New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-26
The Democratic Candidate for Governor
Of Imdiano.

Of ln010nos
The special correspondent at Washington
of the Democratic Cincinnati Enquirer
gives the following interesting descn ptio
of the choice of the Indiana Democracy
and how he took the news of his nOmina
zion:
ssThe news from Ingeany" was the chic
topic Of conversation in oongressiona
oiFcles yesterday, and the principal even
Of interest in the House.
In the row of seats next to the east, 81
1ectly in front of the Speakers stand, Sit
the next Governor Of Indiana, old Jimmy
Williams, of KNOX His long, lank figure il
Camped up at the little desk like the big boy
at the district schO0l. He wears suit Of tel
vest, that hang on his angular figure like q
rag on rail. His old fashioned shirt collar
SCENE to have had o contract to choke him
but failing, 1t willis and hangs around
pr0miscuously. The clothes have earned
for Old Jimmy from his br0adclOth neigh
b0rs the nickname Of "Old Blue Jeans,'
and his tall and awkward figure calls forth
blance to Honest Old Abe Lincoln. Ii it
vere not for his clothes, Jimmy Williams
would not attract passing attention among
members. But being . farmer he believes
m dressing like farmer. This it was that
ruined Frank Landers. He shouted loud
enough in the interest of the people, but
his garments are the apparel of the bloated
bondhOlder and the rich oppressor. His
swallow. tail coat has. been his political
damnati6n. But to return to old Jimmy.
At the organization the Speaker, with an
eye single to the public good, put old Blue
Jeans where he could do most good--i. e.,
ut the head Of the Committee on Accounts,
and the care and labor the old man has be-
slowed on the little bills has resulted in a
saving Of thousands Of dollars.
When the House convened at twelve
O'Clock there was q rumor that Landers
had been nominated for Governor out of
Indiana, but about three o'clock Speaker
Kerr received q telegram from John X.
Love, saying: Williams, of Knox, nomi-
mated unanimously. Platform all right.o
Tho news ran swiftly from one Hoosier to
another among the Democrats, and was
we'll received without exception IS to the
candidate, but there were good many who
wanted to know what ''the platform all
right" meant. Shortly after the first die
patch Old Jimmy received one from Colonel
Bowling, of Terre Haute, announcing his
nomination. The old fellow looked as if he
had received an electrical shock He sat
still for q few m0ments, a. if Ls were
trying to realize what had struck
study. Speaker Kerr approached smiliDgly,
and said: Il fancy am now shaking the
next Governor Of Indiana by the hand"
Ben Hill was one of the first to tender his
congratulations, and he was followed by
Colonel Hooker, of Mississippi; Springer,
of Illinois; Fuller, Of Indiana, and host !
Of others. II will never cali you Blue |
Jeans any more" "Hurra for old honest |
Jimmy and victory!' Governor. allow
me-" "He will sweep the State by 20,OOO!' |
How did they ever come to nominate
hint" ''You will find him a hard one to
beat" He looks like Abe Lincoln" ut
would not be strange. if he were nominated
tor President" 'W0rse things have hap
pened." Such we're some of the expires
sions that foated up from the crowd around
The hero Of the hour. Then a reporter of a
ocai paper nabbed him and dragged him
Ut a. a spider takes q fly, and quietly
lacked him with an hours interview.