The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-20
An Eventful Day at the House
of the Ohio Candidate.
TWO MORE ADDRESSES
Ohioans and New Workers Pay
Him a Visit.
AND EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS
Warner Miiier Promises Him the Lar
est Vote Ever Given to Any Cam
didate From the State of
New York.

New York.
Canton, Ohio, June 19.-Goy. Mckin-
ley made two addresses at his Canton
home tonight. The day has been an
eventful one. The wild enthusiasm of
yesterday has increased each incoming
delegation is greeted by steam calliopes
and shrieking whistles of every kind,
while trumpets, tin horns, bands and
drum corps galore gave music to the
merry marchers. Delegations called
tonight in rapid succession, but the
Governor shows no sign of a wear or
relapse after the strain of convention
week. He arose at the usual hour this
morning, and after breakfast, opened
his mail, while the talked to those
around him.
During the day the news spread that
the New York Mckinley League would
stop at Canton on its way home from
St. Louis and that the special conven-
ton party from Canton would come
| home this evening. 1t was shortly af-
ter six o'clock. just before the Gov
ernor's dinner hour, when shrielIing
whistles, locomotives, etc, heralded
| the approach of the New Workers and
returning Cantonians, as well as a
special train-load of five hundred peo-
pie from the Mahoning Valley, where
Gov Mckinley spent his boyhood days.
An escort committee, with bands and
drum corps, including fifty horsemen,
met the delegations at the station. The
streets were densely crowded for
blocks in every direction leading to the
Governors home.
The crowds crushed the fences and
crowded into the doorways of the
house in their excitement. 1t was
necessary for the Governor to go to
the side door to meet his returning
fellow-citizens, as it was impossible for
him to reach the front veranda. Con
gresham Il. w. Taylor, of the Eigh-
teenth, old Mckinley district, mounted
a box when Coy. Mckinley appeared,
and said:
Governor Mckinley: While we
have not the good fortune to be the
first to congratulate you in person up
on the honor which the Republican
party has betowed upon you, we re-
joice to know that we are from the
van guard of the returning hosts that
yesterday witnessed that splendid de-
monstration whereby you were nom
mated for the presidency. The recol-
lection of that scene can never be
effaced from our memory.
There we saw the Republican party
place you in nomination and while it
honored you, honored itself and gave
permanent expression to the wish and
desire that have been in the hearts of
the American people for many months
(prolonged cheers). Twenty years
ago, Stark county gave you to the
Congressional district which you have
made famous. Five years ago this
splendid district gave you to the State
of Ohio, and now our glorious State
has given you to the Nation whose
true son you are and whose interests
have been your constant cares" loud
applause)
Congressman Taylor was followed
by Judge Geo. Baldwin on behalf of
Stark county and Judge VIM. r. Day,
who brought with him from Rich
mond, Ind. large box of beautiful
flowers sent to Mrs. Mckinley as SOU
venir of the entertainment given the
Canton party on its return from ST.
Louis.
Gov Mckinley in responding said:
''My fellow citizens: How can make
fitting response to the splendid trib-
my old and earliest friends. I think
/ might be excused by merely saying
that am inadequate to the task and
can only express my gratitude from
a full overfowing heart. / have had
a good many touching incidents in my
life. Yesterday, Immediately after
the nomination I was surrounded by
my neighbors and fellow citizens who
Il - INxrf fTfaT1Hs
from Alliance and Massillon and then
came 1000 more Of them from the city
of Akron last night With all these
tokens I was deeply and profoundly
impressed, but some how the words
spoken by these three gentlemen sur
rounded as i am by their associates
who journeyed together to st. Louis
some how they have touched me more
deeply than anything that has gone
before A large body of my fellow cit
zens are here from Trumbull county
the place of my birth. A large number
are here from Mahoning county
(cheers from Mahoning county citi-
zens) the place where / spent all my
boyhood
''And then around me are the later
friends. for from Mahoning county l
came 40 0laFk, nearly IIllTHy years "S''
You have all been my friends ever
since. And the good people of Trum-
bull county, the good people of Mahon-
ing and the Western Reserve, which
was SO long represented in the National
House by Giddings and Wade and Gar
field. (Applause). And, my fellow Cit
izens, will only add that | thank each
and every one of you from the bottom
OF my heart for these manifestations of
your friendship, your devotion and
your loyalty"
The crowd then united in three rous-