The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-04
EA-JUSTICE STRONG,
of the supreme court, said;
MIR. HENDRICKS CAREER.
EARLY DAYS,

EAhL1 DALE
Thomas A. Hendricks was born on a farm
near GAINESVILLE, Muskiugalc county. Ohio
Sept z, 1919. His father. Maj. John
Hendricks, with his family, left Ohio the
spring after Thomas was horn, and settled a.
Madison, Ind. Maj. Hendricks remained ri
Madison until 1922, when he removed tC
Shelby county, then very sparsely, settled
and opened up a farm. 1t was located neal
the center of the county, and S~helbyville,
the county seat, was efterward partly laid
out upon 1t. 1t was here that Hendricks
grew to manhood. After the completion OF
his education at Hanover college, one of the
pioneer educational institutions of the West
he studied law, and in due time waa al.
mitted to the bar. Mr.. Hendricks pub.
lie life was long and varied. In 1S4s
he was elected to the state legislature
from his county. In 1850 he was chosen o
delegate TO the convention which made the
present constitution of the state, and was an
| active participation in the proceedings of thai
body. In 1851 he was elected to congress.
n in 1852 was reelected to the same
office. In 1856 ne was appointed commits,
sioner Of the general land office, and held
the position until he resigned it in 1859. In
1868 he was elected a senator of the United
States, and served a full term of six years.
In 1872 he was elected governor OF Indiana,
and served as such until January, 1877,
when he was succeeded by Gov. Williams
In 1860 he ran for governor against Henry
8 Lane, and was defeated by 9,757 votes
The same year Mr.. Lncoln's majority
in indiana 1s s9s over ! Judge genra Douglas sl
defeated him by 1,161 votes. The same
year. Gen. Grants majority over Gov. Sey.
mour In Indiana was 9,579. In 1872 his
majority over Gen Thomas M Browne wal
1,148. The same year Gen. Grants major.
ity over Mr.. Greeley was %, 1924. Gov. Hen.
ticket thet year, excepting Prof. Hopkins
who was chosen to a non-political office. In
1876 he was o conspicuous candidate foi
the presidency, and had the wishes of the
Democracy of the West been consulted 1t ID
possible he would have been nominated.
The East, however, in this instance proved
too strong for the West, and Mr.. Tilden be.
came the choice Of the convention. To pla.
cate his disappointed friends, Mr.. Hendricks
was given the second place IN the ticket
and materially increased its strength in ali
the Western states In 1877. Mr.. Hendricks
term OF office as governor expiring, he went
into private life, and resumed the practice
OF law In his own state.
HIS SUCCESS AS A LAwYER.
He studied the law at Chambersburg, Pa
In the Office of his uncle, Judge Thomson
an eminent jurist of that state. He thor
oughly mastered It's elementary principles
and the minutiR OF its practice. With thil
| foundation, and with o natural legal mind
he was never at q loss, and was Away
strong In any cause without special book
preparation. Before court or jury he was
1 equally at home. In q trial he was never of
hts guard, nor Disconnected by any unlocked.
for turn in the fortune of q case. He en-.
countered any such crisis with as much
promptness, fortitude ind address as If IL
had been anticipated and prepared for. Mr..
Hendricks was remarkable for the readi-
ness with which he gathered up ant
U0t well in hand the nuaQfsona hCfI