Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-29

H% lsss ses,vrD THE NJ
or - NessAr,os.-A correspond u
Of IL Res ge1ose who was pres
in ColDmbe Ole. when the never
the neInintlisa Of Gov. Hsye. BY -
Cincinsati Csnve.1ln first reached ia
City thus sPeaks Of tie incredulity "a
emotioe Of the nominee:
1.-THE hs...-sasnot expected either
by the recipient or his more sanguine
friends here. Late on Thursday even
ing had q talk with the Governor:
whom found perfectly cool, not apps-
rently Indulging the least idea that the
lightning was soon to'strike him, al
though the political clouds had gathered
very thick end were thunderinx verv'
loud at no great distance to the West.
..sThurmsn, the jovial, gentlemsnly,
social, intelligent Thurman, Glanced Il
the time to be in the city Cooking doubt
less, after that million Of money" that
some New York paper recently informed
the world. he possessed in this place;
though the Senator laughingiy tells me he
finds il, unfortunately, on examination.
to be altogether mythicalD and he and
Hayes being the best of friends, joked
each other on their respective pros
poets.
AS for Hayes, he is both yielding
and plastic; can't say nay: even pardons
almost daily the most desperate Of con-
victs and dangerous Of men out Of the
Ohio Penitentiary, simply because he
cannot help yielding to the pathetic i'm.
portunities Of some weeping wife,
daughter, sister, or friend. The stuff
out Of which HAYES is made bends cas-
lily. He is minus backbone-has no
self will; is ambitious to please all and
offend none. II pains him to send any
away empty. His social makeup is
that of woman. He has far more
heart than head. His affections lead
his intellect. He has every quality to
make him a good friend; indeed to
know him is to love him. But he is
just the man to be imposed upon. In dis
position he is as fearful and timid as
child. The least praise makes him
blush like girl, and the least censure
to tremble like a culprit. He wept
when apprised of his nomination, and
amid his tears inquired again and again
If it could be true-if there was not
some mistake
THE very first intimation We in the
city had Of the Governor. good luck
was the shout of an operator from an
upper window in the telegraph office.
Immediately the crowd around began
to cheer. Up and down High stree,
rolled shout after shout that HAYES is
nominated! Hayes is nominated -
The great State House stands in the
centre of a magnificent lawn Of FIVE or
ten acres. surrounded with an iron
picket fence on stone base. In the
northeastern part of this grand edifice
are the Governor quarters. Directly
above is the State Library. Here Miss
Mary c. Harbaugh is the ever-prcsid-
ing genius. 1t was her ear that first
caught the result ofthe Cincinnati Con-
vention from the shouts in the street:
and 1t was her lips that first informed
the Governor of his nomination.
"But soon many wing-footed mes
sengers arrived to confirm the report
When MIR. Curtis first informed the
really bewildered nominee of his sue
cess, What's the fgures:" inquired
the Governor. Ibid not wait for fig
ures," replied the excited messenger.
"Are you confident there is no mistake:"
queried the still doubling Hayes, with a
face almost as pale as that of corpse.
by this time another painting pedes-
trian arrived with the exact figures.
This was confirmation sufficient. Tears
now glistened in the eyes of the Cen
eral: but soon he rallied and was him.
self again."