Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-12

the recess this afternoon. ths merits of
the various candidates for Vice Presi-
eens aere discussed, and il was agreed.
u possible. TO nonInat. Ihos A. Hen
fricks for VIC PEssid ut. The on ice
narrowed before i4al decision 10
Lnos- A heIsdrleks and Ex-senator
henry Davis. of Virginia. Mr.. Davis
vas sent for, eG, gave 50 mans reasons
wns he should lot b. plsc-d upon tue
ticket, and Why Mr.. Hendricks should.
thA. the latter was at length decided
uPon- Among the more prominent
members of the conference we're Messrs.
Barnum, of Conzsc.ieut, Cleveland. of
New Jersey, Smith l.. Weed. of New
York, Manning, ot New York. Waiter
500. of Kentucky. Cox, Of Pennsylvania.
Scott, of Pennsylvania, Barker, of Lou
Islana. Herman. Of New York, Hay, of
PENNSYLVANIA German. of Maryland,
Converse. of Oaio. and John Kelly, of
New York
AT SEw YORK.
NEW YORK. July ll.-Ihere Wis great
cheering among the crowds at the bulle-
tins on the announcement of Cleveland's
nomination.
AT BUFFALe.
BUFFALO, July l1.-Ihere VAS most
intense excitement this morning, i'm
menss crowds surrounding the telegraph
and newspaper offices. Ga the announce
ment of Cleveland's nomination cheer
after cheer was given; men waved their
hats and acted like mad. Handshaking
by Democrats and Republicans vas
general, and the enthusiasm was IN
bounded. A salute Of a hundred guns
vas fired by the Cleveland gan squad
under the direction of the Cleveland
Central Club. A meeting of the club
was called for tomorrow night, when a
general celebration will be held. The
Cleveland managers from this city at
the Convention will be met OF their re
turn with brass band and parade.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, July 1.-THE an
Rouncement of Gleveland's NOMINATION
was coldly received.
The Candidates.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Grover Cleveland, the candidate for
President, Is a native of New York.
Until 1880 he was unknown to the
country being a practising lawyer in
Buffalo, and by no means being consid-
cred at the head of the bar of that CITY.
In 1880, however, he was elected Mayor
of Buffalo, and during the two years
following became identified with reform
measures sufficiently to bring him prom
inently before the New York Democracy
as a candidate for Governor. He was
for that office in July, 1882,
and was elected in the November fol
lowing over Charles j. Folger. the Re-
publican candidate, his plurality reach
ing the enormous figure of 1y2, 854. His
success was due to the apathy of the
large wing of she Republican party,
which was dissatisfied at the failure of
Governor Cornell to receive renomi-
natisn, and was In no sense due to any
popularity on the part of
Mr.. Cleveland. Indeed, notwithstand-
ing the majority given Cleveland, he
received fewer votes in the State by 90.
600 than had been cast for Garfield for
President in 1880. Since his inaugura-
iion as Governor, Cleveland has been
known as a quiet and conservative ex
eoutise. He has, however, succeeded
in thoroughly antaganiZing the labor
ing classes, who regard him as friend
of monopoly. Governor Cleveland is a
bachelor and a man of little social cul-
ture.
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
Thomas A. Hendricks is a reminis-
cenoe Of the old defeated ticket of 1876 |
He is by far a more prominent man
than the candidate for President. He
was born at Evansville. Ohio, in 1919. |
and is accordingly 90 years of age. He |
represented an Indiana district in Con- |
gress from 1851 to 1876, WAS Commits
sioner of the General Land Office from |
1855 to 1859. and represented Indiana in |
the United States Senate from 1863 to |
1863. He was defeated for Governor Of |
Indiana in 1868, but was elected 10 that |
office four years later. In 1876 he was |
an aspirnnt for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the Presidency, but failing TO
receive the nomination. YVES placed on
the ticket as the candidate for Vice
President. Since 1876 he has been liv-
ing IN comparative retirement, portion
IF the time having been spent in Eu
rope.