Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-06-22

Mr.. Cleveland became the Ta% part
her Of L. V. YamdcrpeOl,a and in 1S6.
he admitted MesSis. LaiiIiig nnt
Folsom to the firm. In 1870 liz
was elected sheriff of Erie county
In 1881 lie was nominated hy the
Democrats for Mayor Of Buffalo
and his name was hailed with eli
thnsiasm by all classes Of the com
munity. His platform was that Of
reform, and he was triumphantlS
elected. His incumbency Of thu
Office was successful and popular
The earliest reports from the Dem
ocratic State Convention spoke OF
Mayor Clrvclan,Ps nomination foi
Governor of New York in 1892 as Il
surprise. 1t was no surprise to The
men who proposed the nomination,
and inc was elected by an over
whclming and memorable majority
over bis competitor, Hon. Charles
j. Folger. On the nth of July,
1881, he was nominated 10y the
Democratic party aus their candi-
date for the presidency of the
United States, and was daily elect
ell to the position on the 4th of
November, 1884. He was renomi-
mated unanimously 10y the National
Democratic Convention at St.
Louis, Wednesday, June 9th and
Will he reelected President OF the
United States in November next.
ALLEN CREAMERY THURMAN.
Allen q. Thurman is held in the
highest esteem by both political
parties, and is Il statesman OF learn.
ing, experience and lofty character
He Is native Of the State Of Vir
Slnla. He was born at Lynchbury,
November Is, 1913. He came of
good stock, his grandfather being
Il Baptist minister, who through
conscientious principles, liberated
all his slaves. In 1878 the family
and young Thurman removed to
ONO. The entire family effects
were transported in Il huge six
horse wagon, which WAS dragged
over the mountains by the united
efforts OF negroes and horses. He
WAS Il nephew Of Hon. William AL.
len, who for many years represent
ed Ohio in the United States Sen.
ate. and later WINS elected governor
over General NoyeS. Under bis
mothers supervision he soon lie
came a thorough mathematician
and also an excellent French schol
ar. at the age Of twenty-onc years
he was offered the private sccre
taryShip Of the Governor of Ohio.
which he filled with great satisl;,c.
ton. At the same time he studied
law under the direction of the dis.
tIhgulshcd Judge Swaync. He WAS
admitted to the bar in 1885 and
went at once to Chillicothc. Being
admitted into partnership with his
uncle, William Allen, he soon round
himself in possession Of one of the
best practices i'm the State. Tn
1889 lie visited Washington and
whilst there was introduced to the
distinguished Senator Calhoun. He
was again III Washington in 1879
lii 1911 he was nominated for Con
Sress and elected over John ]. Van
Meter. In iS51 he was elected a
Judge of the Supreme Court of
Ohio and WAS Chief Justice from
lS1i to 1886. In 1867 he was the
Democratic candidate fOr Governor
OF Ohio, but was defeated. In lSGS
lie was chosen IA Senator in Con
grcss from that State for the term
commencing in 1869 and ending i'm
1870, serving Oh the Committees ON
the Judiciary, and Postofiiccs and
PoStroaas. He was reelected in
1874, his second term expiring in
1851. In 1876 he WAS prominently
mentioned as IL candidate for prcsi
dent, but the Tilden wave enpullrd
INN with the others. His record il,
the Senate is clean and pure. and
whilst there he made many friends:
among others, Edmunds, OF Yer
mont, with whom lie was frenreDt.
" joined The rapidly developed
movement for the second place ON
the Presidential ticket created the
greatest enthusiasm throughout the
country and reflected itself in tbe
convention, which on Thursday
nominated the old Roman ion, tha