The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-11

became affiliated with any of the local
lodges. He had also for many years been
a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church
His widow and five children-Julia f.
Landers, Mrs. Pearl F. Harrison, Thomas
E. Landers, Dwight G. Landers and Mar
tina f. Landers-survive him. He also
leaves two brothers. John and Jackson
Landers, and one sister, Mrs. Harriet Cox,
all of this city.
Franklin Landers takes high rank among
the self-made men Indiana has produced.
He was born on his fathers farm in Nor
gan county, March %, 1926. His father, the
late William Landers, was one of the pio-
neers of Central Indiana, having settled
in Morgan county, twelve miles from In
dianapolis, in 1890. Franklin followed the
pillow in summer and in winter attended
school during his boyhood. AT twenty-one
he became a teacher and in the winter
months instructed the youth of the neigh
borhood and in summer worked as a farm
hand for meager wages. With the few hun
dred dollars accumulated in this way
Franklin associated himself with his
brother Washington in the merchandise
business at Waverly, Ind. In a few years
Franklin bought a section of land on which
he laid out the town of Brooklyn, to which
he removed the store formerly conducted by
himself and brother at Waverly. In con-
nection with his merchandise business he
engaged in farming and stock-raising. A
part of the money thus made went to
building five churches of different denom-
nations on his lands. During the war
Franklin Landers became noted for his
n riroc,
substitutes for such as were physically un-
able to go to the front and helping to care
for the wives and children of soldiers. In
1850 he was nominated and elected to the
State Senate on the Democratic ticket, de-
feating Samuel P. Oyler. of Johnson county,
by 374 votes.
In 1864 Mr.. Landers moved to Indian
apolis and engaged in the dry goods bust
nests, becoming later a member of the
firm Of Hibben, Pattison & Co. Afterwards
he became the head of the well-known
pork-packing and commission house of
LanderS x Co.
In 1874 Mr.. Landers was the Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district and
in a warm contest defeated his opponent.
Gen. John Coburn. While in Congress he
made a reputation by his strong advocacy
of making the greenbacks full legal ten
der for all public dues and for the re-
monetizatiOn of silver. This caused the
National Greenback party to nominate
him for Governor in their convention dur
ing the winter of 1876. Soon afterwards
the name of Mr.. Landers presented to
the Democratic state convention and
strongly urged for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation against Mr.. Holman. So strong was
the competition between Messrs. Landers
and Holman that both withdrew in favor
of Mr.. Williams C'Blue Jeans.') Against
his own inclination, Mr.. Landers yielded to
the persuasion or friends and made the
race for Congress again in 1876 but was
defeated. 1t was generally stated that the
name of Mr.. Landers being on the Demo-
cratic ticket added materially TO his
party's strength in the State and materi-
ally assisted in the election of Governor
Williams.
Mr.. Landerss first wife was Mary Shub-
bleberger. She died in 1864 and in 1865 he
married Mrs. Martha Conduit. By his first
wife he had two children and by his sec
ond four.
The last appearance of Mr.. Landers in
politics was i'm 1880 when he was nominated
by the Democratic party for Governor He
made an active canvass, bur was defeated
by Albert G.. Porter. The campaign was a
nOta BILE one.