The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-11-04

THrO0E1 the IOrIutr InOnAS ScaCAcch ~A%~-
John Randolph we're near kin 70 the latter. me
Reeres Of yfryipia and the Breckinridges OF
Kentucky.
Robert Carter Harrison. grandfather OF our
subject. located In Kentucky In fsts. ms
father and grandfather were graduates Oh
william and May college.
His Scholastic CnreereA Trip Abroad
When he was 8 months old his father died.
but the circumstances OF the family were lefs
in an unusually promising condition. When
he was IS Carter was placed under the sehot
astic cafe ~ Dr. Louis Marshall, brother o.
the chief Justice and father OF the famous Ken
lucky orator. Thomas I. Marshall
In 1875 he graduated from Yale college. He
then studied law but did not practice short
time leisurely spent on his fathers farm. sir
miles from Lexington. preceded "trip 10 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
pant With Bayard Taylor explored Syria aud
Asia Minor Tayiors Land OF the SaracGn"
was the result OF tiie tour
In 1853 Mr. Harrison entered the Transyl-
vania law school at Lexington and finished
the course IN 1885.
beginning Life In Chieago-Reai Estate
and Politics.
In the s1rne 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 isi'
when he was elected county commissioner. In
1872 he was nominated by the democrats to
congress 10 represent n strongly republican
district hut was defeated He reduced the re-
publican majority so greatly. however, that No
was again placed In the field and elected by .
majority OF eighty votes. At the time he wss
put up he was travelling with his family 10 Ger
many. Austria. the Tyrol and Switzerland. He
at or ce came home to represent hts district.
but in 1875 went back. and after travelling
through northern Europe. ended his trip In
Paris. His family went to Germany ana ne
came to Chicago only to be called away again
by the death OF his wife. While absent he wus
reelected to congress- 80
Elected Msyor-Republickn Majorities
Reduced.
In 1879 his name was first suggested for the
mayoralty, and in April following he was
elected by . majority Of over 5000. although
the city had gone republican the fall before by
n majority OF 1900. In 1871 he was reelected
by majority OF 5000, although the city went
republican the fall before by 5000. In this
campaign not only the press but the pulpit
was opposed to him. In 1889 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 n candidate for governor OF the state
of Illinois but was defeated by Gov. Ovlesoy.
the state being preponderatingly republican
Mr.. Harrison. however. succeeded In reducing
the former majority Of 1000 to H500. In the
spring OF 1881. he was reelected mayor Of Chi
cago. On March 10 last Mr.. Harrison was
nominated again as the candidate OF the demo
cratic party for the mayoralty. The campaign
previous to the nomination was one OF the
l., ska K.t1 of Nha.
city. 1t was said on every side that the
Worlds fair mayor must be n representative
man identified with the growth Of the city and
one who could NIL o position which would re-
quire entertainment OF foreign princes and
dignitaries with dignity.
For Worlds Fair Mayor.
Three candidates presented themselves TO
the ranks of the democratic party, Mr.. Harri-
son. Mr. Cregier and Washington Hesing. and
at the primaries there was n spirited contest.
The convention which wai called together on
March was one OF the largest ever held In
Cook county, and some of its scenes were dra-
matte in the extreme. The contest in the con-
vention was between Mr. Harrison and Mr..
Hesing and both OF them sat side by side on
the platform After several hours, during
which the widest confusion reigned In the
convention, and matters were obstructed to
such degree that no business could be done,
Mr.. Hesing withdrew his name, and Mr.. Har-
risan was made the unanimous choice OF the
convention for Worlds fair mayor.
The campaign preceding the election was one
OF the most spirited in Cook county. Opposed
TO MIR. Harrison rs the republican candidate
was Samuel W. Allertoa. who had the support
Of every newspaper in Che city with the excep-
tion Of Mr. Harrison's own paper the Times.
Nothing daunted. however. BY, the confident
prediction Of the press that he STOOD not the
ghost Of a show for reelection, Mr.. Harrison.
in his frank and hearty manner. went ahead
with the management Of his campaign. and by
his presence at many Of the political meetings
and by political protection OF his interests in
his own paper. the Times, Mr.. Harrison sur
prised his opponents by beating Mr.. ADerton
by q plurality Of over 5000 votes. The result
was all the more surprising because Of the con-
fident predictions which had been made that
Mr. Allerton was the choice Of Chicago's citi-
zens and that Mr. Harrison's NTH race for the
mayoralty did not meet with the sanction Of
the people
Probably Had Designs Upon Gov. Altxeid
Also. ...
CHICAGO, Oct 80. lit is probable that
Patrick Eugene Prendergast the as
sassin of the mayor of Chicago. also
cherished designs upon the life of the
governor of the state. 1t is learned
that only few days ago Prendergast
was in search of Gov. Altgeld and for
some reason was desperately anxious
to see him .---s ----
Mayor Harrison's Assassin an, Undoubted
Crapk = - -. =
CHICAGO, Oct. Se.-Patrick Euger ,
Prendergast. the crank who Saturday
night assassinated Mayor Harrison, is
in secret custody, the place of his con-
finement being known only to the po-
lice. There is no longer any fear Of
lyuching, but the officials of the police
department thought 1t best to be on
the safe side, and at o'clock yester-
day morning Prendergast was removed
quietly from the Central station, where
he was first confined, to one of the out
lying police stations. Up to the time
of his removal Prendergast maintained
the sullen. defiant and Indifferent atti-
tude that he had shown ever since he
gave himself up to Desk Sergeant Bar
Der. at Desplaines street, Sat
urday night. Despite the asser-
ton of DIR. Laidlaw. the Prender-
gast family physician, that the assassin
had never shown any indication of
mental alteration, there is no doubt
in the minds of those who have seen
and conversed with him that he is in
sane. His actions for several weeks
confirm this supposition. He has been
writing threatening postal cards to
various'city oficials;and he has threat
ened the life of the mayor in the hear
ing of Mr.. Graham, the mayors secre-
tary. -..
Universai Sorrow and Gloom Pervades
the City.
In Chicago to-day there is univer-
sorrow and horror, but public indigna-
ton no longer threatens in the form of
an attempt at lynching. It is realized
that the parallel which was at first
drawn between the assassination of
President Garfield by Guiteau and the
present murder is not a true one. CUT
teau was a disappointed office-seeker,
who had some qualifications and some
claims to Office. He was a monoma-
MAC, it is true, but he was undoubt-
edly responsible for his actions Prem
dergast, however, is beyond doubt q
lunatic pure and simple. He had
studied and read cranky economic the
cries until his mind gave way. He
L. $500. q, l.,