The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-19
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN AT M'KIN-
LEY,s HOME OPENED WITH
A GREAT WHOOP.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
LARGEST CROWD OHIO EVER SAW
AT ANY POLITICAL DEMON
STRATTON.
TWO MEETINGS AND TWO PARADEs
McCIeary, Hastings, CuIIOm and
ThurstOn the Orators of the
Day at Canton.

CANTON, Sept. 1S.-The formal open
| ing of the campaign in Canton today
| gave Ohio a new mark in political
demonstrations. Future comparisons
will be made with Sept. IS, 1896. in Can
! ton That is the concensus Of opinion
expressed here tonight And the opin-
ions come from old timers in political
warfare, from men accustomed to big
crowds and familiar with the history
of campaign work. The little city since
early morning has been literally jam
med with visitors from distant cities
and nearby towns. The parade this af-
ternoon was an hour in passing a given
point, and 1t was well organized and
compact parade, too, the men marching
eight and sixteen abreast.
The marchers were only fraction of
the crowd, and when, in response to
bugle calls, the marching men assem-
| bled at the points assigned, there was
scarcely any appreciable diminution in
the crowds which lined the streets
along the proposed order of march.
Railroad mel. claimed at noon they had
hauled $4,000 people into Canton. Sew
enty-five train loads came. State Re-
publican Chairman Charles Kurtz to-
night estimated the crowd present on
the streets at the afternoon parade
/ and at the big tent meeting tonight,
and about the Mckinley home at 100000
and far ahead of anything in Ohio g
history. Congressman Stephen A.
Northway, Of Garfields old district,
hn I'M q
large as the memorable Western Re
serve Garfield meeting that was ad-
dressed by Grant and Conkling. Hon.
Sylvester T. Everett, of Cleveland, said
the memorable Grant-Conkling meet
ing at Warren could not compare with
1t. Special excursions from Cleveland
and dozen other points added to the
crowd after the afternoon programme
had finished. Sixty thousand may be
considered a conservative estimate of
the people who came by rail outside of
Stark county. OF the $4,000 people in
the county, probably half were at the
Canton meeting.
Before the parade dozens Of delega-
tions, headed by their bands, marched
to Maj. McKinley's residence. Among
those to whom he spoke were the Co
lumbiana people, the PittSburg delega-
| ton, headed by the Americus and
Tariff clubs. and the Columbus Buck
eye club, acting as escort to Gov. Bush
nell, and Supreme Judge Shauck. Maj.
Mckinley thanked the members Of the
different delegations most cordially for
| their visit.
| Nature lent her assistance to the
demonstration with g. day approac ching
the ideal 1t Is bright and sunshiny,
burt cool enough to prevent discomfort
| to marchers. Many shops and factories
! RlOGQH W nq 6o
! business houses opened only for a few
hours of early morning trade. Others
| closed at noon. Offices in general did
not open, and banks suspended busi-
ness for the day at the luncheon hour.
So far as Canton was concerned, 1t was
largely non-partisan demonstration,
| people of all parties uniting in decor
ations and in giving the day over to
the celebration.
Bright and early there came from
Little Sandy township, q club Of 200
uniformed men, and nearly the whole
population of the township. At the
square they met similar parties from
other directions In the county. Then
| came 400 farmers from Carroll county
By this time the special trains, of
which more than fifty were scheduled
began to arrive, and the delegations
| from outside the county poured in al
most faster than they could be counted
The notable uniformed delegations
present We're the Young Mems Tariff
club, and the Americus club, Of Pitts
burg; the Elkins cadets, of Wheeling;
the Tippecanoe club, of Cleveland, and
the Wheelmens club from Toledo and
| Detroit, who left their train at a sub
urban station and rode into town in
parade order.
AT noon the parade organization be-
gan. The parade moved in four divis-
iCv1 Nn f<14. \
| t1ngent Of wheelmen and horsemen
Each Of the notable delegations was
assigned position of honor A short
line of march brought the parade to q
| monster tent, with accommodations fo,
10000 people.
Here the first meeting was held with
Gov. Bushnell, presiding and makins
short introductory address. There
was music by the combined bands and
campaign songs by the Pittsburg Tariff
League quartette and the Aeolian quar-
tette. Addresses were made by Sena.
tor Cullom, of Illinois, and Thurston
of Nebraska
Some of the organizations left on the
| early evening trains, but many Others
arrived after the first parade and In
size and general appearance the par
ade tonight, which prefaced the second
tent meeting, was a reproduction of the
one In the afternoon. There were 8
score or more of bands in line and
the number of uniformed organiza-
tions has never been equalled in the
state. Tonight the parade was made
through streets brightly lighted with
japanese lanterns, transparencies and
colored fires. The enormous tent. large
as 1t Is, fell far short of the demands
made upon it during the speaking
Many more than were admitted turned
back disappointed. Besides there. q
crowd never less than six thousand
and often double that size, surge6
around the Mckinley home from early
in the afternoon till late tonight.
Maj. Mckinley rode in a carriage
with some of the speakers during the
first parade. When his home wa:
reached, he. with State Republican
Chairman Charles S. Kurtz, left the
carriage and with Gen. Hastings. Syl-
vester T. Everett, Judge Baldwin. Mrs
Mckinley and Mrs. Heistand, from 8
temporary stand in the door yard. re.
viewed the long line of marchers.
This evening Gov. Bushnell spoke
briefly and Gov. Hastings, of Pennsyl.
vanla, and Congressman McCleary, OF
Minnesota. made addresses.
CUBEOM AND THURSTON