Huntsville gazette., 1884-07-19
GROVER CLEVELAND.

The general public needs an introduction
the Democratic candidate for President.
c,orer Cleveland was born in Caldwell,
ps.ex County, N. j., March IS, 1887. He
;s descended from an old New England
family of eminent respectablity. His
father was Richard Cleveland, Presby-
+erian Minister, who removed from Nor
wicb. Conn, to New Jersey. Grover OBJ
,oined as good an education as possible
from the common schools, and at the age
of fifteen years he was sent to the academy
at Clinton, Oneida County, N. Y, where
he remained for a short time. The family
then moved up on the Black River, to
what was known as the Holland Patent-a
village OF 800 or 800 people-ffteen miles
nrt6 of Utica. The elder Cleveland
preached but three Sundays in this place,
when he suddenly died. Grover first
heard of his fathers death while walking
with his sister in the streets of Utica. This
event produced the usual breakup of the
family. and we next hear of Grover Cleve-
land setting out for New York city to ac-
cept at a small salary the position of un-
der-teacher in an asylum for the bind,
where, at the time the since well-known
Gus Shell was executive officer. he re-
NAMED there two years.
HE GOES WEST.
Being of an energetic and ambitious ma
eure, however, y oung Cleveland started out
at the age of seventeen to seek his fortune
in the West Something like a poetic in
stinct turned his steps toward the city of
Cleveland, o., but stopping in Buffalo to
visit his uncle, the Hon. Lewis f. Allen,
ba ind 70 la hot h
home. "See here" said his uncle, a we'll
known stock breeder, Il want somebody
get up my herd book this year. You
come and stay with me and help me, and
vi give you 800 for the years work, and
you can look around" Here it is that we
ind the boy annOtating shorthorns out at
Black Rock, two miles from Buffalo. But
he kept his eye out for chance to enter a
law office while he was editing the stock
book, and one day he walked boldly into
the rooms of Messrs. Rogers, Bowen &
Rogers and told them what he wanted.
There were number of young men in the
place already. But young Clevelahd's per-
slStency won, and he was finally permitted
to come as an office boy and have the use
OF the law library. For this he received
the nominal sum of of three or four dollars
aweek, out of which he had to pay his
board and washing. The walk to and
from his uncle's was long and at that
tine rugged one.
IN LAW AND POLITICS.
Alter four years in the office, In 1859,
Cleveland was admitted to practice. In
l85 the question of who should be appoint
ed Assistant District Attorney for the
Gounty of Erie was warmly discussed by
the young lawyers in Messrs. Rogers &
Bowen's office. There were several who
were both eligible and anxious, but it does
not appear that young Cleveland advanced
his own claims. Indeed, it is fact that
alter the matter had been pretty well can
VaSsed they all agreed that he was the per-
son that ought to have it, and they urged
alm nm to accept it, and he was appointed.
Although only twenty-five years old, he
acquitted himself creditably and won
Much popularity during the three years
thaV ne held the position. In 1868 he was
nominated by the Erie County Democrats
10! .1r District Attorney, but was defeated by
!ue hon. Lyman K. Bass by a small ma
prlty. Mr.. Cleveland formed law part
lerShlp with the late Major |. V. Wander
poel IN 1865, but Major Vanderpoel was
s,ected Police Justice soon afterward, and
at' Cleveland became member of the
urn Oh Laning, Cleveland & Folsom, of
mulch the late Senator A. p. Laning
was was the head. In the fall of 1870
H' Hr' Cleveland was elected Sheriff of Erie
county, an office which he held for three
fiears Soon after retiring from the Office
nolitiu rolga,ered into copartnership with his old
Hgii,lcal adversary, Congressman Lyman
A. A. Bass, under the firm name Of Bass,
~ of%,reiand & Bissell. Upon the removal
oo o,o MT; !; Bass to Denver, COL, a few years
~ the firm became Cleveland, Bissell &
IN ;TSsIu' Sr and it now ranks among the first
Erie County.
MAYOR, GOVERNOR AND MAN.
y IN lSSl when large proportion of the
a%;puohcans of Buffalo revolted against
nna rule, Mr.. Cleveland was shrewdly
Gdn! GYdL,!iattd by the Democrats as their can
biS lor Mayor, in the expectation that
rot PERSONAL popularity would win the
tbo, ovs OIL The disatfected Republicans. Al
nush alr. Cleveland refused to make q
tbSasonai tbaS canvass he was elected by more
all. Iu to'oV9 majority in city that can usu-
R5 ~ 2e counted on for from 1000 to 5000
jsspot puollcan majority on State or National
man3' AS Mayor Mr.. Cleveland COM
tb'eu tba Geu general respect. His election to
Ona,oUvefhshlp Ona,o year later is within every
The 81 memory. This brief record covers
Career. '0'oinor oieVelaho,s Puoiic
q l.
por,i, ~i,Itle above the medium height, with q
bead % ana well-proportioned figure. His
broad "iiich Is set squarely upon pair OF
surmous shoulders, is well shaped, and is
. tipga3" ,:tS by thin layer of dark hair
lar ana WIN sl gray. His features are regu-
EYES ' ssl al full of intelligent expression. His
wesrS penetrating in their glance. He
tacba no no beard, but heavy dark mus.
undern0o tnpietely covers his mouth, and
moyemeaa.h Is a square, firm chin in his
dignisaNelnts Mr.. Cleveland is deliberate,
lmata q. and graceful. Among his in
enterta; @.s Trends he is most agreeable and
sion Mr. Nyh.nlng T1g gentleman. In his profes-
Content, rocauent, and, although still II Young and nd
he gtsnds gttssnddsiyely unknown as practitioner
who Inus nus high in the estimation of those
petencMrn MnoW os him. He has earned a com.
bel sa,s a. his profession. AS speaker
Si Sibsyesaa bs,es ID is a baohelar, and i ans o msmbs, a
sa1' VI Eae large social siuhs nf Huf