Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1884 — CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS.

Brief Sketches of the Lives of the Democratic Nominees. Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland was born In Essex, N. J., March 18, 1837, descending from an old New England family. His great-grandfather Aaron Cleveland, was a Congregational minister of Norwich, Conn, and was the author of a targe number of anti-slavery papers. Richard, the father of the nominee, was educated for the

Presbyterian ministry. Marrying a Miss Neal, of Baltimore, he became a pastor of a church In New Jersey, where Grover waa born. The Rev. Mr. Cleveland afteiwurd removed to Fayetteville, N. Y., where he hud promise of a larger salary. Hero the present Deinooratlo leader attended the comm >n school. He was employed in the village store at a salary of S6O a year, and If he proved competent he was to receive SIOO the second year. His father removed to Clinton, Oneida County, and this gave the boy an opportunity to attend an academy. Here he remained until the family removed to Holland Patent, about fifteen miles north of Utica. Three weeks after the family’s i o.noval the elder Cleveland died suddenly. The family broke up, and Grover removed to New York City, whore he accepted a position as under teaohor in an asylum lor the blind. Ho remained here two years, and then a: artod for the West, intending to go to Cleveland, Ohio. His only reason tor making this se cotton was that ha city boro h Hvname. On his way he stopped at Buffalo to visit h s unole, Lewis F. lien, a stock-breeder. He told him that he wanted to be a lawyer. His uncle tried to dissuade him from this purpose, and finally induoed him to aooopt employment as a compiler of a herd-book at a salary of SSO a year and board. With tlio ambition to become a lawyer ho suoceoded in entering the law-otlioo of Rogers, Brown A Rogers, at Buffalo. At the end end of four years he was managing clerk in the office. In 1859 be was admitted to the bar and remained with his employers until 1803, when he waa appointed Assistant District Attorney of Erie County. In 1885 he was nominated by the Democrats for District Attorney, but was deieated by Lymon K. Bass. Ha formod a partnership with LV.Vanderpool in iB6O, which was continued until 1869, when the firm of Laning, Cleveland & Folsom was formod. In November, 1870, Mr. Cleveland was elected Sheriff of Erie County, and at the close of his term he joined tho firm of Baas, Cleveland & Blssell. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of Buffalo, and hefore the expiration of his term was elected Governor of Now York, defeating Secretary Folger by a majority of some 193,000. From that time he overshadowed all other Democrats who bad Preaidontlal aspirations. Mr. Cleveland is one of nine children, four sona and five daughters—all. with the exception of two sons, who were burned at sea, are still living. His mother died two years ago. * Thomas A. Hendricks. Thomas Andrews Hendricks was born in Mnß- - County, Ohio, Hert-ruber 7, 1819. In 1822 his father settled in Shelby County, lull. Thomas graduated from South Hanover College in 1841, and was admitted to the bar two veara later at Chambersburg, Pa., after whloh he returned to Indiana, where he began the practice of the law. He waa elected

a member of the Indiana Legislature in 1845, and in 1850 was a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. He represented the Indianapolis district In Congress from 1851 to 1856, ana from the latter year to 186# he was Commissioner of the General Land Office, having been appointed to that position by President Pierce. In 1863 he was chosen by the Indiana Legislature to represent bis State in the Senate of the United States, where be served on the Committees on Claims, Publio Buildings, Judiciary, Pnbiic Lands, and Naval Affairs. He was strongly opposed to the plan of reconstruction, and also to the right of franchise to negroes, on the ground that the foundations of Government ought not to be disturbed during the war or imme lately a 1 ter Its close. He was a supporter of measures necessary to ihe prosecution ot the war. Just before the Democratic National Convention of 1868 Mr. Hendricks’ n m was prominently mentioned for the nomination for the Presidency, and at the Convention which was held in Tammany Hall, New York, be received 132 votes to 18554 cast for Gen. Hancock. The name ot Horatio Seymour was proposed, when it was seen that the contest between Hancock and Hendricks would be a long one, and Seymonr was nominated. In 1860 he was defeated by Henry a Lame for Governor of Indiana, and in 1868 by Conrad Baker, bnt was successful in the race for the Governorship in 1872. At the National Democratic Convention, held in fit. Louis In 1876, his name was again mentioned for the Presidency, bnt, as is known, Mr. Tilden secured the plaoe, and Mr. Hendricks was given second plaoe on the ticket. Since 1876 Mr. Hendricks has attended to his law practice.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.