United States for six years."

On the next day I spoke at Huntington, opening my speech as follows;

"When I was traveling over the State of Ohio, recently, I was
occasionally asked 'what about Indiana?' and now, since I have been
in Indiana, I will be able to answer more accurately than I could
have done, although I believed the people of Indiana were loyal,
and brave, and true, and would never turn their backs upon their
most eminent citizen when he had been designated by the Republican
party as a candidate for chief magistrate of the Union. But I have
no longer any doubt about Indiana. I saw yesterday 10,000 to 15,000
people, excited by the highest enthusiasm, marching in the bright
sun and warm atmosphere in a county supposed to be Democratic. To-
day, although the weather is inclement, I see your streets filled
with ardent and enthusiastic people, shouting for Harrison and
Morton and the Republican ticket. No rain disturbs you; no mud
stops you. I shall go back to Ohio and tell them that the Buckeyes
and Hoosiers will march together."

While in Indiana I received a request from Harrison to speak at
Indianapolis, but my engagement at Toledo prevented this, much to
my regret.

My part in the canvass closed at home on the evening of the 5th of
November. I concluded my speech as follows:

"Benjamin Harrison possesses many qualities of the highest character.
He is an able lawyer, an honest man and a good citizen. Benjamin
Harrison is a man for whom every American citizen should vote. He
would stand like a wall of fire on every question of honor with a
foreign country. If you want to do your country a valuable service
you will go to the polls and give a good square honest vote for
Harrison."

Harrison received in Ohio a majority over Cleveland of 19,000 votes,
and a majority of the electoral vote in the country.

During the period immediately following the election, the papers
were, as usual, full of conjectures as to cabinet appointments.
All sorts of cabinets were formed for General Harrison and in many
of them I was mentioned for the office of Secretary of State. It
was because of this that I wrote to Harrison the letter already
inserted of the date of November 26. I wished to relieve him from
all embarrassments, as I had made up my mind not to hold any office
except such as might be given to me by the people of Ohio. I
gratefully acknowledge that all the political favor I have received
has been