St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-12

mallY thank all of his friends for the
honor conferred upon him. He felt,
he said. more like singing that camp
meeting song, "Ain't glad I'm Out of
the Wilderness?' Gen. Palmer eX-
pressed his thanks to the 101 Democratic
members of the joint assembly whose
unwayerng support throughout had
made success possible. Their stand, he
said, had vindlcated the right of
the people of the state to elect
senator. If the present legislature
had been elected as legislatures ordi-
narily are, the general continued, he
would not have been. candidate for the
senatorShip: but the people of the state,
by a plurality, had Endorsed the prin-
cIples advocated by him buring the
campaign, and the election Of to-day
was. therefore, an historical sequence.
He thanked the farmer members VINO
had voted for him, and congratulated
them on the independent principle
which they had shown throughout the
struggle. Republican members, he
continued, represented the old method
OF selecting a senator i'll c0ntradistinc-
ton to a direct appeal to the people.
lie thanked them, also, for the fairness
and dignity with which they had con-
Quoted the senatorial contest.
E'Elc EfIOt Begins.
On motion OF Senator NOonan the Joint
assembly adjourned sine die. and then
the blowing of horns and clapping of
hands began in earnest. MeSSrs. Moore
and COcllrell were subjects OF an Ova-
tlOn at the conclusion Of the prOcee d.
ingS. Democratic members and visitors,
among the hosts OF ladies, surrounded
them and extended congratulations
of bnt
ator Fuller. the head of the Republican
steering committee, was the bearer of Il
message from Long Jones to DR.. MOore'S
residence before breakfast this morn
ing, assuring the doctor thai the Re-
publlcanS would give him 100 votes to-
day if he could command his own party.
The doctor answered sharply: "YOu
are too late. sir; what L have said.
have said, and that is the end of it.
There is no use for any further con-
versation on this matter. l have come
to a decision that is probably
known. [ will not change it. |
value my word above any office"
Fire bells and church bells all over the
ton was made known, and on public
buildings and private houses flags were
hOiSted and bunting hung out.
The defeated F. NJ. B. \. candidate,
Mr.. Streeter, said: "The manifesto is
sued by Moore and Cockrell was very
surprising to me. regard the course
they have taken as meaning death to
the Farmers Mutual Benefit aSSocia-
ton. Hereafter it will be known far
and wide as an auxiliary to the Demo
cratic party. In the future the Organi
ZatiOn will have no influence in the
politics of this state, aud very little in
tfuence in the politics OF the country at
large. By their action Moore and Cock
rell must be held responsible for the
length of this contest, and for the enor-
nous expense entailed on the people"
John McCauley Palmer, governor in 1863
- was born i'll Scott county KY. in 1917.
During his infancy his father, who had been
soldier in the war of 1Sl2 removed to
Christian county, Ky, where he remained
till 1881, when he emigrated TO Madison
county, Ill. Young Lalmer received a little
schooling. During the summer of 1888 he
formed the acquaintance Of Stephen A.
Douglas, then making his first canvass for
congress. Young, eloquent and IN politi
his confidence, fired his ambition
and fixed his purpose TO euter
upon the study of the law, and he WIS ad-
mitted to practice in 1879. From tnat time
on ne was mucO Interested Ill pOltlcS. In
1913 he became probate judge. In 1S47 he
was elected to the state constitutional con-
ventiOn, where he took leading part. In
1852 he was elected to the state senate. He
ran for congress i'll 1889. but was defeated.
In 1860 he was a Republican presidential
electOr for the state at large. In 1861 he was
appointed one of the five delegates Tall Re
publicans) sent by Illinois TO the peace con-
gress at Washington. When the fcivll con-
tiict broke out, he offered his service to his
country, ana was elected colonel Of the
Fourteenth Illinois volunteer infantry,
and participated in the engagem ent
at Island No. 10, Pennington, Chick
amagua, andStone River, and for his gal
lanlry at the latter place was made
major general; under Gen. Sherman he
was assigned the Fourteenth army corps and
participated in the Atlanta campaign. In
February. 1863. he was assigned to the mill
tary administration of Kentucky. Gen.
Palmer was nominated for governor of Illi-
nOiS by the Republicans in 1898. and elected
by large majority. His political course
during his term was such as 10 ALLEVIATE him
from his party. and his acceptance as Il DEM
ocTat. which he has ever since been, but
though a force i'll politics since then. he
has remained in private life. He received
the Endorsement OF the Democratic state con-
vention held i'll June last for the office of
Uuited States senator, and the instructions
which each Democratic SenatOrand represent
atlve elected III November last received were
considered as obligating him TO vote for no
one else for United States senator.