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Show for Congress by 300 votes in ocrontfea that had previously gone Democratic) by 3,000. Elected Gvvernor of Ohio. 1891. Nov. 3. Elected governor ct Ohio by a plurality of 21,511, polling the largest vote that has ever been cast for governor in Ohio. His opponent 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, Mc-Kinley Mc-Kinley refuses to permit the consideration consid-eration of his name and supports the renomination of President Harrison. The roll call results as follows: Harrison Har-rison 535. Blaine 182, McKinley 182, Reed 4, Lincoln 1. 1892. Death of William McKinley, Sr., in November. 1895. Unanimously renominated for governor ot Ohio and re-elected by a plurality of 80,995, this majority being the greatest ever recorded, with a single sin-gle exception during the civil war, for any candidate in the history of the State. M'llErrilllGG! His Record From Farm to the White House, HOW A COUNTRY BOY ROSE. Student, Soldier, Lawyer, Congressman, Governor and Finally Nation's Chief ' Executive The Road that is Free to All American Boys. Here is the chronological. story of the life of William McKinley, twenty-fifth twenty-fifth president of the United States: 1843. Jan. 29. 1 William McKinley, son of William and Nancy (Allison) McKinley, is born at Niles, Trumbull county, Ohio, being the seventh of a family of nine children. ' 1852. The McKinley family removes to Poland, Mahoning county. O., where William studies at the Union seminary until he is 17. 1859. Becomes a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Poland. ticket, although the county had usually usual-ly been Democratic. 1871. Jan. 25. Marries Miss Ida Saxton of Canton. (Two daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Katie Kat-ie in 1871 and Ida in 1873 and both lost in early childhood.) 1871. Fails of re-election as prosecuting prose-cuting attorney by forty-five votes, and for the next five years devotes himself successfully to the practice of law, and becomes a leading member of the bar of Stark county. 1872. Though not a candidate, very active as a campaign speaker in the Grant-Greely presidential campaign. 1875. Especially active and conspicuous conspic-uous as a campaigner in the closely contested state election in which Rutherord B. Hayes is elected governor. govern-or. Elected to Congress. 1876. Elected member of the House of Representatives by 3,000 majority, his friend Hayes being elected to the presidency. 1878. Re-elected to Congress by 1,234 majority, his district in Ohio having been gerrymandered to his dis- 1896. June 18. At the Republican national convention at St. Louis McKinley Mc-Kinley is nominated for president on the first ballot, the result of the voting vot-ing being as follows: McKinley 661, Reed 84, Quay 60, Morton 58, Allison Al-lison 35, Cameron 1. Is Elected President. 1896. Nov. 3. Receives a popular vote in the presidential election of 7,104,779, a plurality of 601,854 over his Democratic opponent, William J. Bryan. In the electoral college later McKinley receives 271 votes, against 176 for Bryan. 1897. March 4. Inaugurated President Presi-dent of the United States for the twenty-eighth quadrennial term. 1897. March 6. Issues proclamation for an extra session of Congress to as- semble March 15. The president's message dwells solely upon the need of a revision of the existing tariff law. 1897. May 17. In response to an appeal from the president Congress appropriates $50,000 for the relief of the destitution in Cuba. 1S97. July 24. The "Dingley tariff till" teceives the president's approval. 1597. Dec. 12. Death of President McKinley's mother at Canton, O. 1898. Both branches of Congress vote unanimously (the House on Mar. 8 by a vote of 313 to 0 and the Senate by a vote of 76 to 0 on the following day) to place $50,000,000 at the disposal dis-posal of the president, to be used at his discretion "for the national defense." A FAVORITE PrCTURE OF M'KINLEY. Bis Ultimatum to Spain. 1898. March 23. The president sends to the SpsaMfe government, through Minister Woodford at Madrid, an ulti-maturr, ulti-maturr, regarding the intolerable condition con-dition of affairs in Cuba. 1898. March 28. The report of the court of inquiry on the destruction of the Maine at Havana, on Feb. 15, is transmitted by the president to Congress. Con-gress. 18F3. April 11. The president sends a message to Congress outlining the situftion, declaring that intervention is h'.eessary and advising against the recognition of the Cuban government. 1898. April 21. The Spanish government gov-ernment sends Minister Woodford his passports, thus beginning the war. 1898. April 23. The president issues a call for 125,000 volunteers. 1898. April 24. Spain formally declares de-clares that war exists with the United States. 1898. April 25. In a message to Congress the president recommends the passage of a joint resolution . declaring de-claring that war exists with Spain. On the same day both branches of Congress passed such a declaration. 1898. May 25. The president issues a call for 75,000 additional volunteers. 1898. June 29. Yale university confers con-fers upon President McKinley the degree de-gree of LL. D. 1898. July 7. Joint resolution of Congress provided for the annexation advantage by a Democratic legislature. legisla-ture. I 18S0. Re-elected to Congress by 3,571 majority. Appointed a member of the ways and means committee to succeed President Garfield. 18S2. The Republicans suffer reverses re-verses throughout the country in the congressional elections and McKinley is re-elected by a majority of only 8. 1884. Prominent in the opposition to the proposed "Morrison tariff" in congress. 1884. As a delegate at large to the Republican national convention in Chicago, actively supports James G. Blaine for the presidential nomination. nomina-tion. Again Elected to Congress. 1884. Re-eicoicd to Congress by a majority of 2,000. 1S86. Re-elected to Congress by a majority of 2,550. 1886. Leads the minority opposition in Congress against the "Mills tariff bill." 1888. Delegate at large to the na- 1860. Enters the junior class in Allegheny Al-legheny college, Meadville, Pa., but poor health prevents the completion of the course. Subsequently teaches in a public school near Poland and later becomes a clerk in the Poland post-office. post-office. Enlists As a Private. ' 1861. June 11. Enlists as a private in Company E of the 23d Ohio Volunteer Volun-teer infantry. . 1862. April 15. Promoted to commissary com-missary sergeant while in the winter's camp at Fayette, W. Va. 1862. Sept. 24. Promoted to second lieutenant, in recognition of services at the battle of Antietam. Wins the highest esteem of the colonel of the regiment, Rutherford B. Hayes, and becomes a member of his staff. 1863. Feb. 7. Promoted to first lieutenant. t 1864. July 25. Promoted to captain for gallantry at the battle of Kerns-town, Kerns-town, near Winchester, Va. 1864. Oct. 11. First vote for President Presi-dent cast, while on a march, for Abraham Ab-raham Lincoln. of Hawaii receives the approval of the president. 1898. Aug. 9. . Spain formally accepts ac-cepts the president's terms of peace. 1898. Aug. 12. The peace protocol is signed. An armistice is proclaimed and the Cuban blockade raised. 1898. Oct. 17. The president receives re-ceives the degree of LL. 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 14. The president signs the "gold standard act." 1900. June 21. The Republican national na-tional convention at Philadelphia unanimously un-animously renominates William McKinley Mc-Kinley for the presidency. 1900. June 21. The president's amnesty am-nesty proclamation to the Filipinos Is published in Manila. 1900. July 10. The United States government makes public a statement of its policy as to its affairs in China. 1900. Sept. 10. Letter accepting the presidential nomination and discussing discuss-ing the issues of the campaign is given giv-en to the public. 1900. Nov. 6. In the presidential election William McKinley carries 28 states, which have an aggregate of 292 votes in the electoral college, his votes in the electoral college. tional convention in Chicago that nominated Benjamin Harrison, and serves as chairman of the committee on resolutions. Many delegates wish McKinley to become a nominee, but he stands firm in his support of John Sherman. 1888. Elected to Congress for the seventh successive time, receiving a majority of 4,100 votes. 1889. At the organization of the 51st Congress, is a candidate for speaker of the House, but is defeated on the third ballot in the Republican caucus by Thomas B. Reed. Chairman of Ways and Means Committee. Com-mittee. 1890. Upon the death of William D. Kelley in January McKinley becomes chairman of the ways and means committee com-mittee and leader of his party in the House. He introduces a bill "to simplify sim-plify the laws in relation to the collection col-lection of revenues," known as the "customs administration bill." He also al-so introduces a general tariff bill. The bill becomes a law on Oct. 6. 1890. As a result of the gerrymandered gerryman-dered congressional district and the reaction against the Republican party throughout the country, caused by the protracted struggle over the tariff bill, McKinley is defeated in the election 1864. Shortly after the battle of Cedar Ce-dar Creek (Oct. 19), Capt. McKinley serves on the staffs of Gen. George Crook and Gen. Winfleld S. Hancock. 1865. Assigned as acting assistant adjutant general on the staff of Gen. sfemuel S. Carroll, commanding the veteran reserve corps at Washington. President Lincoln Brevets Him. 1865. March 13. Commissioned by President Lincoln as major by brevet In the volunteer United States army "for gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Opequan, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill." 1865. July 26. Mustered out of the army with his regiment, having never been absent from his command on sick leave during more than four years' service. 1865. Returns to Poland and at once begins the study of law. 1866. Enters the Albany (N. Y.) Law School. 1867. Admitted to the bar at Warren, War-ren, O., in March. Accepting, the ad-, yice of an elder sister teaching in Canton, Can-ton, he begins the practice of law In Canton and makes that place Ms home. His First Office. 1869. Elected prosecuting attorney of Stark county on the Republican |