The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-14
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Twenty-Third President of the Unit

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Benjamin Harrison, the son of John
o., Aug. 20. 1888. graduated at the
Miami university, Ohio, in 1852, studied
law in Cincinnati and in 1854, removed
to Indianapolis, Ind, where he has since
then resided. He was elected reporter
of the state supreme court in 1860 and In
1862 entered the army as a second lieu
tenant of Indiana volunteers. After
short service he organized a company
of the Seventeen Indiana regiment, was
commissioned colonel on the completion
of the regiment and served through the
war, receiving the brevet of brigadler-
general of the volunteers on Jan. %, 1855.
He then returned to Indianapolis and re-
Sumed his office as supreme court re-
porter, to which he had been reelected
during his absence In 1864. In 1876 ne was
the Republican candidate for governor
of Indiana but was defeated by small
plurality President Hayes appointed him
on the Mississippi river commission In
States senator, taking his seat on March
a. 1881 He was elected president on the
Republican ticket in 1888, succeeding
Grover Cleveland on March q, 1889, and
was in turn succeeded by Cleveland II
1893. Since his retirement from office,
Mr. Harrison has lived in indianapolis,
engaged in the practice of law, also serV-
ing as counsel for Venezuela before the
British Venezuelan arbitration commits
sion Of late years he has also Won con-
siderable renown as a public speaker,
lecturer and writer.
WAR RECORD.
Gen. Harrison's war record was nota-
BILE He was in command OF the Seven
tieth Indiana when it marched toward
Bowling Green, during the Bragg scare
in Southern Ohio and Indiana. HIS regl-
ment was in the campaign under Gen.
Sherman against Gen. Joseph H. Il. lem, lem
then in command of a brigade, was one
of the first, if not the first, to cross the
parapet in storming the southern re-
doubt. When the Peach Tree creek fight
was over Gen. Hooker wrote as follows 90
Washington:
my attention was first attracted to the
Young officer by the superior excellence
of his brigade in discipline and instrdc-
ton, the result of his skill and devotion.
With more foresight than have ever
witnessed in an officer OF his experiences,
he seemed to act upon the principle that
success depended upon thorough prepare
ton in discipline and esprit of his COM
mand for conflict, more than on any IN
fiuence that could be exerted on the field
itself, and when collision came his COM
mand indicated his wisdom as much as
his valor. In all the achievements of the
Twentieth corps in that campaign Col.
Harrison bore conspicuous part
At the close of the war Harrison was
breveted brigadier general for ability
and manifest energy and gallantry IN
command of the brigade"
Gen. Harrison refused nomination
for supreme court reporter in 1867, and
resumed general law practice. He took
an active part in the presidential cam
paign of 1868 and 1872, stunping in lndi-
ana In 1876 he was the Republican nomi-
nee for governor, and, although he ran
ahead of his ticket, he was defeated. He
refused President Garfield's tender of
place in the cabinet, preferring to repre-
sent Indiana in the United States senate.
He was senator from 1881 to 1887"
The Republicans nominated Gen. Harri-
son for the presidency in the Chicago
convention in 1888. On the eighth ballot
he received 544 votes. to 100 for Gen, AL
ger 30 for Judge Gresham, for blaine
and for Mckinley. At the election in
November he received 23S votes In the
electoral college to 1853 for Cleveland
HIS ADMINISTRATION.
The seal controversy with Great Britain
came to head in the Harrison adminis-
fration. and the agreemsnt for arhitra-