The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-29
Gov. Hayes, the Next Presi-
dent Of the United
States.
EIOW Eae Received the News of
His Nomination.
An Interesting Sketch of His Civil
and Military Life.
Popular Enthusiasm Over the NOmi-
nations.
GOV. HAYES AT HOME.

It has been the good fortune of this CORE
spondent to be early on the ground with his
congratulations of many distinguished Ameri
cans who have suddenly and unexpectedly haC
honor5 thrust upon them. In the discharge OF
like professional duty, last Saturday found him
face to face with Rutherford Burchard Hayes
the man whom the day before the aggregate
wisdom Of the Republican party had gladly &C.
cepted as the standard-bearer of that party in
it's approaching contest with the Democracy.
That first meeting, with it's subsequent color
ings as circumstances and apparently conflict
ing interests lent their lights and shades,
will never be forgotten. On the Saturday noon
trains distinguished men-politicians, men OF
letters, kings in the railway and commercial
worlds-came from all parts of the Union actu-
ated by one common impulse that Of tender
ing their personal congratulations to the sue
cessful man. Others there were who came
humming Puck's selfish refrain,
So Where the bee sucks, there lurk L"
Brave, true lnen grasped the warm
hand of Gov. Hayes and gave him q
hearty Godspeed on HE journey toward the
White House; earnest, jealous politicians stood
boldly before him and acknowledged the great
victory which the convention had achieved over
partisanship, when as one man it fell back
upon his public record and rreproachable moral
character; and there were others who had no
higher ambition than that Of trying to be first
in their worship of the coming man, and TO
have their names enrolled among the crowd of
fawning sycophants that always besets sue
cessful statesman. Before all these men Gov.
Hayes stood calm and erect. Not one touch OF
vanity, not one flush of pride, not one tremor
of muscle. With few, simple, well-chosen
words, and with generous, muscular hand
clasp the enthusiastic multitude was received
and sent on its way to mingle again in the great
current of humanity. And thus he stood dur
ing all of Saturday afternoon. From to
O'Clock in the evening there was short respite
granted him. Then the eager crowd, led by the
National Committee, which had come to for
nally and officially lay at his feet the keys of
the great city on the Potomac again besieged
the executive chambers.
/ FBut the simplicity and grandeur of all this ex-
hibition of patriotic confidence lay in the man,
not i'll the people. 1t may be a hackneyed
phrase, but it's terse truth is it's power 40 co.,,
900 of people bowed their heads in token of
respect to one simple, modest, unassuming
citizen on last Saturday Party fealty Enay ar
ray a portion OF these 40, 600. 900 against the
Republican candidate for President, but no
party fealty will ever cause any number of
these 40 000.00 to anticipate the election of
Gov. Hayes with fear and trembling.
Although ffty-four years of age, Gov. Hayes
does not look to be more than forty. He has
lived so quiet regular and easy life that time
has dealt gently with him. To the general
observer, Gov. Hayes appears more like an or
binary successful business man than like pro-
fessional one. If a resident Of Chicago, and
one not knowing him, were asked to guess, the
reply would be: He is an operator on Change,
or else Wholesale dealer on Lake street. His
weight is 1885; height, five feet ten inches,
and, therefore. compactJy built. His complex
ion is horid and we'll shaded by heavy sandy
beard eyes blue full and clear; voice smooth
and distinct. Thus you have Gov. Hayes
man among q thousand to be singled for one
who would readily lend willing ear to story
OF distress, or who would as promptly respond
to call for posse cO212itdt1cS to preserve the
honor and dignity of the State.
At home, in the domestic circle, he is the
same man as in official or public life. Occupy
ing the half Of an ordinary two-stOry and q half
double brick house opposite the Capitol, he, his
wife, three sons and daughter, live as retired,
quiet and modest a life as any Well-to-do me-
chanic in Columbus.
Nre. Hayes is, like her husband, plain and
an intelligent agreeable. mat
ronly woman. | had the pleasure Of seeing
her yesterday at the Broad Street Methodist
Church, Of which she is a communicate. With
her two sons, bright, intelligent lads, she sat
out a rather dull and prOsy sermon with as
much reverential devotion as though she had
not the slightest intimation that this time next
year she would be the mistress of the White
House, and would have to endure the whang
doodle sermons of the political mountebanks
who dispense the stated gospel to the Gov
eminent" Let me not be misunderstood
however. In saying that Gov. Hayes and his
wife received these great hon0rs and respects
in modest, becoming way, would, neverthe-
less record the fact that their hearts were
touched, and that deep down in their inmost
feelings there ran current of just and pardon
able pride. 1t glowed in their features, modu- |
lated the tones of their voices, sought express |
sion in nurnberless ways. To have felt and
acted otherwise would have been upon both |
their parts the assumption OF charac- |
ter entirely foreign to. their natures. |
During the afternoon Of Saturday, |
when the executive chambers were crowded |
with distinguished men of the nation. little |
incident transpired, which, with its accompany |
ing remark, served more than anything else to |
impress me with the frank honesty and perfect |
of spirit of Gov. Hayes. A full |
blooded negro teannsCer elbOwed his way |
through the crowd and reached the Governor. |
oelzing the unoccupied hand of the Governor,
the negro said mister Hayes, [ is glad you |
is a. nominated, and I'm gwine to work hard |
among the boys for you, sure" The Governor |
smiled in his broad, open way, and replied
g | hope so, John, for I shall need all my |
friends" 1t was only a simple remark to a |
simple laboring man wearing black skin, but |
before the campaign is over it will probably be |
tortured into an attempt upon the part OF Gov.
Hayes to influence votes by shaking hands with |
negro But that negro knew MS man ne
sought no introduction, waited for no mas
,er Of ceremonies to present him, bat with a
freedom born of the highest respect and ven
Grafton delivered his heartfelt graduation to an
Ear he knew was always open to the poor as
veil as to the rich
Fortunately for the Republican party, Gov.
Hayes will not be dependent upon his party |
friends for character and record. His most
pronounced political enemies have on every
occasion rendered him fair service During
he canvass last year. Col. a. NJ. Burns
If Mansfield, introduced Allen G. Thurman to
lis people with the predatory remark that in
rutherford B. Hayes the Democracy had an
opponent who was sans pe10, SG7es Teproche.
squad of malignant Copperhead Democrats
ook Col. Burns to task for his quasi-indorse-
nent of Gov Hayes, and this is the way the
lonest, liberal-n1inded Democrat retorted back
lpon them:
said what thought, and still think, true.
aid that Gen. Hayes private worth as citizen and
gentleman was conceded. Is it not correct? SAID