The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-14

Glidden and Wilson, at Youngstown
ONO. Later he attended the law schoo
at Albany. New York. He was admitted
to the bar in March, 1867, at Warren
Ohio. and during the same year removed
to Canton. Ohio. which has been his home
ever since.
The political career of President. Me
l\inlcy began in 1867. His first polti
cal speeches were made in favor OF
negro suffrage. Two years later. in 1859
he was prosecuting attorney of Stark
county. Ohio. served one term and was
defeated for the same office two years
later. He took public part in all tie
succeeding campaigns in Ohio, making
many speeches for his party. He was
married TO Miss Ida Saxton, January
25. 1871. Two daughters born to them
died in early childhood In 1876, the
centennial year, Major Mckinley was
elected to the National House Of Repre-
sentatives, was reelected and served
succssively for fourteen years. except for
a portion of his fourth term when he was
unseated late in the first session While
III Congress he served on the committees
on the Judiciary, Revision of the Laws,
Expenditures in the Iostoficn Depart
mcnt. Rules and Ways and Means. As
chairman Of the Committee on Ways and
Means. he reported the tariff law OF 1890.
which afterward cane to he known by
his name. At the beginning of the Fifty
first Congress he was defeated in the
caucus of his party for the Speakcrs'iip
of the House by Thomas B. Reed. lie
was re-nominated for Congress, and was
defeated by n small majority in Novcm-
bcr 1890.
In 1891 Major Mckinley was nominated
and elected Governor of Ohio by plu-
ralty of 2l,5oO, and in 1898 was reelected
by Il plurality Of S0.995. In 1894 he was
II delegate to the Republican National
Convention and supported James G.
Blaine for the presidency. He was
member of the convention committee on
resolutions and presented the platform
to the convention. lie was delcgatc-at.
large from Ohio at the Republican Ma
tonal Convention of.1SS4, and as chair.
man of the committee on resolutions
again presented the platform to the con-
vention. He supported John Sharman
for the presidency at the convention Of
1854. In 1892 he was again dclcgate-af-
large from Ohio, to the National Repub-
ican Convention, was chairman of the
convention and supported Benjamin
Harrison for tho presidency.
At the convention Of 1902. 1s2 votes
were cast for Mckinley for Presidential |
lomince of the Republican party. al.
hough he positively and pcrsstently re-
used to consent to the use Of his name
II the canvass. On June IS. 1896, at ".
Louis, he was nominated for the presi-
lcncy on the first ballot. receiving G6l,k
'otrs out of total OF 922 votes. He was
'lrcted at the ensuing election by
popular vote Of over 100000 and secured
III electoral votes out Of total of Az
'otcs. President Mckinley was rc-lom-
mated at the National Republican Con-
'ention at Philadelphia in 1900 and tri-
elected at the succeeding Nov
nlbcr election. rs.
His first term as President of the
'nited States will always st. ID as
pochal time In the history of this ,oun
~ The reversal of the tariff policy
naugurated In the enactment of the Nc.
Inley tariff Of 1890, consequent upon the I,
'"publican defeat in 1892, was followed
y the terrible industrial depression that
haracterized the last Democratic Ma
onal administration. The revival from
MS depression upon the election of
resident Mckinley was 80 apid a. to
marvellous, and during tint adminln
alton the records show that to country n
'ached condition Of prosperity exceed.
" anything ever before laiowu-or that x
ad ever been anticipated. This fact
lon. Anrks the time 4 spochal time.
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