Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-06-28
HARRISON AND MORTON
Head the Republican Ma
tional Ticket.
indiana Certain for Harrison, with New
York Nearly SO for Morton.
AN AMERICAN RLATFoRM.

The largest and gvandest aggregation o.
Republican brain, principle and LOYALTY
ever held since tho war was at the national
convention at Chicago last week, which
concluded its efforts Monday with the
nomination Of the great soldier and
statesman General Bee Harrison, Of In
diana, for President and Hon. Levi p.
Morton, OF New York. tor Vice President,
On the inside Of this paper will be found
the platform as adopted at Chicago, to-
gether with o detailed report Of the con-
ventien up to the fourth ballot. The
nomination for president vas made on the
eighth ballot and ior vice president on the
first. ballot.
General Harrison has q record that is
honorable in every particular and his past
campaigns In Indiana is ample proof that
he will take that state out Of the doubtful
| column and carry it solid for the Re-
publcans.
General Harrison was born at North
Bend Ohio, August 20. 1888. His ances-
try is Historically brilliant. commencing
with Major General Harrison, one OF
Oliver Cromwelrs 8 trusted followers, thence
down to Benjamin Harrison Of the Colon
ial Congress, oIe Of the signsrs OF the
Declaration Of Independence and three
times governor Of Virginia. The latter
Harrison was father to General William
Henry harrison, the famous soldier,
statesman and President Of the United
States in 1S40. President Harrison was
grand father OF General Benjamin Harri-
son, tho nominee of the Chicago con-
vention. Graduating at Miami University
Oxford, Ohio, at 1S, he gave early evidence
Of possessing a brilliant intellect, was al
ways 8 close student and adopted the pro-
fession CT law. He stumped Indiana
against Thos. A. Hendricks in 1860, and
arose from the Office Of End Lieutenant to
that Of Brigsdier General during the war
Although wanted at homo to fill import
ant offices he staid by his command and
marched with the boys at the hnal review
Of Union forces at the close OF the war
The convention Of 1880 wanted to use his
name for president, but he would not per.
NIT his friends TO present his name. But
by his efforts in that campaign Indians
secured Republican legislature and he
was sent to the senate, where he became
distin6 dished as an able debater. Among
his best efforts in the Senate was his Da
kota report and speech in behalf oi
Dakotas rights to statehood,
Levi p. Morton is q self made man whit
has acquired not only great wealth, bu
enjoys prominence as an intellectual char
acter and is well versed in the practica
affairs Of politics. He was born at Shore
ham, Vt, May 16, 1924. Son Of poo
minister, he began his career as DIR
goods clerk and arose to member OF on
Of the heaviest banking hrms-Morton
Bliss & Co.--in America. He was largel
instrumental in making resumption o
specie payment possible. He has .erve'
two terms as Congressman, which Office b
res. med to accept the appointment q
Minister to France He has always spen
!, his money freely in charities and is yer
popular in New York, his home. nota
BILE instance of his charity was the fttin
out of the ship Constellation with food fo
the relief Of the starving in Ireland /
s 1880. His contribution to this fund alon
= amounted 10 small fortune.