Passaic City record., 1893-01-21
PAssAIC CITY, N J.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 2l 1893

the State OF Flori5a, three from Louisiana,
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 BOB Of the 369 cleo
toral votes and Hayes 1866.
The election turned on the twentv-oue
contested votes of South Carolina, Louis
jana 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-Presideut
was Republican. The Senate was also Re
publican. The House was Democratic
A law was enacted providing for the cre-
alton of an Electoral Commission to he COM
posed Of two Democrats and rhrse Rspuo-
iicans 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
tices 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 on the Commission and
the fifteenth and last caosen memberof that
body.
Davis was elected to the Unitei States
Senate. resigned his Justiceship and becsme
became the balance Of power. He was
Republican.
The yo.e on each contested question in the
Commissions was eight to sAvsu in favor OF
the Republican position.
Both parties being pledgel to abide By
the decision, this resulted in the declaration
Of Hayess election by an electoral majority
Of one vote.
The President. on March 7th, sent to tbs
Senate the names of the members Of the
Cabinet all of whom were confirmed. Tho
list was as follows: William NJ Evarts, Sec-
retary OF State; John Sherman. Secretary
of the Treasury; George n. McCrary, Sec.
retary OF War; Richard W. Thompson, Sec
retary Of the Navy, Carl Scaurz, Secretary
of the Interior; David M Key, Postmaster
General, and Charles Devens, Attorney.
General.
Peculiar difficulties and embarrassmsAts
surrounded the administration at its outset.
The disturbed condition Of public affairs at
the South, particularly in the States OF
Louisiana and South Garolins demanded
immediate attention. One Of his first acts
Of Importance was to withdraw the troops
which his predecessor hal 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, Chic. The
degree OF IL. D. 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-shird Regiment
Ohio Volunteers Association.
Later he became President of the John +.
Slater Educational Fund, one of the Trustees
of the Peabody E 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 w es.
ieyan University at Delaware. Ohio; OF
Mount College at Alliance, Ohio, and OF sew
erai other charitable and educational insti-
tutions.
His marriage took nlacs in 1852, when he
married Miss Lucy w. Webb the daughter
of Dr. James Webb, a prominent physician
of Chillicothe Ohio. His wife died in june
1889. Her death Frustrated the General.
Physically Genaraf Hayes was power
full man, weighing between lS3 and l9O
pounds. His friends say that he was able
even late in life to jump any fencs upon
which he could place his hands, that he was
splendid horseman and q capital shot. and
that he could cut good swath In any
granger's meadow.