The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-09
covGREss AND rHE PRESIDENcr.
American Presidents Who HAD previous
Fxnerience in Congress.

roth candidates for the Presidency ih.s
wear have had experience ~ W 'sn'''s s.' -,
Major Mckinley Was lot H-.1 .'--
t,relye wears a member or the mouse "a
tD,'.,,,',.s..rfafiyes from the Canton district
gnd in the last year OF h!s So F.l1 ~
orcupied as Chairman or the "aNS az
Means Committee. the place OF Nvt -"''
can leader MI Bryan acA.o'5I "'...
fro meeting Of the Democratic COW pr
lion In Chicago - member or lne
1Io1ee Of Represent atves for two terms.
Roth candidates. therefore, nave Aal III
,1ous CCr er,FsiOnal experience Sp"'
thing which has not occur ie- u. a. = -
dental contest in the United states LOT
,-srv ,e-rs Mr. Cleveland. Nho was 10.
three campaigns the Dem rr@Nc sidill"i u
bearer. rad no Conercsslonal. or illu'-l,
any legislative experience al the time OF
a.. 6r't nomination in lssf Neither had
con Hancock. who was IN the service
NJ the United States Government Nhen "
candidate. nor Mr.. TiIdcn. lfordtlo Sty-
,nou- though he had held many Offices,
u.as never q member Of Congress, anu
neither was Gen. Mcclellan.
In order q ind 4 Democratic canal-
dale for the Presidency with Consressloh-
M exuerieuce and service before Bryan.
&, g. necessary 20 go back 20 stephen A
pcurlos who was for four years a mem
her Of the House OF Reprcs ntauNts an"
for fourteen years memlfI OF t.'
I"HHfTI0
can side candidates Tor inc IIc9luehty
with previous Congressional experience
have been more numerous "a recent
wears. Fourteen years before nus elccuo.
TO the Presidency Mr. Lincoln r presented
the Springfield district Of Illinois IN Con
gress Gen. Grant had no previous eA-
pericnce i'm Congress but AnHfe" JONI
son had represented one or the mountain
districts of Tennessee in Washington Tor
ten years lie had been United states
Senator for five years before ms eieIl.un
10 the Vice Presidency. Hayes hdd brch
Il Congressman. elected In let4, twelve
years before his installation IN once Il"
President When canaidale LOT Con
eresS in one of the districts OF CINCINNATI,
in 1877 he was defeated. Ger. GdfAtlu
bad sixteen wears OF consecutive service
in the House Of Representatives. before
mis- nomination for the Presidency, ana
he was at the time SenaiOr-ciect rom
Ohio. Gen. Arthur had 10 previous Con-
aressional experience. President Harr-
son had served six years in the United
States Senate. Buchanan had been
member OF Congress for five terms IN
the House and one in the Senate before
his nomination 10 the Presidency. iltice
served four years IN Congress. Mlllaru
Fillmore had been a Congressman from
the Buffalo district, ana POLK was Tor
fourteen years q member or Congress
and twice was chosen Speaker Of tn
House before his nomination for the
Presidency. Tyler had been a member OF
Congress from Virginia. Andrew Jack
son WAS elected 10 the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes from Tennessee. and aftcrWard
was United States Senator john
Quincy Adams was a member OF Con-
eress before his election TO the Presi-
dency. and so was James Monroe. or
Virginia James Madison was eight years
in Congress before he became Secretary
OF state. and after having been Score
tary of state he was elected President
iIoln Adams. the second President and
Thomas Jefferson. the third. were both
members OF the first Colonial Congress.
and both were signers Of the Declaration
OF independence. George Washington
was elected a delegate 10 the first Colo
nial Congress. and he took an active part
IN its affairs.
Previous Congressional experience ia
not thought TO be necessary but IL Is
not usually detrimental to the chances OF