The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-17

the man and estimated his chances:-In the Eases
from time 20 tame, accustomed % GET begin.
ming with the high top note Of General sherman ans
running down the gamut. furtye hints and rumors
that Hayes would make strong candidate for Presi-
dent that Hays the choice OF the West that
ne was man OF great though unrevealed political
strength aman Of great but unrecognized ability, and
that IN short, he was the coming man, the Great
Unknown recently discovered and brought TO light
To people in the East the name Of Hayes is vague and
nepuous quantity. We know there must be some
such man, and that he must have performed some
achievement 70 send his afoat up and down the
land as candidate Tor the Presidency; but the name
gives clew TO his personality to his weight or
capacity, to hts deeds possibilities We are familiar
with all the other candidates. the courty Conkng the
Tden the restless Morton the yirtuous Rr,sso INC
hieh-toned Bayard; but Hayes touches us nowhere.
Yet It is not remote possibility that this, u.s. OBJ
scure may be the republican standard bearer for
the Presidency. Far moro unlikely things have
happened The circumstances bong favorable and
my curiosity being piqucd, ! took stroll into
the State House morning. with view Of having ut
look at the who is beyond question OhIo's
papers in his private ONCE. and when l subsequently
lett him It with the conviction that Tor Presi-
dental candidate he was the most unconcerncd
ever met His head and face arc good; tho former
high and expansive, the latter well filled out by
ample light brown beard Judging oy his eyes ne has
was his voice, lis nbre and resonance. had heard
that in the war he OF the most dashing officers
in Shcrdan's dashing army, and that no bugic blast
could thrill the soldiers souls like the ringing Of
Hayes voice sweeping along the lines There was
that quality no spoke that indicated the Of
grit aud resolution, and yot 1t tho voice OF .
modest, unpretontious man. VINO, by unanimous re-
port would decline tho street. II 1t took him
There OF hat cvaslveness about him
10 the presence OF an interviewer peculiar % most
unreservedy as II no had no more concern In II than
his questioner.
Governor Hayes is also Dr. Hayes, being made Ii. d
by Gambler College In 1873
SKETCH OF WILLIAM A. WHEELER. OF NEW YORK.
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vics President the ticket with General Hayes Is
native OF this State having been born at Malone in
Franklin county, June 1919. He is Of Welsh and Eng
lish extraction Mr. Wheeler received school
education, after which he spent year ut tho Unver
sty OF Vermont being member OF the class of l842
subsequently he studied law and began the practice In
his native county HIS first Office that Of District
Attorney, to which he elected 1s4S q domo-
crat; but the next year he entered the Assembly
whig, and reelected in 1850 Business, however,
engrosscd most OF his attention. and after he had been
the bar about eight years he became cashier Of the
Bank OF Malone, position which he held
Tor many years About the time he was
appointed clerk to the Board of Directors Of the
Ogdensburg and Rouse's Point Railroad, and no be-
came the President of the road in 1857 In the latter
year he was elected to the State Senate, where no
served term being Chairman Of the committees
banks and privileges and elections 40 was also
chosen President pro tenn. Of the Senate in 1885, In
1860 he was elected the Thirty-seventh Congress,
but was not re elected. 1t Is especially noteworthy
that during his nrst term in Congress Mr.. Wheeler
voted for the act appropriating lands TO the Union
Pacific Railroad
In 1867 Mr.. Wheeler was elected member Of tho
Constitutional Convention OF this State and no
subsequently chosen President OF the Convention Az
presiding officer OF this body be failed acquire any
particular distinction but tho year he again
elected to Congress. and serving his filth term
In that body. During the time of the Pacific Railroad
legislation Mr.. Wheeler was chairman ofthe COMMITTEES
charged with that question, ncng appointed BY tho
newly elected Speaker, Mr.. Blaine Mr.. Wheeler held
the position the Forty Congress. but In
the Forty -thrd he was succeeded by Mr. Sawyer, Of
Wisconsin, and he Is now member Of the Committee
on Appropriations In all this legislation he the
consistent friend of the railroads and voted for all Of
the land grants and subsidy He voted ior
all the asked for by the Northern Pacific and
for the grant OF 600 600 to the Texas Pacific
He also q friend and advocate Of the famous Bay
field and st. Cr0ix attempt in 1872 which the HIRALD
did much 70 defeat On the question Of civil service
reform Mr.. Wheeler voted to kill Mr.. Wizards bill
making II misdomeanor for Congressman to solicit
appointments to Office His prominence at this time
Is chiefly to the part he took IN enectng the
Louisiana compromise In 1875, by which Kellogg was
confirmed In his Office Governor and the political
troubles in that State ended.