The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-24

mastery Of his cases.
Nominated for Mayor.
In the autumn Of 1881 he was nom
mated democratic candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, and was elected by a ma
jority of $3.50, the largest ever given
to a candidate in that city. In the same
election a republican state ticket was
carried in Buffalo by an average ma
jority of over 1000, but Cleveland had
a partial republican, Independent, and
reform" movement support. He soon
became known as the veto mayor"
using that prerogative fearlessly in
checking public expenditures that he
doomed unwise, illegal or extravagant.
The reformed methods of administering
the citys affairs, instituted by him
while mayor led to his election the fol-
lowing year a. governor of the state of
New York, by a majority of 10000
votes over his opponent, Judge Folger.
the republican secretary of the United
States treasury. All the traits of as
sidous industry, unostentatious dignity,
thoroughness and simplicity noted in
Mr.. Cleveland's early career were OBJ
SCRABBLE during his stay at Albany. His
phenomenal success in the gubernator-
ial election, as Indicative of the prob
ability of his carrying New York and
of attracting the independent vote, Sc
cured him the democratic nomination
for the presidency in 1884. 1t has been
said that Mr.. Cleveland was a reluctant
candidate. His friends had many con-
situations with him on the subject, but
he uniformly discouraged rather than
favored the movement. It was Mr.. Man
ming. who served during part of Cleve
lands first term as secretary of treas
ury, who commanded the battle that
resulted in Mr.. Cleveland's nomination.
The democrats had not elected a presi-
dent since the success of the republic
an party in 1850. Mr.. Cleveland re-
garded the contest as doubtful at best,
and had little inclination to round out
a singularly successful career with
national defeat. He had never been in
innate with democratic leaders of ma
tional fame, had travelled but little, and
had the greatest aversion to anything
like ornamental parading in politics.
Cleveland's nomination in Chicago
was accomplished against the most ag-
gressive opposition of Tammany hall,
led by the veteran John Kelly Tam
many was in absolute control OF the
city Of New York, where 1T required
nearly 1000 democratic majority to
give the electoral vote of the state to
a democratic candidate. But Manning
and his associates compelled Tammany
to submit to have its votes in the con-
vention cast for Cleveland under the
unit rule. The result was that Cleve-
land was nominated to make the fight
against James G. Blaine, the republic
an candidate. In the November election
the popular vote cast for Mr.. Cleveland
was 4, 911,017 as against 4,S48,334 cast
for Mr.. Blaine.
Cleveland's first administration was
marked by general prosperity; by the
admission of four new states (Washing-
ton, Montana, North Dakota and South
Dakota) to the Union; and by a freer
use of the veto power than had gener-
ally been exercised by other presidents.
On the meeting of congress, in Deem
Der, 1887, he devoted his annual mes
sage mainly to the advocacy of re-
duction in tariff duties in order to pre-
vent the further increase of the surplus
in the United States treasury. This
message occasioned prolonged discus
sion of the principles OF protection, and
furnished the issue in the national po-
iitical campaign of 1888, when Mr..
Cleveland was renominated by the dem
Gratis, and BENJAMIN Harrison was
chosen as the republican candidate. AL
though the. former received a popular
majority larger than he had in 1884, the
latter had the greater number of cleo
toral votes and accordingly on March 4,
1889, Mr. Cleveland left Washington
and removed to New York 20 engage
| in the practice of law.
Leaders Were Fooled.
The defeat Of 1888 was accepted by
most of the democratic leaders as finally
disposing of Mr.. Cleveland as a ma
tional 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
sentiment Of the democratic people to
assent to this third nomination. The
contest in the Chicago convention of