The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-17
II il Hayes Of Ohio.

IL II hayes oil ONO.
II is HAYES of Ohio-not BLAINE or
CoNKLING, or any of the other nominees
RUTHERFORD Il. HAYES, now Governor of
the State of Ohio, was yesterday nomi-
mated by the Cincinnati Convention of the
Republican party as its candidate for
President OF the United States.
The nomination will be more surprising
o. those who have based their predictions
on surface indications than to those who
have observed the pecuiarties of the sit
uauon and considered its necessities, who
have watched the movements OF party
operators, taken account of the position
and strength of the various nominees, anu
studied the relations OF the leading nomi-
Decs to one another and to the living ques-
tons of the times.
IL was on the seventh ballot that HAYES
was nominated. The strength of the four
leading nominees-BLAfNE. MoRroN, BRIs-
row. ana CoNKLISG-had been tested all
dAv. Ii became evident after the sixth
buioting that success was beyond the
Icacn of any of these men. BLAINE
tOaud 1t impossible by any sort of man0u-
vrlng or through any kind of combina-
ton to secure sufiiciency of votes TO
form majority, and the three men last
named could not concentrate their united
strength upon any one of their
own number. Then il was that the
forces OF MORTON, BRIsTow. and CoSK-
LIMO mournfully gave up their i'm
Practicable favoritec changed the ground
which they had maintained till they were
exhausted, went over to that ono of the
minority nominees who stood the high
est after themselves, and VINO could com
blne their suffrages, aud gave him ma
iority which made him the candidate OF
the Republican party. From the first bal
lot to the sixth, thu strength OF HAYES had
steadily though slowly increased The vote
FOR him began at 81; on the sec
ond trial it gained three; on the
thri three more: and 30 upward
Gil. ON the sixth, the original number
VIA nearly doubled. after which came
tue nnal result. CoNKLISa obtained nearly
his full strength on the hTst vote, from
winch there were subsequently but slight
variations. MORTON Went down regularly
ballot after ballot, TIL ON the sixth he had
host nearly Il third of his original strength.
BLAINE went up from the 255 with which
he began till on the sixth ballot he had 800,
and MS hackers stuck T. HIM for another
ballot which reached 3jl, when they met
with their dscomhture. Their stubborn
ness had resulted in failure aud 50 had all
their bargaining their bidding and their
iobbery.
HAYES is a candidate whose weakness
and unmportlnce are his principal
recommendations to the Republican
party. His record is brief aud slight
though he is afty-four years old.
He was an Ohio lawyer, served for
n time in the army, was twice sent to Con
gress, and was three elected Governor Of
OhiO-beatug BILL ALLLN for the Office
last fall. lii the army he was service
able officer; in Congress, he was one of
the obscurest of its members; and
In the Governors oiiico he has performed
such routine duties rs We're required Of
him IN a way thar excited no particular
comment. His name in Congress or else
where has been identified with no policy,
OF measure, or action of any kind. He
has no marked powers that have been
brought into play; he has no strong points
of character; he has been but a lucky man
In politics When ExGov. MOVES nomi-
mated him in the Convention on Thurs
day, he mentioned as one OF his
most distinguished qualifications that no
was man against whom nothing could be
sad. Those points of Hayes character
and these features OF his career, are in
teresting enough; but they do not prove
hin TO De "A lit man for President in time 4
when recommendations OF stronger and
more positive kind are required
Above ALL HAYES is no reformer. He Is
not the man TO clean out political corrup-
ton, to destroy the desperate Rings
when have got hold of the conn
try, or TO do anything to oblterato
the abomnation of Grantism. He is
man who, In the Presidency
would run the machine in as easy and un-
Objectionable way as no could; but he
would run IT In the old ruts, and this is
about the worst thing that could be said OF
any man who desires TO become the sue
eessor OF Grant
In regard to the financial question, he
Will be suited exactly to the thin plank of
the Cincinnati platform. In regard 10 the
anti-Catholic question, the plank on that
subject will be satisfactory to him. Durinn
MS last campaign for Governor, he wal
sustained by the ant-Catholo sentiment
Oh ohio' which, perhaps, had more to do
hah anything else with his election, The
"noie platform viii suit hun, as Il was tn q