The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-08-13

General VIM. S. ROsecrans, in Califor.
MIA, VS.. General VIM. S. ROSecranS,
in OhiO-A Californian Has Some.
thing to Say.
To the Editor ofthe COMMERCIAL:
In the spring of 1866, VIM. S
Rosecrans came to California came
there, as he stated, to become 4 citi-
zen, and to better his condition.
In June of that year there was a
convention held by the Democracy
of the State to pominate Governor
and majority OF State officers. The
Democracy of California, who had
been "in the short rows" for eight
years, and in woeful minority, were
in great strait for figure head for
the State ticket-a man who would
win the fight they were, Mr.. Editor,
in something the condition of the
Democratic party of Ohio to-day
One leader in the ranks suggested
this man, and another that just as
your honest, moral, political, and
good looking neighbors-in a phys
ical point of view-of the Daily En-
quirer, kept before their readers that
honest, sober, neral, upright, hard
listed and horny-handed hard-work-
ing man General (?) Samuel Fenton
Cary. Casting about tor a figure
head for their ticket, General Rose
Grams, Union General with Demo
cratic antecedents, having arrived
in San Francisco, he was serenaded
by the Democracy (at least they paid
the brass band who furnished the
music)-they feted and toasted him,
ate and drank him, and wanting a
candidate for Governor, the leaders
of the party "went tor him. He
said, firstly, that he had come to
'live and die" and that he came as
a permanent citizen that he had a
large family; that he was growing
old, and must look out for his young
and growing family, mostly of the
female persuasion, unfortunately
the way things stand at the present
writing. He declined the Austrian
Mission, offered him by the late
lamented Andrew Johnson, because,
as was the fact, he could save moth
ing out of the Sl2, 900 year, paya-
BILE in gold coin. lie took the Mexi-
can appointment because, as an old
Cincinnati Councilman said OF New
port and COvington, as regards this
city, it was contagious" to Califor-
mia, and as he could save nearly, il
not all, and as the case in some in
stances more than his actual salary.
But to 60 back, the Democracy
wanted a candidate for Governor
who they thought would win in fact
about those days it was necessary
for them TO have one of that kind
To some he said he would under no
run that lie had new
er run on the Gauley, Blaclkwater or
Cheat Rivers, while to others he
pledged himself TO run like Henry
ATchey kept tavern, and all your
readers know how that
was. When the matter came to I
direct iss c, q committee of the State
Democratic Convention waited upon
him TO know if he would accept the
To the major part of
the committee he declared that he
would under no circumstances &C
cept O nomination; to the minority
he pledged himself to stand the nom
ination, provided the Convention
would allow him TO write the plat
form and resolutions. The commit
tee on that duty gave him to under
stand that they would see him to
that region that the aforesaid Henry
Archey kept tavern like, which is, |
if all reports from there are true, q :
little warmer than the average tenn
perature of your goodly city, before ,
they would submit They proposed
10 write the platform and submit it ,
10 him, and allow him TO decide ,
he could or would stand ,
upon it. Il
The result WAS that Henry III.
Haight, the present Governor of
was nominated by the :
and elected by 10000 i
[
General Rosecrans came out IN n
ong letter indorsing my friend, and i
q very clever gentleman, the present s
Secretary of the United States Sen ,
ate, for Governor on the Republican .
Lickc ct, and went flat-footed Tor man |
aood--that is negro aud Chinese
,nllrage.
That is, Mr.. Editor, General Rose .
,rans' political record in California.
He is essentially the little joker on
The race cOurse-"nOw you see il,
and now you don'tsee It," Whether
he voted the Republican ticket the
writer of this can not say, for mems
kallots are, like rapes and arsons,
difficult to prove. He viii. decline ,
the nomination on the ground of the
want OF citizenship, but if you Ohio
ans paid your Governor q decent sal
ary, commensurate with the brains
required for the figure-head of the
second State of the Union, l think
he would accept.
The papers state that there is a
dispatch frcm r. l.. p. Q. Y. y. IL.
Baber, awaiting him in San Francisco
J, informing him of his NOM
nation; and also that Senator Allen
G. Thurman, provided with free
pass by the Central Pacific Railroad,
is going over to manipulate him, but
it is of no use-at least it seems so
MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION IN CALIFORNIA, THAT
NOMINATED HENRY III. HAIGHT.
ROsecrans in 1863.
Tn tho oolitical eamnaiun af 1899 ,