Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-10-05

again been gerrymandered against him.
1886. Reelected to Congress by a ma
jority of 1850.
1888. Leads the minority opposition in
Congress against the mills tariff bill.'
1888. Delegate at large to the national
convention in Chicago that dominates
Benjamin Harrison, and serves as
chairman Of the committee on resolu-
lions. Many delegates wish Mckinley
to become the nominee, but he stands
firm in his support of John Sherman.
1888. Elected to Congress for the sew
enth successive time, receiving a ma
jority of LOO votes.
1889. At the organization Of the Fifty
first Congress is a candidate for Speak
er of the House, but is defeated on the
third ballot in the Republican caucus
by Thomas B. Reed
1890. Upon the death of William d.
Kelley, in January, Mckinley becomes
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee and leader of his party in the
House. He introduces a bill ''to SIM
plify the laws in relation to the collec-
ton Of the revenues" known as the
customs administration bill" He also
introduces a general tariff bill. The
bill becomes q law oct. =.
1890 AS a result Of a gerrymandered
congressional district, and the reaction
against the Republican party through
out the country caused by the protract-
ed struggle over the tariff bill, McKin-
ley is defeated in the election for Con-
gress by 300 votes in counties that had
previously gone Democratic by 5000.
1891. Nov 3. Elected Governor of Ohio
by a plurality of 21,511, polling the
largest vote that had ever been cast for
Governor in Ohio. His opponent is the
Democratic Governor James r. Camp
bell.
1892 AS delegate at large to the nation
al convention at Minneapolis, and chair
man Of the convention, Mckinley re-
fuses to permit the consideration of his
name, and supports the denomination of
President Harrison. The roll-call re-
suits as follows: Harrison, $50; Blaine,
1872; Mckinley, 1872; Reed, A. Lin
coin, 1.
1892. Death of William Mckinley, ST.,
in November.
1893. Unanimously renominated for
Governor of Ohio. and reelected by a
plurality of S0,995, this majority being
the greatest ever recorded, with a sim
gle exception during the Civil War, for
any candidate in the history of the
State.
1896. June 49, At the Republican ma
tionaI convention in st. Louis, McKin-
lev is nominated for President on the
first ballot, the result of the voting be-
ing as follows: Mckinley, 6611a; Reed,
S415; Quay, COZ; Morton, 5S; Allison,
351h; Cameron, /. .
1896. Nov. 3. Receives a popular vote
in the presidential election of 7,1O4,779,
plurality of Col, 854 over his Demo
cratic opponent, William j, Bryan. In
the electoral college, later, Mckinley
received 271 votes, against 176 for
Bryan.
1897. March f. Inaugurated President
of the United States for the twenty
eighth quadrennial term.
1897. March 6. Issues proclamation for
an extra session of Congress to assem-
BILE March 10. The Presidents mes
sage 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 approprl-
ates $40, 900 for the relief of restitution
in Cuba.
1891 July "a. The "Dlngley taflH OH
receives the Presidents approval.
1897. Dee. II. Death of President Nc
Kinley's mother at Canton, Ohio.
1905 Both branches of Congress vote
unanimously (the House on March s by
vote of 3a3 to 0, and the Senate by
a vote of 76 to 0 on the following day.
to place S5o,ooo,ooo at the disposal OF
The President, to be used at his dlsere-
ton ''for the national defense.
1898. March %. The President sends to
the Spanish government, through Min
ister Woodfori, at Madrid, an ultima
tum regarding the intolerable condition
of affairs in Cuba.
1898. March %. The report OF ene
court of inquiry on the destruction OF
the Maine at Havana on Feb. 10 is
transmitted by the President to Con-
gress.
1903 April IL. The President sends