MCKINLEY RESTING AFTER ELECTION AND CORTLAND CELEBRATES

William McKinley.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, November 7, 1896.

M'KINLEY RESTING.

Compelled to Decline Many Invitations of Hospitable Friends.

   CANTON, O., Nov. 7.—President-elect McKinley's afternoon outing included a drive to West Lawn cemetery. He went in the old familiar 1-horse surrey with several friends. He had with him a half dozen beautiful bunches of flowers. He left the carriage personally and placed one each upon the graves of the late Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saxton, who were Mrs. McKinley's father and mother. A short drive farther on through the beautiful grounds brought him to the McKinley lot. Here he placed like tokens in memory of his two daughters, Katie and Ida, who passed away early in life a score of years ago, and similar remembrances upon the graves of his deceased sister and his late brother, James McKinley.

   Returning home he found a special carload of distinguished Cincinnatians.

   They came to extend a personal invitation to attend a Commercial club dinner, Nov. 10. Major McKinley explained to them his plans which were to take a rest quietly next week and then return to Canton where he would probably remain arranging for the duties before him. Under the circumstances he was forced to decline, but he accepted an invitation for the next annual dinner. He likewise extended regrets to invitations from Chicago and Columbus and various other points.

   Mr. McKinley wrote Mayor Strong of New York his thanks and inability to be present at the dinner of the New England society on Dec. 23. He spent the evening in his library with a few friends.

   Mrs. McKinley was only able to sit up a part of the clay, and her physician thinks it more important each day that she go away for a change and rest from the exciting scenes she has witnessed for many weeks past.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Old-Time Elections and Election Returns.

   We, who have been accustomed to knowing the result of a presidential election within a few hours of the closing of the polls, can hardly realize, says the Chicago Times Herald, the delays and doubts that vexed our fathers and grandfathers for days and even weeks succeeding the election. As late as 1856 there were doubts for several days as to how all the states had voted, and in 1860 the success of Lincoln was known on the night of the election, simply because the early returns in New York and Pennsylvania, the decisive states, indicated that result.

   But now so far have we progressed that not only the indicated but the absolute result is known by midnight of Election day, not only in the large cities, but in every country town in the Union.

   One hundred years ago the first contested presidential election took place, John Adams being supported by the Federalists and Thomas Jefferson by the Republicans. Sixteen states participated, the electors in the several states being chosen on various days in the month of November, but it was not until the 19th of December that it was known in Philadelphia, the seat of government, who was elected president, and it took several days longer to ascertain whether Jefferson or Pinckney of South Carolina was vice-president.

   In 1800 it was not known until the middle of December that Jefferson and Burr had the majority of the electors, and even then it was not known that their vote was a tie, and that the election would devolve on the house of representatives.

   Down to and including the election of 1844, there was no uniform day for holding the presidential election throughout the United States, each state choosing its electors on a day fixed by its own legislature. The result of this was that the returns came in one after the other, stretching through the whole month of November, and it would be weeks before it was widely known who had been elected. In fact, it sometimes happened that the election would still be going on in some of the states after the decisive states had spoken. This was the case in 1844. On the 1st of November of that year Pennsylvania and Ohio voted, the former going for Polk and the latter for Clay. On the 4th half the states voted, and on the 5th Louisiana and New York. The thirty-six electors of the latter determined the result, and yet a few states did not vote until the following week, Massachusetts among them. It was in such untoward circumstances that Webster rallied the Whigs in Faneuil hall on the eve of their election, though it was known that their vote was useless, with that splendid oration commencing with the line from Milton:

   What, though the field be lost, all is not lost.

   In 1848 the Whigs did rally and elected Taylor to the presidency. That was the first presidential election which was held throughout the Union on the "first Tuesday after the first Monday in November."

   Such were some of the difficulties, doubts and delays attending election returns in the good old days of the fathers.

STOCKS STILL RISING.

Confidence is Restored and Gold is Pouring to the Banks.

   NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—The opening up of mills and factories throughout the country in having an excellent effect on the market's for securities and during the first hour of trading at the stock exchange this morning prices scored another sharp advance. The way in which money is being turned into the banks by hoarders is another fact which attests the return of confidence and is leading to good buying of stocks generally. The resumption of dividends by the Tobacco and Chicago Gas companies has created an impression that other concerns will follow suit and in the case of the Rock Island it is said the company will increase its rate. This strengthens the belief in a continuation of the present upward movement in securities.

CORTLAND RATIFIES

The Election of McKinley and Hobart by a Big Parade and Fireworks.

   Cortland celebrated last evening. In the history of local jollifications there is nothing that will quite compare with it. It was a political demonstration, but not a party demonstration for Republicans and Democrats took part in it. The celebration of a Fourth of July is a small affair beside that of last night. It was a great parade of red fire, blue fire, flags, torches, horns and prancing horses.

   The crowds began collecting on Main-st. at 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the parade moved down Main-st. headed by about sixty horsemen followed by a carriage containing the president and vice-president-elect represented in the persons of John O. Reid and S. K. Jones. The foot parade followed and was headed by "Long Sam'' Pierce of Marathon, with his high hat, long coat and brass buttons, representing Uncle Sum. At Union-st. the parade was joined by a large delegation from DeRuyter, Cuyler, Truxton, and East Homer, who had just arrived by special train, accompanied by the Cuyler Drum corps. In the parade were the Cortland City band, the McGrawville band, the Cortland Drum corps, the Normal Drum corps and the Homer Drum corps.

   The parade was an unorganized body of enthusiastic voters. Everybody fell into line wherever there was a place. There were horns and horns, and horns of all shapes and sizes. There were horns ten or twelve feet long, and last but by no means least there were hundreds of small horns or squawkers with strong chested men at the business end. All the streets paraded over were decorated by the residents and red fire added to the brilliancy of the occasion.

   One transparency bore these words, "What's the Matter with Hanna?" and following came this, "This is What's the Matter with Hanna'" followed with transparencies bearing the names of all the successful candidates. Other transparencies read: "Willie Couldn't Deliver the Democrats over to Anarchy," "It was useless trying, Willie 'Jones' Bryan," "Gold Standard, It Stood. Free Silver, No Good. Say Nothing. Saw Wood," "We Submitted the Issue to the People and Their Word is Law. W. J. Bryan," "Battle Well Fought and Gloriously Won," "Git Thar Eli,'' "We've Pickled Them in their Brine," "Thanksgiving Days, Nov. 3, Nov. 26," "McKinley's Election. God's Greatest Blessing to the Republic," "Our Benedict ion," "The Cross that Bryan Couldn't Bear," "McKinley's Election Means Employment and Honest Dollars to Wage Earners," "Just Tell Them That You Saw Me," "The Question Was, Honesty or Dishonesty. Votes Count."

   The parade ended with a countermarch on Main-st. amid a grand display of fireworks. The street between the Cortland and Messenger Houses was one blaze of light. From every corner Roman candles and skyrockets were sent skyward and hundreds of pounds of red fire were burned. The celebration was a universal expression of joy at the triumph of a nation's honor in the election to the presidency of Major William McKinley of Ohio, the Napoleonic figure of the West and the prince among American statesmen.

   The parade was followed by a traction engine drawing two large carryalls filled with men and boys who with bells and horns added to the din and noise. Also during the parade the shop whistles blew for nearly an hour and were heard for miles around. Deputy Sheriff J. E. Edwards says that he was coming through Solon at the time the parade and fireworks were in progress and that the whole sky was lighted up in fine shape, making a grand spectacle. He also saw the skyrockets leaping heavenward and bursting in mid air.

   The two large horns in the parade were from the tinshops connected with W. W. Bennett's and Cramer &Hollister's hardware stores. Each had tubes so that three could blow the horns at the same time. They attracted considerable attention.

ARRESTED AND DISCHARGED.

The Charge of Grand Larceny Not Sustained.

   Deputy Sheriff James E. Edwards was in Pitcher last night and placed under arrest Charles N. Burdick on the charge of grand larceny. He was brought to Cortland and slept in the county jail last night. It was alleged that Burdick rented and took possession of a large farm in Taylor last March for a year and was to pay money rent, but the writings contained a clause stating that the produce of the farm should be security until the rent was paid. In May the claim is that he mortgaged the oats that should be grown on the farm and in the fall the oats were sold at mortgage sale. No part of the rent has been paid.

   For some time he has been driving stage between Pitcher and Georgetown and was arrested last night on his return from the day's trip.

   He was brought before Justice Dowd this morning accompanied by his counsel, John Courtney, Jr. Mr. Courtney interposed an objection that inasmuch as the writings had not been placed on file in the office of the town clerk of Taylor, the charge of grand larceny could not be brought. Justice Dowd held that this point was well taken, and so Burdick was discharged.

BREVITIES.

   —Railroad-st. was this morning opened for traffic as far as Greenbush-st.

   —New advertisements to-day are—A. Mahan, Pianos, page 6; F. Daehler, Clothing, page 6.

   —Mrs. Emma J. Rollins of Centre-st. moved her family to Cortland on Saturday.—Waverly Advocate.

   —A regular meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. will be held in the Y. M. C. A. parlor Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3:30 P. M.

   —The clothing store of Graham & Chatterton was reopened this morning by them as agents for the parties who purchased it yesterday at sheriffs sale.

   —A tramp giving his name as William McNeah of Brooklyn slept in the cooler last night. This morning a description of him was taken and he was discharged.

   —At the annual election of directors of the Champion Wagon Co. of Owego on Monday Hon. L. J. Fitzgerald, president of the Cortland Wagon Co., was elected a director.

   —The funeral of Mrs. Angeline Morrison will be held at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from her late residence, 31 Park-st., instead of at 10 o'clock as stated yesterday.

   —The sum of money in the hands of Chief Linderman was yesterday identified by Mr. John F. Dailey of Truxton. The money was lost last week by Mrs. Dailey and was picked up and handed to the chief by Miss Norma Markley.

   —An exchange offers this suggestion: "Why isn't popcorn one of the best crops a farmer can raise? It is always in demand, in fact, our country has to import a portion of what is used. It always commands a fair price also."

   —Mr. S. M. Benjamin of the Cortland Marble works says that his business is booming along with all the others since election. On Wednesday he sold two monuments, on Thursday two monuments and on Friday one monument. Nearly all of them were of the finest imported granite.