The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-29
TIE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

1t IS 100 early 10 speculate as 10
the popularity OF the Republican
ticket We have never doubted
that Mr.. Blaine was by all odds the
stro INCEST man the Republicans
coul d nominate, and but for his
Sunday he would have
been named
Otcourse everybody will IN der
stand that Harrison was nomfn ted
because he lives in Indiana, rather
han for any great ability he has
or public service rendered.
He is the son of John Scott Har-
rIsOn, and the grandson of William
Henry II arrison, the ninth Presl-
dent Of the United States.
He is SIS years old. He Is a gradu.
ate Of Mann University, Ohio, is
a lawyer by profession, and was g
Wing before the repu blican party
was organized. He went INTO the
army as a Second Lieutenant, He
was made Colonel early and aftera
wards promoted to Brigadier Gen
eral In 1876 he was defeated for
Governor. In 1880 he was elected
to the United States Senate and re.
elected in 1886
Levi p Morton Is 81 years old, Is
very rich man, lives in New York
on the Hudson He is Il self m al e
man. He was a clerk in country
store in Vermont, where he was
raised. He commenced bust II ess
as merchant III Boston, moved to
New York IN 1854 and esta Bills he'd
the well Known house of Morton &
| Grinnell. He alterward established
the banking house Of Morton, Bliss
Il Co. and also hOuse in London,
Morton, Rose IL Co Through his
houses la London aud New York he
transacted an immense amount q
buxintas for the Government, tie
houses acting as the Government
agents IL heavy transactions tor
eleven years Tue Geneva and the
fishery awards were paid through
his houses, amounting to S21 900
oO0. He was the Commissioner to
the Paris Exposition in 1873. He
has served two terms in Congress
In 1880 he declined the nominal
ton for Vice President He was
Minister to France 1881 to 1885. He
has the credit Of removing the res
strictions put ON American pork by
France. He was American Gem
missioner General to the Paris Eec-
trlcal Exposition, the representa-
tive of the United States at the sub
marine cable convention, and pub,
licly received IN the name of thu
people Of the United States tbs
BarIhoIdi statue of liberty. He was
a candidate fer the Senate in 1892.
? but was beaten,
The degree of LII D. was lat~I )
conferred on him by Dartmouth
College,
The nomination ot II arrison and
Morton means fl GIT for both Indi-
ana and New York Many people
supposed there would be no very
earnest fight for New Yor k, that the
money and power Of the party
would be eSncentrat ed on Indiana,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
The last ballots shsw that Cali
fOrnia voted for Harrison, which
r would indicate that he Is sstisfact.
DRY to that state. If s., and the
, Republicans can carry the Pacific
Slope, the contest will be narrowed
down to New York, New Jersey
Connecticut and Indiana.
The South, with New York nd
Indiana, will give the election t q
the Democrats, or the South, with
New York, New Jersey and Con-
neoticut, will elect,
The whole country, from ocean ia
ocean and from the lakes to the
gulf, will be at fever heat until the
LIST of November; bnt it will, in fact.
be thIrty~fOur States looking on at
the fight in four States This W as
the struggle in 1884, and it will be
the same thing over. Mr.. Cleve-
land carried all fsur of the doubtful
states. He carried New York by
1,047 votes, New Jersey by 4,412,
Connecticut by ,284, and Iuaiana
by 6,512.
OF these four states New York
Is the least doubtful, though the
nomination of Morton means the
use of money ON large scale IN New
York.
The first work of the Republican
leaders will DO to xlract. If posi-.
bic, the stings lett by the weeks
work.
Fortunately Ia the Democratic
Convention there was no singing
done.
The Midland Executes a Mortgage,
The Tennessee Midland Railway Satur-
day executed a mortgage to the Central
Trust Company of New York, to secure
their first mortgage bonds. The bonds
are in the sum offs 900 each, and will
be issued to the amoHnt OF $4,000 per
mile for each mile of road constructed.
or hereafter to be constructed. They run