The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-30

thing complete is brief abstract, which
every one may read with interest"
The Ohio Salesman, central Demo
cratic organ of the State, said:
'.tioy"rnor Hayes retired from Office
yesterday with tie good wishes gener-
ally OF the people Of the capital aud
| State. On one or two points lie las
been subjected TO criticism, but II Is not
likely that in important political emer-
| gencies, most men cast in the ordinary
human mould, would have done Hs
much as he did"
Many other newspapers, both Dem
ocraiic and Republican, spoke with
| equal emphasis to the same effect.
| Governor Hayes now On. January.
1872. } returned 10 Cincinnati with his
family. intending TO resume business
;ler. and expecting to escape further
| public duties and pousiDiiii:----
| But his respite Wa not defined to -
| pro,racteI The election Of = United
| States Senator had sup"rvened. and
the two parties IN the General Assem-
| bly were nearly evenly divided. with IL
balance Of power in the hands o. d
small minority of independent mr,n
bers With a. view TO defeating the
regular Republican nominee, IN" Dem
ocrats were prepared to nominate a
| Republican, provided they could Sc
cure enough votes Of that party TO elect
| him.
In this behalf overtnrcs were made
10 Gov. Hayes, who promptly and en-
phaticaIly declined to permit the use
of his name. lie was also proposed
a. the regular caucus nominee Of the
| Republicans, but refused 10 counte-
nance the strong movement in his be-
half, and positively declined to avail
himself OF it. On the 31st OF July,
| 1872, Gen. Hayes received the follow
ing communication, signed by many
| prominent Republicans OF CINCINNATI:
'Hon. X. b. HGyes:
| believing that it IS the desire of the
Republicans generally OF the Second
Congressional District, that you be Il
candidate for the nomination, and feel
ing that you would receive a larger vote
from the people Of the district than
any other person that could be agreed
upon, We unite in respectfully asking
that you accept u nomination for Con
| gress."
I
the city, replied by telegraph. positive
| ly and unequivocally declining the
nomination.
Nevertheless. the Republican Con
vention, when it met about "A week af-
terward august 6, 1922, made him lis
nominee, and as il became evident that
his persistence in declining would great
ly distract the party, causing loss Of
probably two or three Thousand votes,
he was constrained TO accept. Hamil-
ton county went over five thousand
Democratic and he was beaten, as
from the beginning he forsaw he would
be. He ran largely ahead of his ticket,
however, and was the only candidate
for Congress in Ohio who received more
votes in his district than General Grant
CALLED AGAIN TO THE GOVERNoRsHIP.
In March, 1873, General Hayes was
unexpectedly nominated by the Presi-
dent for Assistant-Treasurer of the
United States at Cincinnati; but he
declined the appointment, and shortly
afterward returned to his old home at
Fremont, where he resumed his resi-
dence, and has continued il to the pres
ent time. Here lie devoted himself
chiefly To the management of his farm,
naturally enjoying the relief from of
ficial care and responsibility which now
succeeded twelve years of nearly I'M
interrupted public service, military and
civil. Thus time passed with HIM until
the spring of 1875, when the Republi-
cans of Ohio began TO discuss the ques-
ton who should be their leader in tho
State canvass then approaching. The
Democrats had the Governor, the Leg
islature, the Secretary of State, The
School Commissioner, and Clerk of the
Supreme Court, all elected on the pop
ular vote, and had carried the State
the year before by a Majority Of near
ly IL, ,On0. That ina iority had to be
overcome to achieve Republican, sue
cess, and all over the State there was
a popular icclaInation that Gov. HAYES
was the man 10 overcome it. There
were grave doubts. however. as to
whether hr would accept the uoniua-
tion, and not without reason. To all
who had approached him on This sub
ject he had expressed asa extreme dis
inclination 10 do 50, and had ~iiscOur-
aged Ia the fall extent that he could
the use OF his name. Nevertheless,
public sentiment in his favor rapidly
grew in force and volume, and by the |
time fhr State Convention iuet in June. |
WAS simply overwhelming. There was |
no longer any doubt as to whether tie |
would be nominated, but il WAS by 40
means certain that lac would 3,ccrp; lhe |
nOmina: iof. The only other candi
date for Governor proposed was Judge
TAFT, of Cincinnati. whose high staud-
ing and abilities were universally ac-
kuowiedsed. and were warmly pressed
upon the Convention by earnest
friends. Gen. Hayes himself favored
the numina-io of Judge Taft, and IN
reply to teiegTams, strongly recon
IGended il. at the same time speaking
in the highest terms of Mr.. Taft. and
positively refusing Ia be a candidate
against him. With this dispatch b, fore
it, the Convention assembled, ami on
the first ballot cast four iifihs OF Is
votes for Gen. Hayes That there
might br no obstacle in the way of his
Judge Taft gracefully au
thorized the withdrawal of his nanr,
and the nomination WAS made unaui
mons, amid great enthusiasm. Gen.
Hayes was promptly notified of ti.is
action, and ia reply, teieSraphed:
''ln obedience to the wishes Of the
Convention, l yield my preference and
accept tile nomination.
The continents of the press upon the
result Indicate the state of popular
feeling. The Cincinnati Enquirer
Dem said:
''tien. Hayes is a clever gentleman,
and his previous administrations We're
marked 10y fairness, evenness, and
uprghtness, and his personal charac-
ter and high repute will make his can
didacy formidable"
The Cleveland Leoder said:
The nomination of Gen. Hayes has
been received everywhere with extra
ordinary favor. Outside the State the
Republican papers, which have been
Watching the progress of political
events ia Ohio with extraordinary in
terest, all pronounce enthusiastically
in favor of the nomination, and even
the independent newspapers concede
il TO he one of extraordinary strength.
4 IL has refreshing look to
people everywhere to see an Office like
the Governorship of Ohio seeking IL
man, not a swarm OF men seeking the
office"
The Ohio SIGye J0ttTHu, said:
Hayes nomination was the result
of one of those popular uprisings which
are irresistible in their power. Hayes
honestly fought OFF the nomination,
but there was crisis calling for It man
and the popular voice pointed over
TO HAYES as that man