The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-19

CANTON, Ohio. Sept. ls.-The for
nal opening OF the campaign in Cam
ton to-day gives Ohio new mark IN
political demonstrations. Future COM
-p4Eisons will be made with Septem-
Der IS, 1896. In Canton In the future.
That Is the conccnsus OF opln!on ex-
pressed here tonight. And the opiu-
Mns come from old timers In political
warfare: from men accustomed to big
crowds and familiar with the history
Of campaign work.
Railroad men claimed at noon they
had hauled tibty thousand people into
Canton. Seven,y-flve tralnloads came,
State Republican Chairman Charles
Kurtz tonight estimated the crowds
present on the streets IN the afternoon
parade at the big tent meeting and
about the Mckinley home at 100000.
and far ahead OF anything In Ohios
history. Congressman Stephen a.
Northway, OF Garfield's old district,
sad the meeting was three times as
large as the memorable western re-
serve Garfield meeting that was ad-
dressed by Grant and Conklng. Hon.
Sylvester T. Everett. OF Cleveland ,sa Id
the memorable Grant t-Conkllng meet
!ns at Warren could not compare with
Il.
Special excursions from Cleveland
and dozen other points. added to the
crowd after the afternoon programme
Rad finished. Sixty thousand may be
considered conservative estimate OF
the people who came by rail- outside OF
stark county. OF the 5000 people in
the county. probably half were at the
Canton meeting.
The parade this afternoon was an
hour and three minutes in passing a
s!ven point, and II was well Organized.
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 pa
rade Tonight, which prefaced the
second tent meeting. was u repraduc-
ton OF the one In the afternoon. There
we're score or more 0f bands In line
ard the number OF uniformed orCani.
zatiorS has never heen eQualled in the
s:Gte. Tonight the parade was made
through streets brightly, Illuminated
With Japanese lanterns. Transparent
rits and colored fires and pyrotechnics.
IN" enormous tent, large as Il Is,
iell fa- short OF the demands made up-
on 1t during the speaking. Many more
'haa we're admitted turned back dis
appointed. Besides these n crowd new
er less than six thousand and often
double that size. surSed around the
Mckinley home from early In the fore
noon till late tonight. Many OF the
Elshofs came TO call on Major McKIn-
ley with their spokesman to offer their
congratulations and to them he made
brief responses. Major Mckinley rode
n carriage with some OF the speakers
curing the first parade. When
ms home was reached. Major
acKinley. with State Chairman
Charles s. Kurtz left the
carriages and with General Hast
.Ags. Sylvester r. Everett. Judge
ba!h%tn. Mrs. Mckinley and
Mrs Hastings from temporary stand
10 the door yard. reviewed the long
nhe OF marchers intarsperscd with
music. by quartette, glce clubs and
oahds The regular programme In the
afternoon /; Included Governor Bush
HeIsS Introductory address and
speeches by Senators Cullom and
Ihnrston. This evening Governor
bushnell spoke briefly and Governor
hastings, OF Pennsylvania, and Con-
sreS'man McClcary, OF Minnesota,
made addresses.