CHAPTER 44 CONFUSION IN POLITICS
464. Benjamin Harrison elected President ,1888
In 1888 the Democrats put forward Cleve - land as their candidate for Pres - ident . The Republicans nominated Benjamin Harrison of Indiana . Like Hayes and Garfield , he had won renown in the Civil War and was a man of the highest honor and of proved ability . The prominence of the old Southern leaders in the Democratic administration , and the neglect of the business interests of the North , compeled many North - ern Republicans who had voted for Cleveland to return to the Republi - can party . The result was the elec - tion of Harrison and of a Republican majority in the House of Represen -
tatives .
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