(OvR Next f*w/e#t UUIO 3UO ££0 O PHOTOFILE ENVELOPES MADE FROM PERMAUFE® PAPER COPYRITE HOWARD PAPER MILLS INC. MIN pH 7.5 E 691 .093 Copy 1 er ^M^2*3rV '^- ^(&m <■. ^A; ■J* ^%#;.;,7E reMttat SKETCHES AND PORTRAITS OF THE 'rospective Candidates for president. -PRESENTED WITH COMPLIMENTS OF^-- «— iSr-v -tA 'I t^MSi^l^v^ai'walk, Insurance IUd/.j. Sit. XorW/al'I^ S? 1 Illllllllll I II Illlllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiii •• Copyright 1884, by J. A. &, R. A. REID, Providence, R. I. fc-fel Oup /Next ePr^ident. The Hon. GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York. Grover Cleveland, of New York, was born in Caldwell, N. J., on March 18, 1837. He was educated in the Clinton Academy in Oneida County, N. Y., and after completing his studies he came to New York City and entered a store as clerk. Soon after, however, he went to Buffalo, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. For three years he was Assistant District Attorney of Erie County, and in 1870 was elected sheriff. In 1881 he was elected mayor of Buffalo, and in 1882, by the vote of the Democratic party, he became Governor of the State of New York, and is in office jet. Our stock of Men's, Youths', Boys' and Children's ^aifiiNG In Elegance of Design, Beauty of Pattern, Substantial Workmanship, Perfection of Fit, and in Low Prices, Stands Unrivaled. -fCOMSTOCK BROS.,4- 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK, INSURANCE BUILDING, SOUTH NORWALK. Oup /Next J)pe^islent. 3 Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE, of Maine. This eminent politician was born in Washington County, Penn., Jan. 31, 1830. He pursued his studies at Washington College, Penn., and after graduation, settled in the State of Maine. He became editor of the Portland 4dveHim and afterwards of the Kennebec Journal. Chosen to the Maine Legislature in 1S5«.i he served three yen-: the last two of which he was Speaker of the House. In 1862 he was elected a Representative to Congress and was reelected six times. In the National House he was three times elected Speaker. While in the House he was appointed United States Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. Mr. Morrill Lfterwards he was elected to fill the unexpired term and for the term following, but, appointed Secretary of State in issi by President Garfield he resigned his office as Senator. Later in the year he resigned the oltice ol '"Secretary of State" and was succeeded by F. T. Frelinghuysen. Since, Mr. Blaine has held no public office. Special attention is called to our (Urge* acid) ?ari©d) Assortment ©>ff SPRING *0YEKC0 A '. Which surpass all previous efforts. COM.STQCK BROS.,, 45 Main Street, Norwalk. Insurance Building, South Norwalk. 4 Oup /Next aDpe^islent. Hon. SAMUEL J. TILDEN, of New York. This distinguished lawyer and statesman, born in New Lebanon, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1814, entered Yale College in 1832, and, after two years, entered the University of New York. Completing his college studies, he took a law course, and began the practice of his profession in New York City. His energy gave him prominence, and for thirteen years he was Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, a member of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1867. He was elected to the General Assembly of the state in 1846, and again in 1872. He acted an efficient part in the over- throw of the "Tweed Ring" in the city of New York, and rose to be Governor of the State in 1874. During his gubernatorial career he unmasked and prosecuted the corrupt associations that had mismanaged the great canal affairs. His abilities as a lawyer were very manifest. In 1876 he became the Democratic nominee for the Presi- dency, and as such received, it is believed, 184 electoral votes, wanting only one of an election. The excitement consequent upon that canvass will long be remembered. Since that time he has lived in retirement. l^oifs' and &dil Jrcn f s CTotfiing* In this branch of our business we have given the most careful attention, realizing the great diffi- culty of manufacturing AT MODERATE PRICES. We are constantly replenishing our stock, adopting the best styles which appear from time to time, and remodeling and originating others, and shall spare no pains to keep up an attractive and desirable assortment. ^COMSTOCK BROS.,::-* 45 MAIN ST., NOR WALK. INSURANCE BUILDING, SOUTH NORWALK. Our 3 /N^xt X^pe^islent. 5 JOHN SHERMAN, of Ohio. This conspicuous public man, born in Lancaster, Ohio, May 10, 1823, received an academical education, studied for the legal profession, and was admitted to the bar in 1844. His first election to Congress was in 1854, and he served in the House three successive terms. After being- chosen for the fourth time, before Congress met lie was elected to the United states Senate. While in the House he was, during the heated contest in 1859, the Republican candi- date for Speaker. He was associated with Thaddeus Stevens in framing the reconstruction measures of 1806-7. Reelected to the Senate in 1800, and again in 1872, he served with remarkable efficiency, being much of the time Chair- man of the Committee on Finance. Thus fitted for promotion, President Hayes in 1S77 chose him to be Secretary of the Treasury of the Nation. Through his financial skill and sagacity specie payment was resumed by the Nation on the first of January, 1879— the happiest event to the Country since the close of the war. The bonds of the Nation, now redeemable, have been paid with the proceeds of bonds of a lower rate of interest. He was reelected to the Senate in 1880, and his term of office extends to March 3, 1887. — ^OUR*STOCK*OF*COMMON*MEDIUM*AND#=~~- J FINE mOTHING MANUFACTURED FOR THE -X- ,pnng arftL iU.rn.mer (Urac|e oj? "jSgdIJ: Is Larger than that of any former Season, and in regard to Style, Cut, and Fit, equal to any in the State. 45 MAIN STREET NORWALK. Comstock Bros. INSURANCE BLD'NG, SO. NORWALK. 6 Oup /Next J^e^ident. Hon. THOMAS F. BAYARD, of Delaware. He was born in Wilmington, Del., Oct. 29, 1828. His father, James A. Bayard, Jr.,was a public man, and finally Became a United states Senator. His grandfather, Thomas A. Bayard, was also a public man, a United States Senator, ana an incumbent of other Federal offices. Thomas F. received an academic training, with a view toimercantile me, but nnally studied law, and entered upon the legal profession in 1851. In 1853 he was chosen United States District Attorney tor Delaware, but resigned the office in the year following. During 1855-6 he resided in Philadelphia,— the only Portion of his lite in which he practiced his profession outside of his native state. In 1868 he succeeded his tat her in the Senate ot the United States, and was reelected Senator in 1875. He was a member of the Electoral Com- mission ot 1876, and m 1879 was chosen chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. In 1881 he was reelected to the senate, and was chosen Speaker, pro tern, (succeeded by David Davis). His term of office will expire on March 3, 1887. t^irt Waists, In American and French Percales. ■■■1 No. 4$ Main Street, NORWALK. dom^tocK 3 S^ro^. 'TrJS 8 * Oup /N^xt J)p e ^id e nL 7 CHESTER A. ARTHUR, President of the United States. Chester A. Arthur was born in Franklin County, Vermont, on October 5, 1830, and is the oldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. He was educated at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. After graduation lie tai^nt school in Vermont for two years, and at the end of that time came to New York and entered the Office oi e\-J m B e E. D. Culver as a student of law. He was admitted to the bar and formed a copartnership.with Henry u. uai ciner. Later he married the daughter of Lieutenant Herndon of the United States Navy. Mrs. Arthur, leaving two cniiuien, died a short time before General Arthur came before the people prominently. He won fame as a lawjei '" ™v early complications that arose from the enforcement of thef ugitive slave law. Before the war he was .1 uage am ocaw in thestate militia of New York ; in 1861 he was appointed Inspector-General, and soon 1 « vame Qiiartermaster-uenenu. In 1872 he was appointed Collector of the port of New York by President Grant, and was succeeded in that < >"'' c <->y Collector Merritt in 1878. In 1880 he was elected Vice-President of the United States, and on the death ot Fresiaenc Garfield in 1881, became President. His term of office will expire on March 3, 1885. * ffiAMMIGG AN *rNI)ERWE AR, * ^m^riss? sm^*^ 45 Main Street, Norwalk. Insurance Building, South Norwalk. 8 Oup 1B§ Hon. GEORGE F. EDMUNDS, of Vermont. He was born in Richmond, Vt., Feb. 1, 1828, and received his education in the public schools, and from private tutors. He studied law, and entered upon the practice of his profession in his native state. His advancement was the consequence of his talents and his industry. He was elected a member of the lower house of the Vermont Legislature in 1854, and served till 185!), the last three years acting as Speaker. In 1861 and 1862 he was a member of the State Senate, and acted as President pro tempore. In 1865 he was appointed to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. Solomon Foote, and was afterwards elected by the Legislature for the unexpired term. He was reelected to this office in 1869, and again in 1875, and was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee until the Senate became Democratic, in 1879. He was also a member of the Electoral Commission of 1876. He was reelected to the Senate in 1881, and was chosen President of the Senate in 1884. His term of service expires on March.3, 1887. S I L K • A N D • L I S L E* «COHSTOCK 48 Mmm &&*, Marwmlk, * Ew®wjtmmm EmiMimg^ M®-, M&zwmlk* Our 3 H^xt Dr^ident. 9 The Hon. SAMUEL J. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania. Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, was born in Philadelphia, on Oct. 10, 1828. He received an academic education and engaged in mercantile pursuits. For four years he served in the city council of Philadelphia, ana from 1858 to 1859 was state senator. He was elected a Representative to the Thirty-eighth Congress, and has Deen reelected to every Congress since. He was elected Speaker in the last session of the Forty-fourth, for tne».bort> - fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses. FISK, CLARK & FLAGGS, and KEYS & LOCKWOOD'S Celebrated * Neckwear. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. INSURANCE BUILDING, SOUTH NORWALK. io Our* F>xt Dr^ident. The Hon. HENRY B. PA2'NE, of Ohio. Henry B. Payne was born in Hamilton County, N. Y., on Nov. 30, 1810. and was educated at Hamilton College. In 1854 "if tor I full course of study, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession in Cleveland. In 1849 and 1850 he was ; asUte senator, and a Democratic Presidentiatelectorjn 1848. ^The state made him governor was elected as one of the nve members oi trie Electoral uommissiim uy uc n u OC ui ^ y ^^.^^^^- —?, -'"j%--i aXrofand introduced in the House of Representatives, the bill to regulate the counting of the .votes for Pi evident and Vice-President; also a bill for the gradual resumption of specie payment. Dunng the last ™£F /^are JHJ. Payne has been interested extensively in railway and manufacturing enterprises, and is one of i the Reading members of the Standard Oil Company. He is considered a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. The Correct Styles in •^S© ®*^ COMSTOCK BROS., 45 Main St., Norwalk. Insurance Building, South Norwalk. 11 The Hon. JOHN A. LOGAN, of Illinois. John A. Logan, of Chicasro, was born in Jackson County, 111., where he received a common school education, and later, was graduated at the Louisville University. In the war with Mexico he was a private in the Illinois Volunteers, and rose to the position of quartermaster. He was elected clerk of the Jackson County Court in 1849, studied and practiced law, was elected to the Legislature of Illinois in 1852, 1853, 1856, 1857, \\ a^ prosecul ing attorney from 1853 to 185", was Presidential elector in 1856, and was elected to the Thirty-sixth and Thirn -seventh Con presses. "When the war broke out he resigned and entered the army as colonel, and reached the rank of major-general before the war closed. In 1856 he declined the appointment of minister to Mexico. He was electee! to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, and waselected to the United States Senate, serving from 1871 to 1877. In 1;>7'.» he WSB again elected to the Senate. His term of office will expire on March 3, 1885. We will open on or about May 5th, 40 cases of ^^S^^CHILDREITS AND BOYS'3j>?<^ Which will be sold much under the regular retail price. No. 45 Main Street, fnMQTnrif RRflQ Insurance Building, NORWALK. V^VJIYIO 1 UU1V JD1VWO. SO.NORWALK. 12 Olif H^xt eD^islent. ROBERT T. LINCOLN, Secretary of War. Robert ToddJLinco^n was born in 1843, and was seventeen years of age when his father, Abraham Lincoln, was elected President of the United States. He attended the common schools in his native place, and in 1860 he was a student in Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. During his father's first term he entered Harvard Col- lege. He was graduated in 1864, and immediately entered the Harvard Law School at the request of his father, although the war was in progress and he wished to be in it. At last he broke away from the law school and entered the army, becoming a captain and an aide-de-camp on the staff of General Grant. At the close of the war he resumed his legal studies in Chicago, 111., was admitted to the bar, began practice, and also, to acquire fame. He was made Sec- retary of War on March 5, 1881, which office he now holds. SILK ^orrij&focft No. 45 MAIN STREET, NORWALK. ^^ == MBRELLAS.€ Si>roffierj& Insurance Building, So. Norwalt : ¥0fr OuP H?ext J)pe^yenL 3 Gen. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN. William T. Sherman was bam ia Lancaster, Ohio, on Feb. 8, 1820. He was graduated at West Point in 1840. and served in the Florida and Mexican wars. In 1853 he resigned his commission and bejran the banking business missioned lieutenant-general. On the election of General Grant to the Presidency, General Sherman was made general, and held that office until he retired, in 1883, and was succeded by Genera l Sheridan. 4 f Gomstoc (i ♦ Jdros*, 4§ (Mm §tc©©t, GCwwatfe. BiisuiFaitG© itet'g, S@. Nopwalk. 4 Ow H^xt Dp^ident. Joseph k wing Mcdonald wasTborn in Butler County, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1819. His father's ancestors were Scotch and his mother's, French. When he was twelve years of age he became an apprentice to a saddler, serving- five years. At eighteen he entered Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, Ind., and remained till 1840, when he entered Asbury University, at Green- castle, Ind., taking a six months course of study. He then taught school, and later entered the store of his brother, at Williamsport, Ind. In 1843 he was admitted to the bar, but before he received his license to practice he was nomi- nated as prosecuting attorney of the county, and was elected to the office. In 1844 he was married to Nancy Ruth Buell, of Williamsport, Ind., by whom he had three sons and one daughter. He served as prosecuting attorney for four years, and was elected during this time to the Thirty-first Congress from the Eighth District of Indiana, and served for one term. In 1850 he was elected as Attorney-General, and reelected in 1858, giving four years of service. In 1864 he became the Democratic candidate for Governor of Indiana. He was elected to the United states Senate to succeed Daniel D. Pratt, Republican, and took his seat March 5, 1875. He was chairman of the Committee on Pub- lic Lauds, and second member of the Judiciary Committee. He made the principal argument for the objectors in the count of the electoral vote of Louisiana, before the Electoral Commission appointed to determine the result of the Presidential election of 1876. His term as Senator expired March 3, 1881. His first wife died in 1872, and his second, Araminta W. Vance, of Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1875. Linen Collars and Cuffs* §§MST0CR BROS),, 45 Main St., Norwalk. Insurance Building, South Norwalk. 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