Why was the U. S. annexation of Hawall delayed until William McKinley became President?
McKinley's predecessor, Grover Cleveland, refused to sign the treaty of annexation.
The Senate did not approve the treaty of annexation until McKinley entered the White House.
Supporters of the nationalist cause were in the majority in Hawall until 1898.
The rebels who overthrew Queen Liliuokalani opposed U. S. annexation.