The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-30
CARTER HARRIsoN's CAREER.


Serving HIS FIFTH Term as Mayor of tho
Worlds Fair City.
Carter Henry Harrison was born In Fay
ette county, KY, Foo. 25, 1925. Richard
A. Harrison, Cromwell's lieutenant gen.
eral, who led Charles to the scaffold, is
his earliest ancestor preserved in the fam
lily archieves. The name was conspicuous
in Virginia during the colonial period,
and Carter o. Harrison, his great grand.
father, and his brother, Benjamin Harri-
son. the signer of the Declaration of indie
pendence and father of William Henry
Harrison, are enrolled in the annals of the
infancy of the Unit ed States of America,
Carter received superior educational ad-
vantages, and In 1915 graduated from Yale
college, He then studied law. but did not
practice. In 1861 he visited every part of
England, Ireland and Scotland and other
parts of Europe, and passed into Egypt,
and in company with Bnyard Taylor ex-
plored Syria and Asia Minor. Two years
later he entered Pennsylvania law school
at Lexington, and finished the course in
1865. In 1866 he went to Chicago. and en-.
gagged in real estate spcculations.
His political life commenced in 1871,
when he was elected county commissioner.
In 1S19 he was nominated by the Demo
Gratis to congress to represent strongly
Republican district but was defeated He
reduced the Republican majority so
greatly, however, that he was again
placed in the field and elected by a major
lty of votes.
At the time he was put up he was travel
ing with his family in Germany, Austria,
the Tyrol and Switzerland. lie at once
came home to represent his district in
1875, went back and after travelling
through northern Europe, ended his trip
in Paris. His family went TO Germany
and he came to Chicago, only to be called
back by the death of his wife.
While absent he was reelected TO con-
gress In 1879 his name was first sug-
gested for the mayoralty, and in April fol.
lowing he was elected by a majority of
over 5000, although the city had gone Re-
publican the fall before by a majority Of
1900
In 1881 he was reelected by majority
of 5000, although the city went Republi-
can the fall before by 5000. In this cam
paign not only the press but the pulpit
was opposed to him. In 1888 he was re-
elected by an increased majority. In 1888
he was again elected.
The recent history of his election as
Worlds fair mayor after hot and bitter
struggle with Washington Hesing, editor
and proprietor of the Stats Zeitung, is
too well known to go into detail. His ma
jority was overwhelming, and during his
term he met and entertained the Duke of
Neragua, the lnfanta Eulalie and many
other distinguished foreign visitors. AS a
W0rld's fair mayor, Harrison was = grand
as well as a picturesque success. On the
Fourth of July he created a wild scene of
patriotic enthusiasm by waving "Old
Hickory" Jacksons sword in the air and
calling upon the immense assemblage to
swear by the old blade allegiance to the
Stars and Stripes. On Chicago day he
was the particular star of the occasion.
A few years after the death of his firts
wife he married again, his second wife dy-
ing about two years ago. Recently, how
ever, he met his fate for the third time in
beautiful young guest at the home of
his son, Preston Harrison, publisher of
The Times. She was Miss Anna b. How
ard, Of New Orleans, founder Of the Louis
lana State lottery. She is a beautiful
woman, and has been the acknowledged
belle of the Crescent city. They were to
have been married Nov Z.
Oscar d. WetherelI, city comptroller of
Chicago, who by the death of Mayor Hnr-
rison becomes acting mayor, is a Republic
can. He is a native of New Hampshire,
but removed to Chicago many years ago
and became a prominent lumberman.
Something like twelve years ago he WAS
elected to the city council of Chicago and
served for at least two terms as chairman
of the finance committee Three years
ago he was elected president of the Globe
National bank and last spring, on Harri-
sons election, Mr.. Wetherell was APP
pointed comptroller. He is about 90 years
of aua