During the Spanish–American War he served in the Eleventh Regiment of the United States Army, in 1898 and 1899.

McLane presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

The House investigation found that, in his campaign, McClane had violated the Federal Corrupt Practices Act and that furthermore "there was widespread fraud and illegality in the election itself."

Once the fraudulent returns were removed, McLane was found to have lost to John Richard Farr.

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