In Republican controlled newspapers, the embittered party told voters that Democrats didn’t know how to run the country—so everyone should take their money out of the stock market. He is the first president to not have any prior military or political experience before becoming commander in chief. Early life. According to teammate Bob O'Farrell in The Glory of Their Times, after the game six victory, Alexander got drunk that night and was still feeling the effects when he was sent out to pitch the next day in Game 7. He was a former Civil War general, a senator from Indiana, and the grandson of a president—William Henry Harrison, who is best known for dying one month into his presidency. 106–107 the author refers to "Pete Alexander" and "Ol' Pete" in a matter-of-fact way, suggesting the nickname was well known. While on a hunting trip with Bill Killefer in Texas, Alexander's dusty appearance prompted Killefer to name him "Alkali Pete" and it stuck. [22], The nickname of "Old Pete" began as "Alkali Pete", which was in itself a pastiche, based on a series of early silent film westerns based around a characters named Alkali Ike and Mustang Pete. [2] He won the National League pitching Triple Crown in 1915, 1916, and 1920, and is sometimes[2] credited with a fourth in 1917. [16] He died less than a month later, on November 4 in St. Paul, Nebraska, at the age of 63. Mugwumps would not support their party’s nominee, warning that his election would “dishonor the nation.”, The Mugwumps made it clear that they were still Republicans—just not Blaine Republicans. Garfield, number twenty, Killed while in his presidency. “We are coming back just four years from today.”. In 1884, Cleveland became the first Democrat to be elected since the Civil War. Indeed, the election of 1888 focused on what the two men stood for—instead of their moral failings. Republicans told voters that the Democrats did not understand money and that Cleveland’s reelection would cause people to lose their jobs. By this time, the era of Lincoln Republicans had ended. Alexander was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1938, the third year of the Hall. “I want to find everything just as it is now when we come back again,” she said. But Harrison’s administration wouldn’t lift a finger. The first was Grover Cleveland, who was elected in 1884 and 1892, making him the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Alexander spent most of the 1918 season in France as a sergeant with the 342nd Field Artillery. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (/ ˈ r oʊ z ə v ɛ l t / ROH-zə-velt; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy Roosevelt or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. In 1888, Cleveland faced Benjamin Harrison. At a White House Christmas party this week, President Trump mused out loud that he might run for president again in 2024. They also heavily emphasized their candidate’s political lineage, with campaign slogans like “The Same Old Hat – It Fits Ben Just Right.” (Democrats responded with their own slogan: “His Grandfather’s Hat – It’s Too big for BEN.”). Frederick Crawford, for whom the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum is named, joined Cleveland Steel Products Inc. in 1916, and worked his way up to vice president … During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Alexander continued to play baseball, touring as a player-coach for the Grover Cleveland Alexander's House of David Team. Grover Cleveland’s second election in 1892 certainly sets him apart in American history. [19] Alexander has the unique distinction of being named after one U.S. president and being played on-screen by another. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. After a quiet campaign, Cleveland swept to victory. “We do not ally ourselves with the Democratic party, still less sanction or approve its past” —a shot over the bow and a nod of the head toward the Civil War — “but its present candidate has proved his fidelity to the principles we avow…he commands and will receive our support.”, Democrats gleefully piled on. His career was almost ended when he was struck by a thrown ball while baserunning. What will happen in 2024? He left major league baseball after a brief return to the Phillies in 1930.[13]. Since he played before the Phillies adopted uniform numbers, the block-letter "P" from the 1915 season uniforms was retired by the team in 2001 to honor his career with them. [26], His nickname among family friends in Nebraska was "Dode". Trump may, however, be interested to hear that the 1888 election was likely rife with corruption. The 22nd Amendment prevents a U.S. president from subsequent reelection once he or she has served two terms. “We are trying to do another four years. 4 | Genealogy Notes By Michael T. Meier Grover Cleveland, urbane, sometimes wise, and a future President of the United States, never served in the military during the Civil War. For other people with similar names, see, Major League Baseball pitchers who have won the, Smelser, Marshall (1975). Alexander was the subject of the 1952 biographical film The Winning Team, portrayed by Ronald Reagan. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. Origin Stories: Where do Presidents Come From? Cleveland served as president after Chester Arthur, a … That was the plan—add six new states, creating a Republican firewall. Ford became the President. Elect Cleveland and his integrity to the presidency—let Blaine return to his innocent public life. Blaine refused. According to the Miller Center, Cleveland left office a bitter man. For the first time since the Civil War, the Democrats won the presidency, the Senate, and the House. Four years later, he’d run against Harrison for a second time. That’s because he ran again, as an ex-President, and won. Once he became President, he realized he could do a good … Along the way, Alexander began to have problems with alcohol, a struggle that would plague him the rest of his life. Alexander's 90 shutouts are a National League record and his 373 wins are tied with Christy Mathewson for first in the National League record book. A number of men were compelled to approach the penitentiary to make him president.”), As Cleveland left the White House, his wife Frances, turned to face the staff. It was erected atop an American-designed pedestal on a small island in Upper New York Bay, now known as Liberty Island, and dedicated by President Grover Cleveland in 1886. It is uncertain how frequently Alexander was publicly called by that nickname during his playing days. Alexander is the first player mentioned in the poem Line-Up for Yesterday by Ogden Nash: —Ogden Nash, Sport magazine (January 1949)[21], Newspapers often mentioned Alexander's full name when writing about him, in addition to just "Grover". So, how to avoid another showing by a Democrat like Cleveland? Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, in the first term of In The World Series and Highlights of Baseball, by Lamont Buchanan, published in 1951, the year after Alexander died, on pp. According to Richardson, it was the among the worst. Presidential stories, history, and trivia. (47.9 percent to 48.6 percent.) His Buffalo, New York, law practice provided him a comfortable living. “What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?” Cleveland asked. While he was serving in France, he was exposed to German mustard gas and a shell exploded near him, causing partial hearing loss and triggering the onset of epilepsy. Before going to war, he was given a watch engraved with the nickname, dating its origin to no later than 1918. “Ma, Ma, Where’s My Pa?” was now answered by: “Off to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha!”. In spite of all this, Alexander gave Chicago several successful years and won another pitching triple crown in 1920. If President Trump runs again in 2024, he would be channeling Grover Cleveland, the only president in U.S. history to serve nonconsecutive terms. He is the only President of the United States not to be elected to either the office of President or Vice President. The Baseball-Reference.com website lists him as Pete Alexander. They swept to power bolstered by a bad economy and by the American West. The Election of 1884: Cleveland vs. Blaine Grover Cleveland as governor of New York | Wikimedia Commons. He was inaugurated at the White House by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. 26, No. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Cleveland was left to manage an economic crisis—which may have led him to regret returning to the presidency in the first place. What’s more, many Republicans disliked their own nominee: James G. Blaine. In one anecdote, Harrison thanked Providence for his victory. Or is it…? Alas, some things never change; Trumpwumps unite! And thus began the Panic of 1893. But they weren’t happy with him. They found Cleveland and his ideas about tariff reductions incredibly threatening. The solution? That's where he rises above Trump as both a human being and a president — not as a good president, necessarily, but by far a less evil one. The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography. Although people often misinterpreted his seizure-related problems as drunkenness, Alexander hit the bottle particularly hard as a result of the physical and emotional injuries inflicted by the war, which plagued him for the rest of his life. Cleveland won New York—and, therefore, the presidency— by only 1,000 votes. He played semi-professional baseball in his youth, signing his first professional contract at age 20 in 1907 for $50 per month. It’s March 4, 1885 when Grover Cleveland – a man well-acquainted with Utica and especially Clinton and Holland Patent – is sworn in as 22nd president of the U.S. ( Log Out /  “It’s been an amazing four years,” Mr. Trump said. Republican operatives were sure this plan would work. According to historian Heather Cox Richardson, the Republicans moved aggressively after the election to ensure their hold on power. He was so dominant during the 1910s that many players and writers of his era referred to him as "the best pitcher to ever put on a pair of shoes". It was a narrow victory. Barack Obama has spoken often of his multicultural background: his father was from Kenya, his mother from Kansas, and they met while at the University of Hawaii. The film earned an estimated $1.7 million at the North American box office in 1952. Bush, Donald Trump, and the National Rifle Association, Part III: A Ship in the Storm–Lincoln’s Steady Hand in the Tumultuous Final Years of War, President Jimmy Carter and the Olympics Boycott of 1980, Political Second Acts: Mitt Romney, John Quincy Adams, Hubert Humphrey, and Life after Defeat, Theodore Roosevelt and Valentine’s Day 1884, Please Pose, Mr. President: A Brief History of Presidential Portraits, Happy Birthday Mr. President: The Ronald Reagan Edition. 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