Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-22
THE CINCINNATI NOMINEES.

never vet earned either stare OF oastttet
by q heavy majority. A native Of Ohio,
Mr.. Hayes gained his acadenical eda-
cation within the limits OF that State,
commanded an Ohio regiment during
the war and has passed his entire pro-
fessional life at the bar ofthe State. He
is now fifty-four years old, having been
born at Delaware, O., October 4. 1872.
He graduated ut Kenyon College, Gam
bier, O., and obtained his professional
education at the Cambridge Law School.
The practice Of his profession began IN
Cincinnati in his thirty-fourth year,
when he received his first official posi-
ton as City Solicitor, which he held till
the war broke out in 1861. Very near
the opening he enlisted in the Twenty
third Ohio Volunteers, and served with
the regiment until he received the COM
mand of brigade in 1864. His first
appointment was As major, his FIRST pro-
motion came within less than q year,
and in September Of 1862 he held COM
mission a heutenant-coionel, and was
in command of his regiment, which he
led into the battle Of South Mountain.
The Twenty-third regiment formed at
the time a part Of General Reno's
division-its command devolving upon
General Cox. who afterwards preceded
General Hayes as Governor. after the
death OF CD kral Reno in action-oper-
ating at the right wing Of the Army Of
the Potomac. Diring the action Col.
HAYES received a-severe wound in the
arm, but remained with his regiment to
the last, and was the first officer whose
command established a position at South
Mountain. Two years later he had be-
come Brigadier-General Hayes, when
he received the Republican nomination
in the Second Ohio District, part OF
Hamilton county, and received, home
and army vote together, 3,O9S majority
over Jos. c. Butler, the Democratic can
didate.
The Ohio delegation to the Thirty
ninth Congress, in which General Hayes
took his seat December, 1868, was re-
markable for its ability, and included an
number of men who have since
gained marked and unusual distinction
in the Republican party. MIR. Robert
c. Schenck. Mr.. Columbus Delano, Mr..
John A. Bingham, Mr.. James NJ. Ash.
ley and MIR. Samuel Sheilabarger were
all members OF this delegation, and the
extent and variety of the talent by which
Mr.. HAYES was surrounded doubtless
had much 10 do with the obscurity in
which his term was passed. He served
ON the Committee on Private Land
Claims and on the Library Committee.
and passed through the important re-
constI uction legislation of the session
with no greater distinction than a vote
given uniformly and on all coca ions for
his party. and upon the most liberal Of
the measures which were presented by
this Congress by Mr.. Stevens-she res
olution relating TO attorney test oaths-
Mr.. Hayes vote was recorded IN the
negative. In the fail OF 1866 Mr.. HAYES
was a second time nominated for Con-
gress, and, running against Theodore
Cook, was elected by a somewhat small
Ter majority than two years before. The
Fortieth Congress, however, held but
one session when Mr.. HAYES was nomi-
mated as Governor by the Republican
party, aud accepting the candidature,
was elected over Allen G.. Thurman by
majority of 1883 in total vote OF
4S3, 800, a close and narrow escape from
defeat, which Mr.. Hayes successfully
repeated last fall.
MIR. HAYES was a candidate for re-
election at the close of his term of Of
fee, but another nominee was preferred,
and il was not till 1869 that he was
second time placed a: the head of the
Republican ticket in Ohio. Meanwhile
he busted himself in politics and made
friends BY various ineans-one ut least
is limited in letter from Murat Halstead
and Richard Smith, two gentlemen who
of late years conducted their correspon-
dence in partnership, addressed to CO.
lumbus Delano, then, March -, 1869,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in
which these two representatives of a
Republican press say, The suggestion
comes to US through General Hayes that
We name certain persons to occupy and
administer the internal revenue Offices
in this CITY," and the twin editors ac-
Cordingly nominate four men, " neither
OF us having any personal feeling in the
matter" 1t wasn't strange that Mr..
HAYES, with ideas of this character in
regard to the manipulation of Federal
offices, and highly servicea5le friend
like Mr.. Delano in office, should have
gained the nomination which he had
previously lost. lie entered the cam
paign with strong odds in his favor
General. Rosecrans was nominated by
the Democratic convention which met
in July Of that year, and at which Mr..
Pendletcn's name was peremptcrily
withdrawn; the expected candidate re-
fused the nomination, however, and at
a late date MIR. Pendieton was induced
to take the Democratic nomination.
Success was scarcely possible under the
circumstances, and General Hayes car
ried the State by a majority OF 1913,
or about one-third that of the year be-
fore on the State ticket.
The next appearance Of Mr.. Hayes as
a candidate was last fall, when he was
nominated on the public school platform,
after sharp contest with Judge TAFT
In the bitter and hard fought canvass
which followed, Mr.. Hayes va, success
full. receiving majority Of 5,54i over
MIR. Allen. The duties of the third term
to which Mr.. Hayes was thus raised on
an anti-third-term platform, like he
two terms that preceded it, have been
so far successfully executed by Gov.
Hayes, without affording the slightest