The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-20
my candidate in the history OF l..

n candidate In the history of t.c'
state.
1896. June rs. At the Republicaal
national convention at ~. Louis Nc
Kinley Is nominated for president on
the first ballot. the result Of the vot-
ing being AZ follows: Mckinley s81h.
Reed SAY. Quay G0ia. Merton So, Al
lison $50. Cameron I.
q. Elected President.
1896. Nov. 3. Receives q popular
vote In the presidential election Of
1,i0i 179, u plurality of 60t ,S54 over
his Democratic opponent. william J.
Bryan. In the electoral college later
Mckinley receives 27l vote1, against
l76 for Bryan.
1897. March T.. %lnaugurated Pres,-
dent of tic United States for the TWEEN
ty-eighth q%uadrennial term.
1897. March @. Issues proclamation
for an extra session OF Congress TO as
semble March IL. The presidents
message dwells solely upon the need
Of a revision OF the existing tariff law.
1897. May II. In response to an
appeal from the president Congress
appropriatcs $4,000 for the relief Of
the restitution in Cuba.
r. 1897. July "a. The "Dinsley tariff
lill' receives the presidents approval.
1897. Dec. II. Death Of President
McKinley's mother at Canton, o.
1898. Both branches OF Congress
vote unanimously tthe House on Mar.
3 by a vote OF $40 to 0 and the Senate
by a vote of 76 to 0 ON tho following
day. to place $50. O00, 900 mt the dis
posal OF the president. to be used ut
his discretion ''for the national de-
fensc.'
Ills Uitimatnm To NJ an.
1898. March %. The president sends
to tho Spanish government. through
Minister Woodford at Madrid. an ulti-
matum regarding the intolcrable con
dition OF affairs In Cuba.
1898. March az. The report OF the
court Of inquiry on the destruction of
the Maine at Havana, on Feb. IL. IL
transmitted by the president to Con-
gress.
1898. April II. The president sends
a message to Congress outlining the
situation, declaring that Intervention
Is necessary and advising against thu
recognition OF the Cuban government.
1898. April 81. The Spanish gov
eminent sends Minister Woodford his
passports, thus beginning the war.
1898. April 90. The president issues
IA call for 125, 900 volunteers.
1898. April "a. Spain formally de-
clares that war exists with the United
States.
Recommends Declaration Of wnr.
1893. April %. In IL message to
Congress the president recommends
the passage Of a joint resolution de-
claring that war exists with Spain.
On the same day both branches Of
Congress passed such a declaration.
1898. May %. The president issues
a call for $1,000 additional volunteers.
1898. June 20. Yale university con-
fers upon President Mckinley the de-
gree of IL. d.
1898. July Z. Joint resolution OF
Congress provided for the annexation
!, OF Hawaii receives the approval OF
the president.
1898. Aug. .. Spain formally ac-
cepts tho presidents terms OF peace.
1898. Aug. ~. The peace protocol
is signed. An armistice Is proclaimed
and the Cuban blockade raised.
1898. Oct. II. The president re-
ceives the degree of Ill. ID. from the
University of Chicago.
1898. Dec. 10. The treaty OF peace
between Spain and the United States
is signed at Paris.
1900. March IA. The president
signs the gold standard act"
I~Ienominated for Presidency.
1900. June 81. The Republican ma
tional convention at Philadelphia I'M
animously renominates William Nc
Kinley for the presidency.
1900. June q. The presidents am
nesty proclamation to the Filipinos Is
published in Manila.
1900. July 10. The United States
government makes public a statement
Of it's policy as to its Affairs In China.
1900. Sept. 10. Letter accepting the
presidential nomination and discuss
on to the public.
1900. Nov. q. In the presidential
election william Mckinley carries 2s
states. which have an aggregate of 1872
votes in the electoral college, his
Democratic opponent. William J. Bry-
an. carrying II states. having 1866 cleo
toral votes. His popular plurality Is
plso larger than I'm the election Of 1906
1901. Begins a triumphal tour OF
the United States In May, the same bs-
ing terminated by the sudden illnes5
of Mrs. Mckinley while at Los An
geles. Cal. Returns to Washington
from San Francisco early in June.
ndIA's Army Elephants.