The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-30
PERSONALS.

Stevenson, Mckinley, and Roosevelt.
The following, taken from the New
York Sun, will be convenient to bear
in mind during the Presidential cam
paign:
MCKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT.
William Mckinley is 81 years Of
age Theodore Roosevelt is AZ.
President Mckinley was born in
Ohio; Roosevelt was born in New
York City.
Mckinley is of Scotch-Irish anees-
try; Roosevelt is of Holland-Dutch
descent. The name Roosevelt means
field of roses"
Mckinley was educated in Ohio,
studied law in Albany, N. Y. He
was admitted to the bar in 1857.
Roosevelt was educated at Harvard
College and at the Columbia Law
School in this city.
Both Mckinley and Roosevelt are
trained in the affairs of public life,
legislative and executive. Mr.. ROOse-
welt was for three terms a member
of the New York Assembly. Mr..
Mckinley represented his home dis
trict for fourteen years in Congress.
Afterward he was electedG Governor Of
Ohio, and was reelected to the same
Office by a largely increased majority
in 1894. He was the presiding officer
of the convention which nominated
his Republican predecessor, Mr.. Har-
rison, for President.
Nh. Mckinley was 26 years Of age
when elected prosecuting attorney
of his native county in Ohio; Mr..
Roosevelt was % years of age when
he was first elected member of the
New York Assembly.
Roosevelt was made Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy by President Nc
Kinley in April, 1892. He was elected
Governor Of New York in 1898.
Mr.. Mckinley was promoted to the
Presidency from the Governorship
of Ohio, and Mr.. Roosevelt was
nominated for the Vice-Presidency
while Governor of New York.
Both Mckinley and Roosevelt have
war records. Mr.. Mckinley was a
soldier in the Twenty-third Ohio
Volunteers, which participatched in
the battles of South Mountain, An
tietam, Lexington, Winchester,
Fishers Hill, and Cedar Creek. Nc
Kinley was one Of the youngest men
in the regiment, which included 90
members under 21. Roosevelt's
military record in Cuba at San Juan
and on neighboring fighting fields is
of universal public knowledge.
Both Mckinley and Roosevelt are
interesting and effective public
speakers.
Mr.. Mckinley comes from a State
having % electoral votes Mr.. Roose-
welt from a State having Sc.
Both candidates upon the Republi-
can National ticket are now in office.
Mr.. Mckinley is President of the
United States Mr.. Roosevelt is Gov
ernor of the State Of New York.
BRYAN AND STEVENSON.
William J. Bryan is a native of
Illinois Adlai E. Stevenson is a resi-
dent of that State. Bryan was born
at Salem; Stevenson resides at
Bloomington.
Both are lawyers. Stevenson is in
active practice.
Bryan was 40 years of age on the
18th Of March last; Stevenson was
IS on the 23d of October.
Both have been candidates before
for the Offices to which they were
nominated by the Kansas City Con
ventiOn.
The Illinois county Of which Bryan
is a native gave him 40 majority in
1896. Christian county, Kentucky,
of which Stevenson is a native, is
one of the strong Republican cOun-
ties of that State. It has a large
colored population. Goebel lost it at
the last election by 600 majority,
Stevenson lost it when a candidate
for ice-President in 1892. Bloom
ington, in which Stevenson resides,
gave 1925 Republican and 2,10C
Democratic votes in 1892, with
Stevenson on the Democratic ticket.
Both Bryan and Stevenson have
been members of Congress, each for
two terms. Bryan was first elected
in 1890; Stevenson sixteen years
earlier.
Stevenson was the tail of the sue
cessful Democratic ticket in 1892
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