It was amidst this tense national atmosphere that Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes vied for control of the White House. Complicating matters for Hayes ...
FREMONT, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill on Thursday declaring Oct. 4 as "Rutherford B. Hayes Day" to honor the 19th U.S. president, whose history runs deep in the Buckeye State. After his ...