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McKinley to Labor: More Appointments Than Any Predecessor
A list shows President McKinley granting numerous labor appointments from 1897 to 1900, naming Peter B. Laird David Healy Cameron Miller Frank Sargent M. D. Ratchford John L. Kennedy John Farquahar Edwin C. Maden W. G. Edens Charles H. Litchman John Thomas Robert Watchorn Adolph J. You Robert D. Layton YT Powderly among others. The article asserts these appointments exceed those of any prior president since the government’s founding. It also recounts Captain Houston’s mother’s tribute to Roosevelt and contrasts McKinley and Bryan in a campaign push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Peter B. Laird
The
Knights of Labor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Quebec
Canada
David Healy
Vancouver
B. C
Cameron Miller
Miners’ Union
Ohio
Frank Sargent
Grand Master
Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen
Industrial Commission
Industrial Brotherhood