The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-07-19

the Democratic candidate Tor President. |
Groyof Cleveland was born In Caldwell, |
E,scx County, NJ j., March ~, 1881. llc |
IL descended from All old Now England .
family nf eminent respcclnblity, His |
father was Richard Cleveland, rroshy. |
tcrlnn Minister, who removed from Nor.
wien, Conn, TO Now Jorscy Grover OBJ |
inincd ~ good an education as possible |
from the common schools, aud ut the age |
of fifteen years hu was sent 20 the academy
a. Clinton, Oneida County, n, v, whore
ho rema. nod for a short time, Tho family
then moved up on the black River, 10
what was known ~ tho Holland Patcnt--a
village OF % or go people fifteen miles
north OF Utica. Tho clhrr Cleveland !
preached but three Sundays IN this place,
" hen he suddenly died. Grover first
heard OF his fathers doalh while walking
with his sister IN the streets OF Utica. This
event produced the usual breakup OF the
family, and we neKt hear Of Grover Glove.
land setting out for Now York city 10 nc.
cept at n small salary the position VI un.
der.tcachcr IN nm asylum for the bllud,
whore, at the time the since well known
Gus Shell was executive officer. lilo re.
mainod there two years.
nE GOEs WEST.
Bcing " nm energetic and ambitions ma.
turo, however, oung Cleveland started out
at the age Of seventeen ~ seek his fortune
In the West. Something like a poetic In.
stinct turned his steps toward the city Of
Cleveland, o., but stopping la Buffalo 10
visit his uncle, the Hon. Lewis II. Allen,
he was induced 10 make that place his
nome. "Sco herc." said his uncle, we'll
known stock breeder, ~ want somebody
to got up my herd book this year. You
come aud stay with mo and help me, aud
III give you so for the YEARS. work. and
you can look ar0uud.r Here II IL that We
fnd the boy annolating shorthorns out at
Black Rock, two miles from Buffalo. But
! be kept his eye out for a chance TO enter a
| lnw Office while he was editing the stock
book, aud ONE day he walked boldly into
the rooms of Mtssrs. Rogers. Bowen a.
| Rogers aud toll them whnt ho wanted.
There were number of young men In the
place already. hut young Cleyeland's per.
sistency won. aud hc was finally permitted
| 10 come MS an Office boy and have the use
OF the law library. For this he received
| .ho nominal sum Of of throe or four dollars
a week. out Of which ho bad To pay his
| board and washing. The walk 10 and
| from his unce's was long and at that
time u rugged one.
IN LAW AND POLITICS.
After four years In the office, In 1870,
Cleveland was admitted 10 practice In
/ is03 the question OF who should be appoint
ed Assistant District Attorney for tho
County Of Eric was warmly discussed by
the young lawyers In Mcssrs. Rogers Il
| lUwen's Office. There were several who
weta both eligible and anxious, but It does
| not appear that young Cleveland advanced
hts own claims. Indeed, IL IN a fact That
| after the matter had boen pretty well can.
vassed they all agreed that ho was the per.
son that ought 10 have H., aud they urged
him 10 accept IL, and he was appointed.
Although only twenty-five yoars old. hs
acquitted himself cToditably and won
much popularity during the three years
that he held the position. In 1855 he was
nominated by tho Eric County Democrats
for District Attorney, but was defeated by
the Hon. Lyman X. Bass by small ma
| jurity. Mr. Cleveland formed law part
ncrship with the lLt' Major l. V. Wander.
poei In 1879, but Major Vanderp0sl was
elected Police Justice soon afterward, aud
Mr. Cleveland became member Of tho
irtn OF Laning, Cleveland Il Folsom, OF
which the lats Senator a. T.. Linlng
was the head. In the fall of 1870
Mr. Cleveland was elected Sheriff OF w. 10
County, au Office which he held lor three
years. Soon alter retiring from tho ofilcs
he entered into cOpartnerahip with bis old
political adversary, Congressman Lyman
X. Bass, under tho 1rm namo Of Bass,
Cleveland a Bissell. Upon the removal
Of NJ. Bass 10 Denver. Col, a few years
ago, the firm became Cleveland, Blssell q
bicard, and u now ranks among the first
In Eric County.
NAYOR, GOVERNOR AND MAN.
In issl when large proportion Of the
Republicans ~ Buffalo revolted agains.
"ring" rule, Mr.. Cleveland was shrewdiy
nominated by the Democrats as their eau.
didaie for Mayor, In the expectation that
| bis personal popularity would win tho
votes Of this disaffscted Republicans. Al.
though Mr.. Cleveland refused 10 make
personal canvass he was elected by more
than 5,tl0J ina jority In a city that can usu-
ally BE- counted on for from 1000 10 3,0DD
Republican mnj1riiy IN htata or National
issues. As Mayor Nc. Cleveland com.
mandsd general respect. Hts election TO
the UOvernship year later Il within every
ones memory. Ths brief record covers
the whole u uovornor Cleyeland's public
career.
The Democratic candidate for President
IL little above tbs medium height, with
portly AMI well.proportloned figure. Ills
head. which Is set iqnnrcly upon pair Of
broad shouldcrs, Is well shaped, and is
| aufmoIhted by n thin layer of dark hair
tinged with gray. Ills features nro rcgu.
lar and full of intelligent expression. His
eyes are penetrating Ia their ginnca. He
wears no beard, bus heavy dark mus.
tachs completely covers his mouth, aud
| underneath " n square, firm chin. fn his
movements Mr.. Cleveland Is deliberate,
dlgnlilsI and graceful. Among bis In.
innate friends he IL a most agreeable and
entertaining gentleman. In his profess
| sion hr Cleveland has been an Industrious
student, and, although still young and
comparatively unknown as . practitioner /.
he stands high In the estimation Of those
who know bin. He has earned a com.
psisney al his profession. A speaker
he IL a .lfcontained aud eloquent. Mr..
Cleveland IL bachelor, aud s q member
Of both Of the large social clubs Of B1f.
faio.
oLEyELAsD A. WORKER.
A good many anecdotes about Governor
cleveland have u course got Into print.
For instsncs, an Albany correspondent re-
marksi "oovernor Cleveland Is tTemen.
dous worker. Very few mon have devoted
Is many hours W work within the past
| year and half ne ha has. Certainly no
governor OF New York Btate Of recent
lines has been AT hi. dssk n early and has
kept At II as late. Hat past eight in tho
morning lnds him tl' y, and la The hnsy
lays, midnight also huds him there. II Is
| ~ tH""tht thfHt W ttnf Nltt4t tNtA lofts
~ figure nj one or two o'clock In the morn.
ing nn bis way from the yiiice 10 the Exsc.
uiive Mansion, half mile away. The only
hours Of ais 'ncs are thoss devoted TO
lunch AMI dinner. With the assis' ancs Of
Colonel Daniel =. Lamont, his private Sec.
re'ary, The Governor carefully fevi1ss all
bllls, and II doubt or an unsiss provis.
ion appears be sends for the introducer %
the blll and points sat Tie De.
isef. Many previous Governors did
not take this trouble, and thereby
1--WE the maker OF the bill q
shaacs. They vetoed without any warn.
lHg shssssef. This work that he bssH
voluntarily ASSUMED by governgr Clsvs-
sui. Vas done In The tins of Governor
Cornell hy three paid assistants Of high
legal ability. When the warm ssathar
s5Ene4 0yr. ruor Cleveland f4nsf ashamed
- strip fur his vort and 70 sit - his desk
e1stis<s whiis thfunx of visitors file In
and ntt of the suiienos chsmh<r.r
Another; The ntsl~ prs<f<<= he Ex-
seaxiv- Hsasinn and fits furniture
slss i psli out of the 0os%fnnf's salary II
fi9A4 TIE hcfkesfs 4 nat raia f1r b.
~ s:ss>. n>itaH ss tns n1msfess psblIo