Harrison & Morton

    In 1888 Benjamin Harrison launched a successful campaign against Grover Cleveland and Allen Thurman. Although Cleveland and Thurman received the larger popular vote, Harrison and Morton had a larger electoral vote count, thus winning the election. Provenance: Ex Collection of the legendary Political Americana collector U.I. “Chick Harris".

 

     This great original 1888 mini jug was used to promote Benjamin Harrison & Morton during the presidential election; although not made by the Norton family it is quite historically interesting. 
It  stands only 7/8" tall !!!
     In 1888 the Republican Party ran Benjamin Harrison, grandson of President William Henry Harrison, for President. Levi Morton, a banker and businessman, was his running mate. It was a peculiar campaign, with President Cleveland claiming he was too busy to stump for re-election and New York Democrats, angry with Cleveland for his reform efforts aiding the Republican cause. Although Cleveland won the popular vote, Harrison garnered the most electoral votes, including those of New York, Cleveland�s home state. Buying votes was a fairly common practice; in Indiana some men were paid $15 for their votes.
Again not Norton made, it stands only 7/8" tall !!!