In this corner : Baby Ruth Cleveland . If you ’re much of a presidential account buff ( or into confect trifle ) , you ’ve heard of Baby Ruth , who likelywasn’t the source of inspirationbehind the candy bar of the same name . Because she was born between her pappa Grover ’s two terms in office , she ’s one of the most famed White House toddler . Indeed , she had quite the fan survey before she was even on solids .
In this corner : Benjamin " Baby " Harrison McKee , who was three when his namesake granddad get position .
The feud?As you may distrust , it in reality had little to do with the babes . You see , Benjamin Harrison ( the President , not the baby ) was the POTUS sandwich between Grover Cleveland ’s non - consecutive term . When Harrison decided to run in the 1892 election , he was up against some blotto contention : Cleveland , who forget office unwillingly four days in the first place when Harrison lost the popular vote but win the electoral vote ( auditory sensation familiar ? ) . Because the world was sweep up in Baby Ruth Mania , some speculate that Harrison ’s refugee camp scramble to come up a means to vie . The solution was his toddler grandson , Baby McKee . Baby was a great source for photo ops and promotion , fromriding goatson the White House lawn to attend his own 4th natal day party held in the Blue Room . There was even a Sung save about the whole affair . A sample distribution of the lyrics :
Of course , you know who win the Battle of the Babies : Cleveland was elected to a second term . Sadly , Ruth perish of diphtheria in 1904 at the unseasoned age of 12 .
It ’s worth remark that when Baby McKee shoot the breeze the Roosevelt White House in 1905 , theNew York Timesreferred to him as " a lusty young human being . "
