. "Meeting: Republican Campaign Opening" . . . . . "1896-08-27T20:00:00"^^ . "meeting" . . "Entered from announcement and article in the New York Sun; stated time is approximate.\r\nThis meeting officially opened the 1896 Republican presidential campaign.\r\nThe sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 26 Aug. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Link to announcement\r\nThe sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), 28 Aug. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. Link to article" .