San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-30


sary, Congressman Lyman X. Bass
under the firm name of Bass, Cleve
land & Bissell. Upon the removal Of
'Mr. Bass to Denver, Colorado, few
years ago, the firm became Cleveland
Bissell & Sicard, and it now ranks
among the first in Erie County.
MAYOR, GOVERNOR AND MAN.
In 1881 when alarge proportion OF
the Republicans OF Buffalo revolted
against "ring" rule, Mr.. Cleveland
was shrewdly nominated by the Dem
ocrats as their candidate for Mayor,
in the expectation that his personal
popularity would win the votes OF
the disaffected Republicans. AL
though Mr.. Cleveland refused to
make personal canvass he was elect
ed by more than $1,000 majority in q
city that can usually be counted on
for from 1000 to 5000 Republican
majority on State or National issues.
AS Mayor MIR. Cleveland commanded
general respect. His election to the
Governorship year later is within
every ones memory. This brief rec
ord covers the whole of Governar
Cleveland's public career.
The Democratic candidate for Pres
ident is little above the medium
height with portly and we'll pro-
portioned figure. His head, which
is set squarely upon pair of broad
shoulders, is we'll shaped, and is sur
mounted by thin layer of dark hair
tinged with gray. His features are
regular and full Of intelligent express
sion. His eyes are penetrating in
their glance. He wears no beard, but
heavy dark mustache completely
covers his mouth, and underneath is
square, firm chin. In his move
ments Mr.. Cleveland is deliberate,
dignifed and graceful. Among his
intimate friends he is most agreea-
BILE and entertaining gentleman. In
his profession Mr.. Cleveland has been
an industrious student, and, although
still young and comparatively IN
known as practitioner, he stands
high in the estimation of those who
know him. He has earned compe-
tency at his profession. AS speak
er he is self-contained and eloquent.
Mr.. Cleveland is a bachelor, and is o
member of both of the large social
clubs of Buffalo.
CLEVELAND AS A WORKER.
I A good many anecdotes about
Governor Cleveland have Of course
got into print. For instance, an AL
bany correspondent remarks: : "Gov-
ernoa Cleveland is tremendous
worker. Very few men have devoted
as many hours to work within the
past year and half as he has Ger
tainly no Governor of New York
State of recent times has been at his
desk as early and has kept at it as
late. Half past eight in the morning
finds him there, and, in the busy
days, midnight also finds him there.
1t is no unusual thing to come across
that portly figure at one ar two o clock
in the morning on his way from his
Office to the Executive Mansion, half
mile away. The only hours of ab-
sence are those devoted to lunch and
dinner With the assistance of Col.
Daniel S. Lamont, his private Secre-
tary, the Governor carefully reviews
all bills, and if doubt or an unwise
provision appears he sends for the in
troducer of the bill and points out
the defect. Many previous Govern
ors did not take this trouble, and
thereby give the maker of the bill a
chance. They vetoed without any
warning whatever This work that
has been voluntarily assumed by Gev-
ernor Cleveland, was done in the time
of Governor Cornell by three paid as
sistants Of high legal abiliry. When
the warm weather comes Governor
Cleveland is not ashamed to strip for
his work and to sit at his desk coat
less while throng Of visitors file in
and out Of the audience chamber
Another: The State provides the
Executive Mansion and the furniture
all else is paid out of the Govern
Or's salary of $4,000 The hOt-house
is not paid for by the State, neither
are the numerous public receptions
which a prominent official mustgive-
Governor Cleveland often sends flow
ers to the several hospitals, and his
hand is always open to deserving
charities. He keeps no horses not
nnlr On annnnnt Of the ornense. huE