Cleveland, GROVER

b. 1837. Twenty-second Pres. of the U. S. He first won public recognition as Mayor of Buffalo, N. Y., 1881, where he so administered municipal affairs in the interests of reform that he was elected by the Democratic party Gov. of N. Y. 1882. In 1884, by the influence of the reform element, he was nominated for the presidency in opposition to Blaine, and elected. A courageous stand in behalf of a reduction of the tariff, in the interests of legislative reform and economy, together with an honest effort toward the reform of the civil service, thwarted in many localities by the office-seeking element, were the chief features of his administration. He was a candidate for re-election in 1888, but was defeated by Gen. Harrison. In 1892 he was again nominated against Harrison, and received 276 out of 444 electoral votes, carrying 23 States.