The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-09
HARRISON AT HOME.
HE WILL THINK ABOUT 1T
And Keep the Party on the Ragged
Edge Until This Week
Sometime.
THE GREAT GRANDSON.

ID
HEARS THE NEWS AT FORT wAYNE-A
ROYAL RECEPTION AT THE UNION DEPOT
AND AT HIS HoUsE-PJRTER's PLEA, AND
HIS Re- PCNsE.
Yesterday mornings Sentinel laid be-
the nomination OF Gen. Ben Harrison to
the vacancy or tie Republican ticket
occasioned by the Withdrawal of
GOdloye s. Ortiz for the candida
cy for the goverDorshiD of lnoians.
Last night Sentinel reporter boarded the
Bee Line express at tee outer depot, and
had time for briei interview with the
Republican second choice before the train
pulled into the Union depot. After con-
graduating Mr.. Harrison on the NOM
instion, the reporter asked him when be
frs. heard the news. de replied
that the first intimstion came from the
Chicago Times OF Friday. On the steamer
near Mackinaw he wss banded copy of
that paper in which OTth's Withdrawal
was announced, and the names of Albert
@. Porter, d. ID. Pratt and David @. Bran
ham were suggested as the trio from
which his probable successor would be
named.
ON REACHING LAND
he tslegrsphed to inquire what kind OF
connection he could make at Muneie, and
as this gave knowledge of his wheres-
bouts to the operators, he was informed hy
them that several dispatches awaited bim
at Fort Wayne. Gong thither on his way
home, he learned TOR the first time OF bis
nomiuation. In reply TO question
whether he was surprised, he answered
that the whole affair WAS a surprise to him
He did not believe that there was any
thing serious in Orth's Venezuela
connections. and was surprised at
his withdrawal. After his OBJ
s.inacy-we use mis- own lsngusge-he
had not thought the nomination wOul4 be
rendered him, and as his name wss not
mentioned in the dispatch he had read he
was completely surprised at the result.
Arrived at the depot. The general iCund 3
considerable crow in waiting to receive
him. Inc Hayes gusrd mad turned
out in it's full str Myth, sixty
boys. in bloody shirts, red caps
and burning lamps. For an hour
before train Springstein's band bal been
playing on some OF the prominent corners,
and 500 10 700 pso .ls had been collected at
the depot. Throuz n some mismausge-
ment ths carriages, employed Tor this occa-
sion ONLY, r5gsrdless OF expense, were not
where they could be reached, and the dis
tinguished csnOi late 5 God ON the street.
ten or fifteen minutes supported by the
sole proprietoi's rlVa.e st secretary. Fl
nslly the carriage came, the Candidate was
put into it,
Mr.. ALBERT g. PORTER
took seat by his side, the privse secre-
tsry mounted to seat on The drivers
box. and the procession moved out. The
brother-in-lsw from the postoffice was
there, but he did not show up to his usual
advantage. he took sest in the second
carriage and turned his back on the great
grandson. the line Of march of th9 srls-
tOcrGtic candida e's escort was up he
nois to Washington; east on Washington
to Meridian; north on Mersdi-
an, swinging around the Circle TO
Michigan street; ess t on Michigan 10 Penn
sylvania; north on Pennsylvania 20 FJrs
Wayne avenus; northeast 'On tre avenue
to Delaware street, where the fine resi-
deuces begin, and nortn on Delaware To
his own elegant mansion, which was illu-
minated throughout aud gaiiy decorated
with banners, flags, Chinese lanterns, ete
and made bright with the preseuce
OF number OF la lies Of tie
bon ton. When the applause had subsidized
Gen. Harrison was leu out, and Mr.. Al
bert g. Porter formally notifisd hiTu of bis
nomination. 10 MIR. POrleT's remarks auC
thos OF Gen. Harrison, " hich are laid before
the Seminars readers yer oatim, there VI as
ought to have died with the war, but the
efforts were total iailHres. Whenever any
thing was said that indicate the pOss hility
OF secsionalism ente ring into this cam
paigD, it fell like = g. blanket on the en-.
thusiastlc crowd, which, ready TO chin &
every possible opportunity, maintained g.
OminOus silence a. these points. Mr.. Por
ter addressed Gen. Harrison as follows:
PoRTER's PLEA.
Ihave had the honor 10 be delegated by tn,
state central commi. tee to give you forma
notice of your nomination by that cOmmitte.
In response TO what may fairly cali "a unani
NOUS expression of the Republicans OF til,
state for the ofic of governor. [Applause.
The committee, II there mad hem any differ.
ence OF opinion among { EN-, could not have
withstOo1 the irresisti BILE expressions which
came TO them by messengers, b, letters an bl
dispatches nom AL quarters OF the sta'e
fRenewed app euse. Happily there nc
such difference The emph isis with which
you are called TO put yoursel, at The front In
the contest upon which we are entering could
not have been more decidedly expressed h q
the Republican masses Of the slaIe assembled
and given to you their general voice. lCheers.
We know the personal sacTific- at which you
will accept the honor thus rendered to you
and the Discrimination which you nave enter
tanned OF enter ng at so early period of you
life upon public career: We just as wei
know, however, that you have inherited from
your ancestors ac0uVlctlOn tnat, next 10 tnt
service which one oNes 10 the Supreme Faith
is the seE 6; Which 10 % gTssS e%eTssnee
once when, while you were
younger man and surrounded by ev
cry circumstance of domestic felicit,
and business hope, you at the f1rsJ signal Iha
the Union was threatened with overIhroy
broke from all these ties and took up arms 70
It, remaining ste adfastly in the field until IN
nnal battle was won.
PEACE HAS ITS DANGERS
and emergencies, appealing no less than wa
Cor patriotic service. VIII the country cease u
require the highesi patriotic service while tn
the foe yet remains1the rail- ng cries changes
but the disposition still the same. Will
dangerous purposes lie concealed behind cap
tivating and deceptive disgulses are the PEG
pie safe II the eye OF the STATE man sleep
and his voice is not heard TO warn and x
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