, 1880-06-10
FOR PRESIDENT; GEN. JAMES A.
GiSFlslU. YlCE.7RESlDENT, CHES.
TER A. ARTHUR,

seas. WINCH UaNH hhlthC'V' w ""
cu,f it. The quadrennial choice o
our nations ruler is close at hand,
and during the whole session Of the
present congress, the giants of the
party have been wrestling and en-
gagged in colossal strife, all bent upon
securing for their lavorite the much
coveted prive. .."
The struggle is over; ;"let the dead
bury their dead" We naught would
say one word which would cause
wound 10 rankle, or pain to the de
feated. 1t is a source of pride t"
know our party contains so many
eminent men, who have been thought
worthy Of the nomination by SO many
of their fellow citizens. '-'
1t must be conceded however thai, I,
so bitter had the contest been waged
and SO partisan the strife tstween
the friends Of the leading candidates
that the election of either of them
would have been fraught with dan
ger. The convention was in session
nearly whole week. and they have
seen the warning in the clouds ahead,
have acted wisely and given US vic
tory. IS
We recommend to the American
people to-day the result Of their wis
dom and deliberations. They have
presented for our 'suffrages in No
vember next an anexceptionable tick
ct which will sweep like wild-ire
every northern, eastern, middle, We {.
err and Pacific state.
We have only room to day to give
a short biographical sketch Of our
candidate, and shall spea< of him
weekly throughout the canvass. He
is most eminent in public life, as
statesman and a soldier. In private
life he is recognized as a christian
gentleman OF pure and exalted fame
Not single stone can be cast against
him; he is bullet proof, and the pa
per pellets ofparty rancor and de
traction will fall harmless at his feet.
He was born in Orange, Cuyahogs
County, Ohio, November 10, 1881;
graduated at Williams College, Mass
anhusstts, in 1856, and adopted the
profession Of law; in 1859 and 1860
he was member Of the Ohio Sen
ate; in 1861 he entered the army as
Colonel of volunteers; was ap
pointed a Brigadier General in 1862,
the day that he fought in the battleof
Middle Creek, Kentucky, He sub
ssquently served in Shiloh, Ccrinth,
and in Alabama, and early in 1868 he
was appointed chief OF staff to Gen.
Roseclans, with whom he served up
to the battle Of Chickamauga. In
l672 he was elected Representative
from Ohio to The thirty eighth Con
gress, serving as a mamber of the
committee on military affairs. Be
fore taking his seat in Congress. he
was appointed Major General OF
Volunteers "for gallant and meritor
ious services in the battle Of Chick
amauga, Georgia, from September
10, 1863" Reelected 10 the Thir-
ty.ninth Congress, serving on the
committee Of ways aud means, that
on the Postal railroad to New York.
and as chairman of that on a bureau
of education; and also as regent of
the Smithsonian Institution. He
was also a delegate to the Phladel
phia "'loyaIis,s' Convention" help in
Pittsburg; and was reelected to the
Fortieth Congress, serving Oh old
committees. He was reelected to
the forty-6rst, forty-second, forty
third, forty-fourth and forry-6fth
Congresses, and was reelected to
the fOrty-sixth Congress, the pres.
ent- Peceivinv 17.I66 votas o;.