Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-27
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Condensed Information Regarding
Tho Nominations

i"orhAtioh NrghrdinE
Tho nominations.
MCKINLEY AND RooSEvELr.
William Mckinley is 81 years OF
age; Theodore Roosevelt is ~.
President Mckinley was born in
Ohio; Roosevelt was born in New
York City.
Mckinley IL OF Scotch-Irish nnces.
try; Roosevelt is OF Holland. Dutch
descent. The name of Roose vel,
means ~field Of roses
Mckinley. educated in Ohio. studi.
ell law i'll Albany. n. y. lie WIS nd.
united to the bar in 1867. Roosevelt
was educated at Harvard college and
at the Columbia Law School in this
city.
Roosevelt was for three terms n
member Of the New York assembly.
HcNinley represented his home dis.
trict for fourteen years in Congress.
Afterward he was elected governor OF
OHIO, and he WIS reelected to the
same office by Il largely increasing
majority III 1893. He was the pre-.
siding officer Of the convention thut
nominated his Republican pre- lecess.
or, Mr.. Harrison, for President.
MIR. Mckinley was 26 years Of age
when elected prosecuting attorney OF
his native county i'll Ohio; Roosevelt
was - years Of age when first elected
member Of the New York assem-.
bly,.
Roosevelt was made Ascistant See.
retnry OF the Navy 10y President Nc.
knley i'll April, 1897. He was elect
ed Governor OF New York in 1898.
Mckinley was promoted to the
Presidency from the Governorship OF
OHIO; and Roosevelt was nominated
for the Vice Presidency while Cover
nor OF New York.
Both Mckinley and Roose welt have
war record. Mckinley was soldier
in the Twenty third OHIO Volunteers,
which participated i'll the battles II
South Mountain. a nticiam. l.cxing
ton, Winchester, Fishers Hill aud
Cedar Creek. Mckinley WAS one OF
the youngest men i'll the regiment
which included ~ members under 2l
Roosevclt's military record III Cuba.
mt kSan Juan and on neighboring
lighting fields is OF universal knowl.
edge.
Both Mckinney and Roosevelt are
interesting and effective public speak
ere.
BRYAN ASD STEVENSON.
William j. Bryan is II native Of Iii.
Doisi Adlai r.. Stevenson is n resident
OF that State. Bryan WAS born at
Salem; Stevenson resides vt Bloom-
ington.
Both are lawyers; Stevenson is in
active practice.
Bryan was 40 ears Of ago on the
18th Of last March; Stevenson WIS G5
on the 23d OF October.
Both have been candidates before
for tho. offices to which they wero
nominated by the Kansas City Con.
ycntion.
Tho Illinois county OF which Bryan
in native gave him over 400 majority
in 1896. Christian county, Kentucky
OF which Stevenson ia native il ono
OF tho strong Republican counties Of
that State.
Both Bryan nnd Stevenson have
been members Of Congress, zach for
two terms. Bryan was first elected in
1890; Stevenson IL years earlier.
Stevenson was the tail Of the sue.
cessiui Democratic ticket in 1892.
Bryan was nominated for tho Pres
idency in Chicago in 1896 on the nth
ballot, ono OF h,s opponents being
Stevenson. Stevenson was nominal.
ed in the Same city Tor the Vice.
Presidency four years earlier on tho
first ballot M he was in Kansas City.
His opponents were lsnac u. Gray OF
Indiana: Judge Morse, who las siDce
become II Republican, Of Michigan;
Henry Wniierson and John l.. Mitch.
ell ot Wisconsin.
Bryan and Stevenson woro both IN
the Forty.third Congress, Stevenson
presiding over the Senate and Bryan
being member OF tho Ways and
Means Committee IN the House.
Bryan 10 II tirelcGs and effective po.
liticnl oampnigncr. Mr.. Stevenson
dated his letter Of acceptance to the
Vico.Prcsidcntinl nomination In 1902
from Charleston, w. Va, md IN IL no
wrote: "I'ho groatcst power confer.
rod upon human government is that
OF taxation
Neither Bryan nor Stevenson holds
amy public Office Mt present. N. T..
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