The Detroit times., 1908-06-25
-H HE FIRST TINE ever saw
Mr.. Cleveland" said Chas.-A A.

~ HE FIRST TINE | ever saw
Mr.. Cleveland" said Chas. "A.
- Hamilton. for many years a
Washington correspondent. was
when a small boy carried news
papers, and every morning went 10.
the office OF The Courier in Buffalo 20
obtain my bundle. a campaign for
sheriff was in progress at the time.
Cleveland was the candidate against
John b. Weber, who was elected three
years afterward TO that office and
subsequently, 10 congress. About :
O'Clock one morning my companions
and myself entered saloon kept ~
a German named Blume TO get Dot
tie of pop Therein we found Cley@-
land. Oscar Folsom, whose daughter
Cleveland afteTward married: Char
ley McCumber. and Geo Talbot.
These men were playing cards. Biume
wanted TO go TO bed, and after ne
had served US he said TO Cleveland
and his friends:
Now, boys. take one more drink
on the house. | have got TO close up
OF the police will be after me.
The men raised their mugs ana
drained them, and Cleveland started
a song:
There was a hole in the bottom.
of the sea His companions shouted
the chorus:
Pour her down, pour her down.
pour her down.
Cleveland turned to the proprle-
tor: Another round. Blume.' he o.
dered
When | left. a quarter of an hour
later, they were still drinking.
Cleveland was nearly beaten in
that campaign. He did not make
much financially out OF his office.
From 20 to 10 the country was pros
porous, and consequently there was
comparatively little crime. Weber
began his term as sheriff In 1873.
when the panic began. Hard times
caused crime, and Weber had his
hands full. AS the compensation In
those days was entirely derived from
fees. Weber got more from his ONCE
than Cleveland did"
There are many stories told in con
nection with Mr. Cleveland's hunting
trips. One of the best relates to al
experience he had while hunting with
party OF friends In Maryland. j;
occurred during his last term In ONCE
He, together with Rev. DR.. Henry Van
Dyke and Mr. Ernest Cuttings, was
spending q few days with odd Man
Burr" a Maryland friend, who owned
5O-acre forest which was simply
overrun with squirrels.
In log cabin on the borders OF the
squirrel woods lived an old Negro
celebrated for his aptness at VIZ.
"Hinse" Johnson, the old man was
called. and he was such staunch
Republican that he had no use what
ever for a Democrat, even though
that Democrat happened to be the
president OF the United States.
shortly after Mr. Cleveland's arrival
all OF the Negroes for miles around
turned out TO embrace the unheard OF
opportunity OF seeing president AT
close range. "Hinse," however. re-
NAMED sturdily Indifferent.
II don't want to see I'm" he said.
But one day he did see the presi-
dent quite unexpectedly. Mr. Cleve-
land was driving back 10 town when
he came upon white haired NNegr ,
beating his mule and yelling: l
"Ge' up here. Grover Cleveland.
Go on. you lazy old Democrat"
Mr.. Cleveland stopped much amaz.
cd. and after watching the Negro sor
while said:
MY man. why do you call your
mule Grover Cleveland"
"Oh, cause he's so stubborn. an ne
amt no good no how" was the IN
swer.
The president was convulsed and
threw "Hinse" a dollar This unsx-
pected generosity so surprised the Ne
gro that he carefully bit the dollar ~
| see IL II were counterfeit before he