The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-06-30
BIOGRAPHICAL


Grover Cleveland was born fifty-hve year:
ago in New Jersey His educational opportu
mites were at that time limited, ant
when u years old he removed will
his parents to Fayetteville, N. Y
where he began his career as a clerl
in store. Then came an opportuni1.
for Grover to attend local academy and
was here he received training that later in lif
!cl him to adopt the legal profession. Drifting
westward, he became student in a law office
ut Buffalo, N. y, and in May, 1859, he was ad
mi;ted to the bar His industry ant
evident ability led to his appointment
as assistant district attorney when oni,
- years Of age Then followed in sequence
OF official terms of Office his election to the DOS
OF sheriff OF Erie county in 1870, mayor of Buf
falo in 1881, governor of New York in 1882 pres
ident of the United States in 1884 His frs,
Waterloo came in 1885, when, nominated for /;
second term at the white house by the St. Loui.
convention, he was defeated by President Har
rlSOn by Is electoral votes.
During the earlier part of his administration
Mr. Cleveland was welded to Miss Frances Fol
som, OF Buffalo, N Y, The story OF how the ex
president wooed and won his bride is somewhat
romantic. She was the daughter OF Cleveland.
former law partner. 1t is said that Miss
Folsom became engaged to Mr.. CLEVELAND
about the time he began his term as president
He had always held her in fond regard since the
time he trotted her on his knee when she was q
little girl He treasured her picture al
'nFOuSn the days OF his baChclOrhOOd
Frances Folsom Cleveland added vastly tc
the luster Of Grover Cleveland s administration
cndearing herself almost to the extent OF being
idolized by large part of the American people:
In October, 1891 a daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs Cleveland. They named the chile
Ruth.
Ada f. Stevenson, the nominee for vice
president, is a resident of Bloomington, III. He
Was born in Christensen, Ky, October g, 1885
He attended Center college at Danville XIV,
and when 16 years of age removed with his
fathers family to Bloomington, ILL.,, where he
1859 he located at Metamora, Woodford county,
Ill., and engaged in the practice of his profes.
sion, remaining there for ten years. In 1864 he
was named as the presidential elector for the
district In 1869 he returned to Bloom.
lnSton forming law partnership
with j. $. Every which still exists He
was elected to congress by the democrats OF the
Bloomington district in 1874, although the dis.
trict has always been strongly republican. Ir
1875 his party again nominated him for con.
gress but he was defeated He was nominated
third time in 1873 and was elected He was
delegate to the national convention of 1884 and
was appointed first assistant postmaster gen
cral by President Cleveland. At the close OF
Clevcland's administration he returned tc
Bloomington. In 1877 President Hayes appointed
Mr.. Stevenson member Of the board to inspect
the military academy at West Point. The re-.
cent Illinois state convention elected him one
OF the delegates at large to the national con-
vention He was serving in that capacity when
nominated tor the vice presidency.