Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . y the people, by a majority of about athousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub-lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve-land resigned his office as Governor of New York inJanuary, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties asthe Chief Executive of the United States, in whichcapacity
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . y the people, by a majority of about athousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub-lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve-land resigned his office as Governor of New York inJanuary, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties asthe Chief Executive of the United States, in whichcapacity his term commenced at noon on the 4th ofMarch, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selectedthe following gentlemen: For Secretary of State,Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware; Secretary of theTreasury, Daniel Manning, of New York ; Secretaryof War, William C. Endicott, of Massachusetts;Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of NewYork; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, ofMississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas,of Wisconsin; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, ofArkansas. The silver question precipitated a controversy be-tween those who were in favor of the continuance ofsilver coinage and those who were opposed, answering for the latter, even before ^&^
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