The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06

OF ILLINOIS, CANDIDATE ON THE UNION
LABOR TICKET FOR PRESIDENT.
Alison j. Streeter, the candidate for Presi-
dent on the union labor ticket, was born in
Rensselaer, county, New York, u an. IS, 1923.
His father moved to Allegheny county in
1921 and from thence to Lee county, Illi-
noiS, in 1885; and when the land came into
market there he entered 1G0 acres at the
land Office in Dixon. The subject OF this
sketch lived with his father on the farm until
after his majority, and had the opportunity
to attend school two winter quarters in a
log school house which he helped to build.
He drove six yoke Of oxen i'll a breaking
team, raised wheat and corn and hunted
game. In the fall he threshed the wheat by
tramping it with the breaking team in a
circle on the ground and then hauled it to
Chicago with the same team, taking q week
to make the trip; slept under the wagon
every night, subsisted entirely from a box
of provisions taken from home, delivered
the wheat sack by sack on board of a
schooner, and received usually about so
cents bushel for it.
At the age of IS Mr. Streeter felt strongly
his need of an education. Hearing of Knox
manual labor college, now called Knox
college, situated at Galesburg, Illinois,
where young men might work their way
while obtaining an education, he thought
this his opportunity, aud in the succeeding
fall, with less than twenty dollars in his
pocket, made his way to Galesburg across
the then open prairie. Upon arriving there
he found that the labor part of the institu :
ton was not in working order. He did not,
however, give up his intention to make him
self scholar With what money he had he
bought books and paid one term of tuition
He lived the first winter in garnet and
boarded himself, and he worked Saturdays
and every hour that could be spared from
school. Being handy at making oak
shingles with a trover and drawing-knife,
he bought trees in the timber, sawed them
into blocks, and hauled them to town. In
this way he had work always on hand and
at which he could make good wages and
by so doing maintained himself in school
two and one-half years.
In the spring of 1S49 Mr.. Streeter left
Knox college and went overland TO Califor-
MIA. He spent most of eighteen months in
the mines. and with some success. In 1853
he went across the plains again with drove
Of cattle, and again in 1854 with another
drove. BY both of these ventures he made
bought land near where he now lives. at
New Windsor ILL.,, and since that time has
built up a large business in farming and
stock raising. He has, notwithsta ding his
extensive business, kept himself well read
ON public affairs
His official record began soon after he
settled at New Windsor. He was several
times elected to serve on the beard of super
visors. In 1872 he was elected 81 the state
Legislature. During the war he was war
democrat.n In 1874 he severed his connec-
ton with the democratic party. He was
nominated for congress In 1873 on the
greenback labor ticket. In 1880 the same
party made him their candidate for gov
ernor. Mr.. Streeter was elected 10 the stat o
senate In 1854 lie Is a Royal Arch Mason,
a~d member OF the Congregational
church.