Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-24
SKETCH OF RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.

SKETCH OF RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
Rutherford 3. Hayes, was born at
Delaware, Ohio, October 5, 1922 and is
consequently in the itty-fourth year OF
his age. He graduated at KenycE Col
lege, Gambler, Ohio, and obtained his
professional education at the Cambridge
Law School, The practice Of his pro-
tession began in Cincinnati in his thir-
ty,fourth year, when he received his
first official position as city solicitor,
which he held till the war broke out in
1861. Very near its opening he enlist
ed in the twenty-third Ohio volunteers.
and served with the regiment till he re-
ceiyed the command of 4 brigade in
1864 His first appointment was as
major, his first promotion came within
less than a year, and in September of
1862 he held commission as lieuten-
ant-colonel, and was in command of his
regiment, which he led into the battle
of South Mountain. During the action
Col. Hayes received severe wound in
the arm, but remained with his regl-
ment TO the last, and it is claimed was
the first officer whose command eStab-
lished a position at South Mountain.
Two wears later be had become Brlga-
dier-General Hayes when he received
the republican nomination in the second
Ohio district, part of Hamilton coun-
tv, and received, home and army vote
together, 3,O9S majority over the demo
cratic candidate He served on the
committee on private land claims and
on the library committee, and passed
through the important reconstruction
legislation of the session with no great.
er distinction than vote given uni
formly and on all occasions for his par
ty, and upon the most liberal OF the
measures which was presented in this
Congress by Mr.. Stevens-the resolu-
ton repeating attorney tcst-Caths-Mr
IIayes's was recorded in the negative
In the fall of 1866 Mr.. Hayes was a
second time nominated fer Congress,
and was elected by a somewhat smaller
majority than two years before. The
Fortieth Congress had, however, held
but one session when Mr.. Hayes was
nominated as Governor OF Ohio by the
republican party, and, accepting the
canditature, was elected over Allen u.
Thurman by a majority OF 1888 III a
total vote of 4S3 900, close and mar
row escape from defeat, which MIR.
Hayes successfully repeated last tall.
Mr.. Hayes was a candidate for re-elec-
ton at the close of his term Of office,
but another nominee was preferred, and
it was not till 1869 that he was 4 sec
oud time placed at the head of the Re
publican ticket in Ohio. Gen. Rose
cIans was nominated by the democratic
convention which met in July of that
year, and at which Mr.. Pendlcton S
name was peremptorily withdrawn the
expected candidate refused the nomina-
ton, however, and at late date Mr..
Pendleton was induced to take the dem
ocratic nomination. Success was scarce
" possible under the circumstances, and
Gen. Hayes carried the State by ma
jority of 1913, or about one third that
of The year before on the State ticket.
The next appearance of Mr.. Hayes as a
candidate was last fall, when he was
nominated as the republican candidate
for Governor against William Allen,
the democratic nominee. In the bitter
ard hard fought canvass which follow
ed Mr.. Hayes was successful, receiving
n majority Of 5,5i4 over Mr.. Allen. AT
the Ohio republican State convention
Gov. Hayes was put forward as the
choice of the party i'll that State for the
presidency. .
SKETCH OF WILLIAM \. WHEELER.
William A. Wheeler, of New York,
the nominee of the Cincinnati: conven-
ton for. Vice President, was born at