The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-07


pie of the State at large. The Tribune article
tries to create tho same impression by referring
to him IS the thrice defeated Candidate The
truth 10 that General Harrison has never been
defeated before tho people of Indiana IN . fair
contest His popularity has been tried fvs
times. and in three of the contests he mag
nificerfly triumphant and even his last
was a grand triumph. for he overcame MOST
ubiquitous gerry mander of the State. made for
the sole purpose of defeating him. and con-
structsd as TO give the Democrats majority OF
fifty-two OIL join ballot. with eight or ten doubt
fnl districts and was finally only beaten by the
Democrats turning out Senator who had re-
ceiyed a majority of over seven hundred.
There is no living statesman in either party
who can show as grand victory against such
odds At the time of hls other defeat he was
called in to head the ticket just six weeks before
the election on the declination of Mr.. Ortiz. and
when the partv was torn into factions over the
virtual forcing OF Mr.. Orth off the ticket He
was then away from home. but at once returned
and threw himself into the canvass and not
withstanding the troubles in his own party
ranks and the fact that Mr.. Hendricks was on
the Democratic ticket eor Vice~president. and the
other fact that the Democrats spent more than
Quarter of a million TO carry the State. he ran
more than fifteen hundred votes ahead of any
man on his ticket. and more than Eve hundred
ahead of Mr.. Hayes. month later.
The first race Of Mr. Harrison Was in 1850. as
candidate for Reporter of the Supreme Court
on the ticket with such men az Henry S. Lane
and O. p Morton He was the youngest
on the ticket and the least known He held his
time His Office was one with a four year term.
and was the most lucrative in the State, yet in
1862 he turned his back cpon it and offered his
services to the government. entering the army
as lieutenant and coming out full brgadier-
general While he was absent IN the army
fighting for the Union assailed by Democrats,
the Democrats of the state thought it was
good time to get possession of his Office. though
he had more than two years to serve so they
put up Michael c. Kerr. afterwards Speaker Of
the National House of Representatives. aud as
the Republicans did not deem that Mr.. Harri-
son had vacated the Office by entering the army.
Kerr was declared elected without opposition
and took the Office
Two years later Mr. Harrison again was q
candidate for the same Office aud was again
trlumphantlv elected his majority being over
twenty thousand In 1876 as stated he made
his third race under c,rcumatances that made
defeat certain before he entered the canvass.
Two wears before the Democrats had carried the
State by a majority of eighteen thousand but
such was the personal popularity of General
Harrison Notwithstanding he entered the race
under such adverse circumstances the majority
against him was only five Thousand.
In 1880 it Was undarstood tnat IF the Renub-
licans were successful Mr.. Harrison would be q
candidate for the United States Senate In
every ciosa county the Democrats made that an
issue on the lepisIative ticket II was their
constant cry. and the FIGHT was made on him In
the most hitter and unralen.ino fashion
Tne result is we'll known Whle the Renub-
lican State ticket was elected bv AZ average ma.
,slative ,ickae was Il DOR, civ;nc the Rsnnbl,c-
ans a naior;tv If ~ ~, ;o;rt hal1ot Mr. Ortb
Mr. Cnmhack and Ind % f,rs.ham were ALI can.
didatss for tha csncns nomin.t.on hnt 80 over
ha,r;no 0r a ns the fes,;nn That G.ner.1 Harri-
SON had won the recopnition that thev all with
drew. and he was chosen unanimously as the
marty candid.te In 1884 the Democrats u rried
fha S,ata nv m ;or;,v of e sao snd ,bsn esrrv
wandered the state SO as to feel confidsnt of a
majority on Joint ballot Of at least GO In
1856 General Harrison was distinctiyeIy a cam
dida.a 70 succaed bimaalf and -canvass.d tba
STATE nc snch c.nd;data and w.s orlv dafaatad
by the most outrageous frauds. vet the Tribune
s.Iudce Tnrn;a dafaat.d the Senator last win
terri Gennral Harrison made . manly FIGHT for
himself and the party and would rather have
heen defeated as he was than TO take the Office
elected by the means ms ed to defeat him
The TrIbnna corresnondant saws. uFr- Sana-
tor Harrison desires the sunnorf Of the delega-
t;on 70 tha al cn,van,inn He hal;avas a.
rather nrofesses . faith in his ability n secnre
q nresidantial nomination No man has ever
heard Mr. Harrison express anv such faith The
1yhicb Ia will no, ta1L The RonuhI;cane N This
Stata faai that in al nrohab,l,tv Tndiana v;lI
1;r,naliv dsc;de m. naxt slsct;an' ana tho. he
inc tha .ass - :. old be tba nart of 1vssnr e..
tbe national convant;on to nominats q candidate
who can carry the state That man thew believe
20 n. C.nor.i E.rr;son Ga ~. rrc;r., of ~.
~ 70 80 80 - - ha . ~ We - e ~ ~ P
nuhiican. and not his Own ~ "oiA = 'o e :
The Tr;huna corresnonI,an+ aiso tatae mn and
rehasbss the stala lies IF the Sen,inel 70 the
effect that hitter faaIinc er;sts hatwaan
Govar,or Porter and Mr. H.rr;son knoyv
th.t iii sreh tat or,e;ra,as =; ,ba sa.+;,a ;,a.,
cf
Porta- has co,nrI.in.J af tha +rea+,oent hs hss
rsc.;v.d frcn, ~ of .ha rrnr,na.,+ Ea,,rhl;car
naners Of the Stata and has had iusf crnnnd
ffor his comrIa;nt. c,ar+an ;rta-ss,ga :, 49,
andsavorad - rar. hiyr e., ,ha+ rssaa-ai H.
rison was resnons;hle for tls condrct ~ tba na
ner. but thew failed in their nnrnose and
Goyernor Porter On more than me occas;on
latalv has evnra.ssd him..If as favorno ,he
non,;n.tion If M Harr;son for pras;aant ~
he should be so nominated the first man to ba in
tha isid in Ind;an. snaaL;nr F.. he .,s.,;on
woniS h. Govsrnnr Pdrt.r PIT of +hnss ,nan