Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-20
From the 0htc Ssssssmsa
HARRISON'S POPULARITY WHERE
he IS KNOWN.
ClNclrNAri, Nav a6lh, M

Dear Sir IL cut the following from the Gin
cnnati Gazette Of Saturday As., where j, 10 cred
tied to the Rochester Democrat:
Put lhGt and that log ether" VIM II. liar.
,son has resided much 10 CINCINNATI, has he'd
Office there, and is better knswn there than in any
other place; and Cincinnati givesa m9orIy Of
100 in his (aror.
Martin Van Buren, has resided much in Alba.
n.y. has held Office there, and is better known
there than any where else. and Albany has g1ven
a minority OF nearly 500 against him. Hary.
son gets most votes where he 10 best known
Van Buren, most where he 10 least KNOWN
Rochester Democrat
Now far little bR Of kisiory. In tho year
| 1922, Gen HARRISON aud W. 6sTby were orpos
,ng candidates for Congress. In the county oil
HanAton, the residence Of Harrison and Gsxly.
4 the vote WAS as lnllows
James w. Gury, a,sou
VIM ii. Harrison, l,7o7
In the year 1924, Cen. Iiarrison was one Of
the electors Oh the Clay ticket. There were 10
electors each Of whom received more votes N
Hamilton county than General Haruson--he
being the hindmosL And IL out Of tho 10 OF
his fellow electors on the same ticket received
more votes throughout, tho State than Gsnsrsl
Harrison.
Inls3l, Gen. Harrison waaa candidate Tor
representative IN the State Legislature from
Hamilton county There we're four representa-.
lives 10 be elected. The vote was as follows
D. I. Disney, 1925
Alex. Duncan, l,sss Ekea4.
Dan. Fl. HAYES, l767
Jno Burgoync, l7l6J
HIN II. Harrison, l,4T9--.Aoi slstitd.
In 1885, Gen Harrison was a candidate for
President Of the United States, in opposition 10
Martin Van Buren,. Van Bursn's majority ovst
Harrison N Hamilton county was S32.
Gan. Harrison has been resident OF Ham'l'
ton county UPWARDS Of twenty years. and resIses
there still! liz Is yell kno,sn there. Yet, how
are the foregoing votes 10 be reconcIed to the
assertion, Harrison COTS most votes where hs ~
best knownl" The wings ere bard pushed 10
make something grea, out oil their Candidate
when they peryert facts so abomnabIY.
This above extinct also shows with what ease
the whies can accommodate the residence OF their
: hero to suit a newspaper paragraph. Al one time
he /, farmer, residing IN log cabin on tbe Ohio
; rysr. in Hamilton county, about 40 miles below
! Cincinnati. Then he Is ploughns his helds, or
lhreshng hs gram, driving the pigs ou1 oil MS
fields, or drinking "bard cder;' and the sympathy
of larmets is called to bis aid.
AT ono time he resides much IN Cincinnati -
: WhI Cincinnati is q strong wing CITY, sNlng
about 200 wing majority, and Il ls necessary TO
attach this majority 10 Hanison's personal poPu'
aly. in order 10 create the impression that ne Is
we'll known.
They AVOID giving the heretofore s1pfsssed
tests This popularity in h" own county o. ran
, lion. where he resides, but give the Wing majority
! where he does no, reside, bu, where, admit he
I ought 90 reside. az he is clerk Of conE! OF COM
9 mon please of this county and % ths duties Of
o Shicf, # he be true democrat. be olghI 70 pay
some attention.
Gen Harrison is destined to be deissIsd again
i IN old Hamilton county, HI 10 kHsTn hse'.----
And ASIDE from this personal knowledge lhs ciu'
zen. of Hamilton county know that Sen t1aiI, .
son 10 the candidate Of the Fsasrdl Perry wheg
r eonsderalon, however much they might personal
y eslsem him. will prevent the democrats rom gV
ing him their support
shsll write YOU occasionally about n'Ai'e.s aa'
9 things down this way, and res, assured 'ha' u
i hs,etofore / am still "rght side up"
: HAMILTON COUNTY