The herald., 1896-10-28
Held on the Court House Sauare
at Canton
LOTS OF THE LADIES CAME
Songs Were Sung to Time Beaten With
ParasOis
Besides the Ladies There We're Ma,y
Workingmen Who May Prove Dis
obedient in Marking Ballots.
Associated Press specia, wire

associated Press Specia! Wire
CANTON Ohio, Oct. 27.-There never
was more inspiring scene than that
witnessed on the public square of Canton
from to o'clock this afternoon.
Thousands, including the ladies from
Norwalk, many of the visitors from
Boston, West Virginia and Maryland
and Cleveland, gathered in front of the
handsome courthouse on the broad
public square and sang patriotic melo
dies, interspersed with music by the
bands, frequent cheers and the waving
of flags, banners and campaign para
soils with which the womens delegation
was supplied. America, Yankee Doodle,
the Star Spangled Banner followed one
another. Nor was Dixie or Maryland,
My Maryland, forgotten. Both were
sung as Justify and as periodically as
was John Browns Body and Marchin,,
Through Georgia. The affair was en-
tirely impromptu, and ended at 5 o'clock
with Home. Sweet Home, from both
bands and the vast audience which had
gathered, first as spectators and then
as participators in that great patriotic
concert
lOudy = utIlOllS was IQll OF
beauties and features. 1t was notab BILE
for large crowd; it was notable for the
wide range of territory represented by
the visiting delegations; it was notable
!, for the varied interests of the people
who came.
The demonstration began in earnest
at noon with the arrival of a party rep
resenting three states, and it continued
until dark. All that time the Mckinley
residence was surrounded by an inter.
ested crowd shouting and cheering for
the nominee and applaudng the splen-
Gid delegations which marched up the
street. All that time the air was filled
with music of bands, and at no time was
the street leading to the Mckinley resi-
dence without line of men and women
either marching or waiting an opportu-
nifty to march.
In the first party were sixteen coach
loads coming from Eastern West Vir-
ginia, Western Maryland and Martin S
Ferry, Ohio, the latter delegation be -.
ing composed of women coming with
greeting for Major Mckinley and with
beautiful flowers for Mrs. Mckinley.
employees OF Lnree large manufacturing,
concerns located in Cleveland were next
upon the scene. and when they gave
way it was TO make room for Ohio peo-
pie, men and women from Mingo juno
tion, Ohio. the employees of a large iron
and steel plant, and their wives and
friends.
After these came the New England
delegation under the banners of the
New England Sound Money club.
This party occupied special train of
six sleepers and two dining cars and was
on the way from o'clock Monday after
noon until o'clock this afternoon. The
party came largely from Boston, but a
number of New England towns were
represented. 1t was composed of former
Democrats, as well as Republicans, and
one of the men presented to Major Me-
Kinley was introduced as one who had
for over fifty years voted nothing but
the Democratic ticket, but who this
year will vote for Mckinley and Hobart
The visitors were introduced by Frank
r. Rollins. ex-president Of the New