The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-15

Thurman, 6. South Carolina-Thurman. 1S
Sc. yermont-Thurnan, s. virginia-Thur
man. "a. West Virg nia-Thurman, II.
! When Wisconsin had been reached, it was
! known that Thurman had been nominated an6
the scene which followed beggars description
| 1t rivaled the uproar of Wednesday when Mr.
| Cleveland was nominated. Ali the delegates
| We're on their feet; every body waved the rec
| bandana, and every guidon was decorated
with the Thurman ensign. The uproar was
| finally quoted, when the roll-call proceeded as
| follows, all the votes EAST being for Thurman
| Wisconsin-92 for Thurman; Iowa-Thur
| man, 26; Alaska-Thurman, g: Arizona Thur
| man, 2; Dakota-Thurman, .; District of Co
l. lumbia - Thurman, 2: Idaho - Thurman, 2
| Montana = thurman 2; New Mexico Thur
| man, 2: Utah-Thurman, 9; Washington Ter
| ritory-Thurman, 2; Wyoming-Thurman, ?.
| On the one ballot Thurman received 704 votes,
| Gray 10, and Black 81.
| Mr.. Patterson, OF Colorado, W thdrew the
name Of General Black and the vote of that
| State was changed to Thurman. He moved to
make the nomination. unanimous Ohios vote
| was changed to solid one for Thurman. Mr..
| ShanElln, of Indiana W ithdrew the name OF
Governor Gray, and seconded the mot ON to
make Mr.. Humans nomination unanimous.
| The chair put the motion, and the convention
rose en- masse and shouted forth long, loud
and unanimous aye. The chair then put the
| other side of the question, but there were none
| left to vote. et
The chairman then declared Allen G. Thur
man, OF Ohio, to be the unanimous choice of the
convention for Vice-President. Resolutions
were passed extolling the services to the party
and regrettlng the deaths of Generals Hancock
and Mcclellan, and of Samuel j. Tilden, Ho-
ratio Seymour and Thomas A. Hendricks; and
after the adoption of the usual resolutions OF
thanks etc., the convention adjourned sine die.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second Prest
| 1887 at Caldwell, Essex County, N. J. His
father was q Presbyterian minister, and was
located at that point. In 1850, Grover then
being 9 years -old, the family moved to
Fayetteville Onondago County, N. Y, where
the elder Cleveland was called to pastoral
work. There, at the age of IA, Grover became
clerk in the country store at q salary of $50
for the first year. and 800 for the second year.
HIS father removed to the Holland Patent
about 1852, where he was given an oppor-
| tnnity to attenda high school. In 1858, while
he was in UTICA, Grover learned of his
family relations followed, and Grover went to
| New York. He remained there about a year,
during which time he was one of the under
teachers in the Institution for the blind.
He was not satisfied and started for Cleve.
land o., but stopped for while at his uncle 8
in Buffalo. While there he undertook the CON-
piation of the "American Herd-Book'' for a
compensation of $50. He made up his mind to
study law and entered the office OF Rogers, Bow
ers d Rogers the fall of 1855. His record here
as student is one of thorougnesS, diligence,
painstakng and punetuality 1t is said he got
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 IL.
In 1853 he was appointed assistant district
attorney for En- 6 County. During the three
three years he was in the office the great bulk
of the duties fell upon his shoulders, and then
his vital strength and industry told favorably
In the manner he disposed OF cases. In 1865 he
TOD hi f
attorney, but was defeated by Lyman x. Bass,
the Republican nominee. He was sheriff of
Erie County from 1870 to 1873.
He was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881, and
the reform methods OF his administrator at
tracted the attention of the State Democracy,
who nominated him for. Governor OF New
York. in 1882 Judge Folger was the Re.
the campa gaf he found himself beaten by
Cleveland, who had $4,000 majority AS Gov
ernor he made q reputation for honesty,
statesmanship and business management.
His phenomenal success at the polls Indicated
to the National Democratic convention OF 1884
that he was the man for President and he was
nominated the second ballot. The cam
anG at its close Cleveland received the popular
vote of 4910,g75 to 4S4 ,022 for Mr.. Blaine, and
PIG electoral votes out of 401. On March 4, 1885,
he was tnaugdrated at Washington.
ALLEN q. THURMAN.
Allen G. Thurman was born in ynchburg.
Va, November 10, 1873. His grandfather
fought in the revolution, and his mother came
OF distinguished revolutionary stock. His
old. He studied law with Ex-Governor
Allen and Judge Swayne, and appears to
have had no ambition except to be - a
was nominated however over his protest. for
the Twenty-ninth Congress-, and was elected
after quiet canvass, in Which there wes
nothing on his SIDE but his wise and hOmely
speeches, reversing an adverse majority by
over 60J votes He was put on the Judiciary
Committee of the House and soon became dis
tinguished 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 1851 when the new constitu-
ton of Ohio was adopted. he was pressed into
the race for a Supreme Court Judgeship and
was elected, leading the ticket by over
1900 votes. He sat upon the bench for
four years, the last two years serving as Chief
Justice. In 1867 after season OF rest, he
was put forward as The Democratic candidate
for the Goyernorshp against Rutherford B..
Hayes. There was clearly no chance
for Democratic victory, the hepub
lican majority the year before having been A,
90. Under Judge Thurman's sledgehammer
blows however, this enormous majority was
beaten down to a trife less than 3,O0J. and the
Legislature was captured by q decisive major
ity insuring the defeat of Ben Wade, and
Judge Thurman was elected in Mr.. Wade S
stead, and took his seat in the Senate IN 1859.
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 on 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
vItation5 to become a candidate for any pubic
post on of whatever name or character. In a
week, however, he,was appointed by President
Garfield. With ex-Seeretary Howe, of WIS
consin, and Secretary-of-State Evarts to
represent the American Government
in International
semble in Paris in the spring of 1881 to
consider and agree, If possible, upon the pro-
priety OF fixing uniform rule by which iVer
should be regarded as money by the countries
| therein represented. Irfasmuch as the accept
ance of this appointment furnished him an OPP
portunity to visit Europe in u pleasant way,
thing he had always s.red to do, but mad
never found the time for, he determined TO make
the acceptance CT it exception to his
previous resolution. He accordingly sailed
from New York April 5, 1881, and arrived in
New York on his return in October. In addition
/ to France he visited Switzerland, the Rhine,
Belgium, England, Scotland, and returned
much improved in health and delighted W Tn
his journey. Soon after his return from
Europe he argued two important cases in the
Supreme Court of the United States, one oi
which involved the tie to vast amount Of
| m ming property in Colorado, aggregating IL
value many millions OF dollars. Following
closely upon this he was selected, With Chief
Justice Cooley, of NJ caigaD, and Mr. Wash
burne, of Illinois. ex-Min1sier 10 France. TO
troubles as to dferential 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 ua-
| 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 thu most thorough
| scholars in public life in this cCuntry. Always
| a student, he became early in LIE great law
! yer, and since then has devoted Inch 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
4 well selected library, and there ale few
! books in the range of polite literature that he
| is not famila ar With. He HIS y literal gen u;
| for mathematics. and frequently occupies him
| self in working out the most abstruse and
| intricate problems. He says that he proudcl
/ OF the knowledge of ma he:aatics thar
! he is of any thing else. He had no collegiate
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