The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-12
Earnest Support In Pennsylvania, New
York and New England.
Why Indisna's "Favorite Son" is the
Strongest Candidate.
Interview With Mr.. j. III. Reall, of New
York. by a Representative of the SEN
tinel-A Powerful Argument.

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resting upon their oars, and since Senator
Jacobs memorable speech in the Senate, de-
| finlng his position with reference to Mr.. Til
den, the elements have been less discordant.
A third Convention, to send an indepen-
dent delegation to Cincinnati, has been
talked of, but 1t is not believed that any &C.
ton will be taken in this direction. 1t is not
improbable that the party in this State will
yet be united, at least before the close of the
Cincinnati Convention.
find a strong undercurrent here In favor
OF the nomination of Thomas A.
Hendricks. His friends have been working
/ quietly but effectively for him, and the fact
that his claims have not been vigorously
| pushed before the public gives him strong
position. Many of the most careful OBJ
\ servers of political currents consider that
/ Mr.. Hendricks chances for the nomination
| are second to none. One of Mr. Hendricks
warmest supporters, in this city, is Mr.. ]. 81.
/ RealI, formerly of Philadelphia, whom
have just interviewed with the following re-
suit:
"Can you inform me, Mr.. Reall, as to what
| is being done, in this city, toward the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Hendricks?"
WELL" Mr.. Rsall replied. "his friends
believe that he should be nominated, and
are doing what they can TO that end"
"How many votes do you claim for him on
the first ballot?'
1--WE don't waste our time IN that sort OF
speculation. It is folly for any one to say
/ that any particular candidate will receive q
certain number OF votes, because no man at
] this hour can form any reasonable opinion
/ of how the Convention will stand TO ward
any one. Indiana will give her solid vote
4 for MIR. Hendricks from first to last. That
! State is most enthusiastic for him, and has
bad an organization of the most effective
/ kind In bis interest for many months"
"Where else does Mr.. Hendricks strength
/ lie?'
"In PENNSYLVANIA he has hosts of friends.
In 1875 Mr.. Hendricks was by all odds the
favorite of the Lancaster Convention, which
elected the delegates ID St. Louis, who, IN
der the working of the unit rule, gave
their complimentary, vote to General
nomination prevented its going into the
natural channel. Mr. Hendricks has a
strong following in New York, Connecticut,
/ and the other Eastern States as have ascer-
tanned by personal intercourse with repre-
sentative Democrats. He is the natural
! choice of the West, and no man would be
/ more acceptable to the South"
what do you think of the proposition to
nominate Seymour and Hendricks"
"Well. / suppose it is meant in kindness
/ but am in position to say that Mr.. Sey-
mour can not be candidate, and that Mr..
Hendricks will not accept a second place
/ with any one."
What are Mr.. Hendricks claims?"
He does not assert any that | am aware
| Of / am for him, ss have been for many
/ years, and as 1 shall continue to be, because
| believe in the best man. If nom.
! mated and elected, his administration
would give the country peace and rest,
/ which are what her producing and CONNER
cial interests need. We want absolute quiet
now, that we may recuperate our wasted
energies and prolong the season of prosper
ity upon which we have just entered. We
have had enough OF unrest and depression"
please state then, Mr.. Real, the argu-
ment you make in favor of Mr.. Hendricks
nomination"
at would take too much OF your time and
mine to do that in detail, but 1 will out
line 1t to you as briefly as possible.
came away from the st. Louis Convention
! in 1876 impressed with the fact that Mr.
| Hendricks should be the candidate of the
party in 1880, and all my experience and
observation since have strengthened this
conviction. 1t will be remembered, that
next to MIR. Tilden, Mr.. Hendricks was the
strongest candidate at St. Louis, and the
unanimous vote he received for the second
place on the ticket has not been forgotten.
/ For the latter place he was not q candidate,
and only after the most earnest and contin-
ued solicitation did he accept, and then only
/ to save his party. Those who sew how faith
| fully and earnestly the men OF Indiana sup
ported Mr.. Hendricks at st. Louis, witnessed
a devotion almost unparalleled In political
affairs. Long before this Convention. the
la;e Hon. NJ. G. Kerr. of Indiana, who was
! Speaker of the National House of Repre-
1 sentstives at the time, wrote me, in
/ reply to q newspaper letter l had pub
llshed, suggesting Samuel j. Tilden for Pres
! ident and NJ. G. Kerr for Vice President;
/ shat he, with his brother Democrats, would
/ unite in favor of Indians's favorite son,
/ Thomas A. Hendricks and they did
| When, year after the st. Louis Convention,
/ visited Indianapolis, and attended the
/ Democratic State Convention and saw !, 100
of Indiana's representative Democrats, COM
/ prisiDg. judges, legislators, merchants, far
! mersand journalists, acting as delegates-the
/ finest body of men it has ever been my priv.
lege 10 see-I realized from whence this well
of affection sprung. The ovation which Mr..
/ Hendricks received from this vast assem-
blage, when he took the chair TO preside, has
never been surpassed in earnestness by any
/ rendered to man. In his own State
amongst his own people, Thomas A. Hen
bricks is loved and respected by all.
He occupies a position there, and
in the West similar to that of our own
Horatio Seymour, the foremost citizen of the
country. None stand higher with people OF
all parties than Mr.. Hendricks, and none so
well with the masses of the party to which
he belongs. His worth is known and appre :
ciated. His ability and integrity are dis
puted by none His purity of life and his
qualities as a statesman of the true Demo-
cratic stamp need no assertion. In thorough
sympathy with our people, none have a
stronger following. If the claims of any
man for the nomination ara influenced by
the frauds perpetrated against the successful
candidates. in 1876, those of Thomas A. Hen
bricks are second to none.
but there are other considerations to be
weighed IN this matter. The next President
of the United States will be Western man;
there is no way of evading this fact. As
between candidates representing different
sections. interest, not politics. will decide
the contest. II our party is wise, Demo-
crat will be elected. Between two Western
men we can win with Hendricks as our can
didate, and with him we can defeat any can
didste the Republicans may name. Let
them name the only Western candidate and
we are beaten before we enter the field. Let
both candidates be from the East, and a
third Marty man will he Nominated from the