The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-17

SKETCH OF GOVERNOR RUTHERFORD b HAYES,
OF OHIO.
Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio who was yesterday
nominated Cincinnati the republican candidate for
President Of the United States st young man, and
has tho reputation of possessing good abilities and Is
generally admitted to DO man. he certainly
is earnest republican He was born at Delaware
Ohio, October A. 1922, and graduated from Kenyon
College. Subsequently he studied at the Cambridge
Law School adopted the law profession, begin
ming the practice in Cincinnati where he still resides
In 1853 he was made City Solicitor Office which he
held until 1861 when he entered the army MAJOR Of
the Twenty third regiment OF Ohio volunteers.
GENERAL HAYES MILITARY RECORD.
The regiment was organized At Camp Chase in June,
1851. with William s. Rosocranx as Colonel ana Stanby
Matthews as Lieutenant Colonel Before taking tho
field Rosecranz appointed brlgadior general in
the regular army and Colonel Scammon succeeded him
in the regiment Hayes continued with the regiment
and with 1t into service Wost Virginia. where
1t remained for year, and during that time he
promoted to be lieutenant colonel In August, 1852
1t transferred Washington and Joined McClellans
army, that time tho movement which eliminated
In the battle OF Antietam. At South Mountain Lieu
tenant Colonel Hayes was In command and was
severely wounded Al soon his wounds were
hastily dressed he returned ID his place and psrsissd
in remaining until he was carried or the Aeld
In the autumn 1862 tho regiment again ordered
to West Virginia. and Colonel scammon boing promoted
after their arrival Carksburg, Lieutenant Colo
mel Hayes succeeded him. He rcmainedin the Kanawha
Valley during the winter and throughout tho next sum-
mer, undergoing much toll and many hardships. In
the baltic OF Cloyd Mountain in May, 1864 the regi-
ment took prominent part, and, being soon after
ward transferred 10 General Hunters command, It
shared In all the hsrdshps OF his campaign In the
Shenandoah Valley. At tho battle Of Opequan Hayes
In command Of the First brigade OF General
Crooks command Crooks command was ordered TO
mako flank attack, and Hayes brigade had the ex-
treme right OF tho infantry. Tho position was not
easily reached, but throwing out line OF skir-
mishors tho brigade advanced across two or
three open fields undor scattering fire, driv-
ing the encmy's cavalry. When tho encmy's
linz Of inlantry came into WOW he opened
brisk artillery tire, but tho brigade moved forward
under this hrc at double quick Coming 10 u thick
fringe OF underbush they dashed through It and
upon deep slough forty fifty yards wide and nearly
waist deep II seemed impossible 10 get through it.
and tho whole line staggered Just then Colonel
his horse sometimes down. but, bravcly struggling
against evory obstacle he RODE wadcd dragged his
way through the morass-the first man over Once
over tho slough no continued in tho advance, and
Colonel Duvaii the division commander, beng
wounded, ho was for the OF the day in command
OF The division. Tho regiment was al the affair at
North Mountain, September 20 1884, and also served
with Sheridan in the Valley OF Virginia Al the end OF
this service Colonel Hayes was rewarded with briga
dlershp. and his record Il not a brilliant one was
LighIy credtablc every sense Al tho close OF tho
war General Hayes issued tho following sententious
farewell oricr:-
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BaIcApx, FIRST DIVISION. )
pErARrsEsT wKsr vIReiSlA,
TO rnx oYYcxns AND ass or riIs fnsT BnIsaSs Yrasr
R,Ss lssr or wss s IA.
with the officers and the First brigade. With
with three q shs regiment. q the brigade
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the burning Of New River bridge aud The night march over
.y sS night, q marching sa.ns -sa Starving re
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my most ''ssn' wishes y'nr A9E ss saS n
GENERAL HAYES IN coxeKEss.
In 1864 General Hayes elected Representative
IN Congress- but his general order above quoted shows
that he neither abandoned his command 10 his
election, retired IRON the dangers OF the camp
and field after IL securcd In Congress be made no
mark, aud scarcely DO expected that he would
when remembered that among his colleagues
Robert Z. Schenck, John A. Bingham, Columbus
Deano. James N. Ashley and Samuel sne.labarger, all
better known and abler men than he. He served on
the Committee Private Laud Claims and as Char
main OF the Library Committee and earned no other
distinction than that OF voting uniformly with his
party. lie was reelected To the fortclh Congress In
1856 but after serving session Of his second term
he resigned 10 become tho Governor Of Ohio
GENERAL GOvERxOR
General Hayes nrst elected Governor OF his State
In 1867, his opponent being Allen q. Thurman HIS
majority was small one, being only 1883 out OF
OF 4o3.O00. In 1869 he again candidate, this
beng opposed by George IL Pcndcton who consented
to hcad the democratic ticket after tho
been declined by General Rosccranz He nom-
mated third time in 1874 and elected the venerable
William Alien, tho principal ISSUE In the campaign
being the school question. The contest for the nom
nation was with Judge Tan Attorney General and
the result was due to q letter which General Hayes
wrote the night before the Convention, Of which tho
following Is an extract
II cannot allow my name to BIO used against Judge
TAFT He became candidate after declined. He Is
pure man aud sound republican. will accept
nomination obtained with contest against him.
The attempt to nominate Taft failed and then Hayes
became candidate aud was nominated and elected
He has ted his third term acccpably aud now, II the
atcs Will he y ready TO change from tho Executive Of
State To the Executive OF the nation
MIS- ArrEARAScE AKD nAxxxn.