The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-14

20 years of age, active and healthy, but a
very quiet and unassuming sort of young
fellow. He had just begun keeping house
In a home OF his own and earning a mod
est living by his profession. when, in 1862,
he determined TO offer his services To his
country as a soldier. r*s
The union armies had met with reverses
In the South. and volunteers had in a
measure ceased to offer themselves Har-
rison, leaving a young wife and infant
ehildren.s obtained "a second lieutenant's
commission, and went into camp with Co.
OF the 10Th Indiana regt., which he or
ganized. In less than 30 days the regi-
ment was completed. and Gov. Oliver Il.
Morton commissioned Mr.. Harrison az
colonel
The regiment was hurried forward 10
ION Ran,, Cen Don Carlos Buell's forces at
boWllnS Green, ny, where Gen. BraX-
ton Bragg's confederate troops were op-
posing him.
Gen. Harrison's first independent action
Was as commander OF an expedition sent
against a body OF confederate soldiers
stationed AT Russellville. Ky Dividing his
forces, he surrounded the camp and cap
tured al the enemy'S horses and arms
besides taking number OF prisoners
The 10Th Indiana regiment was given the
right OF the brigade under Gen. William
of the war. Col. Harrison's command
was occupied chiefly in the west guarding
rsl1r9Sds ~ 3S;s and and ngh,ting , n ,EgerrilIss.
until January. 1854, when he was placed
| IN command of his brigade. a part OF the
lst division OF the 18th army corps. Later
MS brigade was attached 10 the 20th army
corps, under Gen. Joseph Hooker. and he
made the campaign from Chattanooga TO
Atlanta.
BEGAN POLITICAL CAREER.
With more than n million of his COM
rades, Gen. Harrison returned home af-
ter Appomattox and resumed the duties
10 ha ali faI
or the supreme court of Indiana I'm 1860
In 1864, while he was at the front. he
was reelected TO the position.
In 1876 Harrison was "A candidate for
governor OF Indiana He made a brilliant
canvass, but that was the Hayes-Tilden
a Saisa a9s t ,Se SnOr. rest q q the he sat,
ticket. however. by from 2OoO to 1000
TN In lSso mo he wss q delegate to the ee1vep,
SO prominent and effective a part In the
canvass that not only gaye Indiana = cleo
toral vote to the Republican candidate te.
but won. the governorship and the legis-
lature. that he was elected to the United
states Senate.
In that body he took his seat on March
4, 1881. the day James a. Garfield was In
the Senate he made himself II record that
paved the way. for fature h6hors.
AZ the Republican national convention.
2, candidate for the presidential nominal
ton. The story OF that weeks contest.
with john Sherman IN the lead. ana the
shadow OF james G.. Blaine's magnetic
personality casting doubt and uncertain
~ over the firial outcome is still familiar:
Gen. Harrison had 80 votes on the first
ballot. gaining q few each time until the
fourth. when Wisconsin left Rusk and
New York Depew, and Joined the Har-
rison column. This put Harrison almost
neck and neck with Sherman.
Then Blaine telegraphed Boutelle. ask
ing that his friends should not persist in
urging his nomination., and the rush be-
gan. On the seventh ballot the grandson
OF the ninth president was nominated for
2sd president by 54i votes. The ticket was
completed by the nomination of Levi T..
Morton. of New York. for vice president.
HIS TERM AS PRESIDENT.
In the November following Harrison
and Morton defeated Cleveland and Thur
man, carrying every northern state ex-
cept Connecticut and New Jersey. OF the
electoral votes. Harrison received 2S3 and
Cleveland 1eS.
IL Is unnecessary 20 recite the history OF
BENJAMIN Harrison's administration. IL
was noted for the passage OF the Mckin-
lev bill, a high tarifNncasure. the nego-
tiation OF several commercial and recip-
rocity treaties and controversies with
out OF the Chilean revolution: the New
Orleans lyuching OF Italians and the Ber-
ing sea sealing difficulty. President Har-
rison pursued a vigorous policy. which
won many strong friends and bitter en-
omies
He was renominated for president on
the first ballot at Minneapolis, June 10.
1892 receiving 532 votes TO 1872 5-6 for
James O.. Blaine and Isl i-6 for William