The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
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Farmers the Fsvorites, sad Lawyers sns
Bankers or very Little Aceosnt-

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Bankers or Very Littio Account.
A Democratic farmer is now Governor Of In
diana, and the Republicans nominated at their
recent indianapolis Convention n farmer TO suc-
coed him. Mr.. Mount, the Republican nominee,
IL one OF the model farmers OF the State. He
has been one of the fayorite lecturers at
farmers Institutes. Gov. Matthews, whom he
hopes To succeed, WAS elected four years ago on
the Democratic ticket, elections for Governor In
Indiana being, OF late years. coincident with
Presidential campaigns. Mr.. Matthews. who 10
n candidate for the Democratic nomination for
tho Presidency, Is a well.known farmer and
stock raiser In vermilion county, In the ex-
treme western part OF the state, due west OF
Indianapolis. and on the Illinois border.
Gov. Matthews's predecessor as Governor OF
Indiana was Ira J. Chase, a Republican. who
was a farmer. a temperance lecturer. and q
Clergyman combination which proved ire
sistible when he frat ran, but not 30 whom Mr..
Matthews defeated him for reelection. Alvin =.
Hovey. still another representative OF the ngri-
cultural element In Indiana, was Mr.. Chase's
predecessor. Mr.. Hovey hailed from Posey
county, in tho extreme corner Of
Indiana, In what Ia known az the Pocket"
made up by the junction OF the Ohio and Wabash
rivers. Hovey was In early life a school teacher,
and when % years of age abandoned books for
the more stirring scenes of war In the Mexican
republic, serving as q Lieutenant in the United
States army. Later he became u Democrat. and
after holding various Federal Offices enlisted In
the Thirty-fourth Indiana Volunteers. Of which
he became Colonel. and served actively In the
civil war, being with Gen. Sherman in the
march TO the sea. At the close OF the war he
was made American Minister to Peru. and later
was n Congressman from what Is known as the
Evansville district. His predecessor was Isaac
p. Gray, an aspirant for the Democratic NOM
nation for Vice. President In 1892 and Ameri-
can Minister to Mexico at the time OF his death.
two years ago. Gov. Grny's predecessor was
Albert q. Porter. a Republican, one OF the
closest political friends Of Benjamin Harrison.
and appointed by him as Minister to Italy.
The predecessor of Mr.. Porter was james, 9TH
erwise Bluejeans, Williams. Williams was q
typical Indiana farmer, extensively engaged in
agriculture in the southern part of the State.
which has since his time become celebrated as
the Bluejeans country. The favorite apparel
OF Mr.. Williams was homespun blueJeans, and
the Democratic farmers Of the State regarded
him as their most popular representative Be-
sides being the original bluejeans statesman.
Mr.. Williams enjoyed the other. and perhaps
greater. distinction OF having defeated Ben
jamin Harrison for Governor Of Indi-
ana. The Republicans OF the State had
nominated Godlove S. Orth OF Lafayette as
their candidate for Governor. but his previous
record was subjected to criticism, and 1t was
determined that the substitution Of another
candidate would be q desirable thing. There
upon Mr.. Orth was Withdrawn, and Mr.. Harri-
son Of Indianapolis substituted. Benjamin
Harrison was distinguished as q lawyer. He
was known in Indiana as q railroad lawyer. and
many Of the farmers OF the state who had seen
him in party conventions came to regard him as
an aristocrat, cold. deliberative. unconditional. |
and impassiye. and he came to be known by
them tmOro 0SDeCinlly by the Democratic l
s fsi%'ri between "s n' sla. fiSHs 1 MI!i!s%s, i%s
G GIme'f marris sanaiRR epGb Il" ~" Candidate IL on the
other. was one of the most sensational in the
political history Of the Hoosier state. But as
Indiana IL an agricultural commonwealth, tho |
Democrats had decidedly the best Of 1t. and Mr..
Williams was elected by a plurality OF more
carried by a substantial majority Marion |
county. Of whose chief city. indianapolis. he
was a resident ns; Nh This u defess dia fn mot s PPDiiaic s9
At the state election succeeding an Indiana
annapolis. was on the Democratic ticket for
Vice President while Mr.. Harrison engineered
The Republicans won. carrying the state for
the Republican electoral. ticket, as well as for
their triumph was the choice OF Benjamin Har-
Iison by the succeeding Legislature as United
States Senator to succeed Joseph +. Mcdonald.
a Democrat. otherwise known as Old Sad
dlebags.. There are some bucolio Repub-
licans who still insist that II the Democratic had
in 1880 IL would have carried Indiana, and Mr..
Harrison would never have been United States
Senator. |
THE Democrats OF Indiana have not yet Held
their Convention to nominate a candidate for
Governor; but when they do 1t Is expected thst
Presidential and Vice Presidential ambitions of
will run again and there will be two farmers in
the field.