The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-15
SOllIncHtiOn In Columbus Speech OF
Governor Hayes.

Al lO O'CLOCK 70 night an tmpfomptu
meeting OF citizens was held, and 1t was
decided to celebrate the victory. A
huge bonfire was soon built on the COR
ner Of High and State atreetsy Soon
after this a large crowd collected in
front OF the committee rooms, and
rendered work at the rooms impossible,
by their loud cries for Governor Hayes,
Aftet repeRted calls Governor, Hayes
appeared on the balcony, and after re.
pealed cheers, said: .F5,,e.,,
'FELLow CTT1zENs.-It is quite natu-
raj after the. noisy aud premature
demonstrations Of last evening, OF our
RdyerGarles, 1nI celebrating their sup.
posed EictotS, that the Republican peo.
pie OF Columbus should Feel disposed
10 show their satisfaction with the
fesulttof the electlon'o yesterday, ,and
should meet 10 congratulate each other
upon II; and certainly there Is great
reason 1pErejoiuingI f,E-.. . lFsFIIN.
t'Bef0fes Speaking OF what has been
achieved by the election, allow me, In
The name Of the Republicans OF Ohio,
10 thank the Republican Executive
Committee OF the State for the zeal,
eIliGiehey, industry and prudence by
which they have contributed so much
TO achieve the victory we have assem-
bled to celebrate. Allow me, also, In
the name OF the Republican people OF
the Stale, 10 thank the Republicans Of
Franklin county. and the Republicans
Of the city Of Columbus, and the Ex-
ecuttve Committee OF the county, for
their success In making such large
strides toward redeeminR The capital of
the State. [Cheers.l .sE.'aaT, f,
1T would be difficult TO oyerrate the
Importance ofthe victory we are cele.
brating, At the beginning Of the cam
vass supposed the discussions of the
canvass would mainly turn upon SLATE
issues; but the nomination OF the dts!
tlnRuished RentlemAn--who- was nv
competitor, and the speech which con .
tainsd his platform Of principles, gave
to the canvass q national Significance,
The success OF Mr.. .Pendlelon npon that
speech would have signllled that re-
action had begun in Ohio on the subject
of reconstruction, on the question or re-.
lpudiation, and on the record OF the pub.
lie men who, from beginning to end,
opposed the war, By deciding against
Mr.. Pendleton the people, OF. Ohio have
decided To stand by the Republican
'plan, OF reconstruction, and to, complete
It by. the ratification OF the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States4 [Cheers.l They wish
what has been settled TO remain settled.
They have again aald !, as they said last
fall, in regard to all these troubles, In
the language OF General Grant, 1set US
by this election the people Of Ohio
have also decided to support nog man
whose principles lead toward repudIa-
ton. They believe that honesty is the
best policy, and that there Is no hall .
way house between an honest payment
OF the public debt and reputation,
LCheers,l They believe with Grant that
the sound financial policy Is economy,
retrenchment, thaJ falthf1I7paymen oi
the public debit
'on'the subject of elSvt6tIng oiofibe
the men who were against the country
during the war, they haveagain declar.
ed that until every question arising out
Of the rebellion relating to the payment
OF the public debt, 10 the Integrity OF
the nation 10 settled that no man should
be entrusted with political power who
In the great conflict for the nations
life was uniaithful to the cause OF
union and liberty. [Cheers,l
Il thank you, fellow -cltlZens, for
your attentiony and beg to assure men
OF all parties that nothing has occurred
during the canvass, calculated TO pro.
duce In nleany unkind feeling toward
my adversaries: and l trust, II the Of.
llcIal figures shall correspond with
what the Committee have furnished US
this evening, that shall be able TO dis.
charge the duties of my second term
without partisan bias toward auycitlzen
Again thanking you, ! bid you good
night Immense cheerinEl1N :,
AT the conclusion OF the speech Q
torch-liRht procession was formed
headed by brass band, which paraded
the principal streets, proclaimlng the
glad tidinRa to all the city, and then re-
turned to the Committee rooms, where
handsome little speech was made BY
Hon. +. D. Harrison.
DispAtohes were received from John
Covode, OF Pennsylvania, Hon. John
A. bingham, and others, congratulat.
ing the State Executive Commlttet
upon their great work, and the Rspub.
licaus OF Ohio upon their victory, Il
Up to the closing Of the rooms the
Executive Committee had received
semi official returns from seyenty-one
counties, which show a loss on the vote
OF tho October election OF 1865 OF 6,682
leaving seventeen counties to be hes nd
from. The same ratio would give thC
State to Governor Hayes by a major.
ity ofl0 .G29. ,
The Legislature, without Hamilton
County, stands: - u u
neutrality-suspicious., 62; Democrats
40; Republican majority, 3. Senate
Republicans, "; Democrats, 10; Rspub
lican majority, /. .'tH~ p!fGf
Itwlllibe seen that the balance o
power, both In the Senate and House
Is In the hands Of the Republicans elect
ed'on the Reform ticket In Hamilton
County, 1fthe men on that ticket VIII,
have heretofore been acting with tn
Republican party. will still act with tn
Republicans, both houses will be Re
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