New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-02

II -. nnnds had been sleuesd pxssidsnt
psotempcEo q tho senate q tho Isesnt u1t1s 60
succe ~ "a the presidencs IN case Of the dea1hS
INK Claveland during his nekm OF once.
though tho tenuro Of of1ce Of the present pro-
tsmpers can g tsrntnated 3 WI y yste q tbs
B --Do you think that tho sudden dsatA 81 the
gvico president will give nse TO constitutional
the president pro tempore Of the senator
No. it Is not needed. The president pro
tempore holds Office until the return Of the vice
president or until tho senate elects his sue
cessor. nor is his tenure Of Office limited to
cingle session, for the senate is abody IL peY-
OetuO, not expiring by limitation as does the
house Of representatives
Ex-JUsTICE STRONG,
Of the supreme court, said:
II Mr. Cleveland should also die before the
meeting Of congress, the country would be
Without head. and most difficult problem
would be offered for solution. A constitutions
gressional enactment is certainly n eeded
and under the circumstances will prob
e6v be adopted b. the inc e1nin
case of the death Of the president, vict
president and speaker Of the house, In the eecre.
tary OF state until an election could be held II
That con cingency the secretary of state would be
legally the only acting president, although b,
courtesy he would be called president The sam,
would be true OF the vice president, president
pro tenpore or speaker Of the house, in case O.
the succession falling upon either of them
MIR. HENDKICKs' CAREER.
EARLY DAYS.
Thomas A. Hendricks was born on q farm
near GAINESVILLE, Muskingum county. Ohio
Sept. z. 1910. His father. Mai Johr
Hendricks, with his family, left Ohio the
spring after Thomas was born and settled al,
Madison, Ind Maj. Hendricks remained at
Madison until 1892, when he removed tx
Shelby county. then very sparsely settled
and opened up farm. It was located neal
the county seat, was afterward partly laid
out upon it 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 was ad-
lie life was long and varied In 184S
he was elected to the state legislature
from his county. In 1850 he was chosen q
delegate to the convention which made the
present constitution of the state, and was an
active participation in the proceedings of that
body. In 1856 he was elected to congress,
and in 1852 was reelected to the same
office. In 1855 he was appointed commits
Eloner 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 wears
d,
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 1857 votes
The same year Mr.. Lincoln's majority
WA. !as2Hs over ~ 1868 Spd Conrad pG Sss
defeated HIM by 1851 votes. The same
year. Gen. Grants majority over Gov sey-
m0ur in Indiana was 9,579 In 1872 bis
majority over Gen Thomas NJ. Browne was
1,148. The same year Gen. Grants major
ity over Mr. Greeley was 22.924. Gov Hen.
bricks was the only man elected on hi.
ticket that year, excepting Prof Hopkins,
who was chosen to non political Office. In
1876 he was a conspicuous candidate fol-
the presidency, and had the wishes of the
Democracy of the West been consulted it is
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 on the ticket
and materially increased its strength in all
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 LAWYER
i.e studied the law at Chambersburg, Pa, ,
in the Office of his uncle, Judge Thomson,
an eminent jurist of that state He thor
oughly mastered its elementary principle,
foundation, and with q natural legal mind
he was never at loss. and was always
strong In any cause without special book
preparation. Before court or jury he was
equally at home. In a trial he was never of
his guard, nor disconnected by any unlocked.
for turn in the fortune of case He en-.
countered any such crisis with as much
prOmptness, fOrtitude and address as ii il
had been anticipated and prepared for Mr.
Hendricks was remarkable for the readi-
ness with which he gathered up and
got well in hand the questions, both
of law and fact. in any case in
advocate in the country excelled him, and
very few equaled him. He had no speciality
as an advocate, being alike efficient in the
civil and che criminal court, and in all kinds
and forms of sections Although out of Office
after his retirement from the gubernaterial
chair, Mr. Hendricks was not out of politics
His voice was heard in every important
campaign in his state, and he retained the
Ivellest interest in all political questions OF
the day. His adherents rallied around
him again in 1880, and his name was once
more prominent for the presidential nomi-
nation. bitter fight sprang up among
the Western leaders. and a strong opposi-
ton was formed against him. Senator Nc
Donald at that time disputed his prestige
with the Democracy Of his state, and had ata
tanned considerable popularity IN other part
OF the West He became conspicuous as a
possible presidential nominee, and with the
aid OF the Hendricks faction it is possible
that he might have been the choice OF the
Cincinnati convention. It has always been
claimed that Hendricks was the only OBJ
stacle to his nomination. It is certain that
Hendricks fought his pretensions with bitter
zeal, being determined, if beaten at
all, not to be beaten by political rival
from his own state. As the convention was
thus prevented from uniting on Western
candidate, it nominated the choice of the
East-Gen. Hancock. Mr. Hendricks, though
deeply disappointed, took IN active part in
the campaign, and was heard from the
stump i'll many parts OF the West Mr. Hen
bricks was q delegate to the Cincinnati con-
ventiQn of July, 1880, and made the speech
putting in nomination the name of MI. Nc
Donald. Mr. Hendricks himself received
one vote for the nomination on the first bal.
lot His name aroused much enthusiasm.
and on the second ballot he received forty.
tive and one-half votes
NOMINATION AT. CHICAGO
At the Chicago convention in 1884. Mr..
Hendricks was given the second place on
the Democratic ticket and had the satisfac-
non of being elected During the past yea
1e never was in better spirits He has