The times., 1898-11-08

II the Presidential program is carried
out without mishap Mr.. Mckinley will de-
posit straight Republican ticket in one
of the ballot boxes at Canton. Ohio. about
noon today.
The President left the White House in
his private carriage for the Sixth Street
station about Z o'clock yesterday evening.
Accompanying him were Mrs. Mckinley
and her maid, Assistant Secretary Cor
telyou, Gen. Russell Hastings and the Ex-
ecutive Mansion steward.
Arriving at the depot. the party was
made comfortable In the handsomely
equipped private car Cleopatra, attached
TO the regular Pennsylvania train which
left Washington for the West at 7:20
o'clock. The train will go through to
Canton with but few stops. and will reach
that place about II o'clock this morning.
AT 2 o'clock this afternoon, after a
| three hours stay in Canton. the President
and party will take a train for Wash
ington. arriving here between and 1880
o'clock tomorrow morning.
As Mr.. Mckinley is speeding back to
Washington tomorrow night he will read
kilograms and bulletins giving the cleo
| tion results. Arrangements have been
made at certain points along the route to
have the more important returns received
and passed into the private car. These
will be scheduled and wired under the di-
| rection of Chairman Babcock, of the Re-
publican National Committee. who spent
| an hour with Mr. Mckinley at the White
| House yesterday.
As this is the regular Cabinet day and
| there will be no meeting, owing to the
absence of the President and majority
| of his Cabinet officers. special session
| may be held tomorrow at the usual hour,
| II o'clock.
! The Presidents secretary, Mr.. Porter,
left here late yesterday afternoon for
| Hartford, Conn, where he will vote to-
day.
| After Mr.. Mckinley had viewed the
| police and firemen's parade yesterday
afternoon. he received several callers and
talked freely about the battle of the bal
| lots today. He appeared to be much con-
cerned about the result in New York.
which he said would be national in It's
significance.
The President intimated that he would
| regard Republican success today as a
public Endorsement OF the conduct of the
war by his Administration, from the sink
ing of the Maine to the peace conference
in Paris. with the proposed Philippine
financial deal thrown in.
Before his departure for Canton last
night the President received dispatch
from Senator Platt, which stated that the
outlook for party success in New York
was bright. Mr.. Mckinley placed this
telegram in his inside coat pocket and
afterwards read 1t to Gen. Hastings
| Postmaster General Smith. who went to
! Philadelphia last night to do his poiiti-
cal duty" was caller at the White
House yesterday afternoon. He gave the
President, some pointers about the party
troubles in Pennsylvania. but added that
| there need be no fear of the result there
= Chairman Babcock and the President
were closeted together for an hour yes
terday figuring on today's results. vi
course from Mr.. Babcock's figures IT was
made TO appear that the Republican
party will have an easy walk-oVer al
along the line. These figures gave SAFE
majority for the party in the next House
of Representatives and fixed the election
of Roosevelt in New York beyond the
possibility of doubt.