Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-07
big Day At CANTON.
Candidate Roosevelt Visits Presi.
dent Mckinley and is Given
Great Ovation.
The Crowd at the Mckinley Porch
Recalls the Days Of
1896.
Roosevelt Confers With the Presi
dent and Continues His Journey
Eastward.

Canton. o., July 77.-Theodore Roose-
welt charged the home city of his chief
on the republican ticket late yesterday,
land Canton capitulated With demons
Itrations of great joy.
Even Canton, Injured as it is to ova-
| tions and political demonstrations. set
new pace in its greeting 10 the Rough
Rider who is associated in the presiden-
tial race With the most prominent citi-
zen OF Ohio and the United States.
The coming of Roosevelt brought to-
|adclphia convention thescandidates for
president and vice president. and the
people of this city and the surrounding
country made ii the occasion for a great
outpurst Of kindly feeling and conf
ldeEes III The mo leaders. 1t wassa re-
ImlAdei of the days after the first nom
nation of Mr.. Mckinley, when every
loyal Bt,antonian shouted himself hoarse
All the Factory whistles were set to
blowing, and it may not be anniss to
state that many more factories have
steam up now than in the former days.
Gannon doomed and all the bells in the
leitN joined in the Welcome to the hero
Eof san Juan.
Governor Roosevelt; ;s.,~i..ed in thesc.ty
Tat half-past . O'clock over the Valley
ll9ad. His only companions We're the
IneMApa pelslnen who accompanied him
Ion his trip TO Oklahoma A N immense
lcrowd had gathered at the station, and
as the familiar face of the rough rider
lappearsda mighty cheer went up.
President Mckinlesis private secre-
l5taiy. George b. Gortelypu, Representing
4 the president was the first to greet
eioNsinol. Roosevelt Carriages wereSin
waiting and the march for the presi-
dents home Was at once taken up All
Naiong the line from the station 10 the
/ Me * inley residence, nearly a mile the
4 streets we.e lined With people and Gov
jaiEor Roosevelt was kept busy bowling
4 his acknow,ed gnantss to the accaims of
1.-THE people OF Canton
brass, band giving forth patriotic
liair- led the process sion. The carriage il.
which Governor Roosevelt rode was
surrounded BY small boys shouting al
4 the highest pitch of their voices. and by.
bicsclists, who seemed anxious to feast
Il their eNas on the sight of the rough
rider The yard o. the MclSinles rest
sldanee and the streets adjacent were
IlitetallN packed With humanity when
1.-THE governor alighted from his ra,,ri,re
/ and Wal ked biiskiy toward hs house.
4 'Ihen a tremendous cheer burst forth
sIfrom the assembled multitude Presi-s
! dent Nc finleyss was standing on the
Iporeh. waiting with outstretclled hands
4 70 greet his associate on the national
4 ticket.
When they shock hands the scene
Il WAS iasniring indeed The assemblage
Y mas humorous for speeches. and when
something ike quiet was restored the
81 siaent intrednced Governor Roose-
y Welt in the following words:
u can not express the pleasure Ii has
8 given me to see the generous welcome
s43aaE feRusy citizens tiavt. given To Gov
settl,9r Roosevelt. and nJw have the
snieasnre of presenting MIN to you.s'
e The governor spoke but d few words.
j bur his voice rang clear and loud and
lSthe,s great crowd had no difiiculty in
hearing him. He said.
i. My Fellow Citizens. ] thank you
4 most cordially for the way You have
Ecome forward to. greet me. Il know that
@Efnone Of you least OF all my Old com
Il rades here Will grldge my saving that
a i thank particularly those who wear
,8fi.- buttons that show they fought Ii,
tbs great war
Il can not say how I!tappreclate this
looming as it does from the townsmen
} Of the president who Is now in a PEE
Il culiar sense my leader and whom i
shall follow and support with every
d ounce of strength tina there is in me.
And. Al least there is this to be said
4 for our side, that we know What We be-
22l8leve.
!, I'm Kansas City they have had a lit
sItle difficulty in finding out what they
Il believe. I see by the papers that they
u had some difiiculty extending finally tc
Z La vote of. 81 to 25.sn putting in free
y#Hsilver. / a yoce-Thes have got Il
= guess again.1
Nov we believe with all our faitf
& lin a dollar worth hundred cents. Ap.
parently they have SO per cent of faith
Z lin a Ascent dollar
5 III do not intend to do more thi,
y afternoon than again 10 thank 70,
z most cordially, and to say that i appre
5 eiate what this greeting means, comm,
, as ii does from the home of the presi
dent. / shall try to snow myself no
5 wholly unworthy of the way in which
you have met me this afternoon