Ashtray Featuring Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley, Republican Candidates for 1900 Presidential Election, 1900

Summary

Republicans renominated President William McKinley for a second term in 1900. During McKinley's first administration, America had recovered from the economic depression that began in 1893, and the country emerged victorious from the recent Spanish-American War. Only one question remained for the Republican Party: who should be vice president? Delegates chose Theodore Roosevelt, the popular war hero and reform governor of New York.

Republicans renominated President William McKinley for a second term in 1900. During McKinley's first administration, America had recovered from the economic depression that began in 1893, and the country emerged victorious from the recent Spanish-American War. Only one question remained for the Republican Party: who should be vice president? Delegates chose Theodore Roosevelt, the popular war hero and reform governor of New York.

Material

Aluminum (Metal)

Dimensions

Width: 5.0 in

Length: 3.25 in

Height: 0.563 in

Inscriptions

Under portraits: MCKINLEY ROOSEVELT / NOMINATED / PHILADELPHIA / JUNE 1900. On back, in pencil: July 26, 1900 / Bellefonte Centennial

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