The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-23
Ghe Bulletin.
HAYES.
An Interview with Him on the Day
after the Nomination.

ICoIumbus, o June ~ dispatch TO IN " Y.
Herald.
The Presidential standard-bcarer Of the
Republican party for 1876, Gov. Rutherford
-. Hayes, was found by your correspondent
to-day, seated quietly in his room at the
state capitol, when the following CONVEX
saiion took place
Correspondent suppose you were some /.
what surprised at the news OF your rom
ination by the Cincinnati convention
Gov. Hayes Well. after hearing the re-
suits of the first and second ballots, the
hopes of my friends were greatly raised.
Arrangements had been made at the tele.
graph office SC that knew how The voting
went on perhaps before it was generally an
nounce from the platform. by this means
probably knew Of my nomination at least
five minutes before the secretary gave out
the official figures need not say such an
honor conferred by the Republican party
i, deep y gratifying to me.
Correspondent WHIT do you think Of
the platform adopted at CIncinnat.f
Gov. Hayes: ] have not had all oppor-
tunity Of eXamiDg It yet. | must read 1t
over carefully. AT a cllrfory glance think
it is an excellent one and could not be i'm
proved upon.
Correspondent: The candidacy of Mr.
Blaine received very liberal support in the
convention.
Gov. Hayes: 1t was, indeed, very COM
piimentary TO that distinguished gentleman
and WIS richly deserved; no such fidelity
OF enthusiasm was ever exhibited in the
cause Of any candidate. His friends re-
NAMED true to him from the beginning 10
the end. | believe that he received 3jl
votes Gu the seventh ballot. This is q proud
record, and a just recognition Of Mr.
Baine's abilities and great services to the
Republican party.
Correspondent: " hat 10 you think Of
Mr.. Wheeler's nomination for Nice-pre.i-
dentl
GOV. Haye, don't know much about
Mr.. Wheeler, but I believe he possesses
many excellent elements, great strength OF
character, positive ideas aud a stern will to
perform all the necessary duties of any
Office which he may be called upon TO fill.
At thi, ut Mr.. Karl 'reiher Won
Tautpheous. commissioner from Bavaria TO
the Centennial, was ushered into the Gov
ernor's room, accompanied by Mr.. Ferdi-
nand r Rempel, a citizen OF Ohio, and the
conversation became general.
Gov Hayes branched of on the CEN
teunial. He said that it gratihed him very
much TO hear the Exhibition spOken OF 80
kindly 10y representatives, OF foreign coun-
tries.
The Blvarian gentleman remarked that
| lie bad been to the Paris and Vienna Ex-
positions, and Philidelphia's enterprise
COMPARED iavorab'y with both.
Here number OF colored delegates en-
tered the room, with whom the presidential
nominee shook hands cordially. The
stream OF visitors then continued to pass in
and out. Governor Hayes attention being
entirely taken up with making suitable re-
plies to the many complimentary congratu.
| latiOn. showered upon him. He was eX-
iremely modest and cOurleOu, 10 all, and
no ceremony whatever was maintained III
| the admission OF visitors, the doors OF the
| Executive Chamber being thrown wide
open, and all allowed to enter al pleasure
a spectator remarked 10 me thar it re-
minded him io'clbly OF the scene witneS ,ec
| In Spin ,lied, Illinois, when the new,
| cain , in lsG), that Abraham Lincoln hat
been nominated for president OF the nitec
| Al