New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
THUNDER FOR HENDRICKS.
SUDDEN IMPORTANCE ACCORDED TO THE CLAIMS
OF Mr.. HENDMCKs-THE OCTOBER ELECTION
KEPT IN .vIEw-MR. HENDRICKS HELD TO BE
STRONGER POLITICALLY THAN HIS PARTY.

SUDDEN IMPORTANCE ACCORDED TO TIE CLAIMS
OF Mr.. HENDRICKs-THE OCTOBER ELECTION
KEPT IN .vIEw-MR. HENDRICKS 1nELD TO BE
STRONGER POLITICALLY THAN HIS PARTY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
CINCINNATI, juno 10.-Thc Indiana delegation, Mt
q meeting to-day, decided to vote as n unit from
the first to the last ballot for President for cXGov-
ernor Thomas A. Hendricks, and TO present to the
Convention the name of no man from that State for
the second place on the ticket The opinion of the
Indiana Supreme Court, published yesterday max
ing it necessary to hold the State election this year
in October has given the Hendricks movement an
Importance which under different circumstances
it would not possess, and has encouraged his sup
porters to press his nomination upon the COnven-
tion with an earnestness that is quite unexpected.
Among the means adopted for the creation of n
sentiment in favor of Mr. Hendricks's nomination is
the publication and wide distribution to-day of Il
circular entitled " Some Reasons why Thomas A.
Hendricks should be Nominated: and as the
reasons set forth in this circular the same that
are being advanced by the Indiana men in their
talk with delegates, a summary Of part OF them
is given here.
The first proposition is that the candidate to he
nominated here next week must be selected with %
view of securing Democratic victory i'll New-York
and Indiana. NewYork, it is asserted. is certainly
Democratic by about 10000 ma;ority, and is in no
Democratic party make IT such. In Indiana, the
case is different. II has only recently become Il
Democratic State having been uniformly Republican
since 1882 Its highest Democratic plurality in
Presidential year has been only , 800, out of YOt
ING population of more than 100000. Mr.. Hen
bricks it is declared, is stronger than his party in
the State In 1868 General Grant carried Indiana
by . 579 majority while Mr. Hendricks was defeated
for Governor by only 9Gl. In 1872 he carried the
State in October by jas majority while Il month
later General Grants majority WAS ~, 30 In 1876
Tillen and Hendricks had a aurality i'll the State
Of $500, and for ithe first Itime lin nearly twenty
years the electoral vote of Indiana east for
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
These facts, the Hendricks men say, prove that
with Hendricks al the head of the National ticket.
Ii is very doubtful If any other candidate is
mated.
As for New-YOrk, the Hoosiers say there is no
good reason why Mr. Hendricks should not carry il.
He has not been mixed up Swith the internal dis
sensOns of the party lin that State. and there is no
reason to believe that Mr.. Tilden and his friends
have been offended by lis refusal to accept the
second place on the ticket. Again the Hendricks
men say that when his friends reluctantly advised
him to accept the nomination for Vice-Presldent
IN 1915 at kSt. Louis, they understood a nOmina-
ton for the .irst place on the ticket i'll 1850 was
implicitly pledged to him.
lin addition to ali these reasoAs tho Indiana
Democrats urge Mr.. Hendricks nomination the
aconciliatory disposition and indOmitable resolu-
tOn; his integrity and purity OF character" and
because /" his views OH the financial question are
in full accord with the sentiments of the Demo.
cratic party of the nation expressed i'll the plat
forms of its National Conventions"
OF course tho friends Of other candidates have
ready answers for all these arguments bnt the