Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-19
CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS.
Sketches of the Lives of the Demo
cratic Nominees.
Two Strong Candidates.
Both Men Distinguished Alike for In
tegrity and Ability.
Two Strong Candidates.
GROVER CLEVELAND.

Grover Cleveland, the democratic
nominee tor president of the United
States, was born on the 18th of March,
1887, in the little village of Caldwell, (,
Essex county, NJ. His great-grand
father, Aaron Cleveland, who was
native of Norwich, Conn, was the
first writer in that state to call in ques-
ton the legality of slavery, writing
poems and essays against it, denounc-
ing it from the public platforms, and
in 1919, while a member of the iegisla-
ture, introducing Il bill against it. He
became Congregational minister and
died at New Haven i'll 1915. Richard
Cleveland, the father Of Gov. Clevc-
land, was born at Norwich in 1904, and
was a graduate OF Yale College. He
taught school in Baltimore, studied
theology, spent some months at Prince
ton, and in 1928 was ordained Pres
byterian Clergyman.
Grover Cleveland was educated at
the public schools of New Jersey an.i
at an academy in Clinton, Oneida coum-
ty, New York. AT the age of sixteen
he became clerk in the New York
Blind Asylum. There he happened to
meet young man who prevailed upon
him to seek his fortunes i'll the Far
West. They started for Cleveland,
Ohio. On their way they stopped at
Buffalo, n Y, where young Cleveland
paid his respects to his uncle, Mr..
Lewis F. Allen. This gentleman was
very favorably impressed with the
young man, whom he saw for the first
time.
SETTLING IN BUFFALO.
/ ,ln . hat
the western venture as anything, Mr.
Allen told him that he was in need Of
Il clerk, and if he would sop i'll But.
t;llo he should have the situation. The
offer was II tempting one, for employ
ment was what he was i'll search of
but he replied: ii have agreed to &c
to Cleveland with my companion and
cannot desert him now in the midst O.
the Journey" 1t was finally agreed
that Grover should interview his trienl
upon this subject and, if possible, gain
his consent. Mr.. Cleveland, much tC
his qualification, found that his com
rade was willing to release him from
his agreement to 90 to Ohio, and Grow
er Cleveland became u resident of Buf
, talo. Mr.. Cleveland had already deter
mined upon the law rs Il profession
and arrangements were cOnsummatet
for Il law Students desk in the office o
Messrs. Rogers, Bowen Il Rogers. |
was not long before the law firm init
= mated to the uncle that his nephew wa
Il talented young man, and they yer,
! soon felt justified in paying him
handsome salary, which they foun'
;, him abundamtly able to earn. Mr.
Cleveland was admitted to practice a
u an attorney in 1859. After his admis
,, sion he continued with his preceptor
: for four years, which, with the Prev
; Gus tour years servrd-as L student, CAV
him eight years Of the best kind .
legal experience. lie was then AL
pointed assistant district attorney 10
II the county of Erie by District Attor
= ney &. G.. Torrance, which position II
n filled with marked ability for Il peri"'
Il of three years. lie was nominated b
u u the democratic county convention il
, 1863 Tor district attorney to slircee,
r Mr.. Torrance and was defeated at til
=. polls by Lyman X. Bass. Mr. Clcve
y land formed Il law partnership with til
:. :! late j. V. Vanacrpnnl on The lst @
= August, 1866, which was continued uI
4, til January, 1869 He then became
e member of the firm of Laning, Cleve
4. land IL Folsom, the late "A. Z. Lauin
and the late Oscar Folsom beiuy hi
associates. The firm remained in ex
: istencc for two years, and until MI
= Cleveland retired theretlom to assum
!. " the duties of sheriff of Erie county, t
d which office he was chosen at the eleC
:. ton in November, 1870. AT the ex
e piration of his official term as sherii
II he became II member of the firm q
Il Mcssrs. Bass, Cleveland Il Bissell wit
II Lyman Il. Bass and Wilson S. Bisse
- us associates. This was Il strong an
popular firm, and commanded larg
y and lucrative practice. AT the close q
e Mr.. Bass congressional career his fail
. ing health induced him to seek resi-
:; dence in Colorado, resulting in a disso
:, luton of the copartnership and tn
: formation of another under the nam
I" of Cleveland Il Bissell. In December
IF 1881, Mr.. George j. Sicard was ad
.e mittcd as partner in the law firm
n which was then styled Cleveland, Bis
!" sell Il Sicard, and thus continues to tn