Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-24
CLEVELAND'S CAREER.

His Early Life and ths History OF His
Struggles With the World-A sketch of
His Successes in tho Political World
and In Onice.
Grover Cleveland is now IS years Of age,
having been born in Caldwell, N. j., March
IL, 1887. He was the fifth OF the nine chill
.dren of the Rev. Richard F. Cleveland, a
clergyman of the Presbyterian Church and a
graduate of Yale College. MIR. Cleveland's
mother was Annie Neal, the daughter Of an
Irish merchant in Baltimore. On the
paternal side, Mr.. Cleveland is English. His
first ancestor in this country was. Moses
Cleveland who came from Ipswich, Eng
land, in 1885, and settled in Woburn, Mass.
His great gran dfatlier was DR.. Aaron CIeve-
land, graduate Of Harvard and an Epis-
copal minister in Philadelphia. where he
was close friend Of Benjamin Franklin, in
whose house he died in 1857.
He was named for the pastor who preceded
his father in the church. In ls4l the family
removed to Fayetteville, N. Y, and here
Grover grew to his l4th year among the
sturdy country boys. When he was years
there he went to the academy. But he re-
manned only short time, when it became
necessary for him to take a clerkship in the
village store at a salary of $50 year. This
was to be doubled the second year IL the
young clerk proved worthy and honest.
But before that time Richard Cleveland had
become agent OF the American Home Mis-
sionary Society. and his income was in
creased to $1,000. This was more than he
had ever had before. Grover was able to
leave the store and return to the academy
to finish his preparation for college.
His Early Life and Studies.
The family moved to Holland Patent and
there his father died suddenly, and he. then
a young man with good education, went to
New York City, and for two years was an
~ol,a S,,, n 1,,,I Il
of that time he concluded to quit teaching,
and leaving New York went to Buffalo,
where he secured position as office boy
and chance to study law in the law Office
OF Rogers, Bowen Rogers. He was paid
about $3 90 a week for his services until he
was admitted to the bar in 1859 After his
admission to the bar he continued with his
preceptors for four years. which, with the
previous four years served as student.
gave him eight years of the best kind of
legal experience. He was then appointed
Assistant District Attorney for the county
of Erie. which position he filled with ability
mated by the Democratic County Conven-
tion in 1865 ior District Attorney and was de-
feated.
Mr. Cleveland formed law co-partner-
1st of January, 1855, which was continued
until August, 1859. He then became a men,
Der of the firm Of Laning, Cleveland & Fol-
som, the late A. P. Laning and the late Oscar
Folsom being his associates. This firm re-
mained in existence for less than two years.
and until Mr.. Cleveland retired therefrom
to assume the duties of Sheriff of Erie
county, to which ONCE he was chosen at the
election in November, 1879. 1t was while nd
ministering this Office that Mr.. Cleveland
became known in q political and official
way. At the expiration Of his term as
sheriff Mr.. Cleveland became a member of
the firm OF Bass, Cleveland Bissell, with
Lyman X. Bass and William $. Bissell as as.
sociates. Mr.. Bass afterward retired on ~
count of failing health and the firm of Cleve-
land Bissell was the result.
Before tho Public Gag.
In November. 1881, Mr.. Cleveland was NOM
mated and elected Mayor OF Buffalo on u re-
form pla tform and carried on his admins
tration on reform lines, obtaining such
prominence as to commend him to the
notice of Daniel Manning and other party
leaders who had come into power under
Tilden. In 1882 he was nominated Tor Gov
ernor and was elected by n majority of 1872
SI over Charles j. Folger, Republican nomi-
nee. During his administration he had fire.
number of its measures. In 1884 he was pre-
sented by the party organization of his
State as a candidate for President. The
delegation to Chicago was instructed for
him, although he had the opposition of
Tummany Hall. The Tammany delegates
made vigorous contest against tile unit
rule. but an amendment to the rules provid-
ing that the votes Of delegates in case of a
difference should be recorded in accordance
with their Individual preferences was voted
down, 1882 to x62
He WAS nominated on the second ballot,
his chief competitor being Baysrd. The
President tai election occurred on the lth of
November resulting in casting Of 219 cleo
toral votes fo- Cleveland and Hendricks and
1ss for Blaine and Logan-majortty for Cleve-