The evening times., 1896-06-19
moment in McKinley,s Congressional career.

moment in McKiniey's Congressional career.
IL was Rutherford b. Hayes who advised
Mckinley To take up the tariff question
AMI it was upon this advice that he
mastered its difficnlt problems. For years
he had been ex-Pres!dent Hayes prntege,
and not once in all his career did ne
cause his counselor and friend a pang OF
regret.
AT a great mass meeting held several
years ago in indianapolis. ex-PresGent
Harrison was the presiding Crficer. Major
Mckinley was one OF the speakers, and
in introducing him To The assembly General
Harrison said: He has endeared himself
self TO ali by his record as Il gallant
young soldier He has lIonored MS State
and the country by his conspicuous services
in high legislative and executive natas.
No man more than he is familiar with the
questions that now engage public thought
No man is more able than he to lucidly
set them heiore vne people / uo
need to invoke your. attention to what
he shall say. He will command it"
1t was in 1891 at Columbus that vii
liam Mckinley, jr., was unanimously noni-
mated for Governor. His name was pre-
sented to the convention by Ex-Governor
Foraker. He was elected after a haily
contested campaign having a plurality
oil ~ ,5ll Votes over his Democratic oppo-
nent, James F.. Campbell.
to Congress In 500. he was reelected
Governor of Ohio. defeating the Eon.
L. T. Neal by SO ,99o votes. During his
gubernatorial campaign in 1893 Mainr
eight counties OF Ohio and made 1870
In 1882 Major Mckinley was again one
of the delegates at large to the national
convention, and here again his name
was presented TO the convention at which
Harrison was nominated the second time
MARRIAGE OF MCKINLEY.
Governor Mckinley was married January
%, 1871, Before he had finished his Ia
studies. while on n visit 10 his sister, who
lived in Canton, he met Miss Ida Saxton,
then schoolgirl. daughter or James A.
Saxion. one of the weaIthiest and most
prominent men in that section OF Ohio
he was young man with q brilliant soldier
record. at the time when the soldier boys
The young people We're mutually attracted,
hut there was no engagement. When Nc
kinley began The practice OF law in Fan
ton he renewed his acquaintance with the
young lady. She had completed the course
10 the Canton schools, and supplemented
1t with several years at the then famous
private school OF Miss Eastman, at Medea
Pa. Beautiful, vivacious, and accomplished
The Ect of her indHgent parents. ami uni
versaliy beloved for her gentle manners,
Rnn rsd, taE5 nf nS fsahy sinr symqRa,hy she had
would not be denied. and be found cor
dial ally in Mr.. SaNtOn, whose Keen iudg-
ment and knowledge of men led him 10
detect the innate worth of the young law
yer. rich in everything but money.
The wedding which crowned the court
ship was the beginning of one of the most
they were a quarter of u century ago
Every moment he can steal from busy life
Governor Mckinley spends with his wife
and his hours with her arr. the manifest nf
his existence And she in spite OF Criey-
Gus affliciion. has ever heeu the cheering
ielpmeet, the loving companion. and shrewd
adviser.
HIS TWO HOMES.
Mckinley has really had two homes in
Canton, the rirst one the modest nome IN
which he passed the first years OF his
welded lite, and which was refltted
.and furnished for occupancy on his re-
tirement from the office of governor OF
Ohio, in January, s96. The other. the old
SaXtOn homestead, has been ths. Canton
home of Mckinley since his active en-.
trance into politics. Whenever lie has re-
turned TO Canton he las stopped AT this
house, which was the home of Mrs. Me-
kinley's father and grandfather. He
stiil has study in the o.d place. II is a
room under the mansard roof up three
flights or stairs. as quiet and secluded as
any one oould wish. Here are still 10 b,.
found as he left them, volumes of tb..
Congressional Record, papers and docn-
ments which he had little occasion TO
use during his four years in the COVER
norship. The homestead is large brick
structure. The main part is quite Old but
additions and changes have kept il well
up to date. 1t rs :ocated on the priGeipai
business thoroughfare of the city, Just
south OF the public square. Until re-
Gently it possessed Il spacious lawn but
commercial encroachmentS have narrowed
this until there is little more than a
dOOryard.
one of the chief features of the build.
ing is the large portico extending around
two OF its sides. The one on the north