It was his involvement in the successful 1896 presidential campaign of William McKinley that earned him the nomination to the post of Consul to Siam ( present - day Thailand ) .
Mr. Musick was also very active in Republican Party politics from his college days onward .
It was Musick 's involvement in the successful 1896 presidential campaign of William McKinley that earned him the nomination to the post of Consul to Siam ( present - day Thailand ) .
Mr. Musick was also very active in Republican Party politics from his college days onward .