The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-04
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Thomas Andrews Hendricks Wee Pres
id-nt of tHc United S'at"S, Wa, born
near /mc>yiiIr, -, September =. l>iH.
When he was * months O.t his parents
removed 20 Madison. Ind, then tl- t,~i-
jcucr of hI, uncle, william llrHircs>. who
va, ,uccc~~IycIy "a member OF Congress.
Governor of the state and I uit,i safes
Senator. Miss. he 'tuuFc again. % o.
r-;-d a homestead iu tlr then ~pIr,r.y >r;-
It'd county OF shelby. duI ihr county town.
>~hrihyVlI.-, - upon 4 P,Tt 90 the Oil Hen
iucks farm. In this home Thomas
\. Hendricks passed D., .p,tond "a.
1851. when The entered Hanover COLLEGE.
1t Hanover, Ind, FROM which be VA,
graduated IN 1871. H. then went 10 Cham
h~rr,burg. Pa. stud IL .aw IN tn o'i.e 81
hHs uncle. jude Thomas. wt- siu.'t.l
To- the bar in 1913. aui returned - shelby
vale. To- practice. lis Success in hi- IIo-
.cS,.0n wHs phenomenal. Ia 1T, hc
married Eliza 4. Morgan. IIey have
TAO children. their only spI having diet 100
infancy. la Tie same Nra'. ., the age %;
tWruty--iN, be Was sent t1 The STATE Legs
laiurr. where he served one term. hUt he
woJ!d not accept q TSc!"ctlD:. Ia 1871 E1
was elected without opposition a member
Of the convention HAT Was cI'ic-i tp I"y.st'
ami amend the State constitution of !uI ana.
and was ITOminrn. ami ruIrf@n; 10 thai
work. In ISL. AMI again In I~It De was =
member at Congress from tie Ei!th District
ui iudia,id. Vt Ia" clos" 81 h, second
term hc intended % return 20 lis law Pre-
lice. but President peIc" appointed Inn
COMMISSIONS az the General I.aui pfcs
aud re served in that capacity Tor four
years, administering the affairs ~ iHc
Office with great ability. IA 1880 he
was nominated a. Democratic can
ildate for the ~toy"rnpT~hip II
Indiana. but Was defeated by the Re
publican candidate. Henry ;. Lane, who
became Governor 10y 9..i5 majority. In
the same year Mr. tIrndr csS removed
from She!byyili. To- indianapolis. From
i-aa Ia March. I~GG, Nj. Hcnidck,
was n member OF the United STATES
senate from Indiana. and was regarded ~
A Democratic leader IN that body. lie
served efficiently GA the Committees on
Claims. The Judiciary. Public Lands and
Naval Affairs. In 1865 he Advocated AMI
voted for large appropriations % bring
the war Ia close and SrOAe ~e!Dqucntly n
favor ~ All amentrn-n: Ia increase The
pay of ito soldiers fifty per - b-csu,e
OF the depreciation AZ the cufT"ncy.
H. tie Democratic National Convention
Of l-6>. in Nc~ York. on the iwsuiy-hr~i
ballot be received i31 votes a. cand ta;s
for the Presidency. standing next Ia '.en-
rraI usucock. who received i&j but on
the final ballot il0rato So mour was npmi-
mated. In the suturu IL that year b." was
again A candidat. Cor the GOysu5oT.h!p 81
Indiana. but W.. d.fraie,t by AL majority
hy the Republican candidate. tonrad BaErr,
who aft.rwarl became a lawyer partner %
Mr.. Hendricks AZ the c.oS' Of hss >snt
tn.ial term h. returned to Indianapolis. ami
resumed the practice Of rs profession
Ia -. he was elected Governor az IB-
diana. defeat ug the Republican c~andita'r.
Thomas VI. Brown. by = majority Of LIS
10 July. 1874. ne was i'ennanru: Chairman
% the STATE Dsaorratc convection NJ In
d.aaauo.is In tie National Democratic
convention az St LOUIS IN jane. l-1b. he
received I33, votes foT ia. Presidential
nomination. and when Samuel J. fildrn
was nominated p. received 30 "a: % -
vo.as n candidate FOR the Vice Presidency
In 1877. and again ia 1854 accom- An.si
By Mrs. iIendfics. h~ mai. a brief tour Ia
Furop. as a relaxation from his ariaua.
prufe.siona! parsHiiS. Tie was = Tnsnhrr" 81
III. National Democratic Convention al
Chicago ia July. 1874. ASH IN t~isalf nf III"
indian de.rEA.,ou nominated J0s-pa p
McIonad of tEs: Stat. foE thr Ffesid my
All the RON. nation e 1FoT'r Cleveland.
William \. WatIA0e. q Pennsylvania. non.-
na;.~! Thomas &. ii~rdT,css :1T tr@ P:.s-
dem. and TIE rut - SO soi-S east ;DE hD
~ s1r ham ,.ls glaaiu-oGs aoEn.aS5 81 80
Convention
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