The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-03

OF voice and manner. That fellow never
told what he wanted to see the gov
ernOr for, and we kept the matter quiet.
| called in all the newspaper men and
told them the story so that no one of
them could get a scoop on the others,
and then requested them to keep the
matter out of print, and they did so.
in 1896, at Canton, we had many eX-
periences of a peculiar nature. For eN
ample, there came from Cleveland lit
tie German who insisted upon seeing
Maj. Mckinley, saying That he had
letter from the major, and that the
major wanted to see him. After con-
siderable parleying [ induced him to
shOwme his letter. 1t was only a stereo-
typed sort of letter, saying: Your
communication is received and l am
gratified with your kindly expressions.
Yours truly Well, thousands of such
letters were written, merely as formal
tiles. But this little German citizen
considered those few lines, with Nc
Kinley's signature, as indicating that
Maj. Mckinley recognized him as one
OF the political factors of the times.
He looked like an anarchist, but seemed
so humble and harmless that | con-
cluded to get rid of him by giving him
an audience. Consequently | let him
into the house, and went in with him.
AS soon as the major gave him his hand
the German dropped on his knees and
kissed the majors shoes, to show his
admiration. | yanked him upon his
feet. The major thanked him for call
ing and stepped back into his private
Office, while led the crank away. He
returned to Cleveland that afternoon.
about week afterwards he APP
peared again, bringing with him an old
fashioned clock, which he had painted
fancifully and gilded, He wanted to
personally see the ma jon and present it
to him. | convinced him that the ma
jor was too busy to see him, and he feft
the clock with me. | don't believe that
the major has seen the clock to this
day.
THE following week the crank APP
peared again, and | turned him down
NOIbiN tNiiiliS MN lllStI llC was SClIill5
to be nuisance and must stay away.
He said the major was going to give
him an Office, and l told him the major
would never do anything of the kind,
and he might as well let up. Finally
he left the house, swearing furiously
that he would compel me to remember
him. | notified the chief detective and
I,, aJ l.;
noon he was seen skulking around the
fence corners, and was ordered away.
The next morning he was seen walking
the sidewalks around the house, and
watching the windows. One of the de-
tectives went to the hotel where the
crank was registered, went to his room,
and there found a valise with revolver,
a bottle of acid and large dagger in
it. He confiscated that valise and then
secured warrant for the arrest of the
German on the ground that he was
suspicious character. When the fellow
discovered how closely he had been
watched, and that his valise had been
examined and cOnfiscated, he trembled
with fear. He was told that he could
go to Jail. or go to Cleveland. if he would
promise never to return to Canton. He
gave that promise and was released. a
policeman went to the depot with him
and told him that Ii ne ever came back
some detective would shoot him on
sight.
whatever became Of him | never
knew. He was eifectually scared away
from Canton, for we never saw him
again" SMITH ID. FRI.