The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-10
C0NFEDERATESeo TO CANTON
THE LOCAL G. A. n. POSTS MEET
THEM AND ACT AS AN ESCORT.

Nearly 1000 Men In the Excursion.
Half OF Them warriors Under
StOnewaIl Jackson and Hundreds
of Them Have Never Voted a Re-
publican Ticket - An Elaborate
Dinner Served by the Women OF
Canton and Flags and Handker-
chiefs Flutter From Every Win
dow.
Canton. o., Oct. 9.-This was a memoir
able day in Canton. Seven delegations
called upon the candidate, two of when,
the East Tennessee republicans and a
portion of the ex-confederate veterans
from the Shenandoah valley, arrived be-
fore noon.
In addition to the activity here Maj. Nc
Kinley was enabled to hear the shouts
from the great demonstration in Chicago
to-day and the tramp Of 10000 marching
republicans echoed by long distance tels-
phone in Maj. McKinleys study and IN
Mrs. McKinleys room. The telephone
company had put direct Chicago wire
into the Mckinley house for use to-day,
and there were twelve receivers attachad
to this end of it.
The first delegation to arrive was that
from Knoxville and East Tennessee.
There were about 500 Tennessee Mckinley
republicans in the party, and they were
all enthusiastic and demonstrative. The
spokesman was Editor william Rule OF
Knoxville. Among those In the delega-
tions were the donors of the large hick-
ory stump which Maj. Mckinley received
some time ago from Knox county Ten,
nessee. The candidate to-day made use
of the stump for the first time.
The speech which Maj Mckinley ex-
pected to make first to-day was made last.
The ex-confederate veterans were expect-
ed to arrive in the morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
but did not all reach Canton till 4 O'clock
this afternoon. They came on three spec
lal Baltimore and Ohio trains from the
valley of the Shenandoah, and the party
numbered In the aggregate nearly 1000
One half of them were men who had worn
the confederate gray and fought under
stonewall jackson, and hundreds Of them
nave never voted the republican ticket
The veterans from Virginia were met at
the train by the @. A. r. posts of Canton
and Stark county, wearing their uniforms
and badges, and by the Union Veterans
Patriotic League of Cleveland and es-
eorted TO the tabernacle where an elab-
crate dinner was served by the women OF
Canton. After dinner they marched to
Maj McKinley's house Along the line Of
march the veterans were cheered at every
step and they made a brave spectacle as
they swung up the broad street and pass
ed under the white arch at the foot OF the
hill leading to McKinleys residence Just
at sunset. At Maj. McKineys house the
reception given the visitors was most cor
dial
Flags and hankerchlefs fiuttered from
every window, and Mrs. Mckinley leaned
out on the sill from a second story win
dow and waived a small silken banner.
The 1900 spectators on the streets and
neighboring yards lifted their voices in a
chorus of cheers. and then from the great
delegation Of southerners, rose a storm
Of hurrahs-the old rebel yell" trans
formed into patriotic cheer.
The cheering when Mai Mckinley ap-
peared on the stand was prolonged and
vehement.
The speaking in behalf of the delegates
was done by A. i. Funkhauser, editor
of paper at Harrisonburg, Va, and
Gen. j Il. Roller
Gen Roller in presenting his comrades.
said, among other things: II have the
honor to present to you about 1000 con-
federate veterans of the far-famed valley
of Shenandoah, and behind them a vast
assemblage Of their kinsmen and friends
who nave come with them. Do we not
love this country OF ours? (Applause.) Are
we not devoted to its highests and best
interests Would we not follow its call
wherever it might go? l tell you that
this is the flag of our country and we are
teaching our children that It is worthy OF
their hearts devotion and worthy Of any
sacrifice that they can make in the world
(Applause) This is the point which we
wish to nuke, and this Is another point
we wish 10 assure our party friends Of the
north, that the republican party has an
existence IN the south md that 1t COM
mands he support OF as loyal and as brave
and as Devoted adherents as ever followed
a standard anywhere on the face Of this
green eargh" (Applause)
When Maj. Mckinley rose to respond he
faced the most compact and one Of the
very largest audiences to which he has
spoken this campaign, and altogether It
was the most impressive and significant
one. Maj Mckinley was al his best. His
voice was never clearer, never more res
onant, never gifted with greater carry
ing power than this afternoon.
Night fell he preached the gospel OF
peace and national unity.
The ex-confederates left Canton at mid
night and were escorted to Plttsburg by
a committee from the Americas Club OF
that city.