized by the
Republican Club of Newark. The conn
nltlee at the head of the delegation was
composed of A. L. Avery, George q.
Smith ]. A Courtwright, A. c. Courier.
Charles p. Hairhouse, George w Porter
E G. FHantzel and Major w L. Fish of
the Laflcers- The Lancers had with them
Ineir own drum corps of thirty members
The speaker for the delegation was John
S. Gibson, Comptroller Of the city Of
Newark. He said
We have journeyed nearly a thousand
miles to bring you a message of cheer
from the citizens of our great industrial
city and to give you the assurance if
Iurither assurance is necessary, that the
State of Garnet A. Hobart will give a ma
Jority OF $1,000 for the restora ton of our
Industries, for the better employment of
our citizens and for the continuance of
financial policy as sound as the Govern
memt itself
Major Mckinley was given a greeting
by his New Jersey friends that he wa
long remember.
The New Jersey delegations left for the
East at O'Clock
A force of linemen began today the
work of strfnging additional wires from
the office of the Western Union Telegra ph
Company in this city to Major McKinley's
residence, and on the night of election
the large dining room, which connects
with Major McKinleys library will be
converted into veritable telegraph office
Ihe candidate was of the opinion that
the returns furnished him over the special
wire which at present connects his resi-
dence with the Republican Headquarters
in New York and Chicago, would be suffi-
clent as conveying the result in a general
way, but he has yielded to the sugges-
tlons of several of his personal friends
and has permitted additional wires to be
placed in his home for the reception
OIL more complete and detailed
- u tiiS eltCllOH. III duulllOn the
private wire returns Major Mckinley will
take the full election night services of the
United Associated Presses over it's special
wire whlch has also been connected with
the candidate home together with the
'oulietins OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
Major Mckinley attended the funeral of
William ]. Miller this morning. Mr.. Mil-
Ter was very warm personal friend of
the Republican candidate and was on the
ELECTORAL ticket from this district Mr..
c O fcfF s4fT
The Republicans of Canton are arrang-
ing to hold big meeting in the Taber-
nacle. on the night before election, to
be addressed by Major Mckinley