The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-20
THE NomINe
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asm for the statesman elected by the
national convention, yesterday. to bear
the standard of the party to victory, or
elsewhere-are piously inquring. who
In hills Hayes, anyhow" it may be
stated that Rutherford j. llayes,vwas
born while quite young at Delaware, O.,
on the An OF October, ls22. When IN
crease Of wears entitled him to she'd his
.sroundabout. he blossomed out in the
customary claw-hammer coat. took some
more education at Kenyon college, Gam
bier. O.. and afterward took a course OF
professional training at the law school in
Cambridge. Removing to Cincinnati for
the practice OF law, he obtained his first
public employment la the city solicitor
shin. which he held from 1865 TO 1861. In
that wear he secured commission as
major Of the sd OHIO volutecrs. In 1862
he became lieutenant colonel, and after
ward colonel: commanded the regiment,
which formed part of Iseno's division, in
the battle Of South Mountain,
| received wound In the
arm, was commissioned briga-
| der general in 1864, and, during tho
same Year, was elected to congress in the
Second Ohio district. obtaining hand
some majority by the aid OF the Ingenious
system OF counting the arm. vote, then
IN vogue. The house OF representatives
AT that time contained n number of peo-
ME of very positive character, and Hayes
vas naturally little heard of among such
| a crowd. He was noted, however, for
the eloquence with which he invariably
voted on the right side, whenever the
caucus or the party leaders would inform
him which il was There was DO indie
pendent nonsense about him. Scruples
about the rights or wrongs OF pending
measures never troubled him. Ii was
sufficient for him 10 know that the party
approved or disapproved. and his con-
science reiigiousiy sanctioned what the
party councils ordained. Without at
| tempting 10 emerge from the Obsclriiy
most congenial TO his feelings and beet
( adapted TO his intellectual capacities, he
| secured q reDominxfion and reelection in
! the usual WY. One OF the most significant
( scts OF his public life excited considerable
comment aoou. thi. time. His position
gave him q cossiroling voice in tue dispo-
.liion OF certain revenue offices IN Gin
cinnaii. Beng DESTROYS of escaping the
/ hostile criticisms oftbe newspapers OF his
party. and equally willing TO nd himseli
+ Of the responsibility Of making personal
ehoice among swarm OF applicants De
I invited the editors q The Cozsn.S7claf and
I .he Ga-etEs 10 name the persons whom
they considered Mt 10 hi TIE vacant
I places The invitation was accepted ~lti
/ inbecile coDplais2nce. and Genega
gx-a d..l
eessitT 81 making personal enemies o
dozens Of disappointed sslgrants- spiked
the Tag guns Of the yress- and sa.sed
szDoerhly py what mu.t have APPEARED tc
person Of his ncryeltss TEMPER yer,
dangerous point in his political voysging
Before tbs expiration Of has second con
c--tes sioIlal term. hs WAS dominated for
( Irore-uo, against Thurman. and va:
Il, c.47d Bv i.ss than 1909 usiority-s
very narr0w ESCAPE from defeat 81 time
w'tse1 Ihs party strength was slA more
strongly kIai together uy TIE events AID
results Of tie wGr- Re desired
& reelection 70 governor. but hi,
administration mad oeen too weak u
suit ths parry, and another name va.
: plaoe5 II tie head Of tie ticket. In l-55
however. he received q denomination.
4 PeDdiefon running under protest, and
T with strong reluctance. on the Demo
cratic tscks; Hayes Was elected By
I about 800 InsjOrlty. when fifteen thou
4 sand had been confidently expected. A
4 year ago. the party found itself short d
I available timber for promising contest
/ with Alien. yuo demanded q reelection
on the greenbzck Issue, and Hayes wa,
again nominated. The public schoo
/ question happened 10 be In condition
] q g. .T.s< iFg-- IA. -.
/ courts having lately suppressed bible
reading. The Democratic legislature
| TOO. had Welded stupidity 10 the claims o
/ Catholic IDIOT named Geehan. and pass
Cd q bill according certain privileges In
/ the publ ic Institutions TO the minister
Of that denomination. The law wa
harmless enough. aud not Objectionable
In principles but the pressure unde
which II was passed enabled the Repub
Iicans u use the bill az an illustration O
what Catholic dictatiOn could d,
in the Democratic party. Al
lem. extensively pronounced greenbacl
views excited bitter hostility in his owl
party, which was a. sidu0usly urged Int
open revolt by Influences outside Of th,
State and, under this exceptionally IA
yOrabie combination vi circumstance
, HAYES once more carried the state, hu
majority being only 5,Jit. IL will b
s,s:n that there il nothing In this slicclne
history OF Gen. Hayes career To mar
/ him as a strong candidate. even in lii
own State. The presentation Of hi
name a. presidential candidate, was tn
D., result OF a curious scheme Of the motor
ious sands clique Of Cincinnati. who. i
this way, expected To circumyent the 81
forts Of Morton, Blaine and other3, I
| - III h..
ultimate purpose was 10 hold the deleCs
ton in position where it, weight coul
: be thrown for Grant and the third tern
il an opportunity to present them Shout
l. arise. circumstances which thes
v schemcrs could scarcely have cxpects
IA have taken the man OF straw out Of the
lands aud set II up as the actual iigur
head Of the national Republican party.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
The fortunate recipient Of the nomin
4. tion for the vice-presidency, Hon. w
y liam a. Wheeler, was born in Molon
was educated at the University of We
Q mont; served As district attorney in h
4 native county for several years vi
:. elected to the lower house OF the Ne,
~ York legislature in 1880 and 1851 In Is,
m and le5s he was member Of the Sta
M senate. lie was president Of the const
n tutional convention Ia lsj1 aud 1855. 4
.r $50 he Was elected a representative
the thirty-seventh congress was agai
f. elected, eight years later, to the tort,
40 first congress, and has held a seat in ii
house continuously since. la priya
al lite, he has been engaged Ia banking. an
g. was president Of local railroad ca
Oh poration. His public career I