november september american politician ohio moving ohio native new_york quickly established law business local leader democratic politics serving elected single term united_states house_of_representatives house worked unsuccessfully compromise debate nation currency backed gold defeated reelection served convened early resolve dispute results presidential election ran democratic presidential nomination lost lose general election elected united_states senate election ohio legislature charges investigation senate permitted seat senate voted moderate reforms reliable democratic vote run reelection died early life legal career born hamilton new_york son parents connecticut natives moved new_york attended common schools graduated graduation read law office whig politician future secretary war working good friends future united_states senator democratic presidential candidate studying law local attorney moved cleveland ohio town people douglas preceded ill task arrival ohio nurse friend health continued study law time admitted bar opened practice year forming partnership future united_states federal judge firm successful quickly years firms ohio married child wealthy local merchant children including age businessman future mayor cleveland business career law practice continued successful early 1840s suffering attacks bleeding lungs forced activities instead devoted time business affairs local politics began promote extension railroads cleveland associates cleveland columbus railroad served president invested local railroads resigned railroad presidency following year president different railroad year cleveland water works commissioners invested real estate arranged construction present day ohio politics entered local politics democrat serving presidential democratic nominees elected served time member skill led party nominate united states senate election went whig candidate vote attended worked successfully nomination ran governor ohio narrowly lost incumbent republican votes cast fell short victory attended democrats convention helped nominate old friend sided douglas faction party divided northern southern halves convention denounced right civil war began year staunch supporter union abolitionist opposed extension slavery war wealth help equip ohio regiments years old war began old volunteer sons served union_army blessing war continued political activity leading ohio delegation democratic national convention supported eventual nominee campaigned behalf raising political profile process ran seat united_states house_of_representatives ohio 20th district elected vote majority incumbent republican house_of_representatives 44th united states congress assembled house controlled democrats time civil war placed time currency circulating united_states mix gold backed dollars backed credit united_states public considering worth gold dollars previous congress controlled republicans passed return united_states gold standard opinion democrats split eastern democrats supporting act western southern members hoping repeal drew compromise bill resumption act repealed replaced gradual partial return gold backed money act national banks required build gold reserves equal percent value circulation year adding additional percent year gold reserves thirty percent value circulating point thirty percent gold compromise eastern democrats republicans favored gold standard refused approve bill contrived bypass committee bring bill vote house voted house later passed complete repeal resumption act senate declined matter resumption remained law land 44th congress term expired presidential election republican ohio defeated democrat new_york contested presidential elections time nation history results initially indicated democratic victory electoral votes states disputed mere days new president inaugurated members parties congress agreed ultimately decided race named committee request results went democrats declared winner disputed votes commissions result joined democrats attempting delay house proceedings hopes forcing favorable result republicans democrats sided speaker accepting commission result effort failed president march presidential politics ran reelection defeated republican remained involved politics considered running democratic nomination president officially candidate heavy influence convention ambiguous willingness participate campaign leading delegates defect candidates stayed loyal old standard bearer tell close supporters run choice house speaker second loyalists pledged support decided enter race ultimately declined nominated chances hindered ohio delegation remained loyal senator place convention ballot second delegates nominated united_states senate election senate democrats held majority ohio legislature caucus meeting determine party choice united_states senator democratic legislators looked replace incumbent senator democrat disagreed advocacy civil service reform low opponents led promoted senate seat recalling opposition positions time house secret ballot democratic caucus received votes oliver trustee treasurer standard oil company supporters immediately alleged oil trust bribe democratic legislators claimed open ballot favored legislature met elected votes democratic legislature initially refused investigate members alleged corruption republicans regained majority session legislature looked allegations results federal senate evidence gathered senate declined expel proclaimed innocence evidence definitive proof biographer wrote evidence convict charge interstate commerce senate prominent fight need strong protective foreign goods expensive encouraged domestic manufacturing supported high thought small reductions order reduce federal government surplus joined fellow senate democrats rejecting bill proposed iowa republican raised rates higher thought contribution debate argue reduction steel iron bill passed republican controlled senate failed pass house controlled democrats time regulation interstate commerce especially concerned railroads political issue regulation railroads divided nation business interests railroads working legislation manufacturers high railroad rates joining joined group calling congressional action voted bill reform railroad rates slightly considered ineffective amendments house bill returned senate substantive practices consumers manufacturers found voted strengthened passed signed law president explaining vote said law impractical methods shipping boat transportation great lakes railroads death legacy died cleveland september age eighty interred lake view cemetery cleveland descendants continued involved ohio politics addition sons oliver son law secretary navy politically prominent whitney family maternal grandfather great grandfather later served united_states house_of_representatives great grandfather confessed spy
Henry B. Payne