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was Henry S. Love, who ran with Oliver
P. Morton, the candidate tor lieutenant
governor. Love was elected by 9,757
majority. LincOln's majority over
Douglas the same year was 1854.
Love resigned early in 1861 to become
United States senator. Morton sue
ceeded him and began his notable Ca
reer as "Indiana's War Governor"
In 1868 the legislature was demo-
cratic. Jesse d. Bright was expelled
from the senate by the republican ma
jority and Mr.. Hendricks was elected
to the seat thus made vacant. He serv-
ed six years, from 1868 to 1869, in the
senate. He became virtually the lead
er of the small democratic minority
during the most excited period of
American history-the two last years
of the civil war and the great struggle
over the reconstruction acts Mr..
Hendricks took leading part in all
the debates. His patriotism is attested
by even so ultra republican as James
G. Blaine in his "Twenty Years of
Congress-" but Mr.. Hendricks did not
hesitate to pronounce freely and open
ly the views of his party on the Ques-
tions of the day. lie served on the
COMMITTEES on judiciary, naval affairs,
claims and public lands. He opposed
most of the Republican acts of recon-
struction, but in 1864 when the civil
war was hottest he spoke and voted for
large appropriations to bring the con-
fiict to 3 close and advocated an in
crease of SO per cent. in the pay Of the
soldier because Of the depreciation of
the currency. He took prominent
part in the debates at the impeachment
of President johnson.
IN NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CoNvEN-
TIONS.
In 1868 he came near being nOmina-
ted for president by the democratic
convention. Though not formally
presented to the convention as a candi-
date, he received 1872 votes OH the
twenty first ballot, standing next to
Gen. Hancock, who received 1861 and
il is believed that. but for the action of
the Ohio delegation, he would have
been nominated on the next ballot
Gen. McCook and Clement L. Vallan-
digham, of Ohio, seconded by Gen.
Wade Hampton. of South Carolina,
started stampede for Gov. Seymour,
While still senator, Mr.. Hendricks
was again nominated for governor.
Conrad Baker, the republican candi-
date, was declared elected by majori-
ty of 1,161. Gov. Baker afterwards
became q law partner of Mr.. Hen
bricks. For three years-from 1869 to
1S72-the deceased quietly practiced
his profession. He was now the lead
er OF the state bar, and many stories
are told of his successes with juries
In 1872 he was for the third time, nom
mated for governor. 1t was a bad
year for the democratic party.
Grant was reelected president
by an overwhelming vote. His
majority in Indiana was 22,924, but
Mr.. Hendricks was nevertheless elect
ed by majority of 1,14S. Only Ont
other candidate on the democratic
ticket was elected. He served fOul
years as governor, and in 1876 wa:
nominated for vice-president Oh tn,
ticket headed by Samuel j. Tilden.
| THE DARK DAYS OF '76.
| At the National convention of tina
year he was a candidate for preslden
and received 1884 votes in the conven.
ton. After Mr.. Tilden's nomination
for president Mr.. Hendricks was nom.
mated for vice president, receiving al
but eight votes, and accepted. 1t i!
perhaps an interesting and character.
istic fact in this connection that at In
dianapolis on June 25, 1876, only day
or two before the convention, Mr.
Hendricks said to the present writer
for publication, that "under no circum
stances and i'm no possible contingen.
cy" would he accept the nomination
for vice. president. With all his prom
inence MIR Hendricks was unquestion.
ably at various epochs of his career
notably at that other convention il
1S84-nOt perfectly certain as to In,
own purposes.
The result of the election which fol
lowed is one of the darkest incidenti
in the political history of the country
Few there are to day who deny tina
Tilden and Hendricks were elected
and by fraud deprived of the fruits o.
their victory. In speech In 1878 Mr.
Hendricks referred to the result a!
follows:
"While it is time that the titles o
Mr.. Hayes to the Office of president
and of Mr.. Wheeler to the office of vice
president have been settled under tn,
forms of law, and while it is our duty
in my judgment, to recognize the title.
because it is in the interest of stability
aud tranquility to do so, it is none thu
less true that an imperative duty de-
mands that fitting punishment should
be visited upon the public criminals
through whose fagitious crime tha
Judgment was obtained"
After the judgment was rendered
Mr.. Hendricks and his wife VISITED
Europe. They repeated this trip il
1888. At the democratic convention
of 1880 strong sentiment existed i,
favor of the denomination of Tilden anC
Hendricks, but other counsels prevail
ed and Hancock and English were
nominated. 1t is, however, matter o
current statement among Mr.
McDonald's friends that if Mr.
Hendricks had said the word
freeing Mr.. Mcdonald from hi
obligation to support the nomination
Of Mr.. Hendricks to the first place, Mr.
Mcdonald would himself have beel
nominated.
While in private station Mr.. Hen
bricks continued to take an active par
in state and national politics. In 1888.
he was sent delegate to the nationa
convention of his party. The Indians
delegation was pledged 10 the supper
OF ex-senator Mcdonald, and though
not on the friendliest terms with hin
MIR. Hendricks presented Mcdonald
name to the convention in sLeecI
that lacked nothing in fervor. 1t wa
observed as soon as the ballOting begal
that Mcdonald could not be nominated
and the opponents ofCleveland tried tt
create stampede to Hendricks. Th
latter watched the proceedings in silen
surprise. The stampede was not sue
cessful, and Cleveland was nominated
Then, amid scene Ofwild enthusiasm
Mr.. Hendricks was named for vice.
president. In the election that follow
ed Mr.. Hendricks guaranteed to carr.
the state of Indiana, and he kept hi
word. The state was redeemed from
the republican rule, which the million
so scientifically distributed by Dorse,
in 1880 had apparently secured to it
On the 4th of March, 1885, Mr.. Hen
drlcks was inaugursted as vice-prcsi
dent. He presided with the grace ant
ease TO which long familiarity wit
legislative bodies had accustomed him
over the senate. He was frequen
visitor at the White House, where h
was always accorded respectful re
spectful reception by President Cleve
land. AT the Grant funeral he mad
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