The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07
Vice Presidential Nominee Warmly
Welcomed at the Presidents
Home.
BOTH MADE BRIEF SPEECHES.
President Presented His Running
Mate Ia the Crowds Before the
Mckinley porch-Senator
Hanna Not Present.

'aH'nn o, july t.-The home 'liE ol the
President to-day accorded 10 his colleague
on the Republican national ticket an ova-
ton almost uEprccedente. even in Canton.
II would be- hard to say whether the ci,i-
zeGS of Canton voiced a more iemonStrable
welcome To President Mckinney or IN Gov
ernGr Roosevelt. YET ii may be said with
truth that Canton lid not discriminate in
io-day's demonstration. the iirst occasion on
which the Republican candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President have personally
met since the Philadelphia convention.
Governor Roosevelt arrived in canton over
the Valley Railroad at half past o'clock
His "niy companions from Cleveland 10
Canton WEI, the newspaper men who have
accompanied him uu his hong trip To- Okla
homa
As the Governor alichtri from the train
whistles blew and canuuuS doomed. and an
immense crowd gathered about the station
and gave him Il mighty cheer OF we.com,.
The President secretary. George +.
Cortelvou. was the first person To meet
him as he stepped OF the platform. car
riaEcS were in waiting and the march fU-
thc Presidents home was at once taken
UP.
All along the lire. from the station 10 I've
Mckinley residence. nearly a mile. the
streets were line! with people, and Gov
eEnnr Roo~t Welt Was kept busy bowling MS
people Cf Canton.
y brass band giving forth patriotic airs
led III" pr 'ssion. The carriage in which
Governor Roosevelt rode was suroun led
with small! boys shouting at the highest
pitch Of their voices. ana by .iCyclists who
seemed anxious To feas; their eyes on the
slE nt oi the Rough Rider.
The yard OF the Mckinley residence and
me streets adjacent Were literally packed
with humanity when the Governor a!igated
from his carriage and walked briSkly TO-
ward the house. Then a tremendous cheer
burst forth from the assembled multitude
President Mckinley WAS standinl; on no
porch waiting with oulStretChtd hands 10
greet his associate On the national ticket
When they shook HAMS the scene was fr-
orous Tor speeches. and when something
like quiet was restored the President intro
dUced Governor Roosevelt in the following
words:
Il cannot express the pleasure II has civ
en- me 10 see the generous welcome my TEL
l"M-cltizsrS have given To Governor Roosc-
ven, ana / now have the pleasure of pre-
The Governor spoke but a few words hu.
MS voice rang clear ana loud. ard the great
ci9Td had no difficulty in hearing him. lie
My fellow-citizcns. I thank YOU most
cordially for the way VOC have come for
Mard 10 greet me. know that none of \ u
least II all nv old comrades here. will
sFudSe my saying that thank particularly
tE'S. WRo wear In" buttons that show they
I" ,.i IN the great war. Great applause.y
Il cannot say how ] appreciate This com
ing. as il does from the towns.nen of tn
president. who is now In a peculiar sens.
my leader; and whom shah follow and
support WIN every ounce Of strength thai
there 10 In me. And. AT least, there Is 10 H.
SAID for our side that We know What we
believe. In Kansas CITY thev have had :,
lieve wat ''''S W.
,;., 81 see by the papers that they had some
difficulty extending finally 10 a vote OF y
TO = in putting In free silver
,iH"w We believe with all our faith in q
dollar worth hundred cents. Apparently
they have - per cent # faith in q iS-crr,
dollar. | do not intend la do more this
Afternoon than again To thank yct most
cordially. and To say that appreciate what
the homo cf the President
Il shall try to show myself not wholly
unworthy Of the way IN which you have
met me this afternoon" dong continued
applauSCD
Conference Was short.
The PreSident and Governor then retired
into TIE interior r the house. hut the
crowd was not satisfied Tn. demands for
Mckinley were 50 persistent that n; length
the President stepped ont again ~ the
rIf n,rch, great cheer went M. which lie
slitnceG with wave Of his hand.
II only appear" said the President. THAT
! may say 10 You that am going to be
with You most nj the summer"
. Cheers and laughter followed this rem1rIz
hY the President. and the crowd soon after
broke up At dinner the only guests a,
the Mckinley residence besides the rerlI,ar
household were Governor R0oseveIt md
Judge and Mrs. Day
President Mckinley and Governor Roose-
Ing. but nothing could be learned as to
the matters discussed. The Governor lcf.
for New York at lose
II am going direct to Oyster Bay to-
morrow afternoon he said. "and We arc
going - have some fireworks a sort of ic-
Lated Fourth Of July for tn. children
I"ytII"r roosevelt refused Ia discuss
dates.