President Casts His Vote

Cantón, O., Nov. 2.- At 10:10 President McKinley left his mother's home to vote. He was accompanied by Mr. George B. Frease, editor of The Repository. It was five blocks' walk to the Fulton street polling place, Precinct C, First ward, which was in a carpenter shop. On the way Judge Ricks and his oíd neighbor, Judge McCarty, joined the president. He entered the precinct voting place at 10:20. "William McKinl'ey, 815 Tuscarawas street. No. 164," read the clerk. The president was in the booth one minute and twenty seconds, put his cross on the blanket sheet with eight tickets by candle light, the curtain of the booth resting on his shoulder, and the president being in plain pight cf the crowd that had gathered. Entering and Ieaving he returned the salutations of all the election officers. After voting the president took a walk about some of the streets of his home city, doffing hip hat in reply to the salutation of people, who made Jiany manifestations of their iove and admiration for their fellow-citizen. Columbus, O., Nov. 2.- At the governor's office there was a lack of news from the state but advices from various parts of this city indicated that half the registered vote of Columbus was cast by 9 a. m. Hon. George K. Nash, chairman of the Republkan state central committee. said Republicans in Ohio were too busy voting and gettlng the vote out to send him messages1. His information from this city shows a heavy vote, notvvithstanding the rain. Cleveland, O., Nov. 2.- The weather was dismal and dreary and the rain feil in a constant drizle. The indications throughout the Western Reserve are that if the proportion continúes throughout the state the vote will fall off by 200,000 over last year.