A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . veland by a fewhundred majority. Blaine received one hundred and eighty-two, Cleveland two hundred and nineteen electoral votes. 5. Clev>elan&5 B&ministratiou. Electoral Count Act.—The administration of PresidentCleveland ^ was marked by some important legislation. The ^ These independent voters were nicknamed Mugwumps. This isan Indian word, meaning chief, but was applied to the independentsas a term of contempt. ^ Grover Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837. Soon after hisfather moved to New York. At eighteen
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . veland by a fewhundred majority. Blaine received one hundred and eighty-two, Cleveland two hundred and nineteen electoral votes. 5. Clev>elan&5 B&ministratiou. Electoral Count Act.—The administration of PresidentCleveland ^ was marked by some important legislation. The ^ These independent voters were nicknamed Mugwumps. This isan Indian word, meaning chief, but was applied to the independentsas a term of contempt. ^ Grover Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837. Soon after hisfather moved to New York. At eighteen, his father having died andleft liini penniless, he began the study of law at Buffalo, and was ad-milted to the bar in 1859. He began his political life in 1863, becom-ing successively assistant district attorney, sheriff, and mayor. HisMgh reputation for integrity won him the nomination for governor ofNew York, and he was elected by a very large majority in 1882. Hisincreasing reputation for unswerving honesty brought him the nomi-nation for President in 1884,. 436 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NATION. trouble about the electoral count in 1876 and the murderof Garfield in 1881 had shown the necessity of ready means of deciding who should be President inany such contingency. In 1887 a billwas passed which left it to the Statesto decide any contest in them regardingthe result of a Presidential this bill a decision has to bereached at least six days before theelectors meet, and cannot be changedby Congress. grovkr Cleveland. Interstate Commerce Act.—An- other important law enacted in 1887 was that known as theInterstate Commerce Act, which was intended to controlrailroad traffic from State to State. Its main purpose wasto prevent unfair freight charges and passenger fares. Theabuse of free passes was prohibited. A commission of fivepersons was appointed to oversee the execution of this Exclusion.—Another law of great importancewas that passed in 1888 fo
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