The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-07
M,KINLEY HEARS THENEMS
How the President Received the
Returns st Canton.

Canton, o., Nov. president McKin-
ley received the election returns last
night at his home, surrounded by a
large number of his old friends and
neighbors, including many ladies, who
came as the guests of Mrs. Mckinley to
share with her the interest and excite
ment of this eliminating event of the
campaign. Direct wires connected the
house with the national Republican
headquarters at New York and Chica go,
with Senator Hanna at the Union club
in Cleveland, o.. and the home of Gov
ernor Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, so that
the president was in constant telegraph
communication with his associate on the
ticket and with the campaign leaders.
The president made his headquarters
in his library. where most Of the gen
tlemen guests cOngregated, while Mrs.
Mckinley entertained the ladies in the
parlor The president was in his usual
good humor showing no signs of anxiety
over the result.
The president in person read aloud
some of the returns, but refrained from
making any comment whatever on the
results and accepting with unruffied
co1nposure the favorable reports which
began to come in at an early hour.
Secretary Cortelyou read most of the
dispatches. some or the more cheering
announcements being heartily applauded
by the guests. Most of the early ad-
vices We're fragmentary and incOnclu-
sive but the strong indications that New
York and probably Illinois had gone for
At o'clock the president received a
dispatch from an enthusiastic individual
stating that New York and Illinois car
ried the day for Mckinley and that he
was reelected. The responsible leaders
made no early claims, however, although
their dispatches told of gains at many
points and breathed the spirit Of victory
near at hand.
The presidents first congratulations
from headquarters came from J. IMAM
ley at New York as follows
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow Your triumphant reelection is
conceded by Democratic managers. [
tender my earnest congratulations. We
are very happy at headquarters"
At midnight Canton was in a frenzy
The crowds which had been burning red
fire down town marched en- nasse to the
Mckinley residence with bands playing,
rockets sending Iurid Streaks across the
midnight sky and trumultuous cheers
mingled with the din of horns and steam
whistles. The crowd was Stilled for
time with some of the cheering news re-
ceived This included dispatches from
the Kansas chairman claiming that
state by 10000: from Secretary Heath of
the national committee saying Indiana
give Mckinley % 600 plurality: from the
Iowa chairman saying Iowa's plurality
was 100 600 and from the Union League
club, Chicago, giving the president glow
ing congratulations. But the crowd
clamOred for the president and he kindly
appeared waving his acknowledgment of
the deafening cheers. The president said:
Fellow citizens I thank you for the
very great compliment of this call on
this inclement night, and at this late
hour. (Cries of You're welcome.') OF
the many gratifying reports from al
parts of the country none has given me
more sincere gratitude than those from
my own city and my own county of
Stark, and I appear now only to do as
have done on so many former occasions.
to thank you once more for the warm
and hearty Endorsement which you have
today given my public acts"