The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-27
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.

The Democracy OF New ANlN' "a 'ASt
state convention at Syracuse last week, ev-
lleutly made q splendid "hIt' in the nom.
lnotion Of Grover Cleveland, OF Buffalo,
for Governor. He's not only p man of
splendid ability and great personal pop.
ularity. but has managed 20 keep on, otall
the factional fights and wranglcs which
have so greatly divided and weakened Ne
democratic party Of the empire state for
the last four or five years, and will there
fore be supported with enthusiasm by the
whole party to a man, as well as by a con
siderable number Of the republican halt
breeds who are dissatisfied with the nom.
nation Of Folrer, as witness the zeal with
which the Buffalo Express, the leading
republican paper of western New York,
espouses the cause Of Cleveland against
Foiger.
Grover Cleveland is described as hand.
some bachelor Of 45, and has stood at the
head of tie Buffalo bar for several years.
HIS great local popularity comes from the
courageous manner in which he has We
toed q number of corrupt or extrayagani
bills Of the Buffalo city council, through
which he became known as the veto may
or" Ills preliminary canvass was admI
rably managed, about fifty Grover C!cvc-
land clubs having been organized in the
Buffalo congressional district within the
past six weeks Beyond the limits at Buff
ialo Mr.. Cleveland won friends by his al
vocacy of free canals and restoration OF
harmony I'm the ranks Of New Ya,h dem.
ocrats. He has all along ADVISED just
about such an agreement as was finally
reached 81 Syracuse with reference to the
admission Of Tammary and Irving halls.
Upon this score his position becomes of
national interest, as all thinking men ad-
nit that the unifcation of the democrats
II the empire tate VIII have great slgnif-
canoe in the presidential struggle. rs f.
practical rciormcr, free canal advocate,
and one Of the reaccmakcrs in the dem.
ocratlc camp Mr. Cleveland is already 8
politician Of national prominence, lie
has an immense advantage at home in the
bitter quarrel between the hal-brceI and
stalwart newspapers and their respective
factions. Republicans were numerous IN
the Cleveland clubs organized during the
70 u 4sllsyi, -rtuls ~ cIIiIueu tuut III WIT
draw great many votes from the oppo.
5j,ion. His majority in Erie county is
lmparuaily estimated at 1900, although,
Us Il rule the county has gone republican.
The only Butfalo newspaper opposing HIM
is The Commercial .i3eTtisGr, which IS the
administration organ. The Express lhalf-
breed has Jolted Folger and will yield an
active support to the democratic nominee.
The Sgadag Mars and SgadlV Times, III
lcpc4Gcnt journals have been ardent
champions from the outset, together with
The Duly CoWt6r, the democratic or
gan" aud The HsauBg Nejrs and Ercstag
Ttcwdpd, The first OF which is republican
and the latter independent The German
press is equally enthusiastic IN his behalf
Mr.. Cleveland was born in Caldwell, Is.
sex county, Nj, March u.s. 1881. Many
Of his ancestors were preachers. Aaron
Cleveland, his grea,-grandtather, was a
Congregational minister Of Norwich, Conn.
A greatunale Of Mayor Cleveland was for
many years a city missionary III Boston,
and the mayors father Richard Cleveland,
was born at Norwich. Soon after his
marriage he settled in New Jersey as a
pastor and was following his vocation
when Grover was born. The Rev. Samuel
II Coke, o distinguished Presbyterian
clergyman OF New York city, and the ia
Their of the IT. Rev DR.. A. Cleveland Coke,
married a sister Of Growers grandfather,
thereby bringing two more dlvines INTO
the family, and making the Buffalo mayor
a second cousin of the Episcopal bishop
Of western New York.