American Decades

Important Events in Government and Politics, 1900–1909

On January 2, Secretary of State John Hay announces that he has completed negotiations for the "Open Door" policy in China.
On February 6, President William McKinley appoints William Howard Taft, a federal circuit judge, to head the Philippine Commission to establish a civil government in the islands.
On March 9, the Social Democratic Party meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana nominates the Socialist Eugene V. Debs of Indiana for President and Job Harrison of California as Vice-President.
On March 24, the new Carnegie Steel Company is incorporated in New Jersey in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Law of 1890. The law has proven ineffective in preventing the establishment of industrial monopolies. Capitalized at $160 million, Carnegie Steel is the largest incorporation to date.
On April 4, Admiral George Dewey, naval hero of the Spanish-American War, announces his willingness to be a...

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