The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-12
LEAVE MONDAY MORNING.
A Special Train Of Five Vestibules,
And Fast Time Is to be Made.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETE.
There Will BE No Trouble Securing Admit
tance to Convention Hall Ample
Accommodations For All who
Attend-Details OF

An adjourned session Of citizens was
held Thursday night in the mayors
private Office for the purpose of per-
fecting arrangements for attending the
national Republican convention at Phil
adelphia. The attendance at the meet
ing was not very large. The badge
which Is to be used by the "home city"
delegates was presented for the inspec-
ton Of those present. 1t Is formed Of q
piece Of wide and light colored ribbon,
with shorter piece stamped in the
national colors overlapping at the top.
In shield shape. To this shorter piece
Is fastened photo button containing q
view Of the Mckinley residence. and to
the lower portion Of the long ribbon
Is attached a photo button containing
q likeness Of Mckinley. An enameled
bar across the top Of the badge reads
Canton, Ohio" and upon the ribbons
in gold letters are the words 1.-THE home
Of Mckinley; Philadelphia, Pa, June.
1900" A piece of gold fringe decorates
the lower part Of the ribbon badge.
these badges for sale at so cents each,
and the first hundred signing the list
will receive badges. The badges will
be distributed shortly before the day of
the excursion.
It is expected that the Pennsylvania
railway company will furnish five ves-
tibule coaches and baggage car for the
use of the delegates. The train will
leave this city Monday morning, Tune
18th, at 6 o'clock and arrive in Phil
adelphia in the evening at the same
hour. making the run at the rate Of
about 40 miles an hour, and stopping at
Alliance and Columbiana only, until
reaching Pittsburg. The distance COW
cred to Philadelphia is Ats miles, and
the time to be made exceeds that Of the
limited express. Breakfast can be taken
in this city, and the train will arrive at
Altoona at dinner time. and supper can
be taken at Philadelphia, the train ar
irving there at 5:E standard time. The
fare will be $11.70, with the privilege Of
remaining until June 26th, and con-
tinuation Of the trip or stop-over at
Washington, d. C. The latter provision
will attract many citizens who are not
Republicans to take in the trip on ac-
count Of the low rate of fare.
The local contingent will take one Of
the bands along, presumably the Grand
Army band, and altogether there will
be, SO far as is known at the present
time, about 200 persons, among them
are citizens from Minerva. New Phila-
delphia and Lisbon. Massillon citizens
were solicited but failed to notify the
committee of their action. Alliance
people will take the train at that place,
and this will swell the crowd to several
hundred. This will give the excursion
lists daylight ride, and the tickets
will be good to the 26th, inclusive.
There was some discussion as to the
local delegates obtaining admittance to
the convention hall; but that question
was settled, and 1t Is understood that
no such trouble will be experienced in
that city.
All the committees who were appoint
ed at recent meetings are requested to
report at the last meeting to be held
next Thursday night at 1880 o'clock at
the same place, in the city hall, where
the other meetings were held.
| AS to accommodations, a letter was
reported by Chairman Miller % that
committee stating that accommodations
could be secured for as many delegates
as desire to attend the convention, and
that none Of them need remain away on
that account.