The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-06-29


letter which Mr.. Hayes wrote the
night before TO the convention, oi
which tho following is an extract
al cannot allow my name 10 DO used
against Judge Taft llo became a
candidate after | declined Ho ia u
pure man aud sound Republican
! will not accept q nomination OBJ
tainod with contest against him"
The pith aud point Of the volun
tary endorsement which MIR Hayes
gives to Judge Taft lies in the fact
that the contest of the Convention
turned on au energetic effort placate
the Liberal Republican party by bis
nomination. The attempt failod and
Mr. Hayes became candidate, ac-
cepting the nomination by telegraph
the same day. In tho bitter and
hard-fought canvass which followed
Mr.. HAYES was successful, receiving
a majority Of . 55i over Mr. Allen.
Governor Hayes is not brilliant
man, but nm able one. and will make
an excellent President. He is no
orator. but nm efficient officer. The
last public Office lie held was that Of
Centennial Commissioner, which h.
resigned when he became Governor.
wliinm 4. Wheeler.
Hon. William A. Wheeler. unaui,
mously nominated at Cincinnati on
Wednesday June II, is one OF the
best mcn who could have been chosen
for the place. aud one who viii give
satisfaction to tho party through ut
the nation Like General Hayes. who
heads the ticket. his character il
negative rather than positive. He
has long been in public life, but until
roccu'ly has achieved but slight dis,
tinctiou.
Mr. Wheeler was born NJ Malone,
Franklin county. Now York. June 3
1919. He had common school ed
uca'ion aud sppn' n year in study ut
the University OF Vermont, aud after
passing several years in n lawyers
Office in his native county, WAS in
1919 admitted tn practice.
After few years practice he was
elected district attorney ne Demo.
crnt. and when his term expired Che
had changed his politics in the mean
timc). he was elected to the New
York Assembly ms n Whig lie was
reelected. but at the close Of his
eccond term retired to tho practice
of his profession.
/ A short time afterwards he became
first the cashier Of his local bank. n
position me held for fourteen wears.
/ mn I at a l1tor date became president
Of the OgdenSbrrr aud Rouse's Point
rnlroal continuing in the super
vision Of the road for eleven years.
At the death Of the Whip party he
became Republican. nnd entered
the state Senate in January, 1853 to
take his seat in the first Legislature
fully controlled bv the Republican
party Robert Campbell R"pub-
lican. WINS Mt the time Lioutopnut
Governor. and the position of Presi
dent pro TEN 10 which Nr. Wheel
or was elected was in consequence,
/ purely honorary position.
Through the sessions Of 1858 and
1859 Mr. Wheeler served in the Sem
ate. md in the fall Of the last named
wear he wns elected 10 seat in the
/ Thirty seventh Congress-. carrying MI
three Of the strong Republican coun
ties Clinton. Essex anl Franklin
Of which the Sixteenth district WIS
then composed In MI the debates
ana votes If that cvcitin" war scs~
sion he was uniformly on the side Of
the Union anl liberty
After tho close Of the Thirty
seventh CONGRESS- Mr. Wheeler di1
not en'cr public service until 1867.
when hc was elected member of the
New Yor'; state Constitutional Con.
vontiou, Of which hc vns subsequent.
" chairman His only speech was
mndc unon taking tho chair. and it
was radical ia tnc coro, aud STRONGLY
pronounced in favor OF negro suf.
frage
( In 1868 he was re elected n mems
her Of Congress. md has served cons
tinouslv down t. this day. Tie has
been either chairman or n member
OF many imnortant committees, and
it was he who arranged tho famous
/ Louisiana compromise. He is friend
of public improvements and good
pro;ectionist, whose nomination will
be heartily seconded in Pennsylvania.
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