The Hon. Grover Cleveland, was born in the town of Caldwell, Essex county, N. J. March 18th, 1837, but his family was of Now England origin, his father, the Rev. Richard Cleveland, 1g been a Presbyterian clergyman at Norwich, Gi whence he reinered to New Jersey sume time before his son's birth. Having obtained what education the public schools of his native town afforded, young Cleveland attended an neademy at Clintor; N. Y., for a time. of seventeen he set out for the West to seek the wide opportunities offered ection. His first intention was to go velaud, but with an uncle in Buffalo, for he concluded to make his home there, died law, and wns admitted to prac-in 1859. In 1862 he was appointed ant district attorney of Erie county, and acquitted himself with marked ability in that position, Tso yenrs later he was the Democratic candidate for the office of District Attorney, but was detented by a amall majority by Lyman K. Bass, Mr, Cleveland pursued his professional prac tice with success until 1870, when he was chosen Sheriff of Erie county, holding the office three years. He then returned to active practice of his profession, and not Tong after became the head of the frm of Cleveland, Biseel & S: cord, which has won a loading position at the Buffalo bar. He bureted into the full blaze of prominence as reform Mayor of Buffalo in the Fall of Ho was aftorsaads elected Governor York by a large mx; man, weighs over 200 pounds above the medium height. His eyebrows are hoxvy and his eyes dark and penetrating, His strength as a candidate for the Presidency is due not to the maguetiam of Blaine, which captivates the reckless and unthinking, but to statesmanship, strai unfullied integrity, hie practice of atraightforward business method ities, exceptional popularity with pondent vote, and his success in inspiring the people of all classes with the belief that ho may be trusted to do nothing to hazard the porce and great business interests of the country.
Thomas.
'A. Houdricks, was born in county, Ohio, 7th September, 1s19.
In (8s2 his father settled in Shelby county, Lud.
Thomas graduated at South Hanover College Tsis, studied law at Chambersburg, Pa., was admitted to the to the bar there in 1843, and returned to Indiana to practice. 1n 1¢45 he was elected to the Legislature, and in 1850 a delegate to the State Constitutional Uonyention. From 1851 to 1855 he represented the Indiaupolis 1, from 1855 to 1859 was Comm Land Office, and from 1863 to 1869. w: member of the United States Senate, which he was regarded as the louder, In the Democratic Nati of 1868, which assembled in am many Hall, New York, Mr. Hond y-firat ballot he while General Hancock seemed probable that Mr. Hendricks would be the choice of the Convention, when the name of Horatio Seymour was brought forward and unanimously agree! upon. Prior assembling of the National Democratic Convention in St. Louis, July 1876, Governor Hendrick's name was prominently brought forward for the first place on the ticket, but Mr. Tilden became the nominee for President, Hendricks was chosen for Vice-President. Whi generally expected that Tilden would be re-nominated by the Democrats for the office of President, Mr. Hendricks formally declined to be considered a candidate for Vice-President. Mr. Hendricks of great ability, and during te took the fir 2
Legrity is unquestioned. No breath of scandal has ever touched his name. He commands the respect of all parties and classes.—Alto California, Saw Beports,
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