The sun., 1901-03-15
.HARRISONS
FUNERAL
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canoe and Tyler, too" campaign.
He married Miss Layinia Scott be-
fore he was 21 years old and moved TO
Indianapolis, where he was elected SUI
preme court reporter. After the civil
war broke out he raised regiment and
advanced step by step. This Is his OF
fetal war record:
commissioned in July, 1867. as Sec
ond lieutenant of Indiana volunteers,
raised Company A of the Seventeen
Indiana voluntary infantry, commis-
stoned captain and on the organization
OF the regiment commissioned colonel;
in August went with the regiment 70
Kentucky and served until mustered
out in June, 1865; was brevetted briga'
dier general in February, 1860"
In 1876 he ran for governor of lndi'
ana. but was defeated by the historic
blue Jeans" Williams. In 1879 he
was annointed a member of the Missis
slpDi river commission. III Aooo Wv
Indiana legislature elected him to the
United States senate. On Marcn Q
1887. his term of office expired, and ne
made an unsuccessful attempt at re
election. David Turpie was chosen his
successor.
Nominated For President.
When the Republican national CON
vention met in 1888 at Chicago, Gener
al Harrison's name was more talked
about. Blaine was still in the running
as were Sherman. Mckinley. Allison
Algcr and other Republicans. Harrison
stood only fifth Oh the first ballot bu
on the eighth he secured the nomina
ton. Levi p. Morton was named fol
vice president. The Democrats renom
mated Grover Cleveland. with Allen u
Thurman as his running mate.
ThonQh he did not secure majority
OF the popular vote, General Harrison
secured 233 electoral votes to 1GS TO
Cleveland. The state of New 1orl
elected David II. Hill, a Democrat. a
governor. but gave Harrison 10000 plu
ralty. Had that state given its eleo
toral vote to Cleveland Harrison woul
have been defeated. President Harr
son was inaugurated on March 4, 1SSs
amid drizzling rain.
The chief event in Benjamin Harr
sons administration was the passag
of the Mckinley bill, n high tariff meas
ure. William Mckinley, chairman G
the ways and means committee of col
gress had drawn ii, and it became
law after bitter opposition by the Den
ocrats.
While he was president there wer
controversies with Chile, Italy an
Great Britain. His chief rival for til
nomination, James q, Blaine was h
5 secretary of state, but lie did not sery
1 ont his term, rcSigning in 1892. IL
died soon afterward
The Death OF His Wife.
Z During his administration Mrs. Ha
rison died. victim of consumption.
: Upon retiring from the president
:. General Harrison was retained by Il
!, late Senator Stanford of California
! deliver a series of lectures mt Stanfol
;: university upon constitutional law.
! In April, 1896, General Harris,
married again, his bride being MI
Mary l.. Dimmock, a niece of his fir
wife. With his second marriage NJ
Harrison took a new interest in lif
;. He took up golf and played the gan
4 with vim and enthusiasm, though W.
+ past the 60 mark. Once more he moul
ed the platform to deliver speeches.
In 1899 President Mckinley appoil
" ed him a member of the Nenezuel
: commission to settle the difficulty wi
Great Britain by arbitration, and
!! spent some time in Europe on that
rand, the commission meeting in Pal
D., Benjamin Harrison as Il lawyer W
u well summed up by his political opl
nent, Vice President Hendricks, W
said:
w. Il have met few lawyers in the col
try with Benjamin Harrison'S capac
p TO get at the naked. legal truth of
ch issue. His mind shoots through
ef underblush of verbiage and irrelev;
testimony like rife ball and hits
OF bullseyc of dispute"
cd Besides his son, Russell p. Harris
~ and his baby Elizabeth, there was
other child, a daughter, Mary, who II
=. rird James Il. Mckee, of Indianapc
en shoe dealer. Their child, Baby"
~. Kee, was one of the picturesque
" ures of the White House during +
ident Harrison's administration
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