Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-01
TERRIFIC CRUSH AT CANTON
More People Call on Sound Money Nominee
Than on Any Previous Day.

hOIe eupIt Ndll Oh cOuuu money NulilNet
Than on Any Previous Day,
SENATOR FORAKER ASSISTS IN SPEAKING
when Crowd Was Greatest 81 Panic
WAS stayed by MIR. McI>inlcs's
opportune Call for Three
Cheers for the Flag.
! CANTON, Oct Sl-ln the awful crush
about the stand in the Mckinley yard this
afternoon to shake Major Mckinley by tbc
hand Youngstown woman tainted dead
away. She was carried through the throuc
to the east side of the street where restora-
| tives were applied. She recovered after
| time and was taken away in a carriage. Scy-
eral others we're overcome. Two little girls
about years Old were caught in the crush
and almost smothered. Strong arms grasped
them and quickly carried them beyond dan
ger. Soon after this incident the Niles cti-
zens were crowded so about the stand that
panic was imminent. Major Mckinley sec.
ing this, opportunely proposed three cheers
for the old flag in the following words
My fellow citizens, / propose inasmuch az
this is flag day in honor of the old stand
/ ard which we love so much we give three
rousing cheers for it and what II represents
/ in our national life"
The people paused the crush was stayed
! and with great vehemence the cheers were
! given. The crowd moved away and Major
/ Mckinley passed quickly into the house. Tine
| manouver was most timely and doubtless
| aveTted serious injury to many in the crowd
! Senator J. Foraker emphasized the up
| paralleled scenes witnessed in Canton IN
| his address from the historic platform tins
| afternoon. The crowd assembled today
, about the Mex nley home exceeded any be
fore seen. II was not only impossible for
! the women and children organized parade 10
! find room on the street or the large Nc
| K!nley lawn, but 2.4O0 school children hac
10 be marched into the Whiting door yard.
! across Market street so TO be able TO hear
| the majors response to their greeting. Door
! step talking was again out Of the question.
| Thousands could not get within hearing dis
tanCe OF Major MCKinley's voice. The scenes
Of enthusiasm were made more glorious by
| the thousands of flags carried by every ont
who marched. At one time there was a line
of countermarching paraders TWO miles long
Superintendent Ii A. Kennedy OF the
| Cleveland, Canton & Southern railway, which
| brought in the last single delegation OF this
| memorable campaign, and the Youngstown
| transportation committee. said there were
| Delegations from Warren and nearby towus
! Joined with them. Nine special trains III
coaches in all, were required for the party.
! Major Mckinley with Mrs. ]. G. Butler
and Roger Evans of Youngstown reviewed
| the parade from the reviewing stand on
! the front OF the lawn.
SENATOR FORAKER ASSISTS.
Senator Foraker arrived from Canton about
! o'clock, He was met at the Valley sta
| tlon by Mr.. Mckinley, accompanied by the
! citizens reception committee. The ride
! TO the house in an open carriage was a
! full mile and through the heart OF the
! city. The approach of the two famous
! Ohioans, sitting side by side, was hera'del
! by such 4 tremendous cheering all along the
| limo that tho throng at the Mckinley home
caught the noise a half mile away. and
! soon tho extraordinary ovation extended
| nearly that distance No attempt was made
! by tho distinguished visitors to get through
the surGing mass Of humanity into
the house. Mr.. Mckinley and the s,La:or.
arm and arm, mounted the speakers plat
| form, just as the dim twilight made
necessary the lighting of the electrical arch
| overhead. as the bright illumination made
them plainly visible, The great gathering
again took up the cheering and one of the
! most enthusiastic scenes Of the eyeatful
! campaign was witnessed. Governor MuNin-
! ley then introduced Senator Foraker who
| responded with a brief speech, vIi Was
| received with great enthusiasm.
Saturdays have been The notable days
of this notable campaign. This, the last
Saturday before the casting Of tle ballots
| which shall decide Who Is to rule the
destinies OF 10000 600 Of people for the next
four years. opened with The programs Of
! earlier Saturdays enlarged and elaborate ed
upon. The marching Of men, the playing
C.: bands and the cheering OF delegation
began in tho early morning and grew in
volume as the day advanced. Maior Nc
Kinley was called upon for speech before
8 o'clock and had scarcely finished :fat
| ere there was demand for aGo'n,r " IN
came the third audience, a fourth and a
fifth. At noon people were pouring in on all
roads and organizing for the big demon
stratons Of the day in which we're in
| termngled the calls Of smsler parties from
| Michigan. Indiana Ohio and other itates.
The first delegation today reached the
| Mckinley home shortly before o'clock this
morning. II was composed of the tinplate
makers of Elwood, Ind. who arrived on a
| special train of nine coaches, and headed by
the uniformed Mckinley Marching club OF
Elwood, marched to the Mckinley home.
The crowd left the train with a round OF
cheers, which continued until the house was
reached. When Major Mckinley appeared on
the porch the crowd gave him a most en-
thusidstic demonstration The party was
introduced by James Swatman. a member
OF the company In response Major McKin-
ley said
Mr. Swatman and My Fellow Citizens:
am much moved by the presence about me
this morning Of the workingmcn engaged In
that great tinplate plant in the city OF FL
wood Ind. ] have visited your city. / have
been welcomed TO your factories and shops
! and ] recognize In this audience this morn
| ing some OF the men who years ago / mel
in the little factory Of which your spokes
man speaks, ana am glad TO be assured by
your presence and by his speech that nov
as then you stand for the promotion OF
American Industries ana sne support Of
American labor. Bet . than titles, better
| than office better tina. fame Is the honor
that comes 10 any man who has given worl
and wageg TO labor and cheer to American
homes. Cries Of That's what you have
done" and great applause)
If 10y any act of mine In all the years OF
single one Of nv colntrymen' that he - az
not have before, that IS II greater honor
than can ever come 10 me In the future.
believe as your spokesman indicates thai
what we need In this country Is a policy
that will give protection 10 the American
people As your distingu!shed Ilniianian