Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1890 — MAJOR MCKINLEY RENOMINATED [ARTICLE]

MAJOR MCKINLEY RENOMINATED

The political demonstration at the 2dth, the accompaniment of which was the nomination of Major William Mel Kinley for Congress in the Sixteenth Ohio district was one of the greatest that eve# occurred in Ohio. The Republicans of toe! district turned oat in a great enthusiastic! body and proclaimed him their candidate without the formality of toe usual delegate convention. The district has been M reformed by the Democrat- aa to give that party a natural major! ty of toe voters within the new limits, bnt the Republicans ar# determined to elect him. Aboutl fifteen thousand people were Ug toe city, which was gayly decorated. Congressman Bmys«r, early -«Ar the day, received the following telegrams from Hon. Jas. G. Blaine: “I trust your convention to-day Will nominate Major McKinley for Congress. He bad been true and tried for twenty years. On! many occasions he has helped the Bepubj liesns of Maine. They want .to saknowl* ‘ edge their obligations and help him by their interest, their sympathy and friendship." Judge Munson, of Medina, made a speech nominating McKinley. He reserved McKinley’s name to the last and as it was pronounced the cheers and shouts fairly! shook the house. When the vote called for by Congressmen Smyser the, walls quivered With the mighty “aye" tbaa went up and toe crowd cheered and cheered again. Major McKinley then followed) with his speech of acceptance, which wia largely devoted to the tariff.