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burg, and was engaged in the prep
arations for that campaign when the
war closed.
Even before the war closed he was
elected to Congress from the Second
Cincinnati District. and in 1866 was
reelected. At the Ohio Republican
State Convention in 1867, he was
nominated for Governor, and was
elected, resigning his seat in Con-
gress, when he entered upon the
canvass.
-Four years ago he was again nom
mated for Congress, after having re-
peatedly declined to be a candidate.
1t was pressed upon him as a duty,
however, and he finally permitted
his name to be nsed, but was defeat
ed by General Banning, who ran as
an Independent and Democratic cam
didate. lie was, later, appointed
United States Treasurer at Cincin-
natl by President Grant, but declined
the office. He preferred the quiet
udc of private life, the society of his
books and the social intercourse of
his personal friends.
a nobler man, and one with lar
ger heart, more generous impulses
and sounder Judgment, does not live.
| 1t is seldom in our American poll
ties that "a man of his type of char
| acter and excessive modesty IN lles
a figure in political life, for he would
not lift his hand to promote his own
political agrandizement. That the
Ohio delegation in the National Con-
vcntion dung to him with such te-
nacious affection is evidence III Vt they
know their man. Much against his
will, he was last year enthusiastically
selected by the Republican State
Convention, and vigorously support
ed during campaign of unusual ex-
element, as the candidate for Gov
ernor against sold Bill Allen and
his "rag baby" lie was regarded as
the only Republican leader in the
State who could certainly defeat
Allen reelection, and the result
confirmed this opinion. 1t was
close and desperate contest, and
Hayes was elected by majority of
5,54I, Notwithstanding that tw o
years before the Democratic MAORI
ity was over II, 900
Governor Hayes has pleasing
and digniiied presence, and the la
dies would say he is a handsome mau.
His manners are those of a scholarly
and accomplished gentleman. lie is
n ready and forcible speaker, but his
voice has seldom been heard in po-
litical assemblies, unless in the dis
cussion OF momentous questions. His
political principles are thoroughly
Republican, and he is Il hard-money
man. His financial affairs have been
SO prosperous for some years that it
has not been necessary Tor him ac
lively to practice his profession. OF
late years he has resided n consider
able portion OF the time at Fremont,
Ohio, where he has had the care of
the extensive estate Of an aged uncle,
Mr.. Birchard, from whom he takes
his middle name. Mr.. Birchard has
recently given to the town of FIRE.
n free library, and Governor Hayes
has had the care of experimenting
the organization of it.
The responsibilities of the Chief
Magistracy Of the Republic could
not fall upon n nobler or safer man
than Rutherford b. Hayes.
WILLIAM A. WHEELER is a native
of New York State. He was born
in Malone, Franklin County, i'll 1920,
and is consequently about % years
of age. He i, in full health, of TO
bust stature, of excellent physical
habit, aud has all the hearty and
popular qualities that usually apper-
tain TO that sort of build. There is
not n more popular man in public
life among those who know him per-
sonally He is lawyer 10y profess
sion, but has also had an extensive
business experience, lie was for
many years engaged in the banking
business, and was at one time Pres
ident of the Ogdensburg x Rouse's
Point Railroad Company. He enter
ed public life a full generation ago.
He was elected member OF the
New York Legislature in 1850: in
1887 he went into the State Senate
he was elected to Congress in lS6o,-
the Thirty-seveBth Congress- land
has served his district in the Ma
tioual Legislature continuously, We
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