The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-28
sOmE OF THE LEADERS.
IN the Councils Of DsmscFaey
whose names are new coupled
with CongreusiOnnl Honers.

executive committee Of the central demo
cratic club Of Pierce county, is n Of the
popular and able men In the state. He
was born In Girard, Macoupin county,
Illinois, in 1867, and by his own efforts
obtained a university education, being a
graduate OF the Illinois State university.
He moved TO Farmer City, H., In 1880,
and engaged in the manufacture Of brick;
thence be moved to Hebron, Neb., where
he became associated in the banking
business with Hon. Walter ]. Thompson,
whose sister be subsequently married.
He also engaged, to bis profit, in stock
raising. In 1888 both he and Mr.. ThOmp-
son sold their interests in Hebron and
moved to New Tacoms. They purchased
the Bank Of New Tacoma and recognized
II as tine Merchants National bank, Of
which Mr.. Drum is now v~ice-president.
He has served as president Of the school
board Of Tacoma, was elected as mayor
In 1888, and served one year in that
position. He Is interested in many and
divers commercial and other enterprises,
and his unusual business and financiering
abilities are kept actively employed. He
was elected as a member Of the first SEN
ate Of Washington, and carries the dis
tinct:on Of being the only democrat elected
to that body. He Is also one Of the state
commissioners to the Worlds fair. He Is
now spoken Of for congressional honors,
and should he consent to be a candidate
ii Is believed he can get the nomination
almost without an effort.
Thomas Carroll was born at the corner
Of Fifth and Chester streets in Philadel-
phia, within 100 feet Of the old Independ-
ence hall, in 1912. He moved from there
to waupaca county, Wisconsin, with his
parents in 1854, where he went to school.
He joined the army as q private in the
Eighth Wisconsin (old Eagle regiment)
in 1881, and served during the war three
and q half years. He studied law after
the war with Leroy G. Palmer, Of Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, q brother Of Gen. John
NJ. Palmer. His home at the time was
at Salem, Iowa. He remained there until
1888, when he came to Washington and
settled In Tacoma. He was elected city
attorney Of Tacoma four successive terms,
Notwithstanding the city at the time was
largely republican. Mr.. Carroll came
into particular prominence as the attorney
Of the gentlemen who were indicted in
1886 for driving the Chinese ont Of Pierce
county. It will be remembered that there
were So Pierce county citizens indicted at
that time, and the legal contest was one
Of the most stubborn in the history Of the
state. He Is married and has q wife and
two children. A number Of his old neigh.
bors are now residing in Tacoma, includ-
ing three men who served in the same
regiment with him. Those who know
him best give him the highest praise for
all the qualities that 60 to make 4 first
class citizen and a gentleman. In the
coming convention at Seattle he is looked
upon as the leading candidate for the
congressional nomination.
John Mayo Palmer was born at Carlin-
vile, Illinois, March 10, 1913, and is q
graduate Of the Harvard law school, in
the class Of 1858. From 1872, until April,
1880, he was engaged in the practice q
law with his father, Gen. John N. Palmer,
at Springfield, Illinois.
Mr.. Palmer has devoted his life almost
exclusively TO the practice Of his profess
sion, although he served one term in the
Illinois Legislature, and was for three years
an alderman Of the city Of Springfield.
He Is an active working member Of the
Methodist Episcopal church and takes
great interest IN all matters connected
with Il.
He came to Tacoma in April, 1889, in
search Of health which he found in the
salt air and iogs Of the Sound, and is now
one Of the most ardent and enthusiastic
believers In the future greatness Of the
state Of Washington.
His family consists Of a wife and three
sons. One Of bis sons 4 q cadet at tho
United States military academy, one o.
them is at Chehalis, Lewis county, and
the other is q student at Washington col
lege, Tacoma. Since his arrival he hal
closely identified himself with the demo
cratic party.-SeaHk Telegraph.