Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-24

reer were observable during his stay
in Albany. His phenomenal success
in the gubernatorial election, as in
dicative of the probability of his
carrying New oYrk and of attract
ing the independent vote. secul ed
him the democratic nomination for
the presidency In 1884. It has been
said that Mr. Cleveland was a reluc-
tant candidate His friends had
many consultations with him on tie
subject, but he uniformly discour-
aged rather than favored the Moves
ment. 1t was Mr.. Manning. who
served during part Of Cleveland
first term as secretary OF the treas
ury. who commanded the battle that
resulted in Mr.. Cleveland's nomina-
ton. The democrats had not elect
ed a president since the success OF
the republican party in 1850. Mr..
Cleveland regarded the contest as
doubtful at best, and had little in
clination to round out singularly
successful career with national
defeat, He had never baen intimate
with the democratic leaders of ma
tional fame, had travelled but little,
and had the greatest aversion to-
anything like ornamental parading
in politics. ..-.s....
Cleveland's nomination in Chica-
go was accomplished against the
most aggressive opposition Of Tam
many Hall. led by the veteran John
Kelley Tammany was in absolute
control of the city of New York,
where it required nearly 100000
democratic majority to give the
electoral vote of the state to dem
ocratic candidate. But Manning and
his associates compelled Tammany
to submit to have its votes in the
convention cast for Cleveland under
the unit rule. The result was that
Cleveland was nominated to make
the fight against James G. Blaine.
the republican candidate. In the
November election the popular vote
cast for Mr.. Cleveland was 4.911.-
or. as, against 4,S4S,334 cast for
Mr.. Blaine.
Cleveland's first administration
was marked by general prosperity.
by the admission of four new states
Washington, Montana, North Da-
kota and South Dakota) to, the
Union, and freer use of the veto
power than had generally been ex-
ercised by other presidents. On the
meeting of congress In December,
1887, he devoted his annual mes
sage mainly to the advocacy OF re-
duction in tariff duties in order to
prevent the further increase OF the
surplus in the United States treas
ury. This message occasioned pro-
longed discussion Of the principles
OF protection, and furnished the Is
sue in the national political cam
paign of of 1888, when Mr.. Cleye-
land was renominated by the demo-
Gratis and Benjamin Harrison was
chosen as the republican candidate.
!, Although the former received a pop
ular majority larger than he had In
i 1884, the latter had the greater
number of electoral votes. and ac-
cordingly, on March 4. 1889. Mr..
[ Cleveland left Washington and re-
moved to ew York to engage In the
practice of law.
The defeat of 1888 was accepted
by most of the democratic leaders
as finally disposing OF Mr.. Cleve-
land as a national factor in the
democratic party. But when 1892
rolled around and the democratic
party had to choose its standard
bearer. the democratic leaders were
compelled by the Overwhelming SEN
timent of the democratic people TO
assent to his third nomination. The
contest in the Chicago convention
OF that year was desperate one.
n was on that occasion that Bourke
! Cochran delivered his memorable
speech against Cleveland. The NOM
nation was bitterly fought by the
delegation from his own state OF
New York. But on the nrst roll
! call Mr.. Cleveland was nominated
by a few votes more than the neces-
sary two-thirds. In the election Mr.
Cleveland received popular plu-
| rality of 3s0,s1O over Mr.. Harrison
/ Cleveland's second administra-
ton was simply continuation OF
the policy that ruled him during his
first term. New questions arose OF
the greatest Importance. but he met
them all from precisely the same
standpoint and with the same pur-
4 poses that always distinguished
him in his public career. The DEM
ocratic majority in congress was op-
posed to him on the money issue
and the antagonism at times became
extremely bitter. His attitude IN
the Venezuelan affair won him gen.
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