Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
DEMOCRACY'S CHOICE

OEMOCRACG'S CHOICE.
Brief Biographical Sketches of the Careers
of Grover Cleveland. the Nominee for
President on the Democratic Ticket,
and Allen q. Thurman, Candidate for
Nicc-prcSident.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Grover Cleveland. the twenty-seeond Press
dent OF the United states, was born March Is
1887, st Caldwell. Essex County, y. J. His
father was q Presbyterian minister, and was
located at that point In lSs9 Grover then
being s years cid the family moved TO
FayetteVtlle, oaondaSo County n ", where
the elder Cleveland was called 10 pastoral
work. There, at the age Of II Grover became
clerk IN the country store at u salary OF SO
for the first year and 500 for the second year.
His father removed 10 the Holland Patent
tunity TO attend a high school, In 1888 while
he was IN Utica. Grover learned OF his
fathers death. The usual breaking up OF the
FAMILY relations followed, and Grover went TO
New York. He remained there about year,
during which time he was one of the under
teachers in the Institution for the blind.
He was not satisfied and started for Cleye.
land, O, but stopped for while at his uucle's
in Buffalo While there he undertook the CON-
pllation OF the American Heri-Book" for y
compensation OF SO He made up his mind 10
study law and entered the ONCE Of RoSerS, Bow
srs 4 Rogers IN the fall OF ISIS His record here
as student is one OF thorouSneSs, diligence.
painst2king and puuctuality. 1t IS said he got
throuSh the winter without an overcoSt or n re
spectacle pair OF shoes, He spent four years
the managing clerk OF the oflice. His otice
associates say that he was one " the most
thorough men in the city: that he undertook
nothing without finishing it.
In 1868 he was appointed assistant district
attorney for Ere County. During tho three
three years he was IN the oflcs the great bulk
OF the duties fell upon his shoulders, aud then
his vital strength and industry told tavorab,y
in the manner he disposed OF cases. In 1875 he
was nominated by the Democrats for district
attorney but was defeated by Lyman X Bass,
ffNAF tF1, Ia SN,.N~F ~
Erie County from 1870 to 1919
he was elected mayor OF Buffalo in 1881, and
trscted the attention OF the State Democracy,
who nominated him for Governor OF New
York IN 1881 Judge FolSer was the Re
the campaign he found himself beaten by
Cleveland, who had l9S,o(0 majority As Gov.
ernor he made q reputation for honesty,
craftsmanship and business management
His phenomenal success at the polls Indicated
10 the National Democratic convention of 1884
that he was the man for President, and he was
nominated on the second ballot The cam
paign that followed was a remarkable one.
and nj its close Cleveland received the popular
vote Of A,elo,s7o 10 &,Sl>0Ss for Mr. blaine, aud
2l9 electoral votes out OF IO1.. On March j. 1854
he was inaugurated At Washington.
ALLEN C. THURMAN.
Allen c. Thurman was born in Lynchburg,
Va, November Is 1913 HIS grandfather
of distinguished revolutionary stock. His
parents moved 10 Ohio when he was years
OLD. He studied law with Ex-Governor
Allen and Judge Swayre, and appears 70
have had no ambition except TO be a
good lawyer with fair practice. He
was nominated however over his protest for
after quiet canvass, in which there was
nothing on his side but his wise and homely
speeches, reversing an adverse majority by
over 600 votes He was put on the Judiciary
Committee OF the House and soon became dis
tuguiShed as a great lawyer. He declined re-
election at the close OF his term aud retired.
"a N 70 a. a
all. But in 1851, when the new ConStitu-
ton OF Ohio was adopted he was pressed into
the race for a Supreme Court Judgoship ami
was elected, leading the ticket by over
1900 votes He sat upon the bench for
four years, the last two years serving as Chiei
Justice. In 1867, after season Of rest In
was put forward as the Democratic candidate
for the Goyernorship against Rutherford Il.
hayes. There was clearly no chance
for Democratic victory the Repuh
lican majority tho year before having been Is.
900. Under Judge Humans slodgehammeI
blows, however, this enormous majority was
beaten down 10 a trihc less than SO0O and tho
Legislature was captured by decisive major.
ity, inSuring the defeat Of Ben Wade, and
Judge Thurman was elected in MIR. Wade a
stead, anu tooK ms scat IN the Senate in 1859.
He became Immediately one OF the great lead
ers OF his party. In 1873 he was reelected aud
served to the close of his term In 1881. Hl
served on the best committees ana maintained
his position as leader OF his party in the Sen
! ate Chamber.
ON retiring from the Senate March 4, 1881,
senator thurman determined 10 devote him
self TO HIS private affairs and TO decline all in
| Vitations 10 become a candidate for any public
position of whatever name or character In q
week, however, he was appointed by President
Garfield, with eX Secretary Howe, of Wis.
cousin, and Secretary-ot State Evarts, Ia
represent the American Government
in the International Congress to as.
semble in Paris in the spring OF 1881 to
consider and agree, # possible, upon the pro-
priety OF fixing uniform rule Ivy which silver
should be regarded as money by the countries
therein TenTpSnntpu. luuSmnph \
ance OF this appointment furnished him an ops
portunity TO visit Europe in pleasant way, q
thing he had always desired to do, but had
never found the time for he determined To mako
the acceptance Of it an exception 10 his
previous resolution. He accordingly sgttod
from New York April 3, 1884, and arrived III
New Y DIRK on his return in October In add tlol
to France he visited Switzerland, the Rhine
Belgium, England, Scotland and returned
much improved in health and delighted III
his journey Soon after his return tsuu
Europe he argued two important cases IN the
Supreme Court OF the United States, one oi
which involved the title TO vast amount OF
mining property in Colorado ngEregnttiI.s in
value many millions of dollars Following
closely upon this he was selected, with ChiCf.
Justice Cooley OF Michigan, and Mr.. Wash
burne, OF Illinois, eX-Mbalster to France. to
serve upon an advisory commission in the
troubles as to difrerentiaI rates between tho
trunk railroads leading from the Atlantic sea-
board to the West He has been living in re.
tirement ever since his only active service un.
til recently being in the capacity of attorney
for the Government in its suits against the Boil
Telephone Company. His last appearance be.
fore the public was as principal counsel of tho
United States in the famous tally-sheet forgery
cases OF Franklin County.
Judge Thurman is one OF tho most thorough
scholars in public life in this country ALWAYS
student, he became early in life great law
yer, and since then has devoted much time to
lighter study. He is a fine French scholar, aud
his favorite books are the works OF the earlier
Fl ench dramatists, which he reads In tho
original. He has an unusually large and
well selected library, and there are few
books in the range Of polite literature that hc
Is not familiar with. He has literal genius
for mathematics, and frequently occupies him.
self in working out the most absIruse and
intricate problems. He says that he is proudeT
OF the knowledge of mathematics than
he is OF any thing else. He had no collegiate
training and has no diploma save the certin
cate of d grammar school