The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
Happy References of the Nominee
to the Passing of Sec
tionaliSm.
HoNoRs PAIr THE HOSTESS.
Callers at Canton, With Assurances
OF Support, Are Increasing
Daily.

CANTON. OHIO, Aug. 13.-Two hundred
members of the One Hundred and Fourth
Ohio Volunteers called on Major McKln-
ley at noon to-day. William Monahan,
ex-Consul at Hamilton, Ontario, made
some remarks on behalf of his comrades
and Major Mckinley delivered happy
impromptu speech, in which, after thank
ing the visitors for remembering him, he
said in part:
"The bitterness of the war has long
since disappeared, The resentments have
gone out of the hearts OF the old soldiers
and the people who supported them in the
great conflict ON both sides. Sectional
ism has given place to National spirit and
patriotism has smoothed the austerities OF
partyism, while the preservation of the
National honor constitutes the great aim
and purpose of all patriotic American
citizens. Loud cheering.]
ut is not, my fellow-com rades, what we
say of you, as Mr.. Lincoln pnt it at
Gettysburg; it is what you did which will
live. You have given to yourselves
great name and to your children rich
legacy, because you served in the holiest
cause which mankind ever engaged in
the cause of the Union, of freedom and OF
Civilizations cause which has done so
much tor mankind everywhere. What
we want to do now is to take care of the
futdre. You cannot upbraid yourselves
for any lack OF patriotism IN the past.
The future is now our trust and in our
keeping and let US see to it that tie Gov
ernment which was preserved through
your yalor and the millions of your COM
rades shall be preserved forever-[tremen-
dous applause preserved not only to the
present, but to those who are to come
hereafter.
81 thank you, my comrades. for the
warm and eloquent expression of good
will spoken by your chairman. His trib-
ute moves me deeply. | know something
of the service of the old One Hundred and
Fourth Ohio in war, and l know some
thing of your services as citizens in peace,
for believe that this regiment came from
the counties which for years constituted
the Congressional district which by your
partiality had the honor to so long rep
resent. I am glad to welcome you here
and I shall be gratifed to meet each of
you personally, and / am certain that
Mrs. Mckinley will be pleased to meet the
ladies who are connected with the old One
Hundred and Fourth Ohio" [Great ap-
plaIse.
A number of ladies accom- panied the
One Hundred and Fourth Ohio, and they
informed Mrs. Mckinley that they had
formed the first tent organization of the
Daughters of Veterans, and that it is called
the Mrs. Major Mckinley tent.
Major Mckinley had very active day.
After the call of the veterans he attended
a reunion here of the Third Ohio Battery
and took lunch with the old artillerymen
at the residence of Captain W.. 5. Will
Iiams. 1t was an informal affair, but
Major Mckinley was called so persistently
and urgently for speech that he finally
responded 1t was his thiyd talk to old
soldiers within twenty -four hours and was
as happy and effective as the two previous
speeches.
Major McKinley's callers are increasing
day by day. They come in the morning
before he has finished his breakfast and
often come in to shake hands as late as 10
o'clock at night. One caller to-day was
w. E. Durbin of Indiana. Mr.. Durbin is
member OF the Republican National
Executive Committee and is charged to a
considerable extent with the conduct of
the campaign in his State. He thinks
that the outlook is much brighter than it
has been at any time.
James R. Dunn of Massillon, former
president Of the League of American
Wheelmen, has undertaken the task of
organizing the bicycle riders of the coun-
try for Mckinley. They will be organized
into clubs and each man who is for the
Republican ticket will be given hand
soma little nennant for his wheel