The Brookhaven leader., 1884-07-17

to the Democratic candidate for President.
Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell,
Essex County, N. j., March IS, 1887. He
is descended from an old New England
family of eminent responsibility. His
father wns Richard Cleveland, Presby-
terrain Minister, who removed from Nor
wien, 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, where
he remained for short time. The family
then moved up on the Black River, to
what was known as the Holland Patent-a
village of 500 or go people-tifteen miles
orth 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 xt hear of Grover Cleve-
land setting out for New York city to ac-
cept at small salary the position of I'M
der -teacher in an asylum for the blind,
where, at the time the since well.known
Gus Shell was executive officer. lie re-
NAMED there two years.
HE GOES WEST.
Being of an energetic and ambitious ma
ture, however, young 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 III Buffalo to
visit his uncle, the Hon. Lewis +. Allen,
he was induced to make that place his
nome. "See here" said his uncle, we'll
known stock breeder, 81 want somebody
to get up my herd book this year. You
come and stay with me and help me, and
I'll give you $50 for the years work, and
YOU can look around" Here it is that we
find 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 a.
Rogers and told them what he wanted.
There were 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
a week, out of which he had to pay his
board and washing. The walk to and
from his uncle's was a long and at that
time a rugged one.
In LAW AND POLITICS.
After four years in the office, in 1859,
Cleveland was admitted to practice. In
1863 the question of who should BE- appoint
ed Assistant District Attorney for the
County of Erie was warmly discussed by
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
after the matter had been pretty well can
yassed they all agreed that he was the per-
son that ought to have 1t, and they urged
him 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
that he held the position. In 1860 he was
nominated by the Erie County Democrats
for District Attorney, but was defeated by
the Hon. Lyman K. Bass by small ma
jority. Mr.. Cleveland formed law part
nership with the late Major l. V. Wander
poel in 1865, but Major Vanderpoel was
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, an office which he held for three
years. Soon after retiring from the office
he entered into copartnership with his old
political adversary, Congressman Lyman
K. Bass, under the firm name of Bass,
Cleveland & Bissell. Upon the removal
of Mr.. Bass to Denver, COL, a few years
ago, the firm became Cleveland, Bissell IL
Sicard, and it now ranks among the first
in Erie County.
MAYOR, GOVERNOR AND MAN.
In 1881 when a large proportion of the
Republicans Of Buffalo revolted against
s.ring" 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 disaffected Republicans. AL
though Mr.. Cleveland refused to make Q
personal canvass he was elected by more
than 5000 majority In a city that can usu-
ally be counted on for from 1000 to 5000
Republican majority on State or National
issues. AS Mayor Mr.. Cleveland com.
manded general respect. His election to
the Governship year later is within every
ones memory. This brief record covers
the whole of Governor Cleveland's public
career.
The Democratic candidate for President
Is a little above the medium height, with a
portly and well-proportioned figure. His
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 their glance. He
wears no beard, but a heavy dark mus
tache completely covers his mouth, and
underneath is a square, firm chin. in his
movements Mr.. Cleveland is deliberate,
dignified and graceful. Among his in
innate friends he is q most agreeable and
entertaining gentleman. In his profess
sion Mr.. Cleveland has been an Industrious
student, and, although still young and
comparatively unknown q practitioner,
he stands high in the estimation of those
who know. him. He has earned q COM
potency at his profession. AS speaker
he Is q self-contained and eloquent. Mr..
cleveland Is q bachelor, and is a member
of both Of the large social clubs OF Baf'