The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-01
Our CANDIDATE fer Congress.


gressional Convention which met in
Massill0n last week, and which upon
the one hundred and forty-second bal
lot nominated Gen. Aquf1a Wiley, of
Wooster. Gen. Wiley was not can
didate before the convention, and when
his name was proposed, declined the
honor, and when at last he was nOmi-
mated he arose and asked that the Con-
ventiOn recOnsider its action and put
some one else in nomination for the
place. stating that he already held an
Office given him by the people of
Wayne county, and that he preferred
Eat his requests were not g.anted !;
and when one by one the candidates
before the convention arose and urged
him to accept the hOnors sought to be
thrust upon him by the Democracy of
the Sixteenth District, he at last yield
ed, and in . modest but appropriate
speech accepted the Nomination. He
was greeted with applause such as few
men receive in these days of ours.
Gen. Wiley has been q lifelong
Democrat, and has served both his
party and his country with feryency
and zeal. In 1872 he headed the DEM
ocratic State ticket, being the candi-
date for Secretary of State, and made
gallant fight. Three years ago he was
elected Probate Judge of Wayne
county, and has discharged the duties
of the office most acceptably to the
people. He is AN able, honest end
trustworthy gentleman, and will make
one of the strongest candidates that
could have been found in the district
and his sterling worth, acknowledged
ability and unyielding integrity will
insure his election in October.
anyIn h r><.k x..>II e.
years volunteers was made, Gen.
Wiley entered the service, aud was
commissioned rs Captain of u company
in the 4lst Regiment, o. V. l. From
this rank he steadily rUse until he was
made Colonel of his regiment, and
served in this capacity until he was
discharged, June 18th, 1864.
He was twice wounded during his SER
vice, losing a limb ut the battle of
Mission Ridge. He was brave and
gallant. and led several noted charges.
In Whitelaw Reid's '"Ohio in the
War; ON page 263 and 264, in speak
ing of the attack upon the rebel forces
below Chattanooga, the following trib-
ute is paid to the gallantry of General
Wiley ON that occasion: -zT54u.
At noon on the 23d of November
the brigade was ordered to fall in for
Reconnaissance. The brigade advanced
briskly, driving the enemy's slxirmish-
ers into Q dense undergrOwth on q
small ridge between ChattanoOga and
Mission Ridge. The line followed and
received u heavy fire. Nothing could
be seen, but it was too hot q fire to
bear quietly. Colonel Wiley ordered
the regiment to charge, and orders
from HaZen at the same time directed
the taking Of the line on the hill. The
FOrty-First delivered vOlley, trust
ing to fortune for its effect, then dashed
forward through the ticket, through
the balls, up to the Rebel, works, aud
into the Rebel works, captured the
cOlOrs of the Twenty-Eighth Alabama
In this, it's severest en-
the FOrty-First was sssOci-
ated with the Ninety-Third Ohio,
which shared fully the danger and
honor of the fight. The position was
held without trouble, and was known
as Orchard Knob. Soon after the fight
Generals Grant, Thomas and others
passed along the new line, when
Thomas, looking at the ground within
fifty PAGES of the Rebel works, where
the fight had been fiercest, and where
lay the horses Of Colonel Wiley. and
Colonel Kimberly, called
for the officers of the regiment, and
said to Colonel Wiley: Colonel. I
want you to express to your men nv
thanks for their splendid conduct this
afternoon. 1t was gallant thing,
ColOnel-A VERY GALLANT THING
That from General Thomas was better
than an hours speech from any other
man."
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