The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-09-15
GOVERNOR HAYES AT HOME.
rnE DErLcroN OF THE CINclNNAn BAR
Lf TO TILpEN.

THE DErLcrloN OF THE CiNciNNArI BAN
.f TO rILDEN.
Cincinnati Correspondence q the World
What is Mr.. Hayes standing among his
legal friends and nssociatcs9 Not single
attorney who voted the Democratic ticket
during the residence Of Rutherford u. Hayes
in Cincinnati, or who had voted the Demo
cratic ticket since his removal to Fremont,
will support him for President OF the United
States, but, on the contrary, every one of
them is now supporting Tildcu and Hen
bricks. Judge IIoallcy, who has not voted
che Democratic ticket for more than twenty
years, and who was one of the Judges of the
Superior Court OF Cincinnati during all the
time that Ruther!ord u. Hayes practiced al
the Cincinnati bar, will not support him for
President, but, on the contrary, is now a very
prominent political speaker supporting,
with all his great power rs an orator and de-
bator, Tilden ard Hendricks. Judge Stallo,
formerly one Of the Judges of the Court OF
Common Pleas who has not voted Demo-
cratic ticket for more than twenty five years,
will not support his associate Rutherford Is.
Hayes for President, but, on the contrary,
has already delivered most effective speech
for Tiden and Hendricks. l.. w. Kitridge,
a lawyer with q most extensive practice dur
ing all the time that Rutherford b. Hayes
was at the Cincinnati bar and since, and who
never cast Democratic ballot in his life,
mill nt D.nailnnt hut
the contrary is now engaged in canvassing
his county for Tilden and Hendricks. Will
lam S. Groesbeck and Charles Reemeln, old
lawyers Of the Cincinnati bar, who have
sometimes voted the Republican and some
times the Democratic ticket, but who voted
for Hayes for Governor as against Governor
Allen on the financial issues of the Ohio
campaign in 1875, are now supporting Til
den and Hendricks, Fred. Hassaurek, the
distinguished and talented editor, formerly
an associate of Rutherford b. Hayes at the
bar, and heretofore a Republican, is u warm
supporter of Tilden and Hendricks. Emil
Hoffman, younger lawyer and Chief Dep
uty Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
who has always voted tho Republican ticket
is now supporting Tilden and Hendricks
Jacob Wolf, an old lawyer, who has voted
the Republican ticket for fifteen years, now
supports Tilden and Hendricks. Judge
Oliver, who was one OF the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas during and after the
war; and who at that time and for several
years supported the Republican party, but
more recently Democrat, supports 1ilden
and Hendricks. Judge Mallon one of the
Judges of the Court OF Common Pleas, i'm.
mediately preceding and for the first year o
the war, and a practicing attorney since, who
was war Democrat and frequently voted
the Republican ticket, supports Tilden and
Hendricks. G. w. Merrill, Republican
lawyer who joined the Liberal Republican,
in 1872, but who again supported the Re.
publican State ticket in 1875, now supports
Tilden and Hendricks. Captain Irwin b
Wright, L. S. Throop, late adjutant Sixth
Ohio, James Maloney, assistant prosecuting
attorney, Andrew Knell, George II. Harris
| ID. Peck, Judson Harmon, Moses Wilson
John Healy, Ransiord Smith, and II. F
Brashears, Republican lawyers, who JOINED
the Liberal Republican movement in 1872
and have since acted with the Democratic
party, now support Tilden and Hendricks
In addition to the above there are severa
Republican lawyers who have not yet declar
ed for Hayes and may join the Democrat,
party at the ensuing election. Such is thu
estimate placed upon the Republican candi
date for President by those who know hin
best. He never distinguished himself at thu
bar, but always ranked as a very ordinar.
attorney, never excelling second-rate law
yer. He was always candidate for Office
and allied himself with the Sands-Egglestol
lFaction in the Republican party to secure hi
nominations. The city of Cincinnati will
vote against him for President.