The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-19
THE CAMPAIGN
OPENS IN OHIO
Greatest Event Ever Recorded in the
History Of the Buckeye
State
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
Visit Canton and Swarm About the
Mckinley Home-The People Run
After the candldate-Noted
Orators on Hand.

Canton. Sept. B.-The formal OPEN
ing Of the campaign in {. Ho today
gives Ohio new mark in political
demonstrations. Future comparisons
viii be made with September IS. 1896.
in Canton. in future. That is the con
census OF opinion expressed here TO-
night. The little city since early morn
ing has been literally jammed with
visitors from distant cities and nearby
towns. The parade this afternoon was
an hour and three minutes in passing
a given point.
And 1t was a well-organized and com
pact parade, too, the men marching
eight and sixteen abreast. But the
marchers were only fraction Of the
crowd which lined the streets along
the proposed order Of march. Several
railroad men declared at noon that
they hauled $1,000 people into Canton.
Seventy-four trainloads came State
Republican chairman Charles Kurtz
tonight estimated the crowd present
on the street in the afternoon, at the
tent meeting and about the Mckinley
home at 100000. and far ahead Of any
thing in Ohio's history. Congressman
S. A. Northway, Of Garfeld's old dis
trict, said that the meeting was three
times as large as the memorable west
ern reserve meeting that was addressed
by Grant and Conkling. Special ex-
cursions from Cleveland and dozen
other points added to the crowd after
the afternoon program had been fin
ished. Straightforward may be consid-
cred a conservative estimate of the
people who came by rail outside OF
Stark county. or the 5000 people in
the county, probably half were at the
Canton meeting. A delegation from
Unity township, Columbiana county,
marched to the Mckinley home during
the day and were addressed by Major
Mckinley.
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 parade
tonight, which prefaced the second tent
was a reproduction Of the
one in the afternoon. There was a
score or more OF bands in line and the
Of uniformed organizations
never has been equalIed in the state.
Tonight the parade was made
through streets brightly illuminated
with Japanese lanterns, transparencies,
and colored fires and pyrotechnics.
The enormous tent, large as 1t is, fell
far short of the demands upon it dur
ing the speaking. Many more than were
admitted turned back disappointed. Be
sides these, a crowd never less than
5000, and often double that size, surged
around the Mckinley home from eariy
n the forenoon until late tonight Many
IF the visitors came 10 call on Major
Mckinley with their spokesman to
)ffer their congratulations and 10 them
lie made brief responses. Major Nc
Ninley rode in a carriage with some
# the speakers during the first parade.
When his home was reached he with
State Republican Chairman Kurtz. left
he carriages, and with General Hast
ngs, Sylvester E. Everett, John Bald
vim, Mrs. Mckinley and Mrs. Hesitand,
rom temporary stand in the door
ard, reviewed the long line of march,
RS interspersed with music by quar-
cts, glee clubs and bands. The regu-
ar program in the afternoon included
Governor Bushnelrs Introduction ad-
ress. and speeches by Senators Cullom
md Thurston. This evening Gov.
Bushnell spoke briefly and Gov. Has
ings, Of Pennsylvania, and Congress-
lan McCleary, of Minnesota, made ad-
resses.