Early Life and Public Services of Hon. Grover Cleveland, the Fearless & Independent Governor of the Empire State, and Candidate for President of the United States.; Reciting the Annals of his successful career from Obscurity to the Eminent Position which he now Holds in the Admiration of the People. Also, the life of Hon. Thomas A. Henricks, Candidate for Vice-President.
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1884. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Decorative binding. Illustrated endpapers. 297, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Other illustrations. Tables. Some cover wear and page browning. Includes Preface, as well a Part the First Life of Grover Cleveland with chapters on The Cleveland Ancestry; The Cleveland Household; The Battle of Life begun; Entrance on Political Life; The Reform Movement; Mayor of Buffalo; Administration of a Great Trust; The Election of 1882; The Inaugural Message; Governor of New York; A Courageous Public Officer; Speeches and Messages; Two Important Bills; Local Measures; The Democratic Convention; and Conclusion. Also includes a second Part, Life of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks with chapters on Introductory; Early years of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks; From 1837 to 1845; From 1845 to 1862; Hon. Thomas A Hendricks in the Senate; Governor of Indiana; Great Speech at Indianapolis; Letter of Acceptance of the Nomination of St. Louis; Speech of Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks nominating Hon. Joseph E. McDonald for President; Hon Thomas A. Hendricks nominated for Vice President; Speech at the Ratification Meeting at Indianapolis; and Secretary Chandler's letter, and Hendricks' reply. Through forty-seven years of an active, earnest life, these pages follow Grover Cleveland. In his own home, in the city of Buffalo, and in the State of New York, he is known. If what is related here of his life should give to those who do not know him well some conception of his honesty, his capacity, and his fidelity to the great principles on which government by the people is founded, these pages will have fulfilled their purpose. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American history to serve two nonconsecutive terms in office. He won the popular vote for three presidential elections—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was one of two Democrats (followed by Woodrow Wilson in 1912) to be elected president during the era of Republican presidential domination dating from 1861 to 1933. His crusade for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives of the era. Cleveland won praise for his honesty, self-reliance, integrity, and commitment to the principles of classical liberalism. He fought political corruption, patronage, and bossism. As a reformer, Cleveland had such prestige that the like-minded wing of the Republican Party, called "Mugwumps", largely bolted the GOP presidential ticket and swung to his support in the 1884 election. Today, Cleveland is considered by most historians to have been a successful leader, and has been praised for honesty, integrity, adherence to his morals and defying party boundaries, and effective leadership. He is generally ranked among the upper-mid tier of American presidents. Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–1855) and the U.S. Senate (1863–1869). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–1850) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutional convention. In addition, Hendricks served as commissioner of the General Land Office (1855–1859). Hendricks, a popular member of the Democratic Party, was a fiscal conservative. He defended the Democratic position in the U.S. Senate during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era and voted against the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He also opposed Radical Reconstruction and President Andrew Johnson's removal from office following Johnson's impeachment in the U.S. House. Hendricks, a lifelong Democrat, was his party's candidate for U.S. vice president with New York governor Samuel Tilden as its presidential nominee in the controversial presidential election of 1876. Although they won the popular vote, Tilden and Hendricks lost the election by one vote in the Electoral College to the Republican Party's presidential nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, and his vice presidential running mate, William A. Wheeler. Despite his poor health, Hendricks accepted his party's nomination for vice president in the election of 1884 as Grover Cleveland's running mate. Cleveland and Hendricks won the election, but Hendricks only served as vice president for about eight months, from March 4, 1885, until his death on November 25, 1885. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Grover Cleveland, Thomas Hendricks, President, Vice-President, Elections, Political Campaigns, Democratic Convention, Buffalo, New York, Mayor Governor, Reform Movement, Public Office
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