Year: 1876

ton on the greenback issue, and Hayes
was again nominated. The public
school question happened to be in q
condition for effective use just at this
time, the courts having lately suppress
ed bible-reading The Democratic
Legislature, too, had yielded stupidity to
the claims OF a Catholic idiot named
tain privileges in the public institutions
to the ministers or that denomination.
The law was harmless enough, and not
Objectionable in principle; but the
pressure under which it was passed en-
abIed the Republicans to use the bill as
an illustration Of what Catholic dicta-
tion could do in the Democratic party
Aliens Extensively pronounced green
back views excited bitter hostility in his
own party, which was assiduously
urged into open revolt by influences
outside Of the State; and under this
exceptionally favorable combination of
circumstances, Hayes once more car
ried the State, his majority being only
5544 It will be seen that there Is
nothing in this succinct history of Gen.
Hayes career to mark him as strong
candidate, even in his own State. The
presentation OF his name rs Presidential
candidate was the result OF curious
scheme OF the notorious Sands clique in
Cincinnati, who in this way expected to
circumvent the efforts Of Morton, Blaine
and others to secure the strength OF
Ohio, and whose ultimate purpose was
to hold the delegation in position
where its weight could be thrown for
Grant and the third term, IL an oppor-
tunity to present them should arise.
Circumstances which these schemers
could scarcely have expected have taken
the man of straw out of their hands and
set it up as the actual figurehead Of the
National Republican party.


VIM. A. WHEELER.


The fortunate recipient Of the nomina
tion for the Vice Presidency, Hon. VIM.
A. Wheeler, was born in Malone, Frank
lin county, N. Y. June 80, 1919; was
educated at the University OF Vermont; ;
served as district attorney OF his native
county for several years was elected to
the Lower House Of the New York
Legislature i'm 1850 and 1851; in 1857 and
1868 he was member OF the State Sen
ate. He was President OF the Constitu-
tional Convention in 1867 and 1868. In
1860 he was elected representative to
Thirty Seventh Congress; was agaiu
elected, eight years later, to the Forty
First Congress, and has held seat IN
the House continuously since. In pri
vate life, he has been engaged in bank.
ing, and was president OF local rail
road corporation. His public career at
tracted little or no attention beyond the
limits Of his own district until about
year ago, when he took an active inter
est in the adjustment Of the long and
vexatious muddle in Louisiana. His
negotiation Of truce between the war
ring factions of that State evinced some
thing more than average ability, and an
inclination toward fair-dealing and
which may be considered a
little above the usual level OF the con-
gressonal politician. The concessions
he made to the Louisiana Democrats
were trivial in comparison with the de-
mands of manifest justice, but their &C
ceptance has secured comparative peace
to the State. From his connection with
these negotiations Wheeler derived his
only claims to national reputation, and
to it he doubtless owes his nomination.