The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-17

clergyman, and it was while he was
settled over Il parish in the little village
of Caldwell, N, j., that the Reform
Governor of New York was born, He
was the ilfth of family of niue chill
dren
When Young Cleveland was three
wears old The family removed TO Fay
ettcvile, Gpoudaga county, New York.
Here Grover attended the village school,
but the limited instruction il afforded
did not satisfy his eager thirst for
Knowledge. Ills father having large
family and a small income, was unable
to dcfray the expenses of higher edu-
cation for his son, and accordingly the
young man sought employment in II
country store, at $50 for the first year.
On the death of his father he went to
New York to seek his fortune. For
two years he taught there in an asylum
for the blind, and then went to Buffalo,
the home of his uncle. Desiring much |
to study law, he obtained boys place
with prominent law firm of that city.
AT the end of four years he was man
aging clerk for the firm.
In 1868 he was made assistant dis
trict attorney for Erie county, In 1867
he was elected sheriff of the county.
A reform in municipal affairs having
been urgently demanded, Grover
Cleveland was elected mayor of Bufia-
10 in 1881. and served the city with sig
nal ability.
In 1882 he was chosen governor of
New York over Secretary Folger by
200, 900 majority.
Thomas \. Hendricks is native of
Ohio. and is s. years of age. When
he was three years old his parents re-
moved to Indiana. He was graduated
at South Hanover College i'll ISL,
studied law two years at Chambers
burg, Va. and was admitted to the bar
in 1913. He entered at once upon
SllrceSSIul career to Il law NCi.
lh. Hendricks began his political ca
reer rs q member of the Legislature of
t Indiana in 1915. In 1850 he served as
an active member of the state constitu-
tional convention, and i'll the following
wear he was elected member of Con-
rress from the indianapolis district.
In 1855 he accepted an appointment by
President Pierce as commissioner of
the general land office of the United
States, resgning in 1859. IN 1868 he
WAS elected United States Senator. and
in 1872 was chosen Governor of Indi-
ana. in 1872, owing to the death OF
Mr.. Greeley. The vote Of the Democrat
ic Presidential electors of that year was
; divided and Mr.. Hendricks was hon
: orcd by being given y out Of the 63
; votes.
Mr.. Hendricks was nominated on the
) Democratic ticket with Samuel j. Ill
den in 1876.
The Brattleboro Correspondent OF
, the Springfield Republican, writing un-
. der the date of Saturday says; Tonight
few of the I'd district congressional as
pirants will measure cloquence at VIM
sor. where a Bain Il Logan ratification
> meeting is to be held, and to which
GIrout. Hooker. Dillingham; and other
candidates have been invited. 1t is rather
doubtful which Of triunviratc will sue
coed in making Tie deepest impression,
Probably. however the one that speaks
last will have the advantage. hookcr
IRONICALLY REMARKS that he may close the
meetingw;th culogy entirely devotedto
himself. circuit and his friends are hard
< at work (and SO are all for that mattcr)
l throughout the district, and ii is prcsum
ed that the delegates are already selected
for each candidate almost daily multiply
: inc il would seem difficult to iiild cnou-
: oh TO 90 around without dubling up. It
Y is not easy to get at the real SITUATION III
/ this congressional canvass, OWING to the
V number CT candidates who dob up uil-
., expectly OH every hand. Tins week
: Hugh Henry Of Chester and Superiii-
f tcntany Dart OF WcaticrsiieiG iiiVo
i jumped Into the arcHa, though they were
e supposed last week 70 be engaged III as
sisfillg GrUul. Mos anything Is ilaDit
10 happen before The caucusscs are lied
I. :. next week. Ii Woaldn' surprise soH'e o!
! dmyepub!icaD Wi,eui-horses II, IL Lie enc
. the "blue coalund brass buttons ahou'o
/ 90 back 10 Washington despite Judal
d Po!and's published defamation. i tax
i fight gets 50 warm as to maze It Gcad
1t lock in the convention, tl.e outcome /:
/ not unlikely to be the denomination Of
!" the veteran congressman, and Ii Is SAL
o that such a result would not be unpleas
IL ant to the majority of the voters OF thu
}: district. by whom Poland's services arr
/; more fully appreciates and oftener ad
); mitted that ever before.
IL M ,4o,, bos ,,,,ov,
ne DenoCfaliC eohfehtiol' H.'S ditoNh
~ wet blanket over the Democratic party. II
Ill nominations call out no answering cheer, be
IL cause they deserve none. Grover Clevelan
i'll has no past Thomas A. Hendricks Ion
Ii since became Of the past Tbs head Of tn
We tickets has no experience in affairs, and publ
10 experience of the other shows that he cann(
IL carry his own State. The people know not
I'M ing OF one and they know too much Of Ii
he other The very party which places Hei
- bricks in the direct succession of the Pre-
-, idency has thrice refused to nominate him f
~ tbo oA;ca and Grover Cleveland ie fine scC