The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-04
STREETS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE
WHO CHEERED WITH WILD
ENTHUSIASM.
MAI. M'KINLEY IS MODEST.
HE RECEIVED NONE OF THE CON-
CALCULATIONS OFFERED TILL
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIR. BRYAN WENT TO BED EARLY
He Received the Returns in Private
and Retired Without Making.
Amy Formal Statement.

: CANTON, o., Nov. 3.-Canton- was in
a whirl of excitement tonight from the
time the returns began to come in. It
was distinctively a Mckinley crowd on
the street, and as the bulletins came
more and more in his favor the en-
thuSiaSm grew. 1t was not until after
midnight that Mr.. Mckinley acknowl-
edged any congratulations. Then he
stepped onto the front porch from
which he has made so many speeches
and bowed his thanks for the ovation
given him. He made no formal ad-
dress.
At s o'clock definite returns began
coming in, and preparations were made
for reading them in the Mckinley Ii
brary; the doors being open to all who
chose to come in. A message from.
James Manley. at New York head,
quarters said:
Names majority for Mckinley will
reach 50,000," and this was soon fol-
lowed by another Marley dispatch
saying that t. New Ne York state will give
Mckinley 200, 000 majority Then the
favorable returns from Maine and
Nebraska were read. Major Mckinley
seemed cool and apparently oblivious
to the explanations of approval from
the friends who crowded about him.
In the parlor across the hall, Mrs.
Mckinley and her near relatives and
friends received the returns. 1t was a
trying ordeal for her. as she had been
in bed with the grippe up to early
evening, but was determined to be
about while the decisive results were
coming in.
By o'clock the character of the
private dispatches and general returns
reaching the Mckinley house were
such that a feeling of absolute conf
dence took possession of those centered
in the majors library. The officials at
the Chicago headquarters. sent fire.
quent private messages to Major Nc
Kinley, each one swelling the total of
states claimed as certain for the Re
publican candidate.
At 9 o'clock the majors nephew Mr..
Sexton emerged from the parlor and
handed to Mr.. Cooper a private dis
patch just received, to be read. 1t was
from Garret A. Hobart, vice president
ial candidate, who at this early hour,
felt that the victory was won, and tele-
graphed his congratulations. There
was round of applause from the group
within the library, as Mr. Hobart's
words We're read. Soon, thereafter, Maj.
Mckinley came from the parlor and
joined the crowd in the outer room.
Another dispatch to Mr.. Mckinley gave
the estimate of DR.. Jameson. chairman
or Inc fSpuDllcdnf CO1IIllllGe, OIL 1lliHOIS,
as follows: "Our reports indicate that
we will run over 100, 900 for Mckinley
and Tanner About this time word
came from Cleveland that the Tippe-
canoe club, which has national repu-
tation, had just started 1000 strong to
congratulate the next president.
At 0:30 o'clock Maj. Mckinley greet
ed a crowd of ladies who came to con-
graduate him and Mrs. Mckinley. The
ladies expressed their feelings with
hearty handShakeS and demOnStratiYe
/ expressions. The major was in a hap
py mood and received congratulations
with a pleasant remark to each Of the
callers, to none of them, however, did
he give any Indication that he was
convinced of his election.
The most demonStratiVe applause of
the evening came at $3.50 p. M, when
bulletin was read announcing that Nc
Kinley had carried Bryan's precinct by
1877 plurality. The applause wasataken
up by the ladies across the hall and
rang for half a minute.
1t was not until the reports from IL
linois, reinforcing those OF. ONO, In
diana, Iowa. Nebraska, Kentucky and
the East, had made assurance doubly
sure, that the chief actor in the scene
Of enthusiasm turned to receive the
CONGRATULATIONS pressed upon him from.
all sides and was forced to believe that
the Republican national ticket had car
ried the day.
At 1880 a. m. Mckinley received a
tremendous ovation from mis- Canton
townspeople. He took position! on
top of the porch of his residence arlG
waved his salutations to the enthusi
astic concourse. The midnight was
made light as day by hundreds of fam
beauxs and blazing fires Of red and
green Maj. Mckinley made no adj
Dress. For an. hour the remarkable
spectacle proceeded. The whistles of
all the factories joined in one Ions
throughout the town. mingled with
which was the booming of cannon, the
firing of guns and pistols and the
shouts from thousands of throats. The
crowd was massed solidly for three
squares down Market street.