Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-04

enu Carters, prominent virginia Iahil'os. |
Through the former Thomas Jefferson and
John Randolph were near kin to the hitter, the
Reeves OF Virginia. and the Breckinridges OF
Kentucky
Robert Carter Harrison, grandfather OF our
subject, located in Kentucky in 1872 His
father and grandfather we're graduates OF
William and Mary sollegs
His Scholastic Career-A Trip Abroad.
When ho was 8 months old his father died.
but tho circumstances Of the family were ielt
IN an unusually promising condition. when
he was Is Carter was placed under the schoi
astic care OF DR.. Louis farshall, brother OF
the chief justice and fath,r OF the famous Ken
tucky orator, Thomas 7 Marshall.
In Is45 he graduated from Yale college Hs
then studied law hut did not practice. short !
time lelsurely spent on his fathers farm, SIX
miles from Lexington, preceded a trip to Eu-
rope in 1851 when he visited every part OF
England Ireland and Scotland and other parts
OF Europe and passed into Egypt, and In COM
pany with Bayard Taylor explored Syria and
Asia Minor. Taylor's Land OF the Saracen"
was theSresut OF the tour.
In 1858 Mr.. Harrison entered the Transyl-
vania law school ut Lexington and finished
the course In 1850
Beginning Life in Chicago Real Estate
and Politics.
In the same year he came to Chicago. Real
estate transactions from that time forward en-
gagged his attention aside from his political
ventures His political life commenced In 1871,
when he was elected county commissioner, In
1872 he was nominated by the democrats to
congress to represent a strongly republican
district, but was defeated He reduced the re-
| publican majority so greatly, however, that he
/ IL,
was again placed in the field and elected by
majority OF eighty votes. At the time he was
/ put up he was travelling with his family IN Ger
| many, Austria, the Tyrol and Switzerland He
| at once came home 10 represent his district,
but in 1915 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 away again
by the death OF his wife. While absent he was
reelected to congress.
Elected Mayor Republican Maiorities
Reduced.
In 1879 his name was first suggested for The
mayoralty, and In April following he was
elected by a majority OF over bUV' MlnouBh
the city had gone republican the fall before by
q majority of 1909. In 1851 he was reelected
by a majority OF 5000, although the city went
republican the fall before by $500 In this
was opposed to him. In 1883 he was reelected
by an increased majority
In the fall of 1884 Mr.. Harrison, in obedience
. to the per-emptory demand OF the democratic
party was candidate for governor OF the stat
of Illinois, but was defeated by Gov Oflesby
, the state being preponderatingly republican
, Mr. Harrison, however succeeded in reducln
, the former majority Of 10000 to li5OO. In tn
spring of 1885, he was reelected mayor OF On
cago. On March 10 last Mr.. Harrison wa
: nominated again as the candidate OF the demo
l cratic party for the mayoralty The campaig
, previous to the nomination was one OF IN
most active in the political history OF tn
| city 1t was said on every SIDE that IN
| Worlds fair mayor must be represehtatl'
G man identified with the growth of the city an
= one who could ill position which would r
| Quire entertainment of foreign princes an
u dignitaries with dignity.
II For Worlds Fair Mayor.
Three candidates presented themselves
Il the ranks of the democratic party, Mr., llarl
= SON Nj Cregier and Washington Heslng, ar
I Mt the primaries there was spirited contes
). The convention which was called together {
March was one of the largest ever held
Cook county and some OF its scenes were DR.
It matte in the extreme. The contest IN the co
d yention was between Mr., Harrison and
- Hesing and both of them sat side by side
r the platform. After seyeroA hours' m uur,
t. vnn,'or mn,vn ,1o and. and matters we're oSstructed
If such n degree that no business could be don
. NJ Wing withdrew his naaz', sd NJ. !i..
rsan was made the unanimous choice OF i
e 'Vn oA.,un ~, ,aoadin rho e,sc,,on wos q
ot tho m most snirited in Cook county. oppos
:" to MIR. Harrison as the republican candida
#, was Samuel W. Alleflon' VINO hau 'ne supp
Is lion ~ Mr. Iorrison's own paper. the Tim
No,hirr donn,ad howaver NV the connde
IS prediction of the press that he stood not
IN ghost OF snow ior re,e4eos,u, W., want aha
with w l'I the % manapement Of his campaign. and
j. his presence at many of the political meetir
It, and by political protection Of h's 'terests
e, his own paper the Zines Mr. ..rlSoh sons
ay prseu MS oppose"'s o o pe".rs vo,ss he res
e. was w all the more surprising because of the c,
r. adent predictions which had been made II
ed Mr., Allcrton was the choice Of Chicago S c,
of zens aar sai al, H. not meet WIN I'm tne sanction
in the tts' neonle
nd r. cou ,,tr
he 'r''"''' Also.
II c "a. % u i roh,b,e =,
he - In.lA'T' ny, - p.nnaorr,st tho
"'i ieN - ~ 'sa,,,af ch;o,un .
sassli .l,, - Wv; sl,e ,.ns,,aon @ .he l;fo of ,
,- c'le' ,s,e' " 80 ,Sa " statn t II is learn
,or so'.' g nI, " ta,, ,aws ,ao prerdero.
@ 'lia' =; o"'s as,roh ~ ~ Gov Sltaeld and
rs was was - .aae1,, se",a .,uas aasroraeolv anvil,
io- some teaao' ': was "i
u see n''''
~, Mayor Harrison's AssasSin an '""o"'
,as
CHICAGO oct So'-ratr'cN Lus'
he Prendergast. the crank VINO .i 'atul'
m. night assassina'eo Mayor iiar,i'o'i s,.
in secret custody, lhe pi"ee Va ms .
III. tnement pelng khoWn oiiy w. .ao sao,
,rd ,ioo' H.. .ho omo;.ls of tho mol
m y neann' .horrht u host Ia he
oct uePai eiiieho -.
er. ,a. ,''1 ," ,,,orn;nr prendercast was reno,
GER va! ., ,'. t, tha haCartral station wh
on Iu,.ns y, s,et oonfred N one of the @
les ,ie :,,,alA,o m"s I,n st,t;ons Tn to the ii