Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-21
OF THE CONVENTION.
RUTHERFORD D. HAYES, OF OHIO.

clnnati by the Republican National
Convention FOR President of the
United States. He was born in Del
aware county, Ohio, October 4, 1922.
After receiving a collegiate education
at Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio,
he studied law in Columbus. With
the preparation he thus received he
entered the law school of Harvard
College, whence he graduated with
credit He began the practice of his
profession in Cincinnati, and was ap-
pointed solicitor of that city. His
practice was rapidly growing when
the war of the rebellion broke out.
He was then just thirty-nine years
old, in the prime of his life, but the
call for troops was the signal for him
to throw aside the advocates gown
and don the equipments of the sol
der. He protfered his services at
once, and on the 7th of June, 1861,
Was appointed major of the 21st
Ohio Infantry Regiment. His first
services were with Rosecrans in West
Virginia, and for time was Judge
advocate on that Generals staff. In
November, 1852, he was promoted to
lieutenant colonelcy, and took COM
mand of the 23d Ohio, and continued
to command it during the spring
campaign in West Virginia, and the
autumn campaign under General Me
Clellan, until he was wounded at the
battle of South Mountain, He was
appointed colonel of the 10Th Ohio
in the same year, but was prevented
by his wound from assuming com
mand, and afterwards was transferred
back to his former regiment, the 23d,
December 25, 1862, he was placed in
command of the 1st Brigade, Kama
wha division, and held it until Sheri-
dar's victory at Winchester in Sep
tember, 1864, when he took command
of the division, leading it through
the battles of the year.
In October. 1864, Colonel Hayes
was appointed brigadier general for
gallant and meritorious services at
the battles of Winchester, Fishers
Hill, and Cedar Greek In the spring
of 1865 he commanded an expedition
against West Virginia, and was en-
gagged in it when the war terminated
Afterwards he was promoted to be
major general for gallant and distin-
guished services He was engaged
in much severe service and partici-
pated In many battles, but always
bore himself bravely Before the
close of the war he had been elected
a member of Congress, and in 1866
was reelected by handsome major
ity. General Hayes sat in Congress
three session. He was noted for his
fidelity to Republican convictions and
soundness of Judgment. In 1867 he
was unanimously y nominated by his
party for Governor of Ohio, and after
a spirited contest, in which he took
an active part, and which was com
plicated by the negro-suffrage ques-
ton, he was elected over Allen CT.
Thurman by majority of 1883 in
a total poll of 4S3,000. He was re-
nominated at the close of his term in
1869, and again elected by majority
of 1913 over George H. Pendleton.
In 1872 he was beaten for Congress
by Banning, Liberal Republican The
next appearance of Mr.. Hayes as a
candidate was last fall, when he was
nominated on the public-schools plat
form. In the bitter and hard-fought
canvass which followed Mr. Hayes
was successful, receiving a majority
of 5,544 over Mr.. Allen. Governor
Hayes is an able man, and will make
an excellent President.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
The nominee of the Republican
party for Vice President, William A
Wheeler was born in Franklin county,
New York, on the Sd of June, 1919,
and is therefore in his ffty-seventh
year. He received the rudiments of
a common English education in his
native town, passed from thence to
the local academy, and subsequently
took two years course In the Uni
versity of Vermont. He then enter
ed lawyers Office, and after proper
study and training was admitted to
the bar of Franklin county, and began
the practice of his profession. He
soon gained such a hold upon the
people that he was nominated by the
Democratic party and elected Dis
trict Attorney of Franklin county
This was the first contest of the kind
under the new constitution of that
State At the close of his term as
District Attorney Mr.. Wheeler, hav-
ing left the Democratic and joined
the Wing party, was elected to the
State Legislature, in which he served
during the sessions of 1850 and 1851.
From thence he passed to the State
Senate and acted in that body in 1857
and 1858. He was subsequently
chosen to the Thirty seventh, Forty
first, Forty-second, Forty-third and
Forty-fourth Congresses, in all of
which he filled places ON important
committees. When in the State Sen
ate Mr. Wheeler acted as President
pro TEN. of that body. In the break
of his political life Mr.. Wheeler ac-
cepted the position of cashier of the
bank in his native place, and at later
date became president of the Ogdens-
burg and Rouse's Point Railroad, an
improvement which he aided materi-
ally in completing. In April, 1867,
Mr.. Wheeler was elected a member
of the convention to amend the Con
stitution of New York. The Repub-
lican party had a majority in the con-
Yention, and Mr. Wheeler was select
ed as speaker. As chairman of that
body, Mr.. Wheeler was removed from
active participation in its proceedings,
and hence his career in the conven-
ton was not marked with any notice