. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. of venerability which tends to crystal-lize about those long in public life. January 8, 1867, St. Jacksons or St. Hickorys Dayin the calendar of loyal Democrats, was a logical timeto restore the party to its original principles. The Dem-ocratic triumvirate made an advanced division of theparty spoils. Thurman was to be the candidate for gov-ernor; Vallandigham, in case of a Democratic legisla-ture, was to succeed Wade in the Senate; Pendletonshould receive the party endorsement for the Presiden- ^ Poors characterization continues: When he sat down
. Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. of venerability which tends to crystal-lize about those long in public life. January 8, 1867, St. Jacksons or St. Hickorys Dayin the calendar of loyal Democrats, was a logical timeto restore the party to its original principles. The Dem-ocratic triumvirate made an advanced division of theparty spoils. Thurman was to be the candidate for gov-ernor; Vallandigham, in case of a Democratic legisla-ture, was to succeed Wade in the Senate; Pendletonshould receive the party endorsement for the Presiden- ^ Poors characterization continues: When he sat down, he wouldsignal to a Republican friend and they would leave the Senate chamber bydifferent doors and meet in a committee room, where there was a supplyof old Bourbon whiskey. Poor, Reminiscences, Vol. II. Ohio in National Politics, 1865-1896 241 tial nomination in 1868. The platform was launchedagainst the unconstitutional, revolutionary, and des-potic reconstruction measures, then before Congress,and the threatening thralldom of JACOB DOLSON COX Brigadier General in the Union Army, April 23, 1861-October 6, 1862;Major General, October 6, 1862-January 1_, 1866; Governor of Ohio, January8, 18<)6-January 13, 18ii8; Representative in Congress, March 4, 1877-March3, 187!); Secretary of the Interior of the United States, March 5, 1869-November 1, 1870. The Unionists by common consent passed over Gov-ernor Cox and nominated General Rutherford B. Porter, op. cit., pp. XXXVII—16. 242 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications Hayes. The Oberlin letter and the fact that GeneralCox had eulogized President Johnson in 1866, combinedto make him unavailable. As a Representative in Con-gress, General Hayes had followed the Radicals but hadevinced no great enthusiasm for the cause. The plat-form endorsed the proposed amendment ot the Constitu-tion enfranchising the negro, and the reconstructionmeasures of Congress. The campaign centered primarily in the issue ofnegro
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