The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-06-22
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
SKETCH or OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
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SKETCH or OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
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Rutherford b. Hayes was born at
Delaware, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1922. Alter a
good preliminary education he began the
study of law at Columbus, Ohio, an in
due time entered the law school of Har-
ward College, where he completed the
regular courseaud graduated with cred
il. lie located at Cincinnati, and soon
acquired q good reputation as a lawyer.
lie served as City Solicitor and held in
the years preceding tho war other i'm
portant Offices.
WHEN TIE WAR BROKE OUT
in 1861 he was in the height of q sue
cesslul practice. and his genial manners
and fine capacities as public speaker
had commended him to popular favor.
At the first call for volunteers he prof
fercd his services and was appointed
Major of the Twenty-third Ohio Infan.
try, June z, 1861. lie served under
General Rosecrans in the western Vir-
ginia compaign OF 1861, n part OF the
time NJ Judge Advocate on the Gener-
ais staff. lie was promoted to Lieuten-
ant Colonel Nov. 4, 1861, and took COM
mand of lbs regiment. lie retained this
command during the spring campaigne
in West Virginia, and the autumn cam
paign under General McClellen, or un-
| I'LL lie was disabled at the battle of South
Mountain. lie was appointed Colonel
| OF the Seventy-ninth Ohio in 1862, but
did not join his rcgim ent because of the
wound received at South Mountain. On
the 18th of October he was promoted to
the colonclcy of his own regiment, the
| Twenty third, and in December was
| placed in command of the First Brigade
of the Kanawha Division. lie coniin-
ucd in position until Sheridan's victory
at Winchester in 1861, when he took
| command of the Kanawha Division and
led it through the active campaign of
that year.
| IN TIE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER
he led his brigade in one of the most
desperate charges, and oyercame what
| seemed dunsurmountablc obstacles. The
brigade came suddenly upon Il morass,
soft and miry, some sixty yards wide.
| The men hcistated for Il moment, but
Colonel Hayes dashed into the morass
and they followed. The Colonel's horse
mircd hopelcssly and he dismount-
ed, and sprang forward on loot, and
/ u
/ ing was made under q murdcrous fire
from enemy's artillery and muskery, and
was counted among the difficult achieve
men.s Of the day--a day prolific in gal
liant deeds.
| For gallant and meritorious services
at Winchester, Fishers Hill, and Cedar
Creek, Colonel Hayes was appointed
Brigadicr General in 1864. In the
spring OF 1865 he was given command
of.
| AN EXPEDITION AGAINST LYNCHBuRG,
and was ensaged in preparations for that
campaign when the war closed. This i:
the mcrcst outline of General Hayes
military service. He was all the time
in the field. and participated In
many battles. lie had three horses
shot from under him, and was wounded
four times.
peR9RRf eR9RRfaefsc ctba 4lSeoRGGttttss RGG ffSm tfic s sec
ond Cincinnati District by handsome
majority, and In 1866 he was reelected
In Congress lie was conspicuous for hi
strong fidelity to the Republican party
and for his sound Judgment and consis
tent action.
The campaign of 1867 in Ohio wa
one OF the most critical in the history @
> the Republican party in that State. Tn
negro sufferage question. the bond queS
ton, and other matters on which Re
1ublicans differed came up, and they ha
10 be met firmly and yet iudiciously
The Democrats took advantage of tn
distractions in the Republican party il
:. every way, and nominated their strong
est man, senator Thurman, for Govern
or. When the Republican Conyentio
d met the question was
WHO SHOULD LEAD
at such critical time? General llayG
was nominated almost spontaneously
and worked earnestly through the cam
paign. Although the Democrats elect
C ell n majority to the Legislature Genera
g Hayes was elected Governor by n ms
jority of 5000. His administration wa
Il extremely popular, and he was re-eleci
cd in 1869. At the close of his secon
term he resumed the practice of his pre-
fession to be called again in 1875 to RI
deem the State from the Democrats.
1867 he defeated Senator Thurman !
1869 the Hon. George ii. Pendletor
a Republican, who was n candidate &c
lIt-tltttlDu. NpltS WIS uSiCatSu ~ w
7 Hor. William Allen. and the Democrat
controlled the State for two years. ALE
was rcnominated as the unanimor
choice of the Democrats, and to me,
1 this formidable candidate the Republ
a cans joined unanimously in
,5l AN APPEAL TO GOVERNOR HAYES
to head the ticket. He finally accepte
the nomination, made brilliant canvas
was elected Governor for the third tin
by handsome majority, and with b
. Inauguration in January last, the X
n publican party resumed control OF Il
State
Governor Hayes is now
3 ABOUT 81 YEARS OF AGE,
ripe in the experiences OF an active bu
iuess career and an earnest political Ii
\. is man of exceptional purity in his pi
- vate life a man whose public lie is ir'
from mistakes, and whose record as
Republican is without blemish. lie
!, man at once earnest, spolite, and po
ular. and us a candidate has never Doe
y defeated.
ID
The Vice President.
x. SKETCH OF WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
of The Hon. William a. Wheeler. OF Nc
n. York, who has been given the secor