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LONG FIGHT ENDED.
General John NJ. Palmer Elected
Senator From Illinois.


Senator From Illinois.
The Senatorial fight at Springfield, ILL.,, is
,ver, John NJ. Palmer having been elected
United States Senator by the Legislature on
he 154th ballot
The result was brought about by the e1-
oected detection of Messrs Moore and Cock
ell, the Farmers Alliance men, to tho
Democratic ranks The Republicans held
inal caucus that morning to see / matters
could be arranged TIE Republican COM
nittee held a consultation and sent for Rep
.esentative Moore and offered him the solid
Republican vote Of 100 if he anRIis two con-
freres. Cockrell AMI Taubeneck, woulI join
them.
This offer, if accepted, would defeat Cen
rll Palmer; if rejected, it would put the
arm. us in the anomalous position OF refusing
20 he5,' elect farmer.
MOORE however, refused in few words,
md said that he had decidel to support
Palmer.
This ended the matter, and the meeting
adjourned to attend the joint session. A few
minutes before the meeting of the JOINT
Assembly the Republicans joined in chorus
If "Auli Lang Sync," amid great applause.
The Democrats also struck up melody. In
;he mean time every available inch of space
n tne chamber Open TO the public had been
occupied by a throng intensely eager to wit
ness the closing scenes in this memorable
contest
The roll was called and its verifcation
showed every Republican voting for Lind
lev, every Democrat for Palmer, Moore and
Cockrell for Palmer and TauSeneck Tor
Streeter.
Son this the 154th ballot said Speaker
Crafts, ''the whole number of votes cast is
2O4; necessary to choice, 103, of which John
M. Palmer has received 103 votes, A. j.
Streeter | vote and Cicero j. Llndley l0O
votes. and hereby declare John M. Palmer
duly elected United States Senator to re-
present the State of Illinois in the Congress
Of the United States for the term of SIX
ears" -.
Deafening applause from the Democratic
side and galleries greeted this announce
ment.
When Representative Taubeneck's name
was called he voted for "a. j. Streeter.
nominee Of F. NJ. B. A. party" and dropping
to his seat, burst into tears.
His sincere sorrow no one doubted, and
cheer after cheer from the Republican side
rewarded his loyalty to his party nominee.
John McCauley Palmer was born in Eagle
Creek Scott County, KY, September l3,
1917. He moved to Illinois in 1882, and in
1889 settled in Carlinville. Although seventy
Eve old, he has all the physical vigor OF q
strong man of fifty. He has been closely
identified with Illinois politics for forty
years having been leader in both parties
and by each given oil the honors it could be-
stow. Up to the opening OF the war Palmer
was q Democrat but had never held office.
he went into the war as q colonel ana came
out as major general. After tho war he
affiliated with the Republican party and in
1868 was elected Governor.
In 1872 General Palmer's term as Cover
nor ended and about that time he ceased all
connection with the Republican party and
soon after openly joined the Democracy.
Since then, while always active in the coun-
ellis of that organization, he was little seen IN
public life, quietly practising law in Spring
field until 1888, when the Democrats noml-
nate him for Governor During that cam
paign he made speeches in every county IN
the State He was beaten by Governor
Fifer, by only II 900 votes while President
Harrison had majority of over IS. Oo0:
Last year he was nominated at the Demo-
cratic State Convention for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Farwell,
the idea being that such nomination came
as close to electing a Senator by popular
vote rs can be gotten at under existing laws.
The General again took the stump as call
didate of his party and canvassed the State,
as he did three years ago when running Tor
Governor.
In final conference with the representa-
tives of the F. NJ. B. A. he said, although
his health was admirable he had nearly
reached the limit Of political activity and
would regard his election to the United
States Senate US the crowning honor.