The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-26

President on the ticket with Lincoln al
Baltimore in 1864. Lincoln had been
nominated for the second time and the
| fight for the vice-presidential nomina
ton seemed to rest between johnson
of Tennessee, and Dickinson of New
York.
When 1ndiana's twenty-six delegates
went to Baltimore, relates MFR. Jenkin.
son, they had been instructed to vote
! for johnson for vice president on the
first ballot. Just why nobody seemed
to know, but gossip had it that in.
fluence welded by Judge Gooding, a
Union Democrat of Greenfield, had
brought about that end He was a
warm friend of the impetuous johnson.
On the night of their arrival in Balti.
more the Hoosier delegation went into
caucus to complete plans for the con-
vention on the morrow. They were
for Johnson, but did not seem to know
why. Their instructions from the In
diana state convention were to vote
for Johnson on the first baIlot-mere-
ly as a compliment to the Tennessee.
an-and We're then to switch to Dick
inson, OF New York, on the second bal
lot
No johnson Talk.
The caucus decided to send out a
committee of "fcelcrs" to try to dis
cover what the sentiment was among
other delegations. The "feelers" came
back and reported that they had heard
no johnson talk. This puzzled the
Hoosiers all the more. They were "in-
structed," however, and decided to
stand pat for Johnson on the first bal
lot
When the roll call of states for the
nomination of Il candidate for Vice
President began the next day there
were scattering votes for both candi-
dates, Johnson and Dickinson. When
lndlana's turn came the State voted
a solid delegation of twenty-six votes
for Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee.
The HoOsier vote caused surprise in
the convention. Instantly there was a
commOtion. The leaders of the Iowa
delegation, next on the list, ran over
to the Indiana section of the hall and
asked IT that was their instructions.
On receiving an affirmative reply they
went back to their delegation and a
few minutes later Iowa voted solidly
for the Tennesseean. Ohio came next
and followed the lead of Indiana and
Iowa. This brought the convention to
an uproar and a bandwagon stampede
to Johnson followed
81 believe that Indiana was respon-
sible for Johnson's nomination." de-
clares Mr.. Jenkinson. Il was a dele
gate to that convention and knew why
Indiana had been instructed for John
son. 1t was purely a compliment to
Judge Gooding. 1t was our intention to
go to Dickinson on the second ballot.
and we did not dream that Johnson
would be nominated. But when we
handed out that complimentary first
ballot the stampede began and John
son was nominated"
Mr.. Jenkinson has had much to do
with the political and educational af-
fairs of Indiana. 1t is interesting to sit
with him in his home here and listen
to his stories and his experiences He
is now in his eighty fourth year. hav-
ing been born in Piqua, O., in 1925
When small boy he moved to Deer
field. Randolph county, Indiana, a
town now extinct, and settled there
with his parents 1t seems long ago
and it is long ago--to hear him tell of
MS appointment as postmaster of
Deerfield by President Tyler. Jenkin.
son was only seventeen years old then.
When he was twenty-one he was elect
ed justice of the peace
During his young manhood he NOV
ed to Fit. Wayne and became identified
with that growing towns interests. In
1856 he was one of the organizers of
he Republican party in Allen county
and made his first Republican speech !
n FIT. Wayne then a hotbed of Democ /
'acy. When the war of the rebellion |
came on, Governor Morton made him a !
recruiting officer in the state, and he !
devoted all his time to the cause. In !
1868, in partnership with David W. |
Jones, he founded the FIT. Wayne Ga
.ette, now the JournaLGazette, and |
continued it's publication for several
'ears. Jones did not remain long in !
he journalistic harness. The Gazette
lad stormy voyage, but survived.
Publishes Richmond Paper.
Mr.. Jenkinson's next journalistic eff
ort found him in Richmond, where he
'ecame publisher of the Palladium,
lready being printed weekly and now
he second oldest newspaper in Indi-
ma. 1t was founded in 1881, but was
preceded several years by the Western
sun, of Vincennes. Mr.. Jenkinson es-