The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-07-06
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pRHsAMm u. HARRDOn
RarIison Il IN historic name, going back -
ne earliest days Of Virginia colonial history.
benjamin. Harrison, Of Virginia. WAS member
Of the House Of Burgcsses end later Of the Co
louial Congress. Apatriot Of the revolutionary
period, he Was one Of tho aigners Of the Deo.
larasioa Of Independents. was three tfmes
elected Governor Of Virginia and was MEM
Der Of tho convention that ratified the Consta.
sutton. His son. william Henry Harrison, sol
der and statesman, was the ninth President Of
the United States John Scott Harrison son
Of the President was the father Of General
Harrison, the subject Of this sketch.
General Harrison was born August 20, 1888.
On the Harrison homestead near Noryh Bend, .
few mile> below Cincinnati where his father
and grandfather Were filling the farm to which
!! the latter had retired after long career %
Governor Of tho Northwestern Territory and in
Congress. Young Benjamin was seven years
old wnen his GRANDPA. her was elected Presi-
dent in the famous log-cabin and hard-cider
oampaig1. .t
John Scott Harrison WAS . farmer who Was
several times elected county clerk-and his
sons were reared ~ fnrmers. too. Young Ben
sttsndod the district school TIL he was fifteen,
and then entered Miami University, Oxford, O..
where, despite his youthfulness, he made rapid
progress in ais studies. At eighteen he gradu-
In the ONCE OF Judge Bellamy Storer, Of Cincin-
natl, and here again manifested such unusual
application that no WAS admitted TO the bar
before he had reached his majority. Not only
that, but he had married rs well, and his TWEEN.
| ~ first birthday found him man Of family and
practically without resources, having only $40
| or SOL, advanced him by his father. But the
youth had always felt confidence in his ability
to take care Of himself" and that same year
made his appearance in Indianapolis to COM
mence the practice OF Law.
His was not an imposing figure at that time. A
little, slender fellow, with smooth face, q big,
| tow-white head, no neck TO speak of, and only
| the rather incredible fact that he had q wife
| saved him from being mistaken for q schoolbOy.
He was poor, too, and for q long time lived in
three rOorls in little old house, still standing.
| In Vermont stress, near Alabama. Vet he was
successful. almost from the start, One OF his
| earliest emp,oyments was by the Democratic
Governor, 10 seph A. Wright. in legislative
Investigation, wherein he displayed much abil-
| ity. Then he was so fortunate rs to be selected
for assistant prosecutor in the case Of the wom
| an charged with poisoning man at the old
| Ray House, case which excited q reat deal OF
public interest. His success in that brought
him clients and Of them he has since had no
lack. Indeed, he has for ten or fifteen years been
| one Of the foremost lawyers in the State, and
| now that the Hendricks firm Is broken up and
| ex-senator Mcdonald largely out OF law, he
may be said with the possible exception OF
John M. Butler. to stand ut the head of his pro-
| fession in Indiana
When the war broke out he was still poor
| man with q wife and two children to maintain.
| In 1850 he was elected reporter Of the Supreme
| Court but in 1s6! he left that comfortable
berth to take service in the fold. He raised .
| company and was soon promoted to be Colonel
| of the regiment which WAS eventually assigned
| to Woods brigade Of the twentieth army corps.
| He tO"k part in the various campaigns OF 1553
and 1873 in the middle district but cav no very
exciting service until the AtlantA campaign.
When Sherman began pushing Joe Johnston
| south from Chattanooga HarrisOn's regiment
| took its share in the rough and tumble work,
| being credited with the capture Of some guns
| At ResacO. One of his bographers says:
Though q mere boy in appearance and slight
| Of frame, he had square shoulders and pow
erful arm. He was IN cdd-lookng figure 1t
that time, slender. with big. tow white head.
| short neck and short legs. He used to ride
| large horse. too, and can remember hearing
him laughed At a good deal. But he had the re.
| spect and confidence Of ALL He was exceed
ingly tenacious OF his rights; or, rather, OF the
rights Of his command. He insisted on having
| for his boys the best camping place and the
best Of supplies and accOutremenis He as
young and inexperienced and knew little Of the
arts OF war. but he had learned what his rights
were, and in his quiet way he insisted upon
having them. and invariably succeeded"
His commission rs Brigadier General was won
at the battle Of Peach Tree creek before the
outworks Of Atlanta In the fall Of 1854, after
the fall OF Atlanta. General Harrison. in com.
mon with Logan, Blair and others, whom Old
Tecumseh styled his political Generals" Oh
tanned leave OF absence and came North to
stump the State for the Republican party. re-
joining his command afterward and serving till
the end of the war.
Returning to Indianapolis, he soon laid the
foundation for o law business SO lucrative that
in 1858 he declined to run again for reporter OF
the Supreme Court.
Governor ring his absence from the State,
GOdlove Orth. the nominee Of the conven ion,
having withdrawn. The outlook was a most
unfavOrabe one. but General Harrison accepted
the responsibility and made vigorous cam
paign. That was the year Of Tilden and Hen
bricks, and Of course Harrison was beaten.
This campaign greatly extended his acquaint.
snce and reputation among the people, and be
was now recognized rs o leader.
In the convention Of 1880 his name was men,
toned for President, without espe ial promin-
ence In the same year he was elected to the
United States Senate. He 10 fairly effective
speaker but not an orator.
LEVI P. MORTON.
Levi p. Morton, the wealthy New York
banker. was born at Stonehxm, VT. May 16.
1924, and is therefore sixty-four years old. He
had all the advantages Of an academic educa-