Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1889 — The Hog Driver Was a Senator. [ARTICLE]

The Hog Driver Was a Senator.

Olive Hampton Smith was elected senator from Indiana in 1836. When the election was over, S mith, who was a good lawyer and had been in congress eight or ten years before, took a drove of hogs down to Ginctnnati going uu foot all the way. On the way he arrived at a tavern, covered with mud, unwashed and unshaven for m vny days. The crowd surrounded him, eager for news of the election. “Who’s elected senator? Hendricks?” ••No.” ••Noble?” ••No.” “Who then?” ‘•I am!” , There was a dead silence for a moment, and'then some .one asked, “Who are you?” A stump speech, with all tho mud still clinging to his clothes, was neo- ! es»ary to convince them of Ills right io the title of senator in the congress of tho United States. -■ -