The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-02
THE TWO NOMINEES
Hobart Makes a Short Call on
Gov. Mckinley.
SHORT CONFERENCE HELD
Neither of Them TO Start on Any
Campaign Tour.
GREETED BY A LARGE CROWD
Both of the Candidates Made Short
Speeches in Acknowledgment
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People.
Canton, Ohio, July 1.-Goyernor Me
Kinley drove to the Fort Wayne station
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
to personally meet and greet his inyit-
ed guest to-day, Hon, Garrett A. Ho-
bart, who wired yesterday from his
home in Patterson n. j., that he would
call on the Governor to-day. He went,
as is usual, ON these occasions, i'm the
modest family carriage, drawn by a
single horse. There was a large crowd
Of people gathered at the station to
witness the meeting.
Governor Mckinley took Mr.. Hobart
by the arm and walked side by side
to the carriage, amid great applause
by the crowd. The meeting was en-
tirely informal and no public demon
stration had been desired, the time of
Mr.. Hobart's coming not having been
made public until this morning. Gov
ernor Mckinley and his guest were
driven quickly to the formers home.
where a crowd of newspaper men and
photographers were waiting. Mr.. Ho-
bart was presented to a number OF
Governor McKinley's neighbors, as the
pair alighted from the carriage, after
which they immediately retired TO the
library in the Majors home. 1t is I'M
derstood that at the conference be-
tween the nominees to-day, it was mu-
tually agreed, as far as present inten-
tions are concerned, that neither of
them will depart from their homes for
any campaign tour.
In order to make train connections
and fill engagements, Mr., Hobart took
an early lunch with Governor Mckinley
and left for Cleveland at 1890. He was
escorted to the station by his host.
Mr.. Hobart will meet National Chair
man Mark A. Hanna there.
Mr. Hobart had been at the Mckinley
residence but half an hour when a large
crowd from Medina county called Me-
Kinley and Hobart were greeted with
cheers as they for the first time APP
peared together on the same platform
to speak.
In reply to Judge Alfred Munson' IS
presentation for Medina, Governor Nc
kinIey responded briefly, thanking the
members of the delegation for their
friendly visit, and for their devoted and
unwavering services to the Republican
cause.
Mr.. Hobart was called for and as he
stepped forward to the edge of the We
randa. there was more applause. The
people were evidently delighted with
his appearance. He said:
Mai. Mckinley gentlemen of Med
ina county, and fellow citizens OF
Ohio: / thank YOU for the compliment
of this call, but | must say at the same
time that | am not gifted as our
friend Mai. Mckinley with the graces
of oratory nor with the grace of die
ton that will permit me to talk to
you. / think / should speak but
briefly on this occasion when my only
business is to pay my respects to your
most distinguished fellow citizen.
But New Jersey, gentlemen, feels very
near to Ohio these days. In that con-
vention. lately held in st. Louis, there
were no more constant friends, no
more devoted admirers of your Mai
Mckinley than were those delegates
from the State of New Jersey. We
feel too, that we have some little right
to say word in Republican assembly
nowadays, TOT last rail- we carried for
the Republican party the State of New
Jersey by grand majority of 26,00o
Great applause). New Jersey greets
Ohio to-day and New Jersey will greet
Ohio on November next with major
ity of not less than $4,000
Il thank you gentlemen for the COM
pliment of your call ] will be glad
to meet as many of you as possible
during the interval which you spend
here to-day" Great applause).
Then both Mckinley and Hobart
shook hands with hundreds of the
big crowd.
This evening the Ohio Christian En-
deavors in convention here called s.0oo
strong and gave Gov. Mckinley the
Chautauqua salute.