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In the absence of definite tests for determining or measuring the qualities of political leadership, the student of politics must use the available approaches of the present time. Factual information and the common sense approach provide a means for discussing the mental traits of the individual; Freud1 and Adler2 posit stimulating theories on professional pursuits. On the career line of the political leader, certain types of behavior emerge that Freudian analysis may clarify. Professor Lasswell's study3 in types of administrators affords explanation of some basic behavior patterns of the administrative leader.
Theories developed in the field of psychoanalysis should be given more attention by the political scientist for the insight they provide into the motivations of political leaders and as a basis for analysis of the physical and personality characteristics of political leaders. With this discipline in mind, the following study of Grover Cleveland was undertaken.
Studies by Kretschmer,4 Berman,5 Sheldon,6 Blueler,7 Stockard8 and others have indicated the possibility of physical characteristics as an index to the individual's personality. Cleveland's general appearance, size, features, diet and health habits suggest the pyknic type described by Kretschmer, who observed certain temperamental qualities associated with the pyknic physical make-up that Cleveland seems to