Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-28
IN MEMORIAM.
The jefferson Club Rays its Tribute {" the
Memory Of the Dead Vice President.

The jefferson Club Pays its Tribute tn the
Memory Of the Dead Vice President.
The Jefferson Club met at its rooms last
night to take suitable action on the death of
Vice President Hendricks. W. S. Thomas,
the president of the club, was In the chair.
On motion the chair appointed committee
of five on resolutions of respect, consisting
of Messrs. Spence, Zimmerman. II. 5.
Showers. Constantine and DIR. T. K. Potter.
After consulting together. the committee.
through Its chairman, Mr.. Spence. asked
leave to report to the meeting tonight. say
ing that suitable resolutions could not be
drawn without some preparation. He then.
continued to speak with much feeling of the
political and private life of Gov. Hendricks.
He said he had met him as a delegate at the
memorable Charleston convention in 1860:
that they all felt that the action of that
convention would determine whether or not
the Southern states would remain in the
union. Hendricks did not appear to be
either strong Buchanan man or strong
Douglas man, Yet he seemed to lean Ia
Douglas. He showed himself at that time
to be man of cool, calm Judgment, and
not easily excited by passion.
He then spoke of the congressional cam
paign of Cox against Shellabarger in this
district. 1t was at this time that the people
of this county first came to know Hendricks.
At this time party spirit ran high and Cox
was permitted to run his campaign as best
suited him. 1t was difficult at that time to
get speaker who would be effective and at
the same time not excite the passions of the
opposition. Gov. Hendricks was the only
outside speaker invited to assist Cox. and
he was selected on account of his cool judg
ment in times of excitement. He then spoke
of his having been governor of Indiana and
recently elected to the next highest office in
the gift of the people.
Ex-Maycr Constantine then spoke of the
position of Gov Hendricks at the recent
Chicago convention. Gov. Hendricks had
twice been a formidable candidate for the
nomination for president. AT the Chicago
convention the Indiana delegation. of which
Hendricks was chairman. was solid for Ne
nominated a meeting was held to canvas
names for suitable nomination for the vice
presidency. Ii was the unanimous opinion
of that meeting that Gov. Hendricks was
the man for the place. yet they did not feel
that he would accept because he had posi- !
lively declined. But when his name was
mentioned the convention arose as one man
and shouted for Hendricks. and he made |
the sacrifice and obeyed his partys call
MIR. Zimmerman made some remarks on
his political life as the younger members of
the club would remember. The first they |
would remember of him was his speeches |
As senator on the reconstruction meas
ures advocated by him. which was tina: |
the southern states were not then and |
never had been ont of the Union. and that |
they should be entitled to the same repre- |
sentation in congress as the northern states !
had.
The club then granted the committee un-
til this evening to report
1t was then decided to drape the rooms
for period Of thirty days, and a committee
of ten, with John Kinnane as chairman. |
was appointed TO do the same.
1t was here suggested that a number of |
citizens had expressed their intention of at
tending the funeral on Tuesday. and that if |
low rates could be secured the club would |
probably also attend. A committee con-
sisting of Jas. Kershner. W. S. McMillen
and Jas. Bolan, was appointed to ascertain
the probable number that would attend. and |
also to get rates of the different rail-
roads on transportation. The commit
tee expect to get dollar rate
for the round trip and will report the result
to the meeting tonight. Mr.. Spence here
said that the meeting tonight would not be
partisan in its character: that while demo-
Gratis, of course, would remember Gov.
Hendricks as a democrat of the jefferson
school. yet death was an end to partisan
ship.
All who wish to attend the meeting to-
night out of respect to the memory of Gov
Hendricks will be made welcome to the ca
pacity Of the rooms. There will be ad-
dresses by prominent democrats