The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27
THE INDIANA CANDIDATE
Practically Unanimous Expression Of
the State for Harrison for President.
Name Above All 0thers-The Record of
Man in Every Way Worthy the Honor.

Man In Every way worthy the Honor.
why Republicans Are for General Harrison.
Ind lamar polls Special in Chicago Tribune.
Daniel II. Ransdell, member of the State GEN.
trail committee from this district and associated
with Langsdale on the Soldiers Monument
Commission (but they never speak as they pass
by on this subject and who is probably the
original Harrison man; gave to the correspond
emit the views of himself and associates on GEN.
eral Harrison's candidacy and the opposition to
it. Said he:
I'VE propose General Harrison's name for the
consideration of the Republican rational con-
vention as a candidate for the presidential nonii-
nation because We believe that Indiana is essen
tial to Republican success this year, and because
we believe Gen ral Harrison H. tns man who
can secure its electoral vote His record is un-
assailable, and threes campaigns before the
people of the State show how he stands with
them. In 1860 he elected to the Office az
Reporter OF tho Supreme Court on the first sue
cessful Republican ticket nominated in Indiana
That ofice-one of the most lucr ative in tho
State-he abandoned to enlist in his country's
defense, aud while at tina front the De mocratic
Legislature declared the Office vacant His
military achievements. in which he won
major-generala stars. are known to every one.
after the war he resumed the practice of
his profession, and was rising to the front rank
at the bar. being recognized, in the language of
one of Gen. Harrison's warmest fr lends, as
the abiest lawyer in the State He was not
candidate for any Office, although giving freely
of his time and talents to the Republican cause
in every campaign, until 1876. In that year.
while away from home. where he could not be
communicated with, ne was drafted into service
to head the Republican ticket when Godlove s.
Ortiz, the conventions nominee. after q few
weeks effort in the campaign resigned the
nomination. Although Gen. Harrison did not
desire the position. he needed his partys call
and plunged into the thickest of the frav.
I'm that campaign he not only had to bear
the weight of numerous blunders in the man.
also 60 fight against the popularity of Governor
Hendricks, the active campaigning of Senator
Voorhees, and the vast fund of mules driven
into the State by Tilden's agent. He had also
to meet the detection of Ia gs number of Re-
pubcans who were drawn OF by the Greenbacka
craze To say that the conditions for Repub-
lican success wsre better in 1876 than they may
be in 1888 is simply to argue oneself an lgno--
rarnus in politics, il nothing worse. Notwith-
standing All this and the further fact that a
general effort was made by the Democratic
press and speakers to array miserable class
prejudice against him, General Harrison led his
ticket by more than ], 500 votes
..In 1881 the nomination for United States
Senator was given him by the party representa-
fives by reclamation, when Judge Gresham,
Will Cumback, and others were candidates. To
prevent his return to the Senate in 1887 the
Democratic Legislature of 1885 Rerrymandered
the State in such . way that on the vote of 1884
in a total vote of $50. The campaign of 1886
was made with this prospect in view. Almost
alone in his belief that the gerrymander could be
overcome The and Chairman Huston of the State
central committee being the only prominent
Republicans who believed this could be
done), he made a magnificent and probably
unparalleled campaign. the result of which
that the Democrats able to
show a beeearly majority of two only, and this
obtained by fraud and force. This was the CAM
paign in which Senator Voorhees,, speaking Of
the chances of Democratic success said: If the
Legislature is not sixty Democratic on joint bal
lot shall hang my head in shame And had it
not been for the cowardly surrender of the rights
of the House of Representatives by self-ap-
pointed committee of Senators, General Harri-
sons victory. we'll as that of the Republican
party, would have been complete. In the cleo
ton of 1886. while tho State ticket was elected
by about 4 600 plurality, the figures show that
the plurality Legislative candidates, General
Harrison's reelection being an acknowledged
issue, was over 1000. That looks az if he could
carry the State for US
I'VE want him for the candidate for good po-
litical reasons Shall 1t bs said that after man
has given his best efforts for the success of his
party for quarter of a century, has listened to
its every CALL and served 1t loyalty and we'll, it
will turn aside from him and take IT'S candi-
date another who is wise superior as that
ones friends freely admit, who has done nothing
for its success2 In all these years. most of
Them Judge Gresham has not been able to take
part in the campaigns. however willing he may
have been, and tho fact remains that his services
to the party cannot begin to DO compared to
those of General Harrison. When he was in the
Cabinet in 1884 by no word deed SO far as
Indiana was concerned, did he signify desire.
when it could have been most effsctually ex-
pressed. for the of the Republican ticket.
The boys in tho trenches remember these
things. and they overwhelming for General
Harrison. To be otherwise would be to be
guilty of the basest ingratitudc."
Outside the State.
General Harrison's strength elsewhere than in
Indiana is indicated by the following letters.
both pu blished in tho New York Tribune
To the Editor of the Tribune:
But one question should be considered by
patriotic Republicans: Who is the representa-
tive Republican whose nomination will insure