The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-26
Who Nominated Hayes?
cincinnati Enquirer. ]

There is reason to believe that the
nomination of Rutherford B. Hayes for
President was prearranged affair among
an influential part of the members of the
Cincinnati Convention, who are in SYM
pathy with the objects and aims of tine
American Alliance. Members of that
proscriptive organization were here last
June in numbers, and many of them
were delegates, we have been informed,
and if Governor Hayes can afford to re-
pudiate the American Alliance at this
late day, we would like to hear of his
doing SO. The membership of the Alli-
ance extends throughout good portion
of the West, the East, and the New
England States. Some of the members
boast that Democrats as well as Repub6-
cans belong to it, and are in full SYM
pathy with its aims and objects. In the
recent canvass in Maine and Con-
necticut speakers were heard to
commit themselves to the policy
of this diabolical organization, and as a
last resort the leading lights of the Re
publican party, who are teasting on the
percentages of the hard earnings of the
poor Government employees at Washing
ton, have begun to weed out Catholics
and foreigners from Office to spite those
of both classes who have intimated their
intention of voting for candidate for
President who entertains no prospective
views, and who is not in sympathy with
the pillars of a party which has nearly
bankrupted and Impoverished the coun-
try. The connection of Governor Hayes
with the American Alliance is recog-
nized, acknowledged fact. Shortly after
Hayes was notified of his election as q
member of the Alliance the following
circular, copied from the original, was
forwarded to prominent gentleman in
Hartford, Connecticut:
1871. AMERICAN LEAGUE ALLIANCE. 1876.
GRAND COUNCIL U. s.,
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Rooms,
NEW YORK, June %, 1876. }
Hon. DGvid Carl, Hartford, Conn:
DEAR SIR: A member of the State Coun-
ell has requested that we invite you to head
| Council in Hartford, and suggests your
name, in event of your becoming member,
as the candidate for Governor of Connecti-
cut at the next Convention to be held in
New Haven on the 22d of February, 1S76(?).
By direction of the Executive Committee,
nclose the necessary papers.
LUG SOuuCll W Uc uclu
! at Philadelphia, on July 4th, as called by the
Committee, will, as far as reported to the
| Secretary OF each State, indorse the nomipa-
tion of Rutherford B. Hayes for President.
Please inform of receipt of papers, etc.,
by return mail.
BY order Executive Committee G. C. A. A.
LEMUEL S. TYLER, Secretary, per c.
P.S.-Upon receipt of answer a charter
and oath will be forwarded TO you at once.
Yours, etc. L. S. T., per c.
This document was indorsed by the
gentleman who received it: Received
June 23d. Declined, not being in &C.
cord with the principle involved" This
organization which Governor Hayes re,
verses so much is now and has been
trying to control Republican politics in
Connecticut. In Norwalk few of the
Republicans opposed to the secret ring
policy on election day got out an indig
nant hand-bill headed "Star Chamber
Conspiracy Republicans, Do You Know
Who is Making Your Nominations p
Rutherford B. Hayesis not the candidate
of the masses of the Republican party
but of an organization whose platform
and ultimate aim is to subvert the iiber
ties of the people of the United States
Down with Hayes, should be the battle
cry of every man who is opposed to tn
revival of tho Know-Nothing strife o
1854.