The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-02
CANTON SPONTANEOUS ENTHUSIASM
National COIOrs and Great Crowds in
Honor of the President.

Canton, o., Sept IA grand demonstra-
ton occurred here at noon to-day in hon
or of President Mckinley and Secretary
of State Day.
Out of respect for the Presidents wish
that his visit be Informal. the affair was,
to a considerable extent, unorganized and
partook largely of the nature Of a spon-
taneous outburst of enthusiasm
The people of the community turned out
en- masse, and from the depot TO the Bar
Der residence, where the McKinleys are
The guests of Mr.. McKinleys sister, the
streets, which We're bright and cheerful
with hass and other displays of the ma
tional colors. We're mass of humanity.
The arrival was SO near the noon hour
that employees of many factories succeed
ed in securing an early shutdown and
joined the throng about the station.
President and Mrs. Mckinley were driy-
en- direct to the Barber home, where their
stay Of few hours was shorn of ali form
atty
Between and 5 O'Clock they boarded a
special train on The Pennsylvania line and
proceeded eastward. Maj. Webb c. Hayes
as We'll as Col and Mrs. Myron T. Her
rick, viii be of the eastbound party leaV-
ing here.
The cheers and shouts of the enthusiast
tic CanConans which welcomed President
Mckinley ana party to Canton this morn
ing were more than duplicated this even
ing In bidding them farewell as they
boarded the train which is bearing them
| toward the camp of volunteer soldiers at
Montauk Point. The old reception com
mittee and the old Canton troop of horse
men, so conspicuous in The campaign which
made Mckinley President, acted as es-
cOrt
The hour of departure, 6 O'Clock tonight,
made IL possible for even larger number
of people to gather at the station TO wit
ness the departure, and there was such
cheering and enthusiasm as has not been
manifested in Canton in many a day.
The President seemed to greatly appre-
| ciate the greetings of his Old neighbors and
friends, and just as the train was start
ing he stepped upon the rear platform 10
say a few words to them. He only had
time to say: "It always gives me pleasure
to meet YOU and it is always with regret
that l leave you"
| This sentiment was greeted with cheers.
During the afternoon President McHin-
! ley walked unattended about the streets
near his old home, calling ON some of his
neighbors and friends Much of the after
noon he spent on the broad porch of the
/ Old SaXton homestead, which for many
| years was his Canton home Here he shook
hands with and greeted hundreds of his
old friends who broke over the generally
observed plan of giving him the greatest
| possible rest during the brief period.
! Among the callers on the President we're
a number Of soldiers in the volunteer ser
vice lately returned from Cuba, of whom
| Canton furnished 300 or 400. Their
| happy faces, as they were greeted
| by the President showed how pleased they
were to meet their commander-in-chief.
The spirit of patriotism is still conspicu-
! Gus in these men, and they assured he
! President should occasion again arise they
would be again willing to answer their
| country's GALE
Later in the afternoon a carriage was
called and the President and Mrs. McKia-
! ley drove to Wesleyan cemetery, which
| they always do when in Canton, to visit
the graves of their two children and of
| the Presidents mother