The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-14

Of China in the Exclusion acts, and on
the plans for the Improvement OF Inc
Mississippi River. for Wnlcn ms tAgt .
ence on The commission PaTtlculsiIl5 ~, -
ted him to speak with authority IN IcoZ
he had an opportunity IN the senate 10
defend the Republican party aSdlnSl the
attack made on II by his colleague, SeLl4-
tor Voorhees,, the Tall sycamore OF the
Wabash The speech he made then has
not been forgotten in the Senate Yet, ana
Senator Voorhees, never again gave an
opportunity TO Senator harrison 70 -
tack him As a Senator General harm
son spoke in favor of the protection OF
the civil employees Of the Government n
.heir positions. but he denounced that
clause OF the bill which prohibited them
from contributing TO the party campaign
funds as an attack on their rights as
American citizens
In 1854 General Harrison was a dele
zate-at-Iarse to the Republican National
Convention. and his name was discussed
as that of a good man to receive the
nomination Blaine was nominated. and
General Harrison campaiSnea Tor him
The election lost, and the STATE OF In
diana electing a Democratic Il StSlature
in 1856 General Harrison was retired to
private life again and resumed the prac-
tice Of law. In 1855 he was brought for
ward as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for President. and on the first
ballot in the convention he recel- ed -
votes. John Sherman, of Ohio, leading
with 70. During Ehe seven ballots which
followed Chauncey NJ Depew threw his
votes Tor NEtLeIS1A Ei1IL4Sti-4- anu o-E Inc
eighth ballot he received 81 votes and
was nominated. The campaign was
fought OCT on the tariff question, PreSi-
dent Cleveland being the Democratic
nominee. General Harrison received %
electoral votes against l5S for President
Cleveland and was elected HIS 0augh-
ter. Mrs Robert J. Mckee. ana her chill
lived at the White House during q great
part of the Administration, and IN tho
fOnduess Of the President for his grand
child. Baby Mckee. the cartoonjsJs
rHa.V-
Of the term which he served, although
The SrandfathcT's hat was q fat orIte we-t-
pom of the artists also
There was a bitter fight against the re-
nomination Of President Harrison in the
convention of 1892. and the scenes which
preceded his final victory have never been
surpassed in a convention The oppoSi-
ton to him was lead by senator fldIL.
Senator Quay. Senator NOtcOtJ, William
Mckinley. Senator Foraker, ana Emnons
Blaine. the candidates being Mckinley
and Blaine. the latter having been Har-
rison's Secretary Of State a iruitless at
tempt was made to stampede the conVen-
ton for Blaine but the Harrison mana
gers had things too well arranged for
their candidate TO allow this The Rrcsi-
dent was FenOminated. and Cleveland
was again the candidate Of the Demo
Gratis Cleveland was elected. and these
two men had the unique experience OF
meeting each other each N the hour or
victory and IN the hour Of defeat for
the highest Office IN the land
eral Ha rriSOn returned to his home in In
di4napolis. and once more took up the
practice of law. He had many important
cases. chief among which was the Ven
ezueian side of the boundary dispute with
England. He lecUured on law in various
universities. and wrote several articles
that commanded wide attention, not only
because Of the high station of their aU-
thor. but also because of their worth
Mrs Harrison died while her husband
was President, leaving two children Rus
sell and Mrs. Mckee. the mother of the
famous baby on April g. 1895. General
Harrison married his first wife's niece,
Mrs. Mary Scott Lord Dimmick, the GER
emory being performed in ST. Thomas
Episcopal Church in New York city on
February 20. 1897. a daughter was born TO
them
In the campaign of 1896 General Harri-
son took the stump for the Republican
ticket and did effective work President
Mckinley appointed him one Of the ar
bitratOrs for the United States under the
compact arranged at the Peace Confer
eGce held at The Hague, and General
Harrison accepted the honor. In the 1900
campaign he held that the Constitution
followed the flag and did not hesitate to
express his disa greemeGt with his party,
but in spite of this he favored the cleo
tfgp Mckinley