New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
WOMEN TO VISIT CANTON.
A THOUSAND OR MORE TO CALL ON
MAJOR MKINLEY.
IT PROMrsD 10 BE BUSY WEEK FOR THE
REPUBLICAN cANDIDArE-DEMocRArs Of
FERING THEIR SUPPORT.

Canton. Ohio July 12-This will be a week Of moro
than ordinary Importance at Canton. Major Nc
Knley expects a good many visitors. representing
various interests. classes and organizations. The
incident which Is destined to attract deepest atten
tion however. will be the coming OF six eight
hundred representative women OF Cleveland on
Wednesday to congratulate Major Mckinley on his
nomination and to assure him that he has In high
degree their confidence respect and admiration. The
Cleveland women will probably be Joined by dele
cation from Detroit and by many others from the
larger towns Of Northern Ohio 1t is not unlikely
that the whole number may reach thousand, or
even more. The active spirits in the movement are
among the foremost women Of Cleveland and in
clude in their numbers many Of the most sincere and
effective workers and organizers In the charitable
undertakings Of that city. They are not coming as
the bearers OF pettion they are not praying Tor
rights wider privileges. Their visit VIII be
largely non-partisan in character 1t is not the Re-
publican candidate much as William Mckinley
the man, whom they coming to see.
The Cleveland women are coming to canton on
special train and will bring their own band quite IN
the style adopted by the visitors Of the other sex
who come here. The most active woman in organlz-
ing this excursion is Mrs. ~ Coe-Stewart preS'oeh
of Sorosis and a society leader Of high standing in
Cleveland. The formal talking for the callers WI"
be done by Mrs. Eoroy Avery, OF Cleveland VINO IS
one of the most talented and capable women III 'he
Middle States 1t Is expected that the Cleveland
rangements for their entertainment are being MADE
by the Canton people. There Is. at the distance OF
two miles from Canton charming little lake III 'ne
heart of the woods This lake Is an attractive pouy
of water mile or In length and Its surrouho-
ings are picturesque 1t is proposed TO take the
visitors to the lake on electric Cars aiu !" '"'N
luncheon served there
There will be several other delegations in canton
this week. and Major Mckinley will be busy man.
The number of callers seems in nowse to di1nihish
Men are coming daily from all parts OF the country
and ii Is not uncommon spectacle 10 hhu on ."o
veranda at o'clock in the morning before MAJOR
Mckinley has finished his breakfast. two or three
mon from Maine talking with "A group from Oregon,
Nebraska or Texas.
The meeting of the National Committee in Cleve-
land will naturally bring many visitors OF impor-
lance in the political world to Canton The members
of the committee will call on Major Mckinney 10 pay
their respects and in the wake Of this body large
train f politicians of less prominence Will De
found.
The mails of Yesterday and to-day have brought
Major Mckinley in the aggregate more than nun
dred letters from sound-money Democrats IN various
parts Of the country The writer's make ther co''
mnica tions In confidence of course but 70 per cent
of these letters contain direct promises Oh support
couped with vigorous observations upon the ACTON
of the Chicago Convention significant fact IN
connection with this correspondence Is that qu'o
onethird of these letters from Western STATES
where the imitation sentiment is supposed 10 De over
powerng. , .,
taking with him Congressman Apsley, OF MasSa-
chusetts who came here to discuss the CSnErGfs- Erf
ona campaign In the as an nterested lis
tener to some gentlemen who had been 10 Chicago,
and who stopped of at Canton to tell him all ABOUT
This evening Major Mckinley recsived p number
Of afsrnoon IN Which he referred point
edly to the Chicago PLATFORM