The herald., 1896-06-21
CANTON'S SACRED RELICS
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Treasured MementOes of the
Apostle OF Protection
AN INTERESTING MUSEUM
What an Enterprlslng Campaign histo.
rlan Discovered
Stories Which illustrate How tho Youth Was
Father to the Man-The Growth Of
the Mckinley Sentiment

CANTON, O., June 6.-The Chronicles
campaign historian arrived in Canton
Thursday on the Mckinley express, a
new train that has been put on by the
railroad company which runs in and de-
parts at all hours. Carriages were at
the depot and each Of them had a Nc
kinley banner tackled to the starboard.
A young man who wore a cooked hat,
thought by some to resemble the three
cornered hat worn by Napoleon, met the
correspondent and inquired the name
of the state he hailed from. This was
given and the young man escorted the
correspondent to the rig which stood be-
hind two white horses and was about
to hand him in when the correspondent
informed the young man that he did not
wish to go to the majors house at once,
but to the museum.
The young man seemed stunned for a
moment and asked to be excused, say
ing he would return in a minute. He
disappeared and was again present, but
q few minutes later.
You mean the Mckinley museum 2"
asked the young man in the Napoleonic
hat.
That was explained and the young
man said something to the driver, who
wore Mckinley button In the lapel of
his coat, and whose face was priestly
shaven. The off horse seemed a trif1e
stubborn as the Jehu clucked to him, but
when the driver spoke the horses name
which, by the way, was Tom. several
times. Tom moved right off all right and
the carriage rolled up the street to a
building in front Of which stood man
who had his right hand done up in a
glove that looked as II the man had been
a catcher in one of the mines. But the
driver explained that the man had the
job of receiving the delegates who had
been visiting Canton and that his under
n
back since that gang from Indiana was
here" ..s
A NECESSARY FORMALITY.
However, the gentleman with the
gloved hand had hired a proxy. who
shook and fell back. The former said to
the correspondent: "Of course. it is all
right, but you und Arstand that certain
formalities must prevail, and have to
ask some questions. In order to save
time I have had the questions printed
on a card. Here Is one. ! will show you
into the Illinois booth, and you can fill
up the blanks, and when you are ready
hit the table three times and I will
come"
The correspondent noticed that the
room had two rows of booths such as one
sees in voting precinct where the
Australian plan is followed. Each Of
these booths was labeled with the
name of some state, and from the noises
respondent is under the impression that
most of the booths were occupied
There was one booth which bore no tag,
but the man in charge said it was "the
hospital" and winked as he added that
it would have IN. Y" on the curtain in
a few days.
When the correspondent was seated
he looked, for the first time, at the card
that had been placed in his hand. This
Is a copy of it:
1. Name and state?
..........;
2. Delegate or club?
8. Original or plated?
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4. Postoifice department, consul or dis
trict judge or attorney?
.s..
5. Church denomination?
g: High cockalorum or low cockalorum !?
CThls refers to the tariff-high or low)
7. Since when?
3. How many times each?
The correspondent raped three times