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Springfield, Hls., Oot. 11.- A special train made up on the Chicago, Peoría and Bt. Louis railroad, which General Manager C. H. Bosworth took personal charge of, brought Governor McKinley from Peoria to this city, which was reached at 5 p. m. United States Senator Cullom, exRepresentative Mason and Mr. I. C. Edwards (a member of the state committee), joined the party at Peoría. A stop of a minute was made at Havana, but no others were made, although at sevcral stations there weve crowds at the station which cheered as the train sped past. At the Springfield station there was a big, noisy and rather disorderly lot of men, who seemingly strugglcd to split their throats in yelling at Governor McKinley, and rendered it well ligh impossible for hini to make his way through to the state capital, where the State league of clubs was in session. Springfleld in Hollday Dress. The capital city of Illinois was in holiilay attire in honor of the reception. Flags, bunting, etc, were in profuse evidence. The state house was Well beflagged. Representative Hall was elegantly decorated by the Democratie chief janitor of the state house, for the edifleation of the Illinois State Republican league. Incoming trains brouglit in thousands of people who wanted to sec and hear the great exponent af protection. Fully 1(5,000 strangers were In the city, and the regular residents were ncarly all on the stroets. Reception at the State Capítol. The governor was taken by a circuitous route through thestreets, which were lined with boisterous entlmsiasts. The hall of the house of representatives was packed, and when McKinley entered the cheers of tvelcome given him were deafening. C. W. Raymond, the newly elected president Df the league, performed the perfunctory eeremony of making an introduction, characterizing Governor McKinley as being nearer to the hearts of the American people than any other man living in America. Renewed cheers, continuing for several minutes, followed the introduction, and when they partially subsided three cheers "for the next president" were given, and when it was suggested by some one to "Let her go again,'' three more cheers rang out. The governor's speecli to the league was an appeal for them to work and see that the f uil vote was gotten out on election day. The Insatiate Ohio Man. But in the course of his speech the gov crnor got in a word for Ohio. He said. "Ohio has always claimed some share In the nomination of Mr. Lincoln for th residency. In 1860, in the city of Chicato, when the third ballot liad beeu taken Mr. Lincoln lacked one and one-half vote o give him the nomination. There was a ïushed silence through thegreat wigwam when Mr. D. K. Carter, of Cantón, O.- au ld neighbor and friend of mine who preeded me in congress - rose in his place and tranferred three votes from Salmón J. Chase to Mr. Lincoln, making him the nominee." Applause.] Off for Detroit Next. At the conclusión of his speech, Governor McKinley hastened to visit the Lincoln monument and last evening addressed from a platform erected in the state house grounds an audien.ce of thousands. At 10:45 p. m. a special train on the Wabash road took the governor to Detroit, where he speaks today.