Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-06-18

Both Born in Ohio and Both Graduates
of Miami University.
Retiamin Harrison on the day Of his "a.
pominstion lacked st two months Of being
dity-nine years ELI, having been born August
10. 1888. His birthplace was North Bend.
Ohio. his father vas John Scott Harrison, a
sou Of Will m Henry Harrison. ninth Pres
lent Of the United States, who was a son Of
Benjamin Harrison, enc Of the signers of the
Declaration Of Independence. benjamin.
Harrison WIS graduated at the Miami Uni.
Fersity. Ohio. in lS52. studio law in Cincin.
asti. aud In 1854 remov i 20 indianapolis,
lid. lie was elected reporter Of the Indiana
Supreme Court in 1867 and in 1862 entered
he army as a second lieutenant Of Indiana
rolunteers. Afer q short service he orsap-
lied a company Of the Seventeen Indiana
Regiment, was commissioned colonel on / a
comp ct on OF the regiment aud seryeI
Trough the war, receiving the hrevet OF
brigadier-general Of volunteers January 29.
1875. After the wsr he returned to Indian.
Apolis and resumed his Office Of Supreme
Courtreporter, TO which he Ind heen reelected
during his absence in 1864. In 1886 he was
AAC " tAAA HA " ANENGNhA o
Ind an, lint was defeated by = small piuralitY.
Presi ent Hayes appoint 4 Tim on the Missjs.
lippi river commission in 1878, and in 1850 he
was elected United sta,es Senator, taking his
scat March 4, lsSi, snd serving six years. In
The Republican nstionel conyt ntion held in
Chicago in June 1855. on the first ballot
fourteen candidates were vo.ed for. John
Shermin received the highe,t number of
votes, 215; Wsl err G. Gresham, III; Chaunc v
NJ. Depsw, 80; Russell A. Alger 81; BeniNm'p
Harrison, SO. On the eighth ballot sherman
received III; Alger, 100; Harrison, GA
Central Harrison became the party's eandi-
dtte Tor President, and at the election la
November he wa, elected. carrying every
Northern State except New Jersey and C,n-
netticut, aud receiving 2}S electoriat votes TO
los for Grover Cleveland.
Whitelaw Reid was born near Zanip, Ohio,
October q, 1887. lie was gradual q at the
Miami University in 1856, and took an active
inteTe { in Newspaper work and politics
lelore attaining his m jority. He made
speeches in the Fremont campaign on the
Republican side, and became editor of the
Zenia News. AT the o. ling OF the civil var
he vas sent into the he.d IS correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Gszette. He served as aide de
camp to Gen. VIM. 5. Rosecrans in the
Western Virginia campais IA OF 1861, and was
pre,eut Mt the battles Of Saiioh aud G. ttys-
burg. lie was elected librarian OF the House
of Representatives in 1868. After the war he
engage in cotton planting in Louisiana.
Two years later he went 10 New York on the
invitation OF Horace Greedy md becams
editorial writer on the Tribune. On the
nom nation OF Mr.. Greedy for the Presidency
in 1872 he placed Mr.. Reid in charge of tho
tribune, and on the des h Of Mr.. 0reely in
the latter part OF The SINE year Mr.. Reid
became the ,di or AMI principal owner o. he
paper. lie was off ret by PRESIDENT Hayes
the post OF minister TO Germany srd a similar
appointment by Pre- ident CARRIED, but de.
10 France of red by President Harrison and
only recently resigned. lie is a director OF
numerous financial aud charitable c rpora-
lions in New YORK city, and has been for
many years president OF the Lotos Club Of
that city.