The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-01-19
DEATH OF Elk PRESIDENT HAYES
A Distinguished Soldier and States
man Passes Quietly Away.

eral had passed II fairly well day
and was resting nicely this evening
The change from better to wors,
was rapid and at IL O'Clock tn,
distinguished ex-President passed
away.
The first intelligence of this wa,
received when Webb c. Hayes came
down town and quietly announced
that his father had just died.
Ex President IL yves was brought
here last Saturday suffering from
an attack of rheumatism of tn,
heart, with which he had beer
stricken at Cleveland. 1t was tn,
second attack of the kind he haC
rece,vd within two weeks. and, al.
though his condition WAS regard,
rs somewhat serious and excItcC
the alarm of his family, the encour
agement iven them by DR.. llilbest
the family physician. led them t.
believe that the patient would soor
recover. ~
For this reason full particulars Of
the ex-President's illness was kept
from the public, and the fact that
he was suffering from heart trouble
did not become known until vester-
day afternoon. While DR.. Hilbest
remained almost constantly at the
distinguished patients bedside, no
alarming symptoms appeared until
this evening, when he became rap
idly worse.
Rutherford B. Hayes was born
in Delaware. Ohio, October 4th,
1922; graduated at Kenyon Col
lege. and was an industrious law
yer, and gallent soldier under
RIOS tcrans, Mcclellan and Sheri-
dan.
At the outbreak of the war he re
celved the appointment of major of
the 23rd Ohio Infantry. which was
one OF the first regiments in the
field. In April, 1862, the regiment
under command of Lieut.. Col.
Hayes. left winter quarters and
moved in the direction of Princeton.
After two weeks of skirmishiug and
foraging the force was attacked by
four regiments of infantry, under
command of Gen'l Heath, and.
after making a determined stand,
was compelled to retire.
The fist shots from South Noun
tain were fred by It. Col. Hayes
command. In the &C ton the regi
ment lost one hundred men, and
LIT. Col. Hayes was wounded. In
December he was made colonel of
the regiment.
He was in the battle at Fishers
Hill, Cedar Greek end Opequon.
At Winchester his horse was shot
from under him, and he narrowly
escaped with his life.
In 1865 he was given the COM
mand of an EXPEDITION against
Lynchburg, and was preparing to
cross the mountains of West Vir-
ginia, when the war was brought
to close.
For his bravery at Fishers Hill
and Cedar Creek he was Breveted
Major General.
In the fall of 1864 General Hayes
was elected to Congress from Gin
cinnati by large majority. In
1866 he was reelected but resigned
his position in 1867, in order to ac
cept the Republican nomination
for Governor.
His opponent was Judge Allen
G. Thurman and the contest was a
very close one, his majority being
only 5000 votes. In 1869 he was
renominated, his opponent being
Hon. George II. Pendleton, and he
was reelected by an increased ma
jority.
In 1872 he was again candidate
for Congress, but was defeated by
Henry l.. Banning, a liberal Re-
publican, by $500 votes. In 1875
he was again nominated for Cover.
nor and the canyass which followed
was almost without parallel in the
political annal Of Ohio, but the Re,
publicans were successful.
In June, 1875, he was nominated
for President by the Republican
National Convention in Cincinnati
on the seventh ballot, the vote
standing Hayes 384, Blaine 35l,
scattering 21.
The contest which followed was
the ever-remarksble one in which
the electoral votes of several States
were decided by the famous cleo
toral commission in favor of Gen.
Hayes, and he was declared elected
to the Presidency by q majority Of
one vote, the vote as declared being
HAYES 1855, Tilden 1874.
His administration was free from
scandal, and gave quiet to the
southern States by withdrawal of
the federal troops and the inaugu.
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