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''''y From the New York News.l
The Candidate of the Democracy
JIG for Governor. Of Ohio. f- IT,.


70 'Hy From the New York Newsl
The Candidate of the Democracy
! JIl for Governor. of Ohio. 1913
rrhe nomination of Gen. George w. Nor,
eanlby the Ohio Democracy, for Governor,
nnon ,,platforni at once conservative and
lust, must, we should Judge, have the effect
of healing all past differences, and OF unit
inc the Democracy of that State in avigor-
GUS prosecution of the campaign. gsp. .s'..
Gen. Morgan's history is one full OF in
terest and of instruction. Descended from
the same stock with the Morgans OF Revo-
lutionary memory-Gen. Daniel Morgan,
whose riflemen performed such signalser-
vice in the Revolutionary. conflict, being a
near relative of the grandsire OF the ONO
nominee for Governor-his form5f ante
cedents are all Democratic, his maternal
grandsire being Col. VIM. Duane, editor Of
the Philadelphid aurora, the great organ OF
At the age of fifteen, young Morgan.
Joined, as second lieutenant, company
from Washington, Pa, raised to aid the
Texans in gaining their independence, OF
which his brother was captain. General
Houston. saw in the young soldier germ
of future greatness, and before he was
eighteen years Of age, intrusted him as cap,
tain, with the defense OF Galveston city ana
the adjoining coast. ,,a<I ,rgll.-....L- L
AT the conclusion of the, Texan war,
Young Morgan returned to the West, and
chose Ohio as his residence. Being poor,
he obtained a situation as assistant in the
County Clerks Office of Knox county, suf7
ficient for his bare support, while his even,
ings or leisure hours were devoted to the
sttidy Of law. When, in May, 1916, blythe
acts of the Republic of Mexico, state OF
war existed between that Republic and the
United States, young Morgan enlisted as
private in company raised IN Mount YER
non, to offer its service to the Government.
Anxious to lose no time, and to bring the
company into the field with as many adyant-
ages as possible, Morgan took upon himselfto
drill the men Until the rolls Of the company
were filed. Thishe did so much to the sat-
isfaction of the men that, although it was
well understood that certain leading
politicians had formed "ring" for the mo-
nopoly of the offices, Morgan was elected
captain byaccamation of the company.
Repairing with his company to Camp WASH
ington, near Cincinnati, where the regiment
was formed, the admirable drill OF his men
secured him attention, and he was elected
colonel of the Second Regiment of Ohio
| Volunteers, and proceeded to Mexico.
Deeming that an adverse influence KEPT
on
| bloody battle of Monterey, Col. Morgan had
an interview with Gen. Taylor, who cheer
fully gave him his promise that he.Second
| Ohio should participate ingthe next pattte
| Four companies of his regiment were sta
toned at Cim0yo, with the colonel, guard
| ing the defenses; the remainder, under the
lieutenant colonel, at a point some miles
distant. At 10 O'Clock at night courier
from Gen. Taylor announced an order tc
] Join the army, then expectinga a battle al
| some point beyond Monterey, and at mid
!, night Morgan's command was en- route t6
participate. The lieutenant colonel had or
| ders to evacuate his post and to join thu
regiment with his command at the town o
Morier, near, Monterey, travelling on roat
which Joined that upon which Morgan wa
travelling, near the former place. '.-i.'
Before the dawn of day the command
passed the outpOsts of a body of two thou
sand cavalry, under the command of Gen
| Urea, and as the sun rose it passed spo
where three days before large train haC
been captured by Urea, and the guard ant
teamsters murdered; their bodies denudet
of their clothing and shoekingly mutilated
were fostering in the hot sun. In the mids
of this terrible sight word came that th'
enemy, emerging from the chaparal, wer'
4 preparing for charge; ,Morgan's commant
were soon in order of battle, and as the enc
my approached were received with q wei
Directed yoliev, and then almost With th
ouickness of thought formed into squar
to receive the charge Of cavalry. No etfor
of Corrales or his men could break through
that stern cheUedur de frize of bayonets, ant
they were forced to retire in order to gathe
taeir dispersed hosts to renew the battle
The column moved on, and again and agail
they were forced to resist the impetuou
charge of Corrales' men, marching Under
burning sun, without scalc hope of res
cue, and without water to allay their burn
ing thirst. Shortly after midday, two .
his men, one of them an American name'
Stewart, the. other Mexican, volunteers
4 to take horses and run the gauntlet in tn,
hope of reaching Lieutenant Colonel Irwin
. command, and thus procure a reinforce
ment. During the lull of the battle, tn
ranks opened and these .horsemen dashe
out Turning point Of the road they re
ceiyed the fire of d large body of Mexican
cavalry, and were seen to reel In their sad
dies. At that moment another charge wa
made, and when repulsed and Morgan
charge moved on to the point where tn
! men were fired upon, blood was found, an
other evidence was had that they had bee
killed and their bodies dragged into tn
chaparal and there robbed. Thus reft. Q
hope the gallant cOInLudIlu TeSOlVeu W Se
their lives as dearly as possible. Onwar
, they moved, still at intervals formingiin
: hollow squareto resist the charge. At abor
: 3oclock in the afternoon, afar off was see
,, a column of men approaching, and 500
: it was discovered that they had can
non. ALI supposed them to be reinforce
! ment for the elenemy, and then the last hop
! forsook the gallant band. Onward in thei
Q front stilh moved the advancing column
. while with loud cheers the command (
Urea prepared to make a final and des
perate charge. The troops in front had b
this time advanced so near that they unliu
D bered their cannon and placed it in position
= Drawing his men in position where the
would ID some measure .be covered by tn
dense chaparal Morgan and his devote
command had but to hope for speed
death. for to be taken by the men of Gel
Urea scommand was death with more tina
savage torments. The cannon openedwit
I grape and canister, and that instant, ami
the wild screams of the wounded enem,
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