The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-12-19

L DeHeFe the veto power Is conterre I
10 arrest unconstitutional and hasty
Legislation. and legislation in derosa
ton of Fundamental and essentalrislts
such rs the equality of representation
and not to enable.the Governor t. o,
p ,se his opinions to those of the pee
pies immediate repre- sentatives upon
questions of mere policy
/ On one occasion during his term the
Leg is,atnre adjourned without compile
ting its business. The session closed
on Saturday night. On Monday Coy
Hendricks called special session. init
mating that the members had better
get throng'i. their work as soon as pos
sible The Legislature reconyened on
Tue day, and adjourned again on Sat
urduy. having completed all It's husi
ness.
At the Democratic National Conven
ton in st. Louis in 1876, which nomi-
mated Mr.. Tiiden tor President, Mr.
Hendricks was nominated for the office
of Vice President on the first ballot.
In that year iTilden and Hendricks re-
cpived 22S3, ,eS5 popular votes to 4 ,O33,
$50 cast for Hayes and Wheeler. The
Democratic candidates received the
votes Of the following States: Connect
out, New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama'
Kentucky Tennessee, Isdiana, Missouri.
Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Florida.
Louisiana, and West Virginia, tota
of 203 electoral votes. Hayes and
Wheeler recei 7ed 166 electoral votes.
The electoral votes of Florida, Louisi
ana. South Carolina, and Oregon were
disputed. The story of how Mr.. Til
den and Mr.. Hendricks were defrauded
out of the offices to which they had
been elected need not here he repeated.
Mr.. Hendricks returned once more to
his law practice in Indianapolis his
firm now becoming Baker, Hendricks,
Hord & Hendricks. Conrad Baker.
the Vice. Presidents old political oppo
nent, was member of the firm.
Vice President Hendricks was again
candidate for..the Presidency in 1880,
but the nomination was given to Gen.
Hancock. Mr.. Hendricks opened the
campaign in behalf of Hancock and
English in Marion. Ind.' on Aug. Is,
1880. and worked actively for them du
ring the rest of the campaign.
IN 1884 the Democratic National
Convention met in Chicago. Mr.. Hen
bricks for the first time attending it as
delegate. He placed the name of Sen
ator Mcdonald before the Convention
as a candidate for the Presidency, but
on the second ballot received himself
the votes of all the Indiana delegated
except his own. Gov. Cleveland, how
ever, had more supporters in the Con
vention than Mr.. Hendricks, and rece
we'd the nomination for President.
When the Convention was ready to re
ceive nominations tor the Vice -Presi-
dency Mr.. Wallace of Pennsylvania
arose and presented Mr.. Hendricks
name, Gov. Waller of Connecticut,
Gov. Hubbard of Texas, aud other
prominent delegates supported the
nomination, and, upon the roll call,
every vote of every delegation was
cast for him. The enthusiasm of the
Convention passed all bounds, and fl
nally all present joined in singing
"Old Hundred" as the only means of
giving it expression. Mr.. HcndYicks
was notified Of his nomination at Sara
toga on the 30th OF July, and in his re
ply spoke of the possible Importance
Of the post to which he had been cleo
ted. in case the Vice. President should
have to decide upon questions of law
by his casting vote.
On the 4th of March Vice President
Hendricks, elected to his Office for tho
second time, was sworn into office for
the first time. He occupied his chair
as President of the Senate during the
session of that body called to take &C
ton on President Cleveland's nomina-