New-York tribune., 1901-12-08
M'KINLEY'S MEMORIAL.
TRUSTEES WANT FUNDS DEVOTED TO
THE CANTON MONUMENT.
WILL ASK CONGRESS TO ERECT ME-
OF THE ARCH ASSOCIATION
NOT ACCEPTED.

Washington. Dec. THE board of trustees of the
Mckinley National Memorial Association met hers
to-day. Judge William R. Day, of Canton, presiding
Among those present were Cornelius \. Bliss, or
New-York; Senator Hanna, OF Ohio: Henry c
Payne, of Milwaukee; Myron T. Herrick. Of Cleve-
land: Alexander H. Revel Of Chicago; General
Henry NJ. Duffield. Of Detroit George B. Cortelyou.
John G. Milburn. of Buffalo: Senator Fairbanks, OF
Indiana; Henry J. Lowry Of Atlanta. and Henry
T. Scott. of San Francisco.
A deputation from the William Mckinley Ma
tional Memorial Arch Associa ton formally pro-
posed cooperation of the two associations IN the
collection Of funds, and that OF the total collected
one-third go the construction Of a tomb IN Can
ton and two-thirds the construction of an arch
In Washington. After full discussion OF the prop
osition the Mckinley National Memorial Assocla-
ton decided not to accept it, and adopted the 1ol
lowing reso. luton:
Resolved That it is the sense Of the trustees f of
the field of popular subscription should be leIt 10
M .qr nra To the late President at Canton where
his body lies and that thus associaIioh scb $50
citation Of Washington in memoriaAzlng S go
erect national memorial al tne - ne na+on
r WAS insisted by Judge Day. Senator Hanna and
others that all popular subscriptions should be ap
Piled TO the erection Of memorial at Canton "hete
the late President lived for many years ana Is
buried, and where Mrs. Mckinley Will eventnaLy
rest beside him. While it was hoped that Congress
would take the matter IN hand and erect IN the
national capital some fitting memorial to the muir
dered President the opinion wGs general that the
peopIe of the nation would prefer that their CON
+ributions should be used to mark his tomb in
Canton. The resolution viii be presented TO the
Memorial Arch Association at a meeting 10 be held
next Monday afternoon
Ryerson Ritchie, the secretary. reported that Inc
pp,rk of organization has SO far advanced that
within ten days the whole country viii be covered
bv the State and local comulittees- From haWah
Governor Dole who is honorary member OF the
board of trustees writes that he expects q salts
factory contribution. the people or HAWAII
thought a great deal OF President Mckinley Gov
ernor Hunt of Porto Rico is equally sangulne. and
from Alaska the thousands who have gone 10 the
gold fields assure the association OF hearty CO.
operation New-Engiand people already have re-
sponded generously Governor Hill OF Maine mas
appointed a State auxiliary. and the counties are
being organized. Governor Crane Of Massachusetts
assures the trustees that the work will be pressed
In his State and similar assurances come from
many other quarters. The movement has met with
an almost immediate response from the South Gov
ernor Aycock OF North Carolina. Governor Davis OF
Arkansas Governor Jennings Of Florida and Gov
srnor Heard OF Louisiana have been especially IN
earnest The Grand Army Of the Republic ana the
schools have taken up the plan enthusiastically
In Minnesota Governor Van SAINT has given aSsur-
ances OF $4,000 from the school children alone;
Governor Hunt of Idaho has set apart speclal
day for school contributions