The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-06
M'KINLEY'S WESTERN TRIP.
THE PRECEDENT NAMES FEW STOPS
IN HIS JOORNBY.

| Greets His Old Friends and Nsighbors at
Canton with Handshakes During Half
Hours wait-Other Greetings Along tho
Route-No Speeches at the stations.
CANTON Ohio. Oct 5.-After leaving Wash
ington last night President Mckinley and the
| mem bers OF the Cabinet who are with him on
| his Western trip. travelled almost constantly
| with no stop OF consequence until they reached
| Alliance. Ohio. at IL o'clock this morning.
J whore the special train paused long enough for
| the President to shake hands with about 200
persons who had gathered At the station to
catch glimpse OF the party Although the
| crowd was not large. there was some enthu-
siasm and everybody wanted to grasp the
| Presidents hand. One man In the Rarb OF a
| laborer called out: How are you. Mac. and
| am 4 Democrat but I'm with you through the
| Philppines."
| The President replied. as he shook hands
| with the man. that he was glad to meet so good
a constituent.
| The greeting to President Mckinley and
PARTY here was entirely informal, butwas not
| lacking In genuine feeling OF friendship on the
| part OF Canton nelEhbors and friends toward
President and Mrs. Mckinley. The Chief Ex-
ecutive and wife showed. too. that they
| appreciated the greeting. The Presiden-
| tial party arrived in Canton on schedule
| time. IL 30 A. NJ The train was to leave in a
| few minutes after reaching here. but delay OF
more than half an hour was caused in shifting
| tho cars from the Pennsylvania lines to tho
| branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio system.
| This delay was due to the fact that every car
| had to be shifted separately. in order to have
the train In the same order az IL was In travel
ling here from Washington. There is no
turn table here. and the transfer had to be
made on q ~" switch.
Tho oreatinp ciyen the president on his
| arrival was most cordial but without ostenta-
ton. A committee of representative Can
tonians. com posed OF Judge McCarty. POST
master Frease. Mayor Robertson. County
Republican Chairman Johnston and the Hon.
Julius Whiting, met the President at tho
| station. He was on the rear platform OF his
| car. He at once grasped the hands Of tho
Cantonians.
general rush followed from tho crowd and
| soon the President found him self on the station
| platform shaking hands until the train was
| signaled to start. Among the people who
greeted Mckinley with a hand shake were
many workingmen from nearby shops. who
| with grimy hands and faces received a
| hearty welcome from the NatioN's Chief
| Executive. While tho greeting was going on
| continuous screech OF shop whistles near the
Pennsylvania depot was kept up. While
making the transfer from the Fort Wayne
Railway to the other line. tho President passed
the time in oonversing with Canton and Akron
friends. who boarded his car. by invitation. at
the Fort Wayne station. Contractor H.
r. Jones of Canton was consulted by the
President In regard to remodelling being
done by Mr. Jones In the North Market
| street residence. recently purchased by Mr..
Mckinley. 1t has boen announced that the
President will have the furnishings OF this res
| idsnce completed In November. The President
announced TO-DAY that ne will come to Canton
Is he dets. nc Of sy nGn s b
Miss. Mary Barber. niece Of President and
special guest Of MIS- MeRnsy ys on Shf the t 14s
westward, Personal attention was given to
officials. General Superintendent J. Johnson
and Traffic Manager, ]: GaIbraith were on
engine which wns attached to the train. 4
meet the President and arrived h here at 9: Sc
p sss'E .s sf hsld1 Tsr @sx ss idsn
n, IIagelbarGe,r and I. c. Miles.
health than when n Canton month ago 4
dMIsappointe9, family in Gs sS ,o;nxht is
who have triplet children about four
tho Shdreu n .wsy sSn pors hsy
When the doting parents hoard that Admiral
Dewey might come TO Canton with the rresi-
before Dewey. thinking he might bestow on
them some substantial favor. The failure Of
Dewey to be here to-day caused deep chagrin
| to the Bsckers.
DEFIANCE. Oct. ga delegation OF nine
from Which was psnnqd to have s mr. MeEinfisyy
| address tho people, in case he could be
| induced to stop for "A little while Tho COM
mites was disappointed that the itinerary
| would not permit this. but said they wished 10
! pay their respects in any event and bring to
Tho President: expressions Of good will from
largest crowd. along The way was gathered
around the station at Chicago junction. The
| public school had just been dismissed for
extended downward, shook hands with two or
three, hundred children. while tho sew
eerai hundred older persons r inrther back
whole population Of tho place saw ths
reached linn. The schedule did not provide
for stop. but as about 1000 persons had as
| volunteer eS- soldiers and band. halt was
made for minute. while the President intro
duced the MON hers OF the Cabinet President
| Mckinley declined everywhere to mako
speeches. although there were N any calls from
| the crowds.
The gathering OF citizens at the station In
fostoris nnmhsrsd about thousand. There
OF the Cabinet and the factory whistles footed
| as the train started on again.
| PERU. Ind. Oct. 5.-At Fort Wayne and at
| Huntington. Ind. whore the train stopped for
| few minutes. crowds cheered the President
and bands OF music ssrsnaded the party each
| place