Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-02-03

the State ~ Florida. three from Louls'ans,
two from Oregon and two from South Caro-
lima. On the face Of the original returns
from the various States the Democratic
candidates had received 2G3 OF the 800 cleo
toral votes and Hayes 1855.
The election turned on the tvensy-o7e
contested votes of South Carolina, Louis
lana and Florida and one vote contested IN
Oregon.
The Constitution provides that the Vice
President shall count the Electoral votes IN
the presence of the members Of both Houses
of Congress The acting Vice-Presidant
was Republican The Senate was also Ra-
publican The House was Democratic
A law was enacted providing for the Gre
alton of an Electoral Commission TO he COM
posed of two Democrats and three R9puo-
Leans from the Senate, three Democrats
and two Republicans from the House and
four Justices of the Supreme Court, two
Democrats and two Republicans. The JUS
tees were to select another member of the
Supreme Court Bench, who would thus hold
the balance of power.
The Democrats who voted for the bill ex-
pected that David Davis, of Illinois, would
be the fifth Justice the Commission and
the fifteenth and last cdosen member Of that
body.
Davis was elected to the United States
Senate, resigned his Justiceship and bee anne
ineligible. Joseph Bradley, OF New Jersey,
became the balance of power. He was a
Republican.
The vote on each contested question in the
Commission was eight to seven in favor of
the Republican position.
Both parties being pledged to abide by
the decision, t0is resulted IN the declaration
of Hayess election by an electoral ma iority
of one vote.
The President, on March 9TH, sent to the
Senate the names of the members of the
Cabinet all of whom were confirmed. The
list was as follows: William NJ. Evarts, Sec.
rotary of State: John Sherman. Secretary
of the Treasury: George NJ. Nc Crary, Sec.
rotary of War: Richard W. Thompson, Sec.
rotary of the Nag; Carl Schurz, Secretary
of the Interior; David N. Key, Postmaster
General, and Charles Devens Attorney =
General.
Peculiar difficulties and embarrassments
surrounded the administration at its outset.
The disturbed condition Of public affairs at
the South, particularly i'll the States OF
Louisiana and South Carolina, demanded
immediate attention. One of his first acts
of Importance was to withdraw the troops
which his predecessor ha ordered to be
stationed in the State Houses of Louisiana
and South Carolina.
On the expiration of his term Mr.. Hayes
retired to his home at Fremont, Ohio. The
degree Of LID. was conferred upon him by
Kenyon College, Harvard, Yale and Johns
Hopkins Universities.
He was made Senior Vice Com mander Of
of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Commander Of the Ohio Commandery of
the same Order; the first President of the
Society of the Army of West Virginia and
President OF the Twenty-third Regiment
Ohio Volunteers Association.
Later he became President of the John F.
Slater F incational Fund, one of the Trustees
of the Peabody Educational Fund. Presi-
dent of the National Prison Reform
Association and active member of the
National Conference OF Corrections and
Charities, Trustee of the Western Reserve
University, at Cleveland. Ohio; Of the Wes-
ieyan University at Delaware, Ohio; of
Mount College at Alliance, Ohio, and of sew
eral other charitable and educ ational insti-
tutions.
His marriage took place in 1852, when he
married Miss Lucy W. Webb. the daughter
of DR.. James Webb. prominent physician
of Chillicothe, Ohio. His wife died in June,
1889. Her death Frustrated the General.
Physically Genaral Hayes was a power
full man, weighing between 49, and 100
pounds. His friends say that he was able
even late in life to jump any fence upon
which he could place his hands, that he was
a splendid horseman and capital SHOT, and
that he could cut a gooi swath in any
granger's meadow.