Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-07
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES..
Few Points from the Carcers Of Groves
Cleveland and Allen G.. Thurmau.


Although the career OF President Cleveland.
rom Childhood up TO the present, is pretty wei
known 10 all Americans it may not be out Of
place 70 recall afresh the leading events OF his life
now that he has been renominated stephen
Grover Cleveland was born In the town OF Cald-
weil Essex County, n. J., March Is, 1887. His
father, Presbyterian minister, removed with his
househoid In 1sao TO Fayetteville. y. Y. After
living There some years the family removed 10
Cunton. giving young Grover a long-wished-for
opportunity 10 attend high school, and he pur.
sued his studies industriously until the family
again moved up on the Black River 10 what was
then known as Holland Patent-a village OF uye
o. SIX hundred people-l5 miles north OF urea.
The elder Cleveland preached but three sun
This event produced the usual break-up ana we
next hear OF Grover Cleveland setting out for New
az nna s 70 aocpt az small salary the position
at the time the since weIl-known GUS schell was
executive officer. But TO teach he dad not believe
was ms mission ana consequently at the expira-
ton OF two years he aban &c ned IL and literally
started out TO seek his fortuoe-ony reversing the
usual order. and Instead OF coming 10 the great
one day he walked boldly into the rooms OF
Messrs- Rogers Bowen q Rogers OF Buffalo ana
Told them he wanted 10 study law. There were a
number OF young men In The place already But
young Cleyelands persistency won, and he was
nnaay pernt.ea 70 come as an ONCE boy, and
ceiveo the nominal sum OF s. or "A a week out
OF winch ne had TO pay his board Mr. Cleveland
was admitted 70 practice as an attorney In 1850
After his admission 10 the bar he Continued Win
MS preceptors Tor four years. which, with the pre-
vlous four years served as a student gave him
he was then appointed assistant district attorney
for the county OF Erie, which position he rillei
NJ MIN maIAea aolnty Tor a period OF three years
he was nominated by the democratic county con-
yention In 1855 for district attorney 70 succeed
Mr.. Terrence, and was defeated. Mr. Cleveland
formed law copartnership with the late w. VAN
derpool on the LIST OF January 1856 which was con-
tlnued until August 1Soa. He then became mem-
DEF OF the nrm OF tanning, Cleveland a Folsom.
Inns nrm RENAMED In existence for less than two
years, and until Mr.. Cleveland retired therefrom 10
assume the duties OF sheriff OF Erie county, 10
which ONCE he was chosen at the election In No
Vemoer, 1871. IL was while administering this
ONCE that Mr.. Cleveland became known IN a
ponticai and Official way AT the piration or his
Term as sherin Nj. Cleveland became a member OF
the nrm OF Bass, Cleveland Bissell, with Lyman
x. Bass and Wilson s. Bissell as associates This
was q strong and popular frm, and at once COM
uanded large and lucrative practice. At the
close OF Mr.. Bass congressional areer his falling
health induced him 10 seek a residence In Colorado
resulting In a dissolution OF the partnership and
the formation OF another under the name OF Cleye-
land q BlSselL IL was while thus associated that
Grover Cleveland achieved his distinction as u
lawyer: his jury and bench trials were dis
tlnguished by clear views, direct simple logic ana
q thorough mastery OF all the intricacies Of the
cases These qualities brought him prominently
before the pubic OF Buf1a.o, when that city was
casting about for a reform leader ana in Noyem-
Der, 1881, Mr.. Cleveland was made the democratic
was elected by decisive majority. having re-
ceived the votes OF many OF the opposing party.
under the belief lhat he would give
Cleveland's administration WAS such that
the eyes or all the democrats In the state
were turned toward him as The coming candidate
Tor governor Praises or bis conduct were repeated,
and the press OF both political parties commended
him as Mt executive vi the state. lie was elected
To That ONCE IN November, lss; by majority OF
49,, S54 over Chas. j. Foger, the republican NOM
inet, and took possession OF the executive Chamber
on the LIST OF January, lss3. His career as gov
erner Was noted Tor the number or veJoes which
he sent to the assembly. The Overwhelming
majority by which he had been elected, although
due TO republican apathy, at once caused the
or Cleveland 10 be coupled with the democratic
nomination for the Presidency In 1854. Although
he made some bitter enemies In his own party
while governor OF New York, his course
the people ana sumo OF the ablesL leaders and his
boom Tor presidential honors grew steadily The
opposition came chiefly from the Tammany fac
ton OF New York city, and was carried into the
national convention, which met at Chicago July &
1854, notwithstanding the imposition OF the unit
rule. Mr.. Clevelands advocates were greatly
strengthened by the assurance that II nominated
he would receive the support or the independent
republicans who had declared against Blaine. The
Tammany delegates made vigorous contest
against the unit rule, but an amendment TO The
rules providing that the votes or delegate ia case
OF difference should be recorded Ia accordance
with their Individual preferences was voted down,
3S2 10 1853
The nrst ballot for candidate for President re-
suited as follows: Grover Cleveland, 3.s,; Thomas
F. Bayard, no; Joseph Mcdonald, 81; Samuel j..
Randall 5S; Allen u. Thurman. -; John q. Car
lsie, q; George Hoadly, 3; Roswell p. Flower, A.;
Thomas A. Hendricks i; samuel j. Tilden, l.
The second ballot resulted as follows: Cleve-
| land, 6S3; Bayard, Sly; Hendricks, 45h; Thur
| man, 4; Randall, 4; Mcdonald, ..
The nomination OF Cleveland was made unani-
nous on motion OF Mr.. Hendricks, who was SUISSE
Quently nom mated Tor Nice-PresidenI by acclama-
tion. The presidential election occurred on the
4th OF November, resulting In the casting OF 2l9
electoral votes for Cleveland and Hendricks aud
ls2 for Blaine and Logan; majority for Cleveland,
80. The popular vote was 4,s4s, 334 for Blaine
4,9l1.Ol7 for Cleveland 133 s25 Tor Gen. b. r.
Butler c'people's party', and Isl, 500 j. r. ST.
cess.
ALLEN CRANBERRY THURMAN
was born On November IL 1913, In Virginia
whence the family removed to Ohio when he was
six years old. Arriving at Chillicothe, his father
at first taught school, but afterward engaged In
the wool business, In which he was hot very sue
cessful-the nal result being his 'call" as Meth
odisu minister. Humans mother was a sister OF
the Hon. VIM. Allen, OF Ohio, an od-time candj-
date before many conventions for the ''highest
Office In the gift OF the people," At the time the
lnurmans arrived in Ohio Chllicothe was the most
import mt town and the capital or the state
which had only been in the Union since 1902 IL
was centrally located In what was called the "ylr
ginia Military District" tract OF country incIu-
ding several counties OF land ami bounded by the
three rivers, the OHIO, the Scioto, and the Little
Miami and which had been reserved by the state
of Virgnia as bounty land for her Revolutionary
soldiers. when thurman completed his schooling
he went into the law Office OF his uncle, Hon. Nm
Allen. Here he remained for three years In severe
study, under a severe master, when he was ap-
pointed private secretary to Gov. Lucas at ColuIi-
bus. While living In the new capital he studied
in the law Office OF Judge Noah Ii. swayne, a
noted wing JurisJ
Thurman, guided by his ambitious mother. had
been very hard student, and his health was
rather impaired, when DR.. JAS. Webb, the father
OF Mis- President Hayes, took an Interest in him,
and by taking him on hunting excursions over the
eighboring hills and mountains, succeeded In re.
storing his health. He was also helped by his
the very Intricate boundaries or the Virginia land
grants and assisting the county tax assessor at a
dollar day.
In 1899 he came with his uncle to Washington.
After a six weeks vacation at the national capital
he returned TO his Law practice In Chillicothe he
had hard work N his uhce's Office, and In 1872 he
returned to Washington TO attend 10 business In
the United States supreme Court Two years
later he was nominated for Congress by the demo-
cratic convention OF his district After hard work
he defeated his WING opponent, John j. Van Meter
In the campaigns between Harrison and Van Blu
rem Thurman was the same advocate OF slow
tariff that he is to-day. In 1851 he was elected
one OF the f1ye judges OF the Supreme Court OF
Ohio and removed 10 Columbus, where he has
since resided. His mind, by nature, is judicial
rather than partisan and his devotion 10 law is so
loyal and supreme that his decisions have nearly
always had the Endorsement even OF his adyer.
sar1eS.
In 1867 he was the democratic candidate for
governor OF Ohio, and was again named for this
once in 1887, but refused to he a candidate In
1868 he was elected United States senator from
Ohio and was reelected IN 1876. In these twelve
years, in which he represented the third state In