Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-29
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OlIIPlA, FRIDAY EVENING June 20, 1855.
The Republican Nominees.

agree upon o candidate till last Mon
day, when as usual in such cases, a
lark horse cantered to the front and
quietly won the stake. Three ballots
were taken on that morning and on
the eighth count Benz. Harrison, Of
Indiana was nominated, receiving 544
votes. The remainder were distributed
lis for Sherman, 100 for Alger, SO for
5 for Blaine and 4 for Nc
Kinley.
The nomination was received here
with the utmost surprise and the least
s,nee;Lsc ufspiay VI enIiausiasII, anu IL
ia safe to infer that outside of Gen.
Harrison's home precinct in Indiana
the nomination fell fat, and the an
nouncement few hours later, of the
nomination OF Levi P. Morton, of New
York for the second place on the tick
ct failed TO revive the hopes or cheer
the dropping spirits of men who would
have went fairly wild at the naming Of
the Plumed Knight by the Convention.
This feeling was not improved when
it became known that a large majority
of the Convention really favored
Blaine, but that his cause was lost
from Encouragement of his friends.
The programme had been carefully ar
ranged, and it was of the utmost i'm
portance for its success, that the OBJ
ject be kept absolutely in the back
ground until the Convention, exhaust
ed by the clash Of the clans, should
turn with relief to its waiting and ex-
pectant standard-bearer of the last
campaign, who had signifed his ac-
quiescence in that event and pro-
vided the contending candidates joined
in the request that he be the nominee.
Impossible as this expectation seems
to be, it was in fair way of accom-
plishment, until the California delega-
ton, in its incorporate zeal, precipi-
tated . number of rapidly occurring
untoward events which wholly
changed the conditions upon which
the scheme was based. 1t is said that
on Saturday afternoon all the plans
had been perfected for making Blaine
TIA nominea NTH 500 rotAs on the oth
ballot, and but one thing and one
thing alone was wanting, and that was
John Sherman's consent to Join in q
call on Blaine to run. It was even
said that his consent had been gained,
and that everything WAS fixed. The
ticket uas t. - sBlainA ard. Harrison.
When Sheffhan finally determined
that he would not 60 into the scheme,
even fo1 . cabinet position and great
patronage, the Blaine camp was, for q
time, In great confusion, but finally q
= now plan took shape. Sherman
bad killed Blaine, and Blaine's friends
would kill Sherman. Harrison war
the weapon used.
Sherman 10 the man, therefore, who
killed Cock Robin. His following
would probably not have sanctioned
this course, had it not been for the
imprudent haste and persistent zeal
manifested by the allies of Blaine
arousing . feeling Of devotion for thei,
own favoFits which led to war to the
knife for his opposers.
A party going into . canvass under
Such circumstances possess but . small
prospect for success against unitet
front. This i the relative position o
tho two great parties, and the condi
lions under Which the battle is to be
gin.
Benjamin Harrison, the Republi
can nominee for President, was borr
II North Bend. Ohio. August 20, 1888
He y : grandson Of President Harri.
son who was inaugurated in 1841 ani
served butone month. Hegraduated a,
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and
then for two years read law in Cincin.
natl. His residence since 1854 has
been in indianapolis. After being
admitted 70 tho bar he practiced with
! fair dsgree Of success, and in 1880
was elected reporter of the Supreme
Court of Indiana. When tho Civil
War broke out he enlisted in response
to the first call for troops and ere
long was made second Lieutenant.
He Afterwards organized . company Of
volunteer and won the eagles of the
Colonslcy Of the 10th Indiana
Volunteers. In 1866 he was made .
Brigadier- General and mustered out.
He again took up tse study and practice
Of the law, more or less actively min
Cling in politics. In 1876, as Republi-
can candidate for Governor of Indiana,
he suffered defeat, "Blue Jeans"
Williams being his competitor. He
Was appointed to the Mississippi River
Commission in 1879, and in 1881 was
Dent to the United States Senate,
where he served six years, having dis
played in that time nothing to make
him - in any way . brilliant leader
Of profound statesman. Indeed, his
record in the Senate was not at all re-
moved from the commonplace. His
to- anti Chinese measures
has mot endsared him to the Pacific
Coast. In 1884 he figured as posi-
Die choice in the Republican National
Convention, but the Blaine forces
we're too well organised then. In
1857 he sought reelection to the
federal Senate, but was defeated, the
uccessful candidate being David
rurpie.
Levi p. Morton, who is to bring up
,e tail Of the Republican procession,
hines Of New England stock. He Is
e son Of . clergyman and was born |
xty-four years ago in Shoreham,
ermont. He received . common !