The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-30
THE CANDIDATES.
orNrRAI nrNJAMIN nARn1soN

GENERAL BENJAMIN HARRISON.
General BENJAMIN Harrison, the Repub-
licN nominee for President, is the son of
John Scott Harrison and grandson of Will
lam Henry Harrison, ninth President OF
the United States. The Harrison emigrat-
cd to Virginia during the reign of Charles
H., where Benjamin Harrison, the great
grandfather of the Republican candidate,
was member of the House of Burgesses
and of which he.was one of the representa-
tiyes in the Continental Congress. This
BENJAMIN Harrison was not only signer
of the Declaration of independence, but
member of the Virginia convention to
ratify the Federal Constitution. He died
in 1901. His son, William Henry Harrison,
fought under Wayne IN the Northwest
Territory in 1902, and became Secretary OF
the Territory in 1897. His military career
was distinguished one, and his public
career, ending with his election to the
Presidency in 1910, was respectable. John
Scott Harrison was member of Congress
from 1868 to 1857. Young Benjamin was
only seven years old when his grandfather
was elected President, fortY-eight years
ago, having been born In the famous log
cabin on the Harrison farm at North Bend,
Ohio, August 20, 1888.
Young Benjamin Harrison was educated
at the Miami University, from which he
was graduated at The age of eighteen. After
leaving college he studied law in the office
of Judge Stover, in Cincinnati, and was
admitted to the bar in 1854, before he had
attained his majority. The next year he
took up his residence at Indianapolis,
where he began the practice of his profes-
sion. In the campaign Of 1860 he was one
Of the leading Republican orators in his
State. He had been nominated for Re-
porter of the Supreme Court of indiana
and was elected. He served in this posi-
tioh for more than year, but the wal
fever became too strong for him, and il
July, 1862, he raised a regiment and wa
commissioned colonel of the Seventeenth
Indiana by Governor Morton. Colohe
Harrison with his regiment began servic,
Ia Kentucky and Tennessee. He wa
brevetted brigadier general for gallant con
duct at Resaca, and earned full hrIgadier
ship at Peach Tree Creek. General Harri
son served with credit until the end Of th
war, and was with his command at th
final grand review at Washington in 1866
General Harrison was again elected re
porter of the Supreme Court of Indiana i
1854 He served out his term, but decline
reelection in 1858 and devoted himsel
entirely to his practice in the courts. l
1876 he was the Republican candidate fo
Governor of Indiana, but was beaten. hi
candidature at that time was forlorn hop,
Gedlove S. Orth, who had been ns4sinate(
having withdrawn from the ticket. For
years later, or in 1880, the Republican
succeeded in obtaining majority in tt
Indiana Legislature and then Harriso
was rewarded for his self-sacrifice in 49,
by being elected to the United States Sci
ate. Upon the expiration of his term
resumed the practice of his profession, bl
he is now again brought out from his I
tirement to become the standard-bearer
his party in the impending campaign.
General Harrison's career has been
sreditable one. AS a soldier he was courag
Gus and faithful, but he evinced no gre
military qualities. In public life he W
always theroughgoing party man. In Il
Senate he always acted with the majorit
but be was never an extremist. In two /
spects he is said to be the opposite
Blaine-he does not care to shake han
and has poor memory for names al
faces. Although he has had good pra
tice at the bar General Harrison is n
rich. Mrs. Harrison is daughter of ri
fessor Scott of his old college, the Mial
University.
LEVI PARSONS MORTON.
As in the nomination of the late Pre-
dent Arthur the Republican party, VIII
it goes to New York for candidate I
the Vice Presidency, seeks one born
Vermont. Levi P. Morton first saw t
light S:oneham, May 16, 1924. After
ceiving the ordinary education of Gre
Mountain boy, Mr.. Morton engaged
business as merchant at Hanover, N. ]
but in 1850 he removed to Boston, and
1854 to New York. In 1858 he engaged
the banking business in New York a
London, the American house being kno'
as Morton, Bliss g. Co., and the Engl
house Morton, Rose & Co.
Mr.. Morton has taken an active part
New York politics for many years, a
was the confidential adviser of seYe
successive Republican administrations
matters affecting our foreign relatio
This was especially the case at the ii
the presentation of the Alabama clai
was in preparation for the Geneva Tribut
Mr.. Morton was elected to the Forty-si
Congress but he retired in March, 1881
become Minister 20 France. IL was asseI
at the time that President Garfield
promised to make him Secretary of
Treasury but substituted the French Miss
Mr.. Morton continued as Minister
France until 1885 when he was succee
by Minister McLane. 1t has been gene
ly understood that he was ambitious
represent New York in the Senate of
United States. Mr.. Morton has been
Of business for a number of years. He
man of very large means.
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