The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-07
Crowd Of People on the Mckinley
Lawn Last Midnight Cheering
and burning Red Fire.
SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT
IN ANSWER TO NOISY CLAMOR OF
HIS FELLOW-TOWNSMEN
Thanks Returned for the Honor Con-
ferred-Message from ROOse-
welt to Mckinley.

CANTON, o., Nov. 6.-President McKin-
ley received the election returns tonight
at his home surrounded by large number
of his old friends and neighbors, including
many ladies who came as the guests of
Mrs. Mckinley to share with her the in
terest and excitement of this eliminating
event of the campaign. Direct wires con-
rected the house with the Republican ma
tional headquarters at New York and Chi
cago, with Senator Hanna at the Union
Club in Cleveland and with the home of
Governor Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, so that
the President. was in constant telegraphic
touch with his associate on the ticket and
with the campaign leaders. The President
made his headquarters in his library, where
most of the gentlemen 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 and accepting with
unruffled composure the favorable reports
winch began to come in at early hour.
Secretary Cortelyou read most of the dis
patches, some of the more cheering an
nouncements being heartily applauded by
the guests. Most of the early advices were
fragmentary and inconclusive, but the
strong indications that New York and
probably Illinois had gone for Mckinley
were received with great satisfaction. 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.
Up to IL o'clock the President gave
intimation to those nearest to him as to
his own convictions on the result, although
it the general view of those at the
thot h al rod
beyond a doubt. The advices from head
quarters had been uniformly favorable.
The announcement that Croker conceded
New York and Illinois to Mckinley was
greeted with applause. There was another
cutburst when strong assurances were re-
ceived that Missouri and Indiana would
be in the Mckinley column. The Ken
lucky headquarters sent word that the re-
suit would be very close.
Shortly after IL o'clock Judge Day, who
had done some figuring based on the ad-
vices from headquarters, stated that Nc
kinley would have twenty-seven States.
with 2S4 electoral votes. This was with sew
| eral States yet to be heard from with GER
| tainty.
The President would authorize no state
| ment as to his views, but IT was under
stood that he concurred with the accepted
views of Republican victory.
AT midnight Canton was in a frenzy OF
enthusiasm, which knew no bounds. The
| crowds which had been burning red fire
down town marched enmasse to the Nc
| Kinley residence with bands playing, rock
cts sending lurid streaks across the mid
night sky and tumultuous cheers mingled
with the din of horns and steam whistles.
The crowd was stilled for time with some
of the cheering news received. This in
cluded dispatches from the Kansas chair
man, claiming that State by 10000; from
Secretary Heath, of the national commit
tee, saying Indiana gave Mckinley 5000
plurality; from the Iowa chairman, saying
Iowa's plurality Was 100000 and from the
Union League Club, Chicago, giving the
President glowing congratulations on the
triumphant Endorsement given him by the
American people. But the crowd clamored
for the President, and he kindly appeared.
waving his acknowledgment of the deaf
ening cheers. The President said:
"Fellow-citizens-I thank you for the very
great compliment of this call on this in
clement night, and at this late hour.
ICries of You're welcome.'l OF the many
gratifying reports from every part of the
country, none have given me more genuine
and sincere gratitude than those from my
own city and my own county OF Stark. And
| appear now only to do as / have done on
so many former occasions, to thank you
once more for the warm and hearty in
dorsement which you have to-day given my
public acts.