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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Electoral commission. (search)
lectoral commission. A Republican National Convention assembled at Cincinnati, June 16, 1876, and nominated Rutherford Birchard Hayes, of Ohio, for President, and William A. Wheeler, of New York, for Vice-President. On the 27th a Democratic Natof the returns and the counting of the votes. The result was that it was decided, on the count by returning boards, that Hayes had a majority of the electoral votes. The friends of Mr. Tilden were not satisfied. There was a, Democratic majority ited on March 2, and the commission made the final decision in all cases. The president of the Senate then announced that Hayes and Wheeler were elected. The forty-fourth Congress finally adjourned on Saturday, March 3. March 4, prescribed as the day for the taking of the oath of office by the President, falling on Sunday, Mr. Hayes, to prevent any technical objections that might be raised, privately took the oath of office on that day, and on Monday, the 5th, he was publicly inaugurated, in
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1881 (search)
1 Statesman; born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1818; graduated at Yale College in 1837; studied law, and was admitted to the bar, in the city of New York, in 1840, where he William Maxwell Evarts. afterwards resided and practised his profession. He was one of the ablest and most eloquent members of the bar, and held a foremost rank in his profession for many years. He was the leading counsel employed for the defence of President Johnson in his impeachment before the Senate in 1868. President Hayes appointed Mr. Evarts Secretary of State in March, 1877, and in January, 1885, he was elected United States Senator, holding the seat till 1891. He died in New York City, Feb. 28, 1901. Bimetallism. In 1881, after the conclusion of his term of service in the cabinet, he went to Paris as delegate of the United States to the International Monetary Conference. He there made the following plea for the employment of both gold and silver in the money of the world: The question now
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gettysburg, battle of. (search)
ceeded by the awful roll of musketry. Shot and shell from Hancock's batteries now made fearful lanes through the oncoming Confederate ranks. Hancock was wounded, and Gibbons was. placed in command. Pickett pressed onward, when the divisions of Hayes and Gibbons opened an appalling and continuous fire upon them. The Confederates gave way, and 2,000 men were made prisoners, and fifteen battle-flags became trophies of victory for Hayes. Still Pickett moved on, scaled Cemetery Hill, burst throHayes. Still Pickett moved on, scaled Cemetery Hill, burst through Hancock's line, drove back a portion of General Webb's brigade, and planted the Confederate flag on a stonewall. But Pickett could go no farther. Then General Pickett at Cemetery Hill. View from little round top. Stannard's Vermont brigade of Doubleday's division opened such a destructive fire on Pickett's troops that they gave way. Very soon 2,500 of them were made prisoners, and with them twelve battleflags, and three-fourths of his gallant men were dead or captives. Wilcox sup
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Giddings, Joshua Reed 1795-1864 (search)
Giddings, Joshua Reed 1795-1864 Statesman; born in Athens, Pa., Oct. 6, 1795. His parents removed to Ohio, and in 1812 he enlisted in a regiment under Colonel Hayes, which was sent on an expedition against the Sandusky Indians. In 1826 he was elected to the Ohio legislature; in 1838 to the United States Congress. While still a young man Giddings was known to be an active abolitionist. In 1841 the Creole sailed from Virginia to Louisiana with a cargo of slaves who, on the voyage, secured possession of the vessel and put into Nassau, Bahama Islands. In accordance with British law these negroes were declared free men. The United States set up a claim against the British government for indemnity. Giddings offered a resolution in the House to the effect that slavery was an abridgment of a natural right, and had no effect outside of the territory or jurisdiction that created it; and that the negroes on the Creole had simply asserted their natural rights. Under the leadership of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Half-breeds, (search)
Half-breeds, The name applied by the Stalwarts under Conkling to those Republicans who opposed the third nomination of Grant, the course of President Hayes in reconciling the South, and who favored the policy of Blaine.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hayes, Rutherford Birchard 1822-1893 (search)
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard 1822-1893 Nineteenth President of the United States, from 1877 to 1881; Republican; born in Delaware, O., Oct. 4, 1822; graduated at Kenyon College, O., in 1842, and atl commission). He died in Fremont, O., Jan. 17, 1893. March 4, 1877, fell on Sunday. President-elect Hayes was in Washington, the guest of Senator John Sherman. There had been threats made by ths had been done in other cases when the time for inaugurating a new President fell on Sunday. Mr. Hayes, therefore, took the oath of office privately, in Senator Sherman's house, on Sunday, and on tnet, President's. Inaugural Address>head> In his inaugural address, on March 5, 1877, President Hayes discussed the progress of reconstruction in the Southern States and the operations of the E among us for all generations. Military interference at elections. On May 12, 1879, President Hayes sent the following veto message to the Congress: To the House of Representatives,—Afte
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Howells, William Dean 1837- (search)
where he worked as compositor, correspondent, and editor. In 1861-65 he was United States consul in Venice, and while there studied Italian language and literature; in 1865-66 was an editorial writer on The nation, and in 1866-72 its assistant editor; in 1872-81 editor of the Atlantic monthly; in 1886-91 an editorial contributor to Harper's magazine, and later for a short time editor of the Cosmopolitan magazine. In 1900 he was called to occupy the Editor's easy chair in Harper's monthly magazine, which had been vacant since the death of George William Curtis in 1892. He is the author of Life of Abraham Lincoln; Venetian life; Italian journeys; Life of Rutherford B. Hayes; The undiscovered country; William Dean Howells. A woman's reason; Christmas every day; The day of their wedding; An open-eyed conspiracy; Stories of Ohio; Ragged Lady; Their silver wedding journey, and many others. He was also the editor of Choice biographies, with essays, and Library of universal adventure.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Ohio, (search)
4Democrat 18541856Democrat Salmon P. Chase18561860Republican. William Dennison18601862Republican. David Tod18621864Republican. John Brough18641865Republican. Charles Anderson18651866Republican. Jacob Dolson Cox18661868Republican. Rutherford B. Hayes18681872Republican. Edward F. Noyes18721874Republican. William Allen18741876Democrat. Rutherford B. Hayes18761878Republican Richard M. Bishop18781880Democrat. Charles Foster18801884Republican George Hoadley18841886Democrat. Joseph B.Rutherford B. Hayes18761878Republican Richard M. Bishop18781880Democrat. Charles Foster18801884Republican George Hoadley18841886Democrat. Joseph B. Foraker18861890Republican. James E. Campbell18901892Democrat. William McKinley, Jr18921896Republican. Asa S. Bushnell18961900Republican. George K. Nash1900——Republican. United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John Smith8th to 10th1803 to 1808 Thomas Worthington8th to 10th1803 to 1807 Return Jonathan Meigs.10th to 11th1809 to 1810 Edward Tiffin 10th to 11th1807 to 1809 Stanley Griswold 11th1809 Alexander Campbell11th to 13th1810 to 1813 Thomas Worthington11th to 13t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Presidential elections. (search)
GreeleyN. Y.D. & L.2,834,079(g)B. Gratz BrownMoD. L.47 Charles O'ConorN. Y.Dem29,408John Q. AdamsMass.Dem James BlackPa.Temp5,608John RussellMich.Temp Thomas A. HendricksInd.Dem42George W. JulianInd.Lib5 B. Gratz BrownMo.Dem18A. H. ColquittGaDem5 Charles J. JenkinsGa.Dem2John M. PalmerIll.Dem3 David DavisIll.Ind.1T. E. BramletteKyDem3 W. S. GroesbeckO.Dem1 Willis B. MachenKyDem1 N. P. BanksMass.Lib1 1876. Samuel J. TildenN. Y.Dem4,284,885250,235184T. A. HendricksInd.Dem184 Rutherford B. Hayes*O.Rep4,033,950(h) 185William A. Wheeler*N. Y.Rep185 Peter CooperN. Y.Gre'nb81,740Samuel F. CaryO.Gre'nb Green Clay SmithKyPro.9,522Gideon T. StewartO.Pro James B. WalkerIll.Amer2,636D. KirkpatrickN. Y.Amer 1880. James A. Garfield*O.Rep4,449,0537,018214Chester A. Arthur*N. Y.Rep214 W. S. HancockPa.Dem4,442,035155William H. EnglishInd.Dem155 James B. WeaverIowaGre'nb307,306B. J. ChambersTexGre'nb Neal DowMe.Pro10,305H. A. ThompsonO.Pro John W. PhelpsVt.Amer707S. C. PomeroyKanAm
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Smith, William Henry 1833-1896 (search)
printing trade, and was a reporter on an Indiana paper, and for some years the literary editor of the Cincinnati commercial gazette. Among his publications are History of Indiana (2 volumes, 8vo, 1898), Reminiscences of American history; A history of Indiana during the Civil War, etc. Journalist; born in Columbia county, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1833; educated in Ohio; became editor of a Cincinnati weekly paper in 1855; was active in recruiting troops and forwarding sanitary supplies during the Civil War; secretary of State of Ohio in 1864-68. He then founded the Cincinnati Evening chronicle. Later he managed the affairs of the Western Associated Press, with headquarters in Chicago. In 1883 he succeeded in uniting the Western Associated Press with the New York Associated Press, and became manager of the consolidated association. He published a Political history of the United States; The St. Clair papers; Life of Rutherford B. Hayes, etc. He died in Lake Forest, Ill., July 27, 1896.
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