The morning times., 1896-07-13
WOMEN TO VISIT M'KIhLEY
Mammoth Ohio Delegation Go
Ing to Canton.
WILL BE. A BUSY WEEK
Large Numbers of Other Visitors
Expected-Meeting of the National
Committee at Cleveland VIII Swell
the Number of Distinguished Call
ers-Letters From Gold Democrats.

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Canton, o...July 12.-This will be week
of more than ordinary Importance at Can
| ton. ,-r,-,-
| Nal. Mckinley expects a good many
visitors, representing various interests,
classes and organizations. The event
| which Is destined to attract deepest at
tent.on, however, will be the coming OF
six or eight Hundred representative women
or Cleveland, on; Wednesday, TO congratu-
late Ma. Mckinley on his nomination, and
10 assure hin that ne has in high degree
their confidence, respect and admiration.
The Cleveland women will probably be
joined by asdelegation from Detroit and
py many Others from the larger towns OF
northern Ohio. 1t is not unlikely that the
whole number may reach thousand, or
even more. The women who are active
spirlts In the movement are among the
foremost society women OF Cleveland, and
Include In their numbers many OF the most
sincere and effective workers and organ
izers In the charitable undertak kings OF that
city.
Tney are not Coming a the bearers of a
peotion, they are not praying for more
rights or wider privileges. Their visit
Will be largely nom partisan In character
1t is not the Republican candidate, SO
they are coming to see.
CONE BY SPECIAL TRAIN.
The Cleveland women are coming to
Canton on special train, and will bring
their own hand, quite in the style adopted
by the visitors OF the other sex who come
here. The most active woman in organ
izing this excursion is Mrs. N Coe Stewart
president of sorosis, and society leader
OF high standing in Cleveland. The formal
talking for the callers will be done by
Mrs. Elroy Avery, of Cleveland, who is
one OF the most talented and Capa bic
women in the Middle Western States
1t is expected that the Cleveland ladies
will spend the day here, and elaborate
arrangements for their entertain mcnt
are being made by the Canton people.
There is, at the distance oftwo miles from
Canton. a charming little lake in the heart
of the woods. This lake is an attractive
body of water mile or more in length
and its surroundings are admirably pictir-
esque. 1t is proposed to take the visitors
to the lake on electric cars and to have
luncheon served there.
There will be several other delegations In
Canton this week and Major Mckinley will
be very busy man. The number ofcallers
seems in no wise to diminish. Men are
coming daily from all parts of the country
and il is not an uncommon spectacle to
find on the veranda at 8 O'Clock in the
morning. before Mckinley has finished his
breakfast. two or three men from Maine
talking with group from Oregon, Nebraska
Or Texas. The meeting of the national
committee in Cleveland will M turally bring
many visitors OF Importance in the political
world to Canton.
DEMOCRATS HEARD FROM.
The members of the committee will call
on Major Mckinley to pay their respects,
and in the wake of this body large train
of politicians of more or less prominence
will be found.
The mails of yesterday and today have
brought Major Mckinley in the aggregate
more than hundred letters from sound
money Democrats in various parts Of the
country. The writer's make their communi-
cations in confidence. of course, but 95
per cent of these letters contain direct prom
ises OF support, coupled with vigorous
observations upon the action of the Chicago
convention.
A significant fact in connection with this
correspondence is that quite oDc-third OF
these letters are from westes % States, where
the imitation sentiment is supposed to be
overpoweriDg.