Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-08
THE PRESIDENT
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We're ANXIOUS to greet the President
and he consented to see a deleration
from Alliance in his own district Ha
mel the party on the platform. grasp-
ing each hand and talking familiarIv
of the struggle and victory AT AM
ance.
One horny handed veteran stood
back in the crowd until the President
spied him out with the familiar greet
ing. well, Tom, I'm glad to see Won"
The President remarked that 600 ma
jority had hitherto been the high water.
mark at Alliance, but now they had
| rolled it up to 500.
Yes, and the factory boys have gone
Wild was the enthusiastic answer
When the whistle sounded this morn
| ing, every man fell into line with Tom
| Russell On horseback, four girls in
| white leading the procession and the
| town was crazy when we left"
| The President laughingly acknowl-
edged the heartfelt manifestation Of
| his neighbors and babe the delegation
| good bye.
| The President made his first speech
Of the day when the train arrived at
| Alliance. The town had turned out
en- masse TO meet him with bands and
| banners. Workmen from the potteries
at Sebrng came in their aprons bear
| ing transparencies showing their ma
| jorities. The crowd surged up to the
train, TO the imminent danger OF those
massed in front When the President
appeared there were deafening cheers.
to which he bowed and smiled ac-
| Acknowledgement and then said:
hove. ?, failal m nhra -.
victory of Alliance. given. yesterday.
and l cannot refrain from expressing
TO you in public my great appreciation
Of this vote Of encourageme and sup
port from my old friends and neighbors
of Stark county. Great applause) I
| observe that majorities rise with pros
perity (great applause ana that the
| American people never fail to support
| the flag. tApplause.) | thank you
YOU and bid you good afternoon"
! tremendous applause and cheerins.)
| The train stopped at Sebring, Il new
| town, with huge p0tteries built up.
| 1t is said. by the fostering Of the Amer
| lean pottery interest. Business was
suspended ana the workmen Joined in
the huzzas. a big banner announced
| "Sebring TO ! for Mckinley" The
President waved Acknowledgements.
| In the big factory town of Salem q
vast concourse of people lined the
tracks. Ladies struggled to throw
punches OF chrysanthemums toward
Mckinley. y young woman kept cry
ing Bryan" in defiant tones, but her
voice was faint amid the din. Thu
President said:
My fellow citizens: 1t has been
many years since l had the privilege
of meeting an audience in the city Of
Salem, and | assure you that Your
| greeting and welcome. today, give me
very sincere pleasure. You ar" here to
celebrate victory won, not by q sin
| gle party, but by the people of all par
ties. l SO back to my public duties
at the capital encouraged by your con
| tidcnce. but deeply conscious Of the
grave responsibilities which your action
| Of yesterday impose upon me. can
| only ask Of all my countrymen their
| sympathy ana support in the solution
Of the great problems that rest upon
| the United States. and / am sure that
all Of us will humbly petition the guild
| ance OF that Divine Ruler who has
never failed this government through
| all Of its vicisstudes from the beginning
to the present hour. l thank you and
bid you good afternoon Tremendous
applause and cheering.)
AT LeetOnia and Columbiana, there
| were like outbursts, choWds besiegng
the Presidents car.
Crowds also turned out at East Pei
estine, Enon Valley. New Galilee and
! New Brighton.
AT Rochester 0000 people braved
drizzling rain and darkness. and gave
| Il fierce welcome to the President.
| 1t was dark when the train reached
| Allegheny, but 4 big crowd was in
waiting and a delegation headed by
| Mayor Diehl of Pittsburg and Mayor
| Wyman of Allegheny. Clalnbered
aboard They We're received by the
President and warm greetings We're
exchanged. The President asked as to
the results in Pennsylvania and evInc-
ed great interest when told that the
| majority would reach 100000. I!e ask
ed also as to Pennsylvanil's congress
sional delegation and received like sat
| isfactory assurance. There We're no
formal speeches.
The following are among the more
congratulatory kilograms received by
the President. today:
| Havana. Nov. 1.-Heartiest con-
| CALCULATIONS. Cubans also expressing
| pleasure at your reelection. Ernest
Lee Conant."
cleveland. o.. Nov. THE contin-
ued confidence of the American people
as expressed at the polls yesterday. IS
tribute 70 your personality and
matchless administration. God bless
you and keep you for the patriotic pur
pose for which you have dedicated
your life work NJ. A. Hanna"
| Concord. n. H.. Nov. ITO Presi-
dent Mckinley, Canton, Ohio. New
Hampshire, with 10000 majority. joins
the procession Of states which march
| for the defense of national prosperity,