The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-07-19
GROVER elEvELANp.
The Democratic Non,mee for
President.

efNotelt VI WI i1gcAAJDFAA4G HCultIee IDt
/ President, from the New 0flean.
Picaynns
The Democratic nominee for the
Presidency, Stephen Grover Cleve-
land, was horn at Caldwell, N. j.,
MarchiIS, 1887 He was named for
bis fathers predecessor in the pas
torate, but dropped the first name
becanse he was always called BY the
second. He was Is when his father
died, and assistant or his elder brother
In the blind asylum ati1s. In 1913
he set ont for the West with a com
panion, their objective point being the
growing city of Cleveland, but friends
ia Buffalo persuaded him not Ito con-
time his journey any farther TO the
westward. Young Cleveland there
fore became a resident of Buffalo, and
he soon secured a law Students desk
| in the office of Messrs. Rogers, Bowen
d Rogers. 1t was not long before the
law firm observed he was ga brainy
Eyourg man, and they soon felt jnsti-
fed in fixing a liberal salary which
they found him abnndantly able to
earn. Mr.. Cleveland was admitted to
practice as an attorney inI1S59 After
his admission he continued with his
preceptors for four years, which with
the previous four years service as a
student gave him eight years of the
best kind of legal experience. He was
then appointed Assistant District At
torney for the county of Erie, which
position he filed with marked ability
for period Of three years. He was
nominated by the Democratic county
convention IN 1865 for District Attor-
ney to succeed Mr.. Torrance, but was
defeated. lie then formed a law CO.
partnership with the late ]. 4. Van
derpool on the LIST Of January, 4 500,
which was continued until August,
1869. He then became member of
tue firm of Labing, Cleveland g. Fol-
som. The firmremaining In existence
for less than two years, aud, until Mr..
Cleveland retired therefrom 10 assume
the duties of Sheriff of Eric county, to
which he was chosen at the election in
November, 1910. AT the expiration
Of his official term as Sheriff, he be-
came member Of the firm of Bnss,
Cleveland d Bissell, with Hon. Lyman
X. Buss and Wilson S. Bissell as asso-
ciates. This was strong and popu-
lar firm, and at once commanded a
large and lucrative practice. AT the
close ofMr. Buss' congressional career,
his failing health induced him TO seek
a residence in Colorado, resulting in
The dissolution of the seopartnership
and the formation of another under
the name of Cleveland d Bissell. i
In November, 1881, Mr.. Cleveland
was the Democratic candidate for the
office Of Mayor of Buffalo, and was
elected by a decisive majority, having
received the votes of many Of. the OPP
posing party under the belief that he
would give the city reform admins
trati0n. His course was such as to |
justify the expectations that were Gre
ated by his well known character and
previous public record as well and
the people felt without distinction of
party, that they had in Mayor CIeve-
land an able, fearless, upright chief
magistrate. He had occasion several
times to interpose his veto between
the city treasury and the sebemes of
plundering politicians and be always
did itffearlessly. In a word, his re-
cord was such that the eyes of all the
Democrats in the State were turned /
toward him as the coming candidate
for Governor. He was elected 10 that
office in November, 1882, by a, ma
jority Of 1872 1854 over Charles ]. Fol
ger, the Republican nominee, and be
took possession Of the executive cham
Der on the LIST of January, 1888.
Since GOV. Cleveland came into
office be hss not been absent from bis
desk more than six weeks. Ffom this
must be deducted the three weeks be
was in the Adirondaeks last summer.
His official life is nonotoneus, irk-
some. He reaches his desk at Q in the
morning, he opens his private letters,
and at. halfpast 8 is ready to receive
callers, many ofwboH are members of
The Legislature who come TO explain
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