The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-15
THE CINCINNATI TICKET.
Short Sketch of the Candidates.

Short Sketch of the Candidates.
The following sketches of the Republican
candidates for President and Vice President
may interest our readers, as the nominees arc
comparatively unknown:
RUTHERFORD BIRcHARD HAYES,
the Republican candidate, now Governor Of
Ohio, is native of that State, born at Della.
ware, October 4, 1922. He graduated at
Kenyon college, Gambler, Ohio, and obtain
ed his professional education at Cambridge
law school. He began the practice OF his
profession at Cincinnati, in his 34th year,
and was elected city solicitor in 1858, bis
first official position, which he held TIL the
war broke out in 1861. Very near lis open
ing he enlisted in the 23d Ohio volunteers,
and served with the regiment TIL he received
the command of brigade in 1864. His first
appointment was as major, his first promo
ton came within less than year, and in
September Of 1862 lie held q commission as
lieutenant colonel, and was in command OF
his regiment, which he led into the battle OF
South Mountain. The 23d regiment formed
at the time part Of Gen. Reno's Division
its command devolving upon Gen. Cox, who
afterwards preceded Gen. Hayes as governor,
after the death of Gen. Reno IN action OPP.
CIulIuE dS liGAI wing va ihN SAilJ VI IaiS
Potomac. During the action Col. Hayes
was wounded, but It IS said his command
was the first to establish position at South
Mountain.
Two wears later he became a brigadier
general, and then he received the Republican
nomination for Congress in the second OHIO
district Il was IN the midst of the war eX.
and his majority, with the aid of
the army vote, was 3,09S. The Ohio Gelega- |
ton to that Congress embraced such men as
Schenck Columbus Delano, John A, Bing. !
ham, James M. Ashley, and Samuel Shelle. |
barger, and they were all much more promiI
nent than Hayes. In fact his Congressional
career was singularly obscure. lie served
on the committee on private land claims and
on the library committee, and passed through
the important reconstruction legislation OF
The session with no greater distinction than
vote given uniformly and on all occasions
for his party, and upon the most liberal of
he measures which was presented IN this
Congress by Mr.. Sevens-thc resolution re.
ating to attorney test oaths-Mr Hayes vote
was recorded in the negative. In the fall OF
1866 Mr.. Hayes was second time nominated
Tor Congress, and running against Theodore
Cook, was elected by somewhat smaller
majority than two years before. The iortleth
Congress had, however, held but one session
when Dir. Hayes was nominated 0s Governor
1y the Republican party, and, accepting the
was elected over Allen g. Thur.
nan by majority of 2,9S2 in the total vote
If $4,000, close and narrow escape from
lefeat He was renominated for Governor.
General Rosecrans was nominated by the
Democratic Convention which met in July
IF that year, and at which Pendletons name
vas poremptorily withdrawn; the expected
candidate refused the nomination, however,
md at late date Mr. Pendleton was Undue.
ID to take the Democratic nomination. Sue
cess was scarcely possible under the circum-
stances, and General Hayes carried the State
by majority of 1918, or about onethird
hat Of the year before on the State ticket,
and only onesixth Of the majority given for
Grant. lie retired at the end of this term.
Last fall, after sharp contest with the
friends Of Judge Taft, now Attorney general,
Hayes admirers secured his nomination for
Governor against William Allen, and was
elected by the Insignificant majority Of 5544
IN the largest aggregate vote ever polled in
he State. M md.
This is the record of the Republican can
lidate. For one who has been twice in Con.
,ress, thrice Governor of the third State of
he Union, and Q brlgadier general, he is
unknown. His name Is identified
With nothing of craftsmanship, and of the
mass OF the people few know anything of
lin beyond the fact that he is Governor of
ohio. He is the fgure.head Of the party,
nd is part of its record during Its fifteen
ears Of domination.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
Mr. Wheeler Is at present member of Con
ress from the Nineteenth District Of New
FORK. He is native of New York state,
haa horn AZ Ma1npo Franz lin
v, in 1920 He was a member of the class
i 1S42, of the University Of Vermont, but
lid not graduate. He adopted the profession
# the law in 1850, and the next year was
lected to the Lower House of the State Leg
stature In 1857 aud 1863 he was chosen
tate Senator, and during two sessions of the
senate was president pro tenn He first went
nto Congress sixteen years ago, but was de-
Gated for denomination, and did not again
eturn until the Forty.frst Congress, and has
een chosen TO each Congress since. For
many years he was engaged IN the banking
BUSINESS, and was president OF the Ogdens.
urg and Rouse's Point Railroad Company.
lie was president of the New York Constitu-
lonal Convention of 1857. Mr.. Wheeler was
member of the congressional committee
which went to Louisiana something over a
ear ago to arrange the difficulties about the
ispated election, asd drew up a form or
which the Legislature adopted,
.nown as the Wheeler compromise. ASIDE
rom that Mr.. Wheeler is not well known {
II even known at all among the people in
eneral, but for all that, he is q man of mach
nore ability than he who stands at the head
f the ticket, and would make a much more
ompetent President.
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