The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-06-22
THE CANDIDATES.

life has had honOfS thurst upon MN ana
has never sought them. He WAS born
in Ohio, Oct. 4. 1922, and is now rising
So years old. He was well educated,
and, after reading law some time at Col
umbus, entered the Law School at Hair
ward, and graduated with credit AT the
breaking out of the War, he was prictic-
tieing law in Cincinnati, and at that time
and for some years before was City Soil
citor. He responded to the first call for
volunteers in 1861, and was appointed
Major of the Twenty-third Ohio Infan-
try. He went at once with his regiment
to West Virginia, serving under Gen.
Rosecrans. In November he was pro-
NOTED to Lieutenant Colonel, and took
command of the regiment and served
under Mcclellan until he was disabled
ut the battle of South Mountain. In
1862 he was made Colonel of the Seventy
ninth Ohio, but owing to his wounds
was unable to take command. In the
meantime he was made Colonel of the
Twenty third Regiment, and IN Decem-
Der, 1862, was put in command OF the
First Brigade of the Kanawha Division.
He continued in this command unsu
Sheridan great battle at Winchester,
in September, 1861, when he was put in
command of the Kanawha Division, and
led it during the campaigning OF that
year. In October, 1854, he was made
Brigadier- General ''for gallant and mer-
itorious services in the battles of Win
chester, Fishers Hill, and Cedar Greek.
In the spring of 1866 he was put in COM
mand of an expedition against Lynch
burg, and while that was in preparation
the War closed. He was brevetted
Major General for his gallant services in
1864 in West Virginia. He was in active
service the greater part of the time, was
wounded four times,-once severely.
While serving in the army. in 1864, he
was elected to Congress from one of the
Cincinnati districts. In 1866 he was re-
elected. Before his second term had
fairly begun, he was nominated in 1867
as the Republican candidate for Cover
nor of Ohio. He resigned his place in
Congress and canvassed the State, he
being pleasing and forcible speaker.
His Democratic competitor was the pre-
sent Senator Allen G.. Thurman. He
was elected after severe contest. In
1869 he was again nominated, and his
Democratic competitor was the we'll
known George Il. Pendleton, and was
again elected. He declined a third
election, intending to retire from public
life. He is wealthy, and sought the
pleasures and quietude of domestic life.
But in 1875 a portion of the people of
the Western Reserve objected to tie
nomination Of Judge Taft for Governor,
because of his judicial opinion excluding
the Bible from the public schools.
Judge Taft thereupon withdrew, urging
the nomination of Gov. Hayes, who in
this was again compelled, by popularre
quest, to become candidate.
That campaign has become historical.
William Allen, who had been elected
Governor in 1873, was the Democratic
candidate. No State was ever SO thor
oughly canvassed. A hundred men of
each party from outside the State, in
addition to the home forces, were at
work night and day. The discussion at
first embraced variety of subjects, but
all narrowed down to the currency. The
canvass continued up to the night be-
fore the election. The vote was I'M
precedently large. The count STOOD
Hayes, 297, 81; Allen, 282, 272. This
victory, won by such indomitable energy,
such brave adherence to truth and sound
political doctrine, was welcomed by the
nation, and the gallant soldier vino bore
himself so nobly throughout the fight
was once elevated to conspicuous posi-
ton among the men with national and
honorable regulations.
William A. Wheeler, the nominee for
President, is n gentleman of strong
personal and political parts, and, with
Mr.. Hayes leading the ticket from Ohio
and insuring the united and enthusiastic
support of the Northwest, he will in
crease the strength of the party in New
York, which is one of the needful States.
Mr.. Wheeler has also the good will, in
n marked degree, of tile Congressional
circles, and he will secure more hard
work and energetic support from the
Republican congressman than would
have been given any other man except
Mr.. Blaine by this particular and in
fiuential class. Indeed, it is probable
that the nomination of Mr.. Wheeler was
IN some sense a concession to Biaine's
friends, for it is known that he had q
Toversionary claim upon the delegates
who furnished Mr.. Blaine's most active
support In the Convention This Con
gressional influence is an important fac
tor in a Presidential campaign, and there
no doubt that Mr.. Wheeler will hold it in
tact. Add to this the naturally greater in
terest which New York Republicans will
take in the struggle by reason of having
one of their own men on the ticket, and
there is no doubt that Mr.. Wheeler
brings positive strength to the party.
William a. Wheeler is native of New
York State. He was born in Malone,
Franklin County, in 1920, and is conse-
quently about IS years of age, He is in
full health, of robust stature. of excel
lent physical habit, and has all the hear
ty and popular qualities that usually ap-
pertain to that sort of build. There is
not a more popular man in public life
among those who know him personally,
He is lawyer by profession, but has
also had extensive bushes experience.
He was for many years engaged in the
banking business, and was at one time
President of the Ogdensburg & Rouse's
Point Railroad Company. He entered
public life a generation ago. He was
elected member or the New York Leg