The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-26
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81 Louis Republic.

Came by the TITLE,
81, Louis Republic,
William NJ jenkins. former freekle.
| faced boy pelHhbor ~ Mr., Mckinley.
| raised tn stark county, Ohio, later VI
| Iowa, stiN later ot Kansas, then " or.
/ gcu hu, NOW governor ot Oklahoma,
hears he distinction of being The only
real simon pure original Mckinley
man"
In l>S> Jenkins " Kansas almns, pte.
/ cip,;J,tj rio; among Western delegates
/ In the Republican National CouVeQ lon
Iaj Chicaso by voting early, late and
often foy Mckn,ey. then practically uu.
/ Known, t1r presiicut Slnce this Jcn.
k,us HAS voted tWlcr successfully tor
/ tsr same .t'c0d ~ his boyNcad
The bond " sympathy between
| 'Rlly' Mckinley and "RNly" Jenkins
| has wi;bS,ood the brun, OG Sl summers
l. ana winters, Jenkins was about years
ot Jga when Re trS, met Mr., Mckinley,
[ tAsu a rising youag ohio politician, In
I ,he fall ~ the late sixties Mckinley,
Wvr1,NCi with late laurels frlm The
great war Jus, closed driving through
,he outskirts 90 Alliance. his ne,ghhoy.
lNx village, me, crowd " boys
rneyN had b'an soule excitement ana it
iji no, take the young man form can
ton Nny q dni there hal been a nght
\ small ljght-Aaifei lad, too. had got
,Ae wnrs, " 10, The bloody nasr and
.ear-wej cheeks told an.
Tn symNa,hNtic hear, " A future
president warmed toward the brasca
Lad and De began to scold The much
larger. victorious opponent lie was gu.
Shor, by .ae Uitle fellow. who blurred
cut.
Never mind, mister, IN uck him to-
morrow"
The stall residents ot this day. who
weyc fortunate 80 see that ltle episode
years ago. vet tell with glee hat n,
man who was presllent or the Unitrd
States threw back his head and laughed
uorodr ousiy as he pa;,cd the bloody
noSsl bd on the back. saving;
I'm hsJ YOU will, my boy one who
has ,he sand ot you can lick a whole
10y ~ people"
This u;;'e boy. the licked one of that
isy. was WlLe jenkins. Unkiud his
tory Does not chronicle whether Willie
made good his promise TO lick the other
fellow the next day or not, but there
- T.N''A.A sllAs AaH'AAN AAAA AAOHE w aAAAAfn
jenkins was a firm undying friend "
William Mckinley, Al school later he
fought many a battle IN defense of his
friend Billy Mckinley. and. % use his
own language % some years ago on an
E3*ern visit. many time so,
licked"
/. was not until 1855 that willie"
jenkins. then u Arkansas City. KAs.
go II
delegate from Kansas 20 the National
Republican Conve1tion az Chicago.
When the roll was called. the ola Ohio
boy. ,gnoring al other eaniiia:es, PARTY
choice, etc hurled back AZ the speak
ar
Major william Mckinley NJ ohio"
This was the first vote ever cssf In
a national convention Tor Mr.. Mckinley
| vas unexpected The tone II the ;an
Western attorney left the doubt In he
minds ot hearers that II he had any
regret, Il was that he had but one vote
10 cast. Mckinley. while then n pular
.1 A certain extent. had really not been
though; " as a presidential candidate.
The o5jec: u this convention was % get
\ man who could defeat Grover Cleve-
and, and this seeming throwing away
Z votes az this stage. even from Kan
rs caused somewhat of Tanlc.
Kansas. while coming unins;rucied.
vas supposed 90 lean toward Harrison.
md jenkins unexpected vote for Nc
linl-v made excitement
The excitement was no, lassanal by
Glowing ballots. jenkins voted stead
iy f1r his old Ohio frieqi. and even
ragged over go McKInley's sd two
l-her Kansas delegates. AMI the trio
ven. steadily down he line until lar
is1n vas nominated
When General Harrison was elected
resident one 4 the first official duties
,.c- Installing A cabinet. was 20 send
'r -ha Kansas attorney. He wanted tn
meet and ak with he man VINO had
zen v.ri1usly aggressive for Mckinley
n th- Chicago convent,on. There w1s
conference ~ .ha White house. and
'resilar, Harrison iid not deny 10 the
nan from beyond -ie Mississippi that ;
'l1 gresham Mckinley had spoken ~
i'm Tina. nlgh, Mr. Jenkins .ook the ,
rain f1r hts Western home. and at the
lma time newspaper correspondents I
mt nu, from the national capital the !
fic.al announcement that William NJ
enkrs ~ Kansas had been appointed I
1dlln commissioner. with headquarters =
Q oregon
jenkins never returned 10 Kansas. |,
lis Official duties done In Oregon, he
1's-i down into the new Territory
kah0ma This was In 1893. When r
IT, Mckinley was elected president ne :
1po.nfei jenkins Secretary Of Okla
1ml He has NOW made hIm governor :
li another political debt has been paid. :
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