The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-06-21

day, thursday ana Friday of last week,
after an exciting ballot, nominated
L. Il. Hayes, of Ohio. for President
and VIM. \. Wheeler, of New York,
for Vice President. The New York
World gives the following sketch of
the history of their lives:
RUTHERFORD II. HAYES.
Three times elected governor and
twice congressman. Mr.. HAYES has
never yet carried either State or dis
trict by heavy majority. A native
Of Ohio, Mr.. Hayes gained his aca-
IDENTICAL education within the limits of
that State, commanded an Ohio regi-
ment during the war and has passed
his entire life at the bar of the State.
lie is now iifty-four years old, having
been horned at Delaware, o, October
!, 1922 He graduated ut KENYON
College, Gambler, o., and obtained
his professional education at the Cam
bridge Law School. The practice of
profession began in Cincinnati in his
thirty-fourth year, when he received
his first official position rs city solicit
tor, which he held till the war broke
out in 1861. Very near its opening
he enlisted in the Twenty-third Ohio
volunteers, and served with the regi-
ment till he received the command of
Il brigade in 1864. His first appoint
ment was as major, his first promotion
came within less than year, and in
September Of 1862 he held commits
sion rs Northumberland, and was in
command of his regiment, which he
led into the battle of South Mountain.
The Twenty-thIrd regiment formed at
the time part Of Gen. RenO's division
its command devolving upon Gen.
Cox, who afterwards preceded Gen.
Hayes rs governor, after the death of
Gen. Reno in action-Operating as
the right wing of the Army of the
Potomac. During the action Col.
Hayes received a severe wound in the
arm, but remained with his regiment
10 the last, and was the first officer
whose command established a position
at South Mountain. Two years later
he had become Brigadier-General
Hayes, when he received the Republic
can nomination in the Second Ohio dis
trict, a part of Hamilton county, and
received, home and army votes togeth-
.er, 3,09S majority over Jos. G.. But
Ter, the Democratic candidate. The
Ohio delegation TO the Thirty-ninth
Congress, in which General HAYES
took his seat December, 1865, was re-
markable for its ability, and included
an unusual number of men who have
since gained marked and unusual dis
tinctiOn in the Republican party. Mr..
Robert c. Schenck, Mr.. Columbus
Delano, Mr.. John A. Bingham, Mr..
James NJ. Ashley and Mr.. Samuel
Shellabarger were all members of this
delegation, and the extent and variety
of the talent by which Mr.. HAYES was
surrounded doubtless had much to do
with the obscurity in which his term
was passed. He served Oh the CON-
mittee on Private Land Claims and
the Library Committee, and passed
through the important reconstruction
Legislation of the session with no great
er distinction than a vote given uni
formly and on all occasions for his
party. and upon the most liberal of
the measures which was presented in
this Congress by, Mr.. Stevens-the
resolution relating to attorney test
Oaths-Mr. Hayes vote was recorded
in the negative. In the fall of 1866
Mr.. Hayes was second time nomina-
ted for Congress, and, running against
Theodore Cook, was elected by a some
what smaller majority than two years
before. The Fortieth Congress had,
however, held but one session when
Mr.. Hayes was nominated as govern
or by the Republican party, and ac-
cepting the candidature, was elected
over Allen G. Thurman by majority
of 2, 1888 in a total vote of 4S3, 900 a
close and narrow escape from defeat,
which Mr.. Hayes successfully repeated
last fall. Mr.. Hayes was a candidate
for reelection at the close of his term
of Office, but another nominee was pre-
ferred, and it was not till 1869 that he
was a second time placed at the head
of the Republican ticket in Ohio
Meanwhile he busted himself in poll
tics and made friends by various
means-one at least is limited in a pub
lished letter from Murat Halstead and
Richard Smith, two gentlemen who
have not of late years conducted their
correspondence in partnership, address
ed TO Columbus Delano, then, March
20, 1863, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, in which these two representa-.
tives of Republican press say: "The
suggestion comes to us through Gen.
Hayes that we name certain persons to
occupy and administer the internal
revenue officers in this city," and the
twin editors accordingly nominate four
men, "neither of us having any per-
sOnal feeling in the matter" 1t wasn't
strange that Mr.. Hayes, with ideas of
this character in regard to the manip-
ulation of Federal offices, and high
ly serviceable friend like Mr.. Delano
ia Office, should have gained the NOM
inatiOn which he had previously lost.
He entered the campaign with strong
odds in his favor. Gen. Rosecrans
was nominated by the Democratic
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