This pin declares the wearer’s support for Benjamin Harrison, president from 1889 to 1893, but Harrison was not a widely liked figure in Washington. Although a captivating public speaker, in person Harrison was considers aloof and distant, often referred to as a “cold fish.” He never succeeded in winning the popular vote against Grover Cleveland, in either his 1888 or 1892 presidential campaigns, and won few new allies over the course of his administration. However, in an age of intense partisanship, wearing a pin with Harrisons name on it often declared ones support for the Republican party as a whole, rather than Harrison in particular.
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