Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-19
Ex-PRESlDENT HAYES.
His Death Occurs at iiis Homo In Free
mont, %.


FREMONT, o., Jan. is. - Ex.presidcnt
Hayes died at II o'clock last night
The early report that the cX-presidenL
who had been i'll but few days,
caused by cold contracted in Colnm-
bus on Saturday, was improving nicely
and resting easily alNnyad suspicion, So
the sudden announcement by Webb
Hayes that his father had just died
proved shock To all, From Mr..
Hayes il is learned that the condition
OF his father took II sudden change
early IN the evening and rapid disco
luton followed. His sickness had been
watched during the day and evening
by Dr. llilbish and friends of the gen
cral, and, as is generally the case,
many conflicting rumOrs were atloati
but the interview early in the evening
with his son Rutherford appeared To
reduce the facts To IA statement that
his condition was practically un-
changed, The members of the family
had spent the day quietly At home, and
nothing seemed 10 indicate that the
death of the general was expected.
Webb Hayes went to the hank where
he is employed as usual in the morning,
The family has all along been rcticent
concerning the condition of the cS.
president, and the attending physician
has followed the same course, The
exact seriousness therefore, could not
be usccrtamcd.
Rutherford Burcharl HAYES was born IN
Delaware, O., October 4, is29. His father
died previous to his BIRTH leaving his
wild in easy circumstances cnahling her
90 give her son an education ut that time
FAR beyond the ordinary, He FIRST at
tended the coInmnt school and early In
life began the study OF Latin aud Greek un
der the tutelagc of Judge Sherman Finch
He took u course IN the acadeiuy at Nor.
walk, o., and In 1887 went to tho Isaac
Webb school at Middleton, Conn, to pre-
pare Tor college, In L 3i he entered Ken
you college Mt Gambler, Ohio. He grudu
atod in 1872, aud was chosen To deliver tho
valedictory, He entered the law Office of
Thomas sparrow at Columbus, and in 1915
finished his studies In the law school AZ
Harvard University, He was admitted
10 the bar the same year, and establssed
himself at Lower Sandusky, now known as
Fremont, and formed n partnership with
Ralph L, Buckand, then congressman
In 1880 he established himself in Cincinnati
of lr James Webb, OF ChilliCothe. In 1886
he refused the nomination of common plea
Judge In 1858 and 1859 he was city solici.
Tor of Cincinnati. Mr.. Hayes voted with
th Whig party, and upon the birth of tho
Republican party allied Itself with them.
AT the first outbreak of tho war he tend.
cred his services aud was appointed major
OF the Twenty third regiment Of Ohio in
fantry. lie was later appointed Judge adj
yocate of the department Of Ohio. lie was
promoted to lie,ltenant-coloucl, and year
later was made colonel as n reward for
bravery. To Hayes is largely due the credit
OF routing Murgan's band and compelling
tho surrender OF tho noted guerilla IN
1864, Col. Hayes commanded a brigade TO
cut The principal lines OF communication
between Richmond and tho southeast In
the first battle he again made himself con.
spicuous by bravery. At the battle of Ce'
dar Creek his conduct attracted 40 much
attention that Gen. Cook, commanding,
stopped him on the field Of battle aud made
him br!gadier general, In 1860 hs was
made n major general. At tho close OF
! the war Gen. Hayes returned TO civil lito
and took a seat In congress, He was TO.
elected in 1866. In 1867 he was nominated
for the goyernOrship of Ohio by the Re-
publicans, having for his opponent
Judge Allen q. Thurman. lie was
elected and was renominatcd and re,
mated for congress. in spite of his personal
| protests, but was defeated. lie declined
the office of United States assistant treas
urer under Grant In 1873 he again ac.
cepted the candidacy for governor, and after
| the most memorable campaign in the his
| tory OF the state was elected. In March
! 1876, the Republican state convention OF
! Ohio resolved to present his name to the
! National Republican convention which
| was to meet In Cincinnati, June II follow
| ing rs the states candidate for the presi'
! dency. Hayes had I'll votes on the first
ballot, 3.S being necessary to a choice
| His strength steadily grew until the seventh
ballot, when all tho elements of autagon.
ism to James q. Blaine who was the lend,
ing candidate, conferred upon Hayes and
| gave him the nomination. Upon motion
| of Senator Frye IL was made unanimous,
| The incidents subsequent TO his nomino.
ton are too we'll known to require recount
| ing.