The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-09-18


Congressional district OF which his
Icounty was n part as chairman of
1.-THE Ways and Means Committee he
reported the tariff law of 1890. bu
lin November following was defeated
'for Congress In gerrymandered dis
Itrlct. although reducing the usual adj
verse majority from 5000 to 300: in
]iSDi was elected Governor of Ohio
fby plurality of 2l,5i1. and in 1899
lwas reelected by II plurality of S0,
sDgj.
In 1884 he was delegate Mt large
9o the Republican National Convention
Ilnd supported James q. Blaine FOL
PRESIDENT; was member of the Com.
1mlttee on Resolutions and read the
platform to the Convention; in 1885
Twas also delegate at large from
3Ohlo supporting John Sherman. and
las chairman of the Committee on Res.
iolutions again reported the platform,
lin 1892 was again delegate at large
I from Ohio, and supported the nomin.
futlon of Benjamin Harrison, and
served as chairman of the convention.
Urged for the Presidency
4 At that convention 1872 votes were
EAST for him for President. although
HE had perslstCntly refused to have
3his name considered.
On June Is, 1896. he was nomina.
\ ted for President NJ st. Louis, receiv.
ling 661 out of total of 300 votes.
= He was elected President at the en-.
suing November election by pop.
4uar plurality of 100000 votes. ano
received 27l electoral votes as against
: l7G for William j. Bryan, of Nebras
4 ka.
On June 81. 1900, he was unanimous
renominated by the Republican
National Convention. held mt Phlla
9delphla. and was reelected In No
9yember. the leading opposing candi
3date again being William ]. Bryan.
Assassin Raughiy Handled.
Natter the shooting of the Presldeni
Nthe police and detectives had the hard
\ est kind of work to keep the crowd
Thoroughly frenzied by the deed of the
2assassln. from pulling CZolgosz to piec
Mes. Only the timely arrival of large
8body of bluecoats, in response to
i riot call, made the removal of Czolgosi
yto the nearest police station wlthou
Fhis being killed a possibility.
n As II was. the assassin was bleedln!
the rough usage to which he wa
subjec,ed~ Ne Ahinfsfr. Ahinfsfr. ~ aalr of blacl
! eyes and broken nose. In Tins condl
ton he was taken to the police STATEN
with mob of possible 10000 at hi,
heels clamoring for his blood. Arriv
ing at the station the police had to rop,
off the streets for several squares
around the prison and place stroni
: guards at the ropes.
4 Czolgosz was placed In cell ant
held to await the injuries of the pres
ldent While there he told man!
stories, or confessions. as they wer
termed but each one was so differen
from the others that the police did no
believe any of them, except that he wa
an anarchist and that he had beei
selected by his fellow consplrators t.
: put the president out of the way.
. He first admitted he was fired b.
q Emma Goldmans speeches and was nj
Il anarchist, but his subsequent storie
were of an entirely different natur
and the police went to work to rul
u lown the consplrators who they believ
a plotted the deed and choose Czolgos
y to do the work.
Czolgosz comes from Cleveland, an
10y his own admissions had been wait
A Ing for three days to kill the president
NIIe had not had favorable oppoI
s. unlty until ut the time the deed wa
lMcommltted.