Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-17


Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell,
Essex County, N. j.. March IS, 1887. He
il descended from an old New England
family of eminent responsibility. His
father was Richard Cleveland, Presby-
terrain Minister, who removed from Nor
witch, Conn.,, to New Jersey. Grover OBJ
tanned 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, whore
he remained for short time. The family
then moved up on the Back River, to
what was known as the Holland Patent-a
village OF 800 or 800 people-ffteen miles
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
family, and we next hear of Grover Cleve
land setting out for New York city to &C
cept at q small salary the position of un-
der-teacher in an asylum for the blind,
where, at the time the since we'll known
Gus Shell was executive officer. He re-
manned there two years.
HE GOES WEST.
Being of an energetic and ambitious ma
ture, however, Dung Cleveland started out
at the age of seventeen to seek his fortune
in the West. Something like poetic in.
stinct turned his steps toward the city of
Cleveland, o., but stopping in Buffalo to
visit his uncle, the Hon. Lewis r. Allen,
he was induced to make that place his
home. '.See here" said his uncle, we'll
known stock breeder, 81 want somebody
come and stay with me and help me, and
IYl give you $50 for the years work, and
you can look around.o Here it is that we
find the boy annotating shorthorns out at
-1~ D. p.rHH DIT
he kept his eye out for chance to elS,r
law Office while he was editing the stock
book, and one day he walked boldly into
the rooms of Messrs. Rogers. Bowen s.
Rogers and told them what he wanted.
There were a number of young men in the
place already. But young Cleveland's per-
sistency 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
board and washing. The walk to and
from his uncle's was long and at that
time a rugged one.
In Law AND Politics.
After four years in the Office, in 1853,
Cleveland was admitted to practice. In
1868 the question OF who should be appoint
ed Assistant District Attorney for the
County of Erie was warmly discussed by
ths young lawyers in Messrs. Rogers &
Bowen'S Office. There were several who
were both eligible and anxious, but 1t does
not appear that young Cleveland advanced
his own claims. Indeed, it is fact that
after 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
him to accept it, and he was appointed.
Although only twenty-five years old, be
acquitted himself creditably and won
much popularity during the three years
that he held the position. In 1865 he was
nominated by the Erie County Democrats
for District Attorney, but was defeated by
the Hon. Lyman K. Bass by a small ma
nership with the late Major I. V. Wander
poel in 1866, but Major Vanderpoel was
elected Police Justice soon afterward, and
Mr.. Cleveland became member OF the
firm of Laning, Cleveland & Folsom, Of
which the late Senator A. P. Laning
was the head. In the fall of 1870
Mr.. Cleveland was elected Sheriff of Erie
County, ali office which he held Tor three
years. Soon alter retiring from the office
he entered into copartnership with his old
political adversary, Congressman Lyman
K. Bass, under the firm name of Bass,
Cleveland s. Bissell. Upon the removal
of Mr.. Bass to Denver. COL, a 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 a large proportion Of the
'srins" rule, Mr.. Cleveland was shrewdly
nominated by the Democrats as their can
didate for Mayor, In the expectation that
his personal popularity would win the
votes of the disafected Republicans. Al
though Mr.. Cleveland refused to make q
personal canvass he was elected by more
than $500 ma jority in a city that can usu-
ally be counted on for from 1000 to 1900
Republican majority or State or National
issues. As Mayor Mr.. Cleveland COM
ma Aad election
the Governship a year later is within every
ONES memory. This brief record covers
the whole of Governor Cleveland's public
career.
The Democratic candidate for President
i a little above the medium height, with
portly and well-proportioned figure. His
head, which Is set squareiy upon PAIR OF
broad shoulders, is well shaped, and is
surmounted by thin layer of dark hair
tinged with gray. His features are regu-
lar and full of intelligent expression. His
eyes are penetrating In heir glance. He
wears no beard, but Q heavy dark mus
is a square, firm chin. in his
Mr.. Cleveland is deliberate,
dignitied and graceful. Among his in
innate friends he is a most agreeable and
entertaining gentleman. In his profess
sion Mr. Cleveland has been an Industrious
student, and, although still young and
unknown as a practitioner.
he stands high in the estimation of those
who know him. He has earned conn
potency at his profession. As speaker
he is a self-contained and eloquent. Mr..
Cleveland is a bachelor, and is member
of both of the large social clubs of Buff
falo. E @
CLEVELAND AS A WORKER.
A good many anecdotes about Governor
Cleveland have of course got into print.
For instance, an Albany correspondents re-
marks: ''Governor Cleveland is a tremen--
dous worker. Very few men have devoted
as many hours to work within the past
year and a half as he has. Certainly 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
finds him there, and, i'll the busy
days, midnight also finds him there. IL IS
no unusual thing to come across that port
" figure at one or two O'Clock in the morn
ing on his way from the office to the Exec
utive Mansion, half q mile away. The only
hours of absence are those devoted to
lunch and dinner. With. the assistance OF
Colonel Daniel s. Lamont, his private Sec
rotary, the Governor carefully reviews all
ion appears he sends for the iutroducer of
feet. Many previous Governors did
NOT take this trouble, and thereby
give the maker of the bill
chance. They vetoed without any warn
ing whatever. This work that has been
assumed by Governor Cleve-
land, was done in the time OF Governor
Cornell by three paid assistants of high
legal ability. When the warm weather
comes Governor Cleveland is not ashamed
to strip for his work and to sit at his desk
coatless while throng of visitors file in
and out of the audience chamber"
Another: The State provides the Elk
acutiye Mansion and the furniture-alI
alse is paid out of the Governors salary OF