The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-29
AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA
Republican Nominees.

The republican Convention at Chi
cago finished their work Monday last
by nominating Benjamin Harrison
OF Indiana, for President, and Levi p.
Morton of New York, for Vice Presi-
dent. The ballotting was commenced
Friday when three unsuccessful ballots
were taken with Sherman in the lead.
The Convention then adjourned until
Saturday, when two more ballots were
taken, without choice, but with the
vote of Harrison steadily increasing.
An adjournment was then taken until
Monday and two more ballots taken,
with Harrison in the lead. An effort
was now made to unite upon Blaine,
but the Sherman men would not yield,
and Blaine would not accept unless a
unanimous vote could be given. The
eighth ballot was commenced and
there seemed to be break for Harl-
from the start. Alabama which had
voted for Sherman, divided its vote on
Harrison and Alger. When the ballot
was polled Harrison had received 544
votes, Sherman 118. Mr.. Harrison
was born at North Bend Ohio, August
20, 1888. The only genius which his
friends claim for him is the genius of
application. And he has applied him
self to politics all bis life. In 1864 he
was reelected reporter of the Supreme
Court Of his State. He served till
1868. Almost from the first appear
ance in the State he was taken into the
counsels of the party and the local pol
iticians. He made many political
speeches, assisted in the management
Of the State Committee and gradually
grew in prominence until in 1876 God
love s. Orth, having withdrawn, from
the Republican nomination for Cover
nor, Harrison was put up 10 his place
by the State Committee, made a big
fight and was badly beaten by the his
toric "blue jeans" Williams.
In 1878 he again len the Republi.
cans in their hopeless contest against
Greenbackism. Two years afterwards
he was Chairman of the Indiana De-
legation to Chicago, and threw the vote
of that State to Garfield. That year
be was at the head of the two campai-
gns in his State. In 1879 he was ap-
pointed a member of the Mississippi
River Commission. In 1880 the Indi-
ana Legislature elected him to the
United States Senate, where his career,
If not particularly brilliant, was respec-
table. March 8, 1887, bis term of office
expired and he made desperate but
unsuccessful attempt at reelection.
Dayid Turpie was chosen to succeed
him in the Senate, and that august
body has just refused to disturb Mr..
Turpie's tenure in spite of the shrieks
of the Harrison men that gigantic
fraud had been perpetrated on inno-
cent Hoosterdom.
Levi p. Morton of N. Y. William
Walter Phelps of New Jersey and
William o. Brady of Kentucky were
named for Vice. President. The bal
loting gave the following result:
Morton 59i, Phelps, 119 and Brady
1O3. Mr.. Morton was born in Shore
ham, Vt. in 1924. In 1854 he moved
to New York and founded dry goods
store but was unsuccessful. In 1868
he went into the banking business and
made money rapidly. He entered pol
itical life in 1875 being nominated in
the Eleventh Congressional district,
but was defeated. Two years later he
vas elected. Under President Garfield
he was appointed Minister to France.
He is very rich, and this possibly is
the cause of bis receiving the nomina-
ton.