Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-02
PARTY OF VISITORS ON SUNDAY.
Probably Closes the Prediction Scene
at Canfon-Saturday'> Events.

Probably Closes the Prediction Scene.
at tCanfon-Saturday'> Events.
Canton O.. Nov. 2.-Major McKiDley
never looked better or seemed health
ier than he did yesterday. He went to
church as usual, and took walk and
a drive d1Ding the day. Mrs. Mc1iin-
ley. 4pfErfNeek's illness. is able to
sit ur ahdsfs feeling much better. The
day brought an innovation for the
campaign-a Sunday delegation. The
party was about 100 first voters of De-
troit. sent as the representatives of the
First Voters club of i,jo0 members in
that city No demonstration was
made. The visitors went To the church
services which Major Mckinley attend
ed, and afterwards called at the house
to shake hands with him. They re-
turned home last evening. Unless some
be!ated delegation should come today
or tomorrow. these first voters close
the business for this campaign. The
real close. however. was Saturday and
1t was enique and enthusiastic.
The most interesting part of Satur-
days proceedings and the grand tab
leau vivant of the most spectacular
campaign ever known in this country
was presented on and around the Nc
Einley lawn when the women of Cam
ton and Youngstown called upon Ma
for Mckinley. There have been great
or masses of humanity crowded about
the Mckinley home on other Saturdays
perhaps. and there were more men there
only an hour before the women arrived
but there was no more beautiful sight
than when the thousands Of women
n
and carrying small flags took possession
of the Mckinley lawn. the streets and
the lawn on the other side of the street
ct o'clock and greeted the nominee
for president.
The procession started from the city
hall shortly after>l o'clock, and headed
by the school girls of Canton marched
up Market street. At the Mckinley
home the school girls took possession
of the terraced lawns of Mr.. Whiting
and Mrs. Aultman opposite. where their
bright-colored dresses and their little
flags presented the effect of a great
bank of flowers. The matrons were
massed in the street below and the
young women of Canton crowded the
lawn. How many of these ladies there
| were II might be reckless 10 guess. but
there were 1.5oO in the Canton Women's
Mckinley club, several hundred school
girls, and about 1 600 women from
Youngstown in the procession. To these
We're added as many more women who
had gathered at the Mckinley home be-
| fore the procession reached the place
There were other demonstrations at
| the Mckinley home to make one of the
| memorable days for crowds as well
| as for its picturesque features. The
Republicans of Youngstown and Niles
had chosen as their day to visit Major
Mckinley. They came in ten special
trains. with 80 cars. and they kept
| coming all morning and masshg at
| the Tabernacle that they might march
! together. There were many handsome
| uniformed clubs in the army of 10000
that marched up Market street. and
they carried many transparencies.
| In the morning there was a large
| crowd from Elwood and Muncie. ind.
principally from the tin-plate mills. and
| also large delegation from Cleveland
composed of the National Carbon COM
| pany's employees. Senator-clect Fora
| aker was one of the callers in the aft
ernoon. Major Mckinley met him at
the train and took him to his house.
where large crowd had gathered.
which the senator addressed for a few
| minutes.
While the parades and demonstra-
| tions were viewed in Canton the
sounds of similar proceedings in Pitts
burg We're heard at the Mckinley house
through the long-distance telephone.
the cheers and music at the Smoky
| City being distinctly heard by the
major. The last parade of the day
was one by the Canton clubs. which
was brilliant with red fire and pyro-
technics and reviewed by the major.
a Scientific Youur Tbu-.