The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-06-28

again, ana Oh the third ballot ut the day
Benjamin Harrison, Of tndlahd; was :honiin.
hted; The last three ballots wierc ia E;;liots:
9th bal Eth bal Sth bal.
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Allison ................. 73 &c ......
Gresham ............. 81 81 50
Nnerman ....:..."...:244 III lis
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As the states were called, California east ,ts
sixteen votes for IIarrist1; and thaii State at::
ter statS I'll into lire: ind TIC "','t'tldtlof
follnwhA cs:-id great excitement and enthusi-
asm. Denomination on motion ofGov. For
aker of Ohio, was made unanimous.
The convention then took Il recess, and at
the evening session, Levi. P. Morton of New
York, was nominated for Vice President.
isiodhAi'Hl OF HARRISON,
Gen: Benjuihin Harrison was born at North
Bend, Hamilton county, Ohio; August 20;
1888. He is of English descent; one OF his
ancestors being ;. frieiid aid ;;oiirseldr of
nliterd ro,awell, taking part; III the trial and
execution Of King Charles l. Shortly aftei
this period the Harrison family inlmigratcd
to America and the next one that becomes
we'll knCw:l is Benjamin Harrison of Virginia,
who performed active part in all move
ments of the rev dictionary war period. was
one of the signcrs Of the declaration of indie
pcndence, thrice elected Governor of Virginia
and a member of the convention that rati:
fed the constitution. He was the father of
Gen. William Henry Harrison, President Of
the United States in 1S4Os and. grandfathcr
of the prcstiit ;lominee Of tho Kckublch'i
party.
The subject of the present sketch entered
Miami University ut Oxford, O., at the early
age of 1G. After graduating he went to Gin
cinnati and studied law. In 1854 he removed
to indianapolis, where he has ever since re-
sided, and commenced the practice of law
New issues that were constantly being
brought into politics, afforded Mr.. Harrison
the opportunity Of being heard On the stump,
and it was but Il few years until he was re-
garded as one of the ablest political speakers
in the state.
In 1860 he was elected reporter Of the SUI
Lincoln issurl his toll for 500, 900 thpe-year
troops, Gov: Morton called Upon Harrison to
aid in recruiting the regiment for the Sixth
Indiana district: His commission; bearing
date Of july II, 1862, was the first one issued
by tho famous war governor, and made IIal-
rison a sccond-lieutenant. He was made cap
tain of Co. A as soon as it was recruited, and
when the whole regiment was filed he was Sc
lected colonel.
Gov. Morton offered to send some one else
into the field in order that Harrison might
hold his civil position in Indianapolis But
this offer was refused and Harrison went in
to the field with his troops. After serving in
Kentucky and Tennessee, the regiment in
January, 1864, was formally assigned to
the first brigade (Ward's) of the third divi-
sion of the Twentieth army corps, with which
body he served until the end of the war. At
Resacn he captured the enenly's line and
four guns, and at Peach Tree Creek his BRAY
cry wis s,ich that Gen. Hooker recommended
him to the secretary of war for promotion,
and he was made brigadier-general.
During his absence in the field the Demo-
cratic supreme court declared vacant the
office of supreme court reporter; and another
b person was elected to the position. Leave of
absence was granted Gen. Harrison in the
fail of 1854, with orders to report to Gov.
Morton. During that 30 days he again made
a canvas of the state, and was reelected for
another term. Then he rcjoincd the army,
was in the siege of Nashville, served until the
surrender of johnson, and was with his COM
mand at the final review of the Union forces
in Washington,
In 1868 he declined a reelection as report
err Of the supreme court and resumed the
practice law. In 1876 he became the can-
didate of the Republican party for governor,
but owing to acomplication circumstances,
was defeated. 1879 he was appointed ON the
Mississippi river convention, and in 1880
elected United States senator for Indiana as
the successor of Joseph f. Mcdonald, and
took his seat on March 4, 1881.
LEVI P. MORTON.
Levi Parsons Morton is in oil respects q
self-made man. He was born May 16, 1924,
at Shoreham in Vermont, just opposite old
Fort Ticonderoga. His f;.ther, Daniel Oliver
(Nnp,Sr srs,%S 81 ,1o r.
Shoreham and Springfield in Vermont, Win
chendon, Mass, and Bristol N. H. His
death occurred at the latter place in 1852.
The income Of q country minister is never
large, but in the case of Rev. Mr.. Morton it
was made to serve the purpose Of supporting
his family as well as to give his six children a
start in the world. 1t was not Il great lift to
be sure. but courage, pluck and talent did
the rest in the case of Levi p. Morton. At
twenty years of age he found himself the pro-
prietor of a small store in Hanover, N. HI. 1t
was a general store,'' with n little of every
thing for sale over the counter.
Going soon afterwards to New York. he
and then became banker. He was the head
of the firm of Morton, Bliss & Co., and is Il
thorough business man-shrewd, enterprising
liberal and intelligent.
During the war, in the dark days of 1928,
he was one Of the frmest supporters of the
the United States might not be able to repay
the money needed to carry on the war.
After the war he turned his attention to po-
litical affairs, and joined the Republican
party. Mr.. Morton was elected to congress
from the Eleventh district of New York The
district had been strongly Democratic but
his majority was over 1000. He was re-
elected two years after. President Garfield
nominated him as minister to France, which
was unanimously confirmed by the senate in
March 1881. The vacant scat thus created
i'll the house of representatives was filled by
Roswell p. Flower. In May 1881, Mr.. Nor
ton was appointed honorary commissioner
general to tho Paris international exhibition
Of electricity.
of three days the Southwestern Minnesota
G. A. r. association broke camp at Lake
Benton. The encampment will Relocated at
Window for the next year. The officers OF
the association selected are: Commander j.
French of LaGrange post, Window: senior
vice commander, Lang of Stoddard post;
junior vice commander, C. G. Goodnow. Pine
stone; officers of the day, Terrett of Window,
chaplain, J. d. McBloom; surgeon DR., Will
son J. J Kendall, of LaGrange post, adju-
tant. A matter of great Importance was the
admission of the Sons of Veterans of the dis.
trict into the association as members of the
q. A. II. The friends of the movement have
been working hard to secure this recognition
zation was completed and Benedict of Sleepy
Eye elected colonel. A resolution recon-
mending Cpat. Aldrich of Lake Shetek to the
board of directors of the soldiers home for
superintendent OF the home was unanimous.
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