The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
THE PRESIDENT UARUFfLED
Received News By Direct Wire at
His Home Without Comment.
me House ThrenEed with Neishbers and
frieads, Wbe Appiauaed the Mere
ChssfinE Early Reporrs-Man.
ley First to eusrafulate.

Canton. Ohio. Nov. s-The Presidents
nrst congratulations from headquarters
came from J. II. Manley. at New York, as
follows:
Praise God from whom all blessings
How. Your triumphant reelection IL con-
eeded by Democratic managers. / tender
my earnest congratulations. We are very
happy al headquarters"
The President, in person. read aloud
some OF the returns, but refrained from
making any comment whatever on the re-
SUIT and accepting with unrufled COM
posure the favorable reports which began
20 come IN al an early hour Secretary
Corteiyou read most Of the dispai ches,
some OF the more cheering amour eenleuts
VeNs heartily applauded by the guests
aos' OF the early adyices were fragments
dIg ana not conclusive, but the strong in
dlcatlons that New York and probably ILL
nos mad gone for Mckinley were received
with great satisfaction.
AT O'Clock the President received a
clspatch from an enthusiastic individual
statlng that New York and Illinois car
fiec the day for Mckinley, and that he
was reelected.
me responsible leaders made no early
claims. however. although their dispatch
IS tod OF gains at many points. and
oreathed the spirit of victory near at
hand.
PRESIDENT McKinley's home was throng-
cd by large number Of his old friends
and neighhOrs, including many ladies.
VINO came as the guests of Mrs. McKin-
ley, TO share with her the interest and
excitement of this eliminating event of
the campaign. Direct wires connected
the house with the Republican national
headquarters at New York and Chicago
and with Senator Hanna at the Union
Club. in Cleveland. so that the President
as In constant telegraphic touch with
the campaign leaders.
The President made his Headquarters in
his library. whore most CT 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 re-
suit
Practically complete returns show Nc
kinney VIII carry his home county by
2G0e majority, gain of 100 over 1896.
AT midnight Canton vas IN a frenzy Of
enthusiasm which knew no bounds The
crowds. which had been burning red fire
down town. marched en- mgsse TO the Nc
Kinley residence with bands DlaVing
rockets sending lurid streaks across the
T2ldnight sky and tumultuous cheers min
gled with the din OF horns and steam
whistles. The crowd was stilled for a
time with come of the cheering news re-
ceived. This included dispatches from
Kansas chairman, claiming that State by
sa.GN: from Secretary Heath. of the ma
tional committee, saying Indiana gave
Mckinley 290o plurality; from the Iowa
chairman. saying Iowa's plurality was
10000, and from the Union League Club,
Chicago giving the President glowing
congra tulations on the triumphant in
dorsenent given him by the American
people. But the crowd clamOred for the
Pre- ident, and he kindly appeared. wav-
ing his Acknowledgement of the deafening
chears The President said:
Fellow citizens / thanh you for the
very great compliment of this call on this
Indictment night and a. this late hour. OF
the many gratifying reports from every
Part o. the country more has given me
more genuine and sincere, gratitude than
those from nv 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 to-day given my public acts"