Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-10
PRESIDENT MAKING AT SARATOGA.

"Gathr in the Cincinnati Commercial.
Meeting Gov. Hendricks last night, at the
Grand Union Hotel, / introduced myself
and was invited to his room. He spoke Of
Thurman and the Ohio campaign and Of
the recent advices, that Allen would be
elected. He said, indeed, that il was
hardly to be doubted, if what he had
heard within 4 week was true. l told blr.
Hendricks that if Allen was elected after the
back-set the platform gave Allen at the
start, the renOWH would be ThUrman's and
would help him for the Presidential race,
because he CThurmanl had given the cOali-
tiOn of rags and the veteran a chance.
Hendricks seemed TO hear this with inter-
est, and said that Thurman was a man Of
6ne surprises, and had been roughly han
died by some Of the party organs in o 10.
In the course Of remarks he said that pub
lie men in Stale encountered
new difficulty in our time,;
the precipitation Of their patty
presses to make the issues and the Candi-
date. He said he had not seen Blaine
since he came 10 Saratoga, though beth
have been here several days. He had seen
Gov. Tilden, however, few hours before
we cOUversed. And l knew he was with
Judge Chulch in the morning. l askcl
Gov. Hendricks if ne regarded a Demo
cratic success rs probable in 1876. He said:
IL do. The party has picked up won
deIfully all over the country. We have
gained about 10000 votes every election in
Indiana since 1867, when Morton got 20
0UO majority
1 inquired Of the Governor about his
personal relations with Morton, and the
tho NVn uarIs
Senator Morton and myself have gener-
ally maintained personal relations. Some
times il becomes disagreeable; but he has no
stomach for a personal contest, nor have
any taste for it. lie will, however, do an
underhand thing, if he thinks he C.innCt be
found out. An open exchange Of cOmpii-
ments he is very ayerse To, on the stump or
in the party presses. Norton" continued
Hendricks, "lhOught he bad me killed of
in 1872. think be is piqued at any prom
inence that / have retained. Otherwise, l
don't see why L should be attacked person.
ally in time Of profound quiet. There are
very little politics or political feeling in In
diana just now. Do you hear Morton
much mentioned for the Presidency"
l said he was mentioned, but not amongst
the very prominent candidates.
@He can get the Republican delegation Cf
Indiana, Of course" said Hendricks. "He
might get Illinois and some Of the South.
L don't see where he could touch the East
OF Blaine, Hendricks said; "He is a
bright and interesting man. 1t seems TO
me that lie ought to be prominent amongst
the Republican candidates" The Gov
ernor expressed the belief that Holman had
a good chance to be his sue ~essOr. He said:
81 did not want the ofice, aud am ineIigi-
BILE for it another time. / cannot say that
l ever took any Office with much desire.
The law is more to my liking. There is
occupation fOr the mind in it, but the work
is very hard and the responsibility great.
The Governor Of Indiana has qUadruple
the manual labor OF the Governor OF Chic"
OF Dan. VOORHEES, he said: "Voorhees
has genius; be is 4 scholarly man, and
quite an authority amongst u.s."
Hendricks related that he was born in
Ohio, of mixed HOlland-Dutch snd Scotch
Irish ancestry, on both sides antique Penn
sylyanian. He vas taken TO Indiana when
a wear and a half old, in 1920. His
uncle was a Governor Of the state, then
three years only in tLo Union. He was
elected 70 Congress for his leadership in
supporting a State banking, IS against :
promiscuous banking system, and beaten
by the KnOw-KnOthings after two terms.
Public life has written no wrinkle on Hen
bricks azure brow. He takes trouble and !
greatness like May morning. GATH