The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-08-13
TEMPERANCE LEADER IN
FATAL auto ACCIDENT
Former Governor Hanly of In
diana Hit by Freight Train
at Dennison, Ohio
HELD HIGH POSITIONS
Deceased, Man of Exalted Char
acter, Rare Ability, and
Dauntless Leadership

]. Frank Hanly, Ex-Governor OF
Indiana, died in Twin City Hospital,
Dennison, Ohio, August |, from a
fracture of the skull received when
the automobile in which he was rid
ings was struck by Pennsylvania
freight train at crossing six miles
east of Dennison. Death followed a
few hours after the accident. DR..
| Charles NJ Baker, owner of the
machine, and his wife, the other oc-
cupants of the automobile, were al
so fatally injured. DR.. and Mrs.
Baker had met Mr.. Hanly at the
station and were driving him to Kill
gore where he was to deliver lee
turc at the Redpath Chautauqua.
Funeral services were held at the
Meridian street Methodist Episcopal
church, Indianapolis, August a. In
terment was at Williamsport, his
old home.
Ex-Governor Hanly was born
April 4, 1868, in a log cabin in Cham
payne county, Ill. He secured his
education by working his way thru
the Eastern Normal School at Dan
vile, Ill. He taught school for sew
eral years following his graduation
from the Illinois normal school. In
| 1890 he was admitted to the Warren
county (Ind) bar and began the prac-
tice OF law at Williamsport, Ind. A
year later he was nominated and
elected to the Indiana State Senate
where he at once took front rank as
debater and forceiul orator. In
1894 he was nominated by the Repub-
leans of the ninth Indiana district
for Congress and was elected by a
majority of more than nine thou
sand In the fall OF 1896 he moved
to La Fayette, Ind, where he formed
partnership in the practice Of law
with State Senator VIII r. Wood
A year later he was candidate for
the State Senate on the Republican
ticket against Senator Albert Bevc-
ridge but lost the nomination i'll the
Republican caucus by few votes
In 1908 he was the unanimous choice
OF the Republican convention for
Governor. He was elected to this
office in 1904 by almost $4,000 plu-
rality, the largest ever given a gu
bernatorial candidate by either party
in Indiana. As Governor he was an
ardent advocate and supporter of the
county local option law for Indiana.
When his term as Governor expired
in 1909 he became an active worker
in the Prohibition cause and remain
ed an aggressive foe of the liquor
traffic up TO the time OF his death.
In 1916 he was the unsuccessful
candidate of the Prohibition party
for President. He was the publisher
of two papers in indianapolis, the
National Enquirer, a weekly paper
which he founded in 1915, and the
Indianapolis Commercial, a daily
paper.
The Indianapolis News gives this
character sketch of Mr.. Hanly:
"a man of irmness and courage
and of that uncompromising nature
which usually characterizes the man
who holds conviction dearer than par
ty and party allegiance. AS Governor
he served the state conscicntiously and
held its interests above those OF party
or political friends. He was a man of
intense likes and dislikes and as such
men always do, he made many mis-
takes and enemies. ........ He was
man OF fire and strength rather
than sweetness and light but that
he was endowed with a charitable
nature will certainly not be doubted
by those who at his request brought
to his attention the poor families of
Indianapolis that needed help, and
who helped him in the distribution
of gifts to them on several Christmas
Ewes"