The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-31
INGALLS, ON THE SHELF.



PETER, editor Of the Kansas Farmer, war
to-day elected United States senator Il
succeed John j ingalls,. This result
Was reached at noon to-day, and Mr.
PETER was chosen BY the solid vote Of
the Alliance men III the lower House.
The caucus that made the
Judge the choice Of the ALI
aIce did not adjourn until ID 0 clock
this morning On each ballot the candl-
date receiving the lowest number was
dropped The ballotiug finally mar
roHed itself down TO PETER, Willis.
Elder and Doster. The latter was
dropped on the fourteenth ballot. The
next ballot threw out Nr. Elder, and
the final ballot stood PETER %, Willis
j.
In the House the ballot to-day result
el n follows: PETER 50, ingalls, %. G.
w. Blair 5. In the Senate ingalls, %,
PETER ?.
Mr.. ingalls, successor in the Senate
WAS born in Cumberland County, Pa,
September 10, 1871. He is OF Dutch
pa .cntage He is seif-mate man.
lis schooling was obtained between the
ages Of 10 and II, when he attended the
public school seven months OF each
year. Al the age Of ID years he
was made master OF small
district school and Taught there
until he vas 49, In 1850 he caught the
gold fever and went 10 California, where
lie remained Two wears. He made con-
siderable money and returned to Penn
-ylyan;a iii lSl2 There lie married
Sarah Jane Burner and removed 10 In
diana lie engaged in farming near
Charlottesville. There business rcverscs
Impoverished him AMI he went
Ia Southwest Missouri whore he
continued farmer. At the
breaking on, If the war lie left the
state and enlisted in the Eigltythird
Illinois Volunteers. He served until
June 70, $50, having been detailed
principally on detached duty a. quar-
tcrmasier. adjutant and judge djutant.
During the two latter years ii his serv-
Ice he devoted himself 10 the study of
law
At the close o. the war he settled at
Ciarksvillc, Tenn, practicing law. He
remained AT GAINESVILLE until 1870,
when ilc Went f. Kansas, taking up
claim i'll Wilson County. lie moved 10
r,donta iii 1872, ana there established
tine Fredonia Journal, a weekly news
paper, ut the same time continuing his
law practice AiorWard he moved to
Coti.vvilIe. toliev County, and estab-
lished tie Cofleyyiile journal.
In 1871 he Was elected IL the state
Senate a. Republican and served one
term. He WAS IA delegate 10 the Nation
nj Republican Convention III 1850. In
that wear lie moved to Tupe ha, assumed
editorial control Of tise Kansas Farmer,
and afterwards bought the paper lie
ha ta4yl ,414.rttr4gt IN tbn i4ITt..filrl
that paper ever since. Inc paper has
Wide circulation among the kansas
farmers, and much influence over them.
lie Ioinct the Farmers Alliance
movement 4 year age and II the spring
III Last year gan Il bitter, determined
warfare against Mr. in"ails' rc-elcctlou
The Kansas Farmer each week urged
the retirement OF Mr. Ingalls, AMI y hen
the late campaign WIS III it, inception
hedlreCted il so a. to make hr. Ingalls,
tire PRINCIPAL object If attack. HE re-
sult Was the election ~ All Alliance
House Of Representatives and Nr. PET
Ter ! selection IN Ihc A!llalce caucus a.
tn, senatorial nominee.
ludg. I.if.r il am even six feet tail.
He il quite as slim ~ Mr. Ingalls,, being
unusually narrow che@ted and iank OF
limbs Thick black hair grows over his
low. rctreatinrl0I, head lis black ewes
shine deep under i heavy hlo". The
lower features Of his face ar, concealed
by heavy black beard which reaches
quite Il his Mai9t. IL voice Is deep
and ru:tefal, but has pleasing tlupre.
His manner OF speech i Sow ana de-
iihcrate. hut not hcsitatlnG. p To II
YEAR ago Tie WAS il rsaurch Republican,
when lie Joined the Farmers Alliance.
IT, ouiline,. hls policy a. senator To
,laS. lie said Ia favored the absolute
unlimited coinage y: silver and u conser-
vstlsr ~ pan-ion III the currency along
Other lines. lie Was in favor, he said
af protection 10 home Industries hut he
hevel THAT the best protection did net
always result from high tariff
Protection IL tafIH ~ 4 genera. rr.nc.-
pie, he said WAS wrong Tire high
far shan.d ~ called iii L. all oniy the
individual struggling industries. lie
nuW favored ma average nj Na.arcm
duty Of - per cent. He WAS opposed
To the force hill
Jude i, ~ puhlisheda book On econ
nntc qn, stl,u- Year ago, entitled.
:" The WAY ont Il embodied his
views on the financial passions. and
iii -urcd tile loautn- III money hr tae
government L. individuals n ; or ; per
cent With real tst.ts security. Judge
PETER i, still convinced that laws ON
BODY Ing TINS view should be enacted.