The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-27
THE CAMPAIGN.
Reception OF Hayes at Fremont, Oh,

Reception OF Hayes at Fremont, Ohio.
The following is Mr.. Hayes's speech de-
livered at Fremont, Ohio:
Dir. Mayor, Fellow Citizens, Friends, and
Neighb0rs,-I need not attempt to express
the emotion / feel at the reception which
tho people Of Fremont and OF this county
have given me tonight. Under any cir
cumstances an assemblage OF this sort at my
home to welcome me would touch me-
would elicit the Warmest emotions OF graft
tude. But what gives to this distinctive
character is the fact that those that are
prominent in welcoming me at home know
very well in the past have not voted with
me or for me, and they do not intend in the
future to vote with me or for me.
It is simply that, coming to my home, they
rejoice that Ohio. that Sandusky county,
that the town OF Fremont, has received at
that Convention that honor; and thank
you, Democratic fellow-citiZens, Independ-
ents and Republicans, for this spontaneous,
and warm, and enthusiastic reception.
lCheers.l I trust that in the course OF events
The time will never come that you will have
cause to regret what you do tonight. 1t is
very great responsibility that has been
placed upon me to be the representative OF
forty millions Of people-a responsibility
which know very well am not equal to
perform. / understand very well that it
was not because Of my ability, or talents, or
position that I was chosen. There were ac-
cidents and contingencies that caused this
result; but that which does rejoice my
heart is, that here, where have been in my
childhood, there are those that come and re-
joice at the result.
After an allusion to his early days and
subsequent life in Fremont, he continued:
II defeated shall return to you oitener
than if I go to the White House. II / go
there shall rejoice at the time when / shall
be permitted to return to YOU and be
neighbor with you again. Events follow
upon one another as wave follows wave
upon the ocean. 1t is for each man to do
what he can to make others happy. That is
the prayer and that is the duty OF lie. Let
us, my friends, in every position, undertake
to perform this. For me [ have no reliance
except that which Abraham Lincoln had
when he went from his friends ut SPRING
field, when he said to his friends, 81 60 10
Washington to assume a responsibility great
er than that which has deyolved upon any
one since the first President, ana Deg you,
NV friends and neighbors, to pray tnat L
NAV have that divine assistance without
which I cannot succeed, and with which
YOU to deal with me. (Cheers.J
II it shall be the will OF the people that
fine nomination shall be ratified all will be
well. II, on the other hand, it shall be the
will of the people that another shall assume
these great responsibilities, let Us see to 1t
that we who oppose him give him q fair
trial, and also our prayers. My friends, L
thank you for the interest you have taken
in this respect, and that you have laid aside
partisan feeling. There has been too much
bitterness OH such occasions in this country.
Let us see to it that abuse and vituperation
of the candidate that shall be named ut ST.
Louis does not proceed from our lips. Let
ia on this Centennial occasion, this second
century Of our existence, set an example OF
what free and intelligent nation can do.
In electing the Chief Magistrate OF the ma
ton, the office that is to be the hrst OF 40
900. 900 OF people, let us show all those VINO
visit us how the American people can con-
duct themselves through canvass OF this
sort. II it shall be in the spirit in which
we meet here tonight, il it Shall be That
Justice and fairness shall be in all the dis
cussions, it will commend free institutions
to the world in 4 way i'll which they have
never been commended before [Cheers.]
Notes and Comments.
Between four and five thousand people
Assembled in Exposition Hall, CINCINNATI,
Saturday evening to ratify the nominations
of the Republican Convention held in that
edifice. Governor Noyes and Secretary
Bristow addressed the assembly, the latter
saying that no language he could use was
too strong to express his confidence in the
patriotism, purity, and trustworthiness OF
the nominees. A large and enthusiastic
Hayes and Wheeler ratification meeting was
held at Mobile, Alabama, Saturday night.
The first election shot against Hayes is
that he took back pay. This is picket
shot. After the Fourth we shall have
things livelier. 1t will be dull canvass II
HAYES and Wheeler are not accused OF high
way robbery before October.-Ne,o York
Herald.
When Uncle Sam calls the yeas and nays, ~.
1t won't be W'heeler-it won't be Hayes.
-Courier-J o,trnal.
All sorts OF puns have been made on
Hayes's name. And now an Ohio editor
declares that he twill become the FODDER