The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-09
JOY IN THR NATION
There Was Rejoicing in Old Ohio
AS Well.
Republican Managers told the Pres
ident of the Appreciation
of the People.

Executive Mansion, Canton, Ohio. Nov
6.-President Mckinley received the cleo
ton returns tonight at his home sur
rounded 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 interest
and excitement of this eliminating event
OF the campaign. Direct wires connect
ed the house with the republican national
headquarters at New York and Chicago.
with Senator Hanna at the Union club
In Cleveland, and with the home of Gov
ernor Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. SO that
the president was in constant Geographic
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
congregated, while Mrs. Mckinley enter
Calned the ladies in the parlOr. The
president was in his usual good humor,
showing no signs of anxiety over the re-
suit. The president in person read aloud
some OF the returns; but refraned from
making any comment whatever on the
result and accepted with unruffied com
posure the favorable reports, which be-
gan 10 come IN at an early hour
Secretary COrtel you read most of the
dispatches, some OF the more cheering
announcements being heartily appaudea
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 dc
klnley were received with great salts
faction.
At O'Clock the president received an
enthusiastic dispatch, stating that New
York and Illinois carried the day for Nc
hlnley and that he was reelected. The
responsible leaders made no early claims,
although their dispatches told of gains
at many points and breathed the spirit
OF victory near at hand.
Happy AT Headquarters.
The presidents first congratulations
from headquarters came from J. Il. Man
ley at New York as follows:
Praise God from whom all blessings
flow. | tender my earnest cOngratuIa-
tlons. We are very happy at head
quarters"
At midnight Canton was in frenzy Of
enthusiasm which knew no bounds The
crowds which had been burning red fire
down town marched to the Mckinley
residence with bands playing, rockets
sending iurld streaks across the midnight
sky and tumultuOus cheers, mingled with
the din OF horns and steam whistles
The crowd was stiled for a time until
some of the cheering news was received
This included dispatches from Kansas,
claiming that state by 10000; from
Secretary Heath, OF the national CON-
mittee, saying Indiana gave Mckinley
$4,000 plurality; from the Iowa chair
man saying Iowa's plurality was 1907
900, and from the Union League club,
Chicago, giving the president glowing
congratulations. But the crowd clam
ored for the president and he appeared
waving his Owledgment OF the deaf
ening cheers. He said:
Little Midnight Speech.
Fellow Citizens: | thank you for the
very great compliment of this call in
this inclement night and at this late
hour. OF the gratifying reports from all
parts of the country none has given me
more 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 Endorsement which you have
today given my public acts