The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-17
POLITICS In
THE ITINERARY.
Delegations to Come After the
Chicago Visit.
HANNA INSISTS UPON II
Said That other Friends of the President
Have Advised Him as to the
Plan-Scenes OF
1895.

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The Republican managers who visit
Canton for conferences are somewhat
disappointed in President McKinley's
Canton visit. Politically, is has not as
sayed to any extent, and aside from the
visit of the notification committee there
has been no opportunity afforded to say
what the president knows must be said
by somebody before the campaign has
ended, and he has always felt that he
could say things at least as well as
other Republican orators. The Chinese
question is what is bothering him and
he has eschewed delegations simply
because the public demands his atten-
tion to the work that is thrust forward
by the situation in the Orient. He has
been compelled to go to Washington
in the midst Of his vacation on two sep
arate occasions and on each occasion it
has not been considered that 1t was
really necessary for him to go, save to
allay the public mind into the notion
that he was attending to public busi-
ness, for he is in such complete touch
here. Then the weather has been very
annoying and instead of being at a
seashore resort or Catskill cottage, he
town to which he came for other pur-
poses. But 1t is not intended that the
campaign shall be much further ad-
vanced without the opportunity being
offered to make few campaign talks.
The president is said to be confident
that the crisis will have been passed
in China within a week, or at least by
the time he gets back from his western
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pose of visiting the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, at Chicago, the last week in Aug
ust. This trip will really begin next
Thursday, when, IL present plans are
not interfered with, the president VIII
start for Washington. Not only does ne
hope to finish up the Chinese business
on a satisfactory basis before he goes
to Chicago, but he will be central fig
ure in numerous functions that have
been arranged there. The first of these
is the visit of fourteen hundred Cuban
school teachers, now visiting in the
United States, at the white house at
$3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Aug
ust IS. This Is scheduled to be an elab-
crate affair and the president may take
the opportunity to expatiate somewhat
on the future of Cuba. A concert by
the Marine band and other features are
to be a part of the program. Sunday
morning, August 10, it Is the intention
of the chief executive to attend a me-
mortal funeral service in hoaor Of King
Humbert. This service has been ar
ranged by Baron Fava, the italian am
bassador. The members CT the cabinet
will attend the president to the service.
The week after this service will be
spent in Washington, according to pres
ent plans, and the president will try
hard to get everything out Of the way
so that he will not have to return to the
capital for few weeks. Eearly In the
week of the 26th he will start for Chi
cago, with a big party. The ex4c. route
for this trip will not be made up, but
it is believed he will come back through
Canton, over the Pennsylvania, with
out stopping here. There has been
some talk Of the G. A. r. posts getting
coaches attached to the train and taxi
ing the presidential party into the city
Of Chicago with the appearance Of spe-
cial G. A. r. guests, and this plan may
yet be arranged. AS the program reads
he Is to be the guest Of Chicago and
elaborate arrangements will be made
for him there. The trip is expected to
have much political significance, and as
Mr.. Bryan, the Democratic nominee, is
to be there also, 1t Is said that the Re-
publican candidate is brushing up q
few speeches and is getting prepared
with something trite and epigrammatic
to neutralize some Of the things Mr..
Bryan might take notion to say.
There have been some consultations
with reference to this Chicago visit, and
If it is not made to initiate in the direc-
ton of a boom for Mckinley t will
not be the fault of those who will be In
charge of Republican headquarters
there when the president arrives.
After the Chicago visit the president
will come back to Canton. He and Mrs.
Mckinley will remain here until the
second week in September, when they
will go to Somerset, Pa, the home of
the presidents brother. Abner McKin-
ley, and there attend the wedding Of
Miss Mabel Mckinley to DR.. Herman
Baer. This Is to be an event Of ma
tional Importance in the social world,
and as the BRIDE to-be has been a guest
at the white house for weeks at a time
and has taken a prominent part In may
social affairs there, 1t is expected that
many notable persons VIII attend the
nuptials. From that date 70 the eIec-
tion the Republican candidate will
spend most Of his time in Canton, and
the delegation business will be on in
full by that time IL Chairman Hanna's
will goes, for he has expressed himself
to friends of the president here that
the style of the campaign will be much
|tk in, "a prn
delegations will commence to come as
soon as the party returns from Chicago.
1t is said that some members Of the
G.. A. r. posts will stop on their way
back east, which will afford ample op-
portunity for the front porch flag talk.
1t is an accepted fact here that 1t was
not the intention Of the president to
receive delegations this year, as he
thought he had an easy thing and could
stand quietly on his dignity. But the
"easy thing" feature has begun to look
very dangerous. and besides. Chairman
Hanna fears that when Roosevelt gets