Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
DEMOCRAcY'S CHoIcY.

DEMocRAcY's cHoIcT.
Brief Biographical Sketches of the Careers
| or Grover Cleveland. the Nominee for
President on the Democratic Ticket,
and Allen G. Thurman, Candidate for
Vice-Presldent.
GROVER CLEVELAND
| Grover Cleveland, the twenty.second Presi.
1887, at Caldwell, Essex County, N. i. His
father was Presbyterian minister, and was
located at that point, In 1850 Grover then
Fayetteville: Onondago County, N. Y, where
the elder Cleveland was called to pastoral
work There, at the age Of IA, Grover became
for The first year and s1oO for the second year.
His father removed to the Holland Patent
about 1852, where he was given an oppor-
he Was in Utica, Grover learned Of his his
| fathers death. The usual breaking up OF the
family relations followed, and Grover went to
during which time he was ono Of the under
| teachers in theaInstitutton for the blind.
He was not satisfied and started for Cleve-
| in Buffalo. While there he undertook the CON-
| pilation OF the american Herd-Book'' for a
compensation Of go: He made up his mind to
ers Rogers IN the fall OF 1855. His record here
| as student is one OF thorougness, diligence,
painstaking and punctnality. 1t is said he got
| through the winter without an overcoat or re-
spectacle pair OF shoes. He spent four years
in the Office, and at the end OF that time became
the managing clerk OF the office. His Office
| associates say that he was one OF the most
thorough men in the city: that he undertook
nothing without finishing it:
In 1853 he was appointed assistant district
attorney for Err County. During the three
three years he was in the office the great bulk
OF the duties fell upon his shoulders, and then
MS Vital strength and industry told favorably
/ m ho aic~o - T. I,
was nominated by the Democrats for district
put was defeated BY Lyman Bass
| Erie County from 1870 to 1873
He was elected mayor Of Buffalo in 1881. and
| the reform methods Of his administration at
tracted the attention OF the State Democracy,
York in 1882. Judge Folger was the Re-
publican candidate, and at the close OF
ne campaign he 10 doq n1.1 himself beaten BY
| ernor he made reputation for honesty,
| craftsmanship and business management.
His phenomenal success at the polls indicated
| to the National Democratic convention of 1881
| that he was the man for President and he Was
| nominated on the second ballot. The cam
paign that followed was remarkable one,
vote OF 4,9lO.s75 to 49, 022 for Mr.. Blaine and
2l9 electoral votes out OF 4o1. On March l. 1885,
he was inaugurated at Washington.
| ALLEN G. THURMAN
| Allen G. Thurman was born in Lynchburg.
| Va, November IL, 1873 HIS grandfather
| fought in the revolution, and his mother came
OF DISTINGUISHED revolutionary stock: His
olu. He studied law with Ex-Governor
Allen and Judge Swayne, and appears to
h haos had no ambition except to be
| was nominated, however, over his protest for
| the Twentyninth Congress, and was elected
after quiet caav as; IN which there was
| speeches, reversing an adverse majority by
over go votes He was put on the Judiciary
Committee OF the House and soon became dis
tingushed as great lawyer. He declined re-
| election at the close of his term and retired,
as he thought. to private life for good and
all: But IN 1851, when the new constitu-
| the race for u Supreme Court Judgeshp and
was elected, leading the ticket by over
900 votes. He sat upon the bench for
| four years, the last two years serving as Chief
Justice In 1867, after a season OF rest he
| was put forward as the Democratic candidate
for the Gpvernorship against Rutherford B..
| Hayes. There was clearly chance,
| for Democratic victory, the kepub.
lican majority the year before having been 49,
| OOO Under Judge Thurman's sledgehammer
blows. however, this enormous majority was
| beaten down to a trihe less than 3,OOO. and the
! Legislature was captured by decisive major
lty. insuring the defeat OF Ben Wade, and
| Judge Thurman was elected in Mr.. Wade'S
! stead and took his seat in the Senate in 1889.
! He became Immediately one OF the great lead
ers Of his party. In 1875 he was reelected and
! served to the close of his term in 1881. He
| served OF the best committees and maintained
! his position as leader OF his party in the Sen.
| ate Chamber.
On retiring from the Senate March 4, 1881.
| Senator Thurman determined to devote HIM
self to his private affairs and to decline all in.
| position of whatever name or character. In q
[ week, however, he was appointed by President
Garfield, with ex.secretary Howe, of Wis
the
in the International Congress to as
semble in Paris in the spring OF 1881 to
| priety OF fixing uniform rule by which liver
! should be regarded as money by the countries
! therein represented. Inasmuch as the accept
ance of this appointment furnished him an OPP
! portunity to visit Europe in a pleasant way. !
! thing he had always desired to do, but had
| never found the time for: he determined to make
previous resolution. He accordingly sailed
from New York April ), 1891, an; arrived in
| New York on his return in October. In addition
t to France he visited Switzerland, the Rhine,
| Belgium, England. Scotland, and returned
mucn improved in health and delighted With
his journey. Soon after his return from
Supreme Court of the United States, one OF
| which involved the tie to vast amount OF
m ming property in Colorado, aggregatlng N
| value many millions of dollars. Following
closely upon this he was selected, with Chief:
Justice Cooley. of Michigan, and Mr. Wash
burne, of Illinois. ex-Minlster to France, to
! serve upon advisory commission in the
| troubles as to differential rates between the
trunk railroads leading from the Atlantic sea-
| board to the West He has been living in re-
| tirement ever since. his only active service IN.
| til recently being in the capacity of attorney
for the Government in its suits against the Bell
| Telephone Company. His last appearance be-
fore the public was as principal counsel of the
| United States in the famous tally-sheet forgery
cases Of Franklin County.
| Judge Thurman is one OF the 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, and
| his favorite books are the works Of the earlier
| French dramatists which he reads in the
| original. He has an unusually large and
| we'll selected library, and there ale few
books in the range Of polite literature that he
| is not familiar with. He has a literal gen Us
| tor mathematics, and frequently occupies him
self in working out the most abstruse and
intricate problems. He says that he is proudel
| OF the knowledge of mathematics than
! he is of any thing else. He had no collegiate
training, and has no diploma save the certf
! cate OF u grammar school.
| THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The following table shows the number OF
| electoral votes to which each State is entitled
| The total number is 4Ol: necessary to e!ect,s01
| Alabama. .......... 1OI Mississippi
Arkansas .......... t!MlSSourl ....... II
| California S|Nebraska .......'...
COlOraOO. 81 Nc't!Ca.
| Connecticut ..... New Hampshire.
| delaware 3lNew jersey .., z