The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-18

pertaining TO Jhe confederate invasion OF
Maryland in September, 1862.
In November, 1862, he was made
colonel of his regiment, which was subse-
quently on duty in Virginia, West Vir-
giuia, and elsewhere.
He was promoted to the rank Of briga-
dier-general of volunteers, and brevetted
maj ajor-general for gallant and distin-
guished services during the campaign Of
1864.
-Four Times wounded.
In the course of his army service he
was four times wounded, and had four
horses shot under him.
At the close of the war in June 1865,
he resigned his commission. He had pre-
viously been elected a Representative in
Congress from Ohio, and took his seat in
December, 1865. He was reelected for
the following term, but resigned in 1857,
having been elected Governor of Ohio, to
which he was reelected in 1869, and again
in 1875.
His repeated success in Ohio induced
the Republican National convention in
1876 to nominate him for President, after
q deadlock between the two great forces
in the party led respectively by Senator
Roscoe COnkling and Speaker James q.
Blaine.
When the election had taken place it
seemed certain that Of the 300 Electoral
votes 1874 would be cast for Mr. Tild en-,
the Democratic candidate, being one less
than majority; l72 were equally sure
for Mr.. Hayes; but there were 13 Electors
in respect to whose election there were
grave questions in dispute
If only one of these votes should be
counted for Mr.. Tilden he would have a
majority and would consequently become
President In order to secure the election
Of Mr. Hayes, all of these thirteen votes
must be counted for him.
AS the Republicans had a majority in
the Senate and the Democrats in the
House, it was certain that the two
branches of Congress would not agree in
the counting OF the disputed votes.
The Hayes-TiIdsn EIeotiOn.
In the emergency a proposition was
made by the Democratic leaders to sub
init the entire question to an Electoral
Commission composed of five Senators,
five Representatives and five Judges of
! the Supreme Court.
This commission, by a majority of one,
decided that the disputed votes should
ali be counted for Mr.. Hayes, giving him
a majority Of one vote, and no was duly
elected.
He endeavored to prevent the remoneti-
| cation of silver at more than its intrinsic
value, but his veto was overridden by the
constitutional two-thirds majority in
Congress. He firmly maintained, against
large majority of both branches of
| Congress, the resumption Of specie pay
/ ments.
Both the Senate and the House vigor-
| Ously opposed his efforts at a reform Vf
| the civil service, so that the bill prohib-
| iting political assessment on Office hold
ers was the only law on the subject OF
| which be secured the passage.
On March 4, 1881, he was succeeded in
/ the Presidency by Mr.. Garfield, and has
/ since resided at his home at Fremont,
! Ohio.
/ Since his retirement from political life
he has been actively engaged in educa'
tional, philanthropic and other work Of
| general interest.
| He was president of the National
| Prison Reform Association and Of the
Slater Education Fund for the negroes;
was member of the Peabody Educa-
tion Fund for the South; was commander
OF the military order OF the Loyal League
of the United States.
The degree of IL D. was conferred
upon him by Kenyon College, Harvard
University, Yale College and Johns Hop
| kins University.