Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-07

Stephen Grover Cleveland, twenty-second
President of the United States. was born
st Caldwell, Essex county, New Jersey.
March Is 1887. When ne was three wears
old his father, a Presbyterian minister, re-
ceived a call TO Fayetteville, y. Y. Young
Cleveland was educated in the public school
of that village and in the academy in Clin-
ton, New York. The death of his father,
1883 threw him ON his own resources at
the age of l6. and he became bookkeeper
and assistant teacher i'm the New York In
stitution for the blind. Two years later he
started for the West. intending to settle in
Cleveland, Ohio and study law. But while
passing through Buffalo, his uncle, VIM. s.
Allen, induced him to remain in that city,
and entered him as a student with prom
inent law firm. He was admitted to prac-
tice, 1859; became assistant district attor-
ney for Erie county, 1868; was the Demo
cratic candidate for district attorney, 1865,
but was defeated at the poles; and
in 1870 was elected sheriff of the
county. At the conclusion of his
term OF offic he became a member of the
law firm of Bass Cleveland l. Bissell,
which in 1881. became Cleveland. Bissell &
Sicard. In November, 1881 he was NOM
mated Democratic candidate for Mayor of
Buffalo. That city was strongly Republi-
can, but long continued tenure of Office
had engendered fragrant corruption, and
good men of all parties joined in desire
for change in the municipal government
c. was elected by a handsome majority.
The courage and ability with which he dis
charged the duties of this office justified
the expectations of those who had voted
for him. He reorganized the departments
under his charge ON business principles,
conquered corrupt combinations, and
promptly vetoed all measures which saw
ored OF extravaganza or jobbery. In 1882
he received the Democratic nomination for
Governor of New York His opponent was
Charles j. Foiger. then Secretary of
the treasury under President Arthur. The
Republican party in ( e state was at that
time tern by disSensions, and among the
independent voters there was strong dis
satisfaction with the methods which had
secured Mr. FulgerS nomination. Mr.. C.'s
reputation as a rcformer WAS also in his
favor. He was elected by the extraordi-
nary majority of 1872 So. For the most
part his conduct AS governor was marked
by the same integrity and good judgment
which he had shown as MAYOR. but though
il won the general approval of the people
OF the state il raised up many enemies
against him within h. own partv. Never
theless the Democrats in several states soon
began TO turn their ewes upon him as the
u
tial contest in 1884 When the Democratic
National Convention met at Chicago in
July of that year, he was the lead
ing candidate on the first bal
lot, and in spite of the efforts of a
minority of the delegates from his own
State, secured the necessary two-thirds of
all the votes on the second ballot Mr..
Thomas J. Hendricks was named for Vice
President on the same ticket. A large body
of Independent Republicansde declared in his
favor, in preference to the regular Republi
can nominees, Messrs. Blaine and Logan,
but the accession of this new element was
partly offset by tina detection of many who
had hitherto voted with the Democrats.
After bitter contest however, c. gained
the election, receiving 2l9 electoral votes as
against ls2 for his opponent. C.'s electoral
vote, beside that of all the southern States,
included that of Conn, \. Y, n. J., and
Ind. He was inaugurated 1885, March 4;
married at the White House, 1856, June 2,
TO Miss Frances Folsom.