The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-19
for Congress by 300 votes in counties
that had previously gone Democratic
hy 9 flnfl
Elected Governor of Ohio.

Dy o,UUU.
Elected Governor of Ohio.
1891. Nov 3. Elected governor OF
Ohio by plurality Of 21,511, polling
the largest vote that has ever been
cast for governor in Ohio. His op-
ponent is the democratic governor,
James e. Campbell.
1892. AS delegate at large to the
national convention at Minneapolis,
and chairman of the convention, Mo-
Kinley refuses to permit the consid-
Grafton of his name and supports the
denomination of President Harrison.
The roll call results as follows: Har-
rison 535, Blaine 1872, Mckinley 1872.
Reed 4, Lincoln /.
1892. Death Of William Mckinley,
Sr., in November.
1895. Unanimously renominated 70,
governor of Ohio and reelected by
plurality of SO,995, this majority being
the greatest ever recorded, with a sin
gle exception during the civil war. for
any candidate in the history Of the
State.
1896. June 10. At the Republican
national convention at st. Louis Nc
Kinley is nominated for president on
the first ballot, the result of the vot-
ing being as follows: Mckinley 6611s,
Reed SAY, Quay 601a, Morton So. AL
lison 35lA, Cameron 1.
Is Elected President.
1896. Nov. 8. Receives popular
vote in the presidential election of
7,1O4,779, plurality of 6O1.S54 over
his Democratic opponent, William ].
Bryan. In the electoral college later
| Mckinley receives 271 votes, against
| 176 for Bryan.
1897. March a. Inaugurated Presi-
dent of the United States for the twen-
| ty-eighth quadrennial term.
1897. March 6. Issues proclamation
| for an extra session of Congress to as
semble March Is. The presidents
message dwells solely upon the need
CT a revision of the existing tariff law.
1897. May II. In response to an
appeal from the president Congress
appropriates $4,000 for the relief Of
the restitution in Cuba.
1897. July "a. The "Dingley tariff
ill" receives the presidents approval.
1897. Dec. -. Death Of President
McKinley's mother at Canton, o.
1898. Both branches of Congress
vote unanimously (the House on Mar.
s by vote of 313 to and the Senate
by vote of rs to on the following
day. to place s5O,000,O0O at the dis
posal Of the president, to be used at
his discretion "for the national de-
fense."
His Ultimatum to Spain.
1898. March 49, The president sends
to the Spanish government, through
Minister Woodford at Madrid, an ulti-
matum regarding the intolerable con-
dition of affairs in Cuba.
1898. March %. The report of the
court of inquiry on the destruction OF
the Maine at Havana, on Feb. Is, is
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 the
recognition of the Cuban government.
1898. April 81. The Spanish gov
eminent sends Minister Woodford his
passports, thus beginning the war.
1898. April %. The president issues
call for $4,000 volunteers.
1898. April "a. Spain formally de-
clares that war exists with the United
States.
1898. April rs. In message to
Congress the president recommends
the passage of joint resolution de-
claring that war exists with Spain.
On the same day both branches OF
Congress passed such a declaration.
1898. May Is. The president issues
a call for $4,000 additional volunteers
1898. June 20. Yale university con-
fers upon President Mckinley the de-
gree of LII. D.
1898. July z. Joint resolution OF
Congress provided for the annexation
of Hawaii receives the approval oil
the president.
1898. Aug. 9. Spain formally &C.
cepts the presidents terms of peace.
1898. Aug. u. The peace protocol
is signed. An armistice is proclaimed
and the Cuban blockade raised.
1898. Oct. IL. The president re-
ceives the degree of LII. D. 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.'
1900. June 81. The Republican ma.
tional convention at Philadelphia un.
animously renominates William Nc.
Kinley for the presidency.
1900. June 81. The presidents am
nesty proclamation to the Filipinos is
published in Manila.
1900. July 10. The United States
government makes public statement
of its policy as to it's affairs in China
1900. Sept 10. Letter accepting the
presidential nomination and discuss
ing the issues of the campaign is Civ.
en- to the public.
1900. Nov. 6. In the presidential
election William Mckinley carries q
states, which have an aggregate of 20:
votes in the electoral college, his
votes in the electoral college.
~->~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~oo,ee