Evening journal., 1901-03-14


Of this sketch.
Benjamin Harrison was born at
North Bend o., Aug 20, 1898. He was
educated al the Miami University. from
which he was graduated at the age Of
49, After leaving college he studied
law in the Office Of Judge Slower In
Cincinnati, and was admitted to the
bar in 1854. before be had attained his
majority The next year he took ur
his residence In Indianapolis, where
he began the practice Of his profession.
Young as he was he was already mar
fied, and poor, but he boldly took his
young wife, the daughter Of Prof. Scott,
OF Miami University with him TO his
new home, assuming that 1t was easier
for youthful lawyer to work for two
than for one.
Clients we're not long in finding him
out. and from the outset he took an
active part in politics. In the cam
paign OF 1860 he was one of the leading
Republican orators in HIS state. He
had been nominated for reporter of
the supreme court OF Indiana and was
elected. He served in this position for
more than a year, but the war fever be-
came too strong for him, and in July.
1862, he raised a regiment and was
commissioned colonel OF the Seven
teenth Indiana by Governor Morton. Col
Harrison with his regiment began SER
vice In Kentucky and Tennessee He
was hreveted brigadier general for
gallant conduct at Reseca. and cal ned
full brigadiership at Peach Tree
Creek Gen harrison serveO with
credit until the end Of the war. and
was with his command al tho final
grand review at Washington In 1858.
Gen. Harrison was again clsted re-
porter OF the supreme court Of lndi-
ana in 1864 He served ont his term,
/ but declined a reelection in 1868 and
devoted himself entirely to his prac-
/ tice in the courts. In 1876 he was the
Republican candidate for governor OF
! Indiana. but was beaten His candi-
/ Gature at that time was fOrlOrn hope,
! GodlOve 5. Orth, who had been nomi-
rated, having withdrawn from the
ticket. -Four years later, or In 1880. the
Republicans succeeded in obtaining a
majority In the Indiana legislature and
than Harrison was elected to the
United States senate. Upon the eXpira-
tion of his term he resumed the prac-
tice OF his profession.
Gen. Harrison was a delegate at large
from his state to the national Republi-
can convention held in Chicago in 1884.
-Four years later, when his name had
been at an early stage brought into
prominence as an aspirant for the Re
publican nomination to the presidency,
he remained at his home in Indiana
polls, carefully refraining from taking
too active a part in current political
discussion. The republican leaders In
Indiana, and almost the entire Rep"b-
lican press Of the state had pronounced
in favor of his nomination, and his
name was presented by the solid dele
cation to the convention at Chicago.
On the first ballot Gen. Harrison re-
ceived only SO votes, standing fifth on
the list, with John Sherman in the lead
with 225 votes. On the second ballot
his vote increased to 81, and on the
third to "a. Chauncey M. Depew, who
had started with 80 votes. but had
fallen to 81, then withdrew In favor of
Harrison, who received PIT votes on
the fourth ballot, but fell to 213 on the
fifth On the sixth ballot his vote
mouRted to 281. on the seventh 10 zl8
and on the eighth ballot he received
544 votes, 100 moro than necessary tC
a choice. Levi p. Morton was the vice
/ presidential candidate. In the cleo
{ toral college Harrison received 2S'
votes against 16S for Grover Cleveland
J He was inaugurated president Marcel
q 4, 1889.
Three days before the assembling o
? the Republican national convention a.
, Minneapolis, in June. 1892, James G.
/ Blaine resigned the post of secretarl
4 of state, in order 10 compete with hi
I chief for the presidential aomlnation
. The contest in the convention wa
4 mainly between the supporters Of thes
q two aspirants, and on the first ballo
a Harrison was renominated. His plural
i ity over Blaine. who received 1872 votes
b was 1858. Mckinley also received Is
votes and were scattering. White
4 law Reid, of New York, was made tn
+ candidate for vice president. Grove
- Cleveland, who became the Democrat
n candidate for the third time, receive
8 277 votes in the electoral college, Z
4 las for Harrison and % for James 1
1 Weaver. the Populist candidate.
q Gen Harrison, whose first wife die
/, a few days before the presidential cleo
tion Of 1899, married Mrs Mary SEQ.
a Lord DimmOck. a niece of his first wifi
b Since retiring from the presidenc
\ Gen. Harrison has studiously avOide
v taking an active part in political al
70 fairs, his most notable departure frol
d which being his implied criticism {
" the sO-called colonial policy Of Pres
dent Mckinley in an address delivere
Ia before the students of the Universit
q Of Michigan last winter He has, how
(. ever, continued in the active practi'
g. Of his profession, frequently appeariu
g. IN important cases before the supren
,- court of the United States He ais
.d acted as counsel for the Venezuela
.d government before the arbitration tr
bunal which met In Paris in 1899
q settle the disputed boundary QuestiC
H. with Great Britain. Gen. Harrison w
10 occupied for many months in the pre-
n aration OF the Venezuelan case. az
made an elaborate argument before n