The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09
VOTED BALLOT NO. 1872
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S RIGHT EX-
ERCISED IN HIS OLD HOME.
He Didn't Mark i'm Secret, However,
for the Curtain of the Booth Was
Caught on His Shoulder.

CANTON, o., Nov S.-President McKin-
cial train over the Pennsylvania line, oc-
cupying the car Cleopatra. Accompany
ing him were Mrs. Mckinley. General Hast
ings, Assistant Secretary Cortelyou and
Stenographer Rudolph Foster. A number of
the Presidents old friends were at the depot
to meet him, and gave him a hearty al
though entirely informal, greeting. The
fact that his train was not expected until
an hour later, according to announcements,
was responsible for many people, who had
expected to be at the depot missing the
train. The party took carriages and were
driven to NJ. c. BARRIERS home, where Mrs
Mckinley joined her sister, Mrs. Barber
The President greeted those about the house
and then proceeded to discharge the duty
that had brought him to Canton-to cast
his vote. Accompanied by eight or ten of
his old friends, he started for the polling
place of his precinct of the First ward,
three blocks away, walking there and back,
responding to the greetings of friends along
the way. The voting place is the carpenter
shop of Contractor Rmmel. Here the
President greeted the judges and other cleo
ton officers with hearty handshake. His
registration number was called out as No.
1872, and he was handed ballot No. 1872 1t
was 1854 when he entered the booth. The
curtain inclosing the booth caught over his
left shoulder and was allowed to hang there
leaving the President in full view as he
prepared his ballot. He laid his silk hat on
the shelf of the booth and proceeded to look
over the big blanket ballot He called III
one of the judges for little information,
then marked his ballot and came out to
deposit it.
ceiVin2 iudga as he took the ballot omit
ing the street and number of the voter.
The President had been in the booth just
one minute and six seconds.
The President and those accompanying
him walked back to the Barber house,
where the party from Washington took
lunch and where the President spent most
of the time while in the city.
The presidential train did not get away
without a crowd surrounding and cheering
it. The special started eastward at 2:15 after
an impromptu reception at the station. The
students of Miss Buckinghams private
school were of the crowd and greeted Mrs
Mckinley in the private car. Whenever the
President appeared on the street to-day he
was greeted by friends and acquaintance
and those who came up to him were given
a hearty handshake and a pleasant word.
One woman eighty years of age came from
Dayton to see, him and met him on the
street She had a letter to which she de-
sired to call his attention. He took it per-
sonally and Endorsed it.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. S.-President Nc
Kinley and party reached Pittsburg from
which made the run in about three hours
and half. The trip to this city was with
out incident, other than at several towns
along the road large crowds had gathered
and the President was heartily cheered as
the train swept past. Upon arrival here
the President was met by representative
of the Associated Press, who gave him the
meager returns received up to that hour.
Mr. Mckinley declined to make any COM
ment upon the news, but expressed satisfac-
ton over the Republican weather" gem
orally prevailing throughout the East, and
said it would be worth thousands of votes.
At this point the special train was aban-
doned and the Presidents car, Cleopatra,
was attached to the regular train which left
for washington at 705 p. NJ, and will reach
the capital at 7:40 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
ALTOONA, Pa, Nov. S.-The train on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, carrying President
Mckinley back to Washington from Can
ton, made brief stop here shortly before
II O'Clock tonight. The Associated Press
bulletins were delivered to the President
He said he was exceedingly gratified at the
Republican successes indicated by the early
returns.