Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-29
What the Cleveland (Ohio) "Leader,
Of

Speaking of Mr.. Harrison, Says.
Ex-senator Benjamin Harrison of Indi-
ana was born in Ohio. Here we see a
public man who is not only deacon in the
Presbyterian Church, but a Sunday school
teacher besides. He is by all odds the
most popular Republican in Indiana, and
has been the leader of the party there ever
since the death of Oliver P. Norton.
Strange as it may appear, he is not an elo-
quent man, nor is he what is termed mag
netic. He forgets names and faces and is
completely destitute of that quality known
as policy Not being a temporizer, he saws
yes and no, and then turns his attention to
the next man who desires to see him.
When he Is announced to speak q throng
is present to hear him, and great is the en-
thusiasm when once he begins. H is sure
of the loyal support of every Repul ;car in
the State when he is a candidate fol uf,ice.
and of the independent voters also.
THE SECRET OF HIS POPULARITY
Is that he is a master of details not only in
politics, but in law and everything else.
For many years he has been one of the
most conspicuous men before the bar of
Indiana, and while his clients by the wav.
have been numerous, he is still in moderate
circumstances. His mental grasp is one of
the wonders of those who know him. and
his capacity for organization is his strongest
quality. When he is conducting a case in
Court he displays supreme skill in mapag-
ing his cause, and is remarkably effective
iE cross examinations In his political
campaigns be displays the same genius that
distinguishes his legal battles. and he is
| usually successful in all that be under
| takes. Blunt as a wedge, cold as John
Sherman is alleged to be, Christian gen.
tleman and a scholar, he leads in Indiana.
where bright orators and hail fellows well
met are glad to
FOLLOW wHERE'ER HE GOES.
Shor; and stocky, with light hair and a
coloriess face, he is not handsome man
by any means. However, in his case, as in
all Others, handsome is as handsome does.
General Harrison is tifty-fve years old.
He vas corn on the Old homestead of his
grandfather, William Henry Harrison,
ninth President of the United States, which
was near North Bend, on the Ohio river.
His education aud that Of his wife, were
secured at Miami University Oxford O.,
from which he graduated when he was
eighteen and where he was married before
he was twenty-one. With about $500 in
his pocket and family on his hands, he
iGurpeyed to the city of indianapolis, and
few days after he arrived there his law
office was opened and he prepared to do
business with neatness and dispatch. His
hair was very white, his legs very short, and
his head rather large for his body, but he
went to work, and even if he did live for
years in three plain rooms he was success
full and
NOT ASHAMED OF HIS POVERTY
Or of the self evident fact that clients
would be gratefully and cordially received
hx,1 -1iuht dow Oh L.
Republican and quite naturally politician.
When he became better known he was
elected reporter of the Supreme Court of
the State and was enjoying the benefits of
his Office when Lincoln called for rs 600
volunteers. Commissioned Second Lieu
tenant by Governor Morton, young Harri-
son marched away, leaving behind his wife
and two small children. At the close of
the war he returned to Indianapolis Brig
adier-General and almost Immediately
was reelected to his old position in the
hy a Democrat while he
WAS FIGHTING OTHER DEMOCRATS IN THE
SOUTH.
In 1876 when Tilden and Hendricks
were making Indiana very lively with red
| ere and long PROFESSIONS Godlove Orth,
the Republican nominee for Governor.
withdrew from the ticket, and the State
Central Committee put Harrison on in his
stead. The General was in the pine forests
of Michigan at the time, and did not hear
of the change until he returned home He
, told his friends that ne would be defeated,
( bat lie made q vigorous struggle neverthe-
| less ohly to meet the fate he had predicted
In 1880 he succeeded Joseph L. Mcdonald
/ in the Senate, and served with honor until
/ 1886. when ne in turn was succeeded by
| David rurpie, Democrat. If General
| Harrison is put on the ticket he viii carry
| Indiana, you may rest assured, and the
| Republicans of America will never have
cause to regret his elevation either