The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-30

continued for about two minutes The
House then adjourned until ? o'clock
In the Senate Ingalls, received So
votes, PETER ,, Blair 1 and H. B. Kelly,
of Mcpherson, 1.
Congressman Morrill, also received
vote in the Senate.
Senator Ingalls, was declared the
choice of the Senate amid considerable
enthusiasm. The Senate then adj
jOurned until o'clock.
This settles the fight. PETER on joint
ballot will have 90 votes, or Is moro
than enough to elect.
BIOGRAPHICAL. SKETCH.
William Alfred PETER was born on a farm
in Cumberland County, Pa, on September 10,
1881. His grandfather, William PETER, was a
spent there until he was nineteen years
of age He applied all his savings to acquir-
ing books and at that age had library of 100
volumes From the age of Is to 10 he taught
school portion of each year. principally in
the winter months. At 10 he was attracted
to California, whore he spent nearly two
years in the mines, with little pecuniary sue
cess, but as Il young man of ability so at
tracted public attention as to be rendered a
nomination to the Legislature which he was
compelled to decline on account of his age,
though older heads advised him to evade the
question of minority and accept.
In 1882 he returned to his old home and his
pursuits a farmer and teacher, but, in
1883, being married, he emigrated to st.
Joseph County, Ind where he spent six
years as Il farmer. In 1853 he removed to
Morgan County Mo where he remained
teaching and farming-untH the breaking
out of the war, when he removed to Warren
CouB ty, Ill, and enlisted as q private in
company F, Eighty third regiment Illinois
to Lteutenancy. He participated in the
second battle at Fort DOnelsOn, the battle OF
Nashville and other engagements and was
mustered out Mt the close of the war. On
count of his peculiar business qualifications
he was selected as Judge advocate for the
trial of civil Offenses and was afterward g.
lected by General Thomas depot quarter
master of the engineers department at
Nashville and had control of the receipt and
shipment OF all the eng 'neer's supplies for
the military division of the Mississippi un-
der General Sherman.
On being mustered out of service, the
young Lieutenant settled at Clarkville, Tenn,
where he practiced law from 1865 to 1870.
From Tennessee early in 1870 he emisrated to
Kansas and located in Wilson County, pur-
suing his profession, and in December OF the
same year purchased the Wilson County
Courier which he conducted for three years.
In 1874 he was elected Senator from Wilson
and Montgomery Counties on the Republic
an ticket. He was chairman of the Centen-
Mai Committee and Committee Public
Printing and active, useful member of the
ing member he had few equals and to his
Legislative labOrs was largely due the success
of the centennial display at Philadelphia
In 1875 Judge PETER removed to COHeyviIIe,
established the CotfeyvIIIe Journal and con-
tinued the practice of law.
He was originally Democrat. but on the
organization of the Republican party be-
came Republican. Some time ago Judge
PETER Joined the Farmers Alliance and be-
came devoted to the principles of the new
party which has come to power in Kansas.
For ten years he has edited the Farmers
Alliance.
Judge PETER is a tall, slender, thin faced
with long. dark beard. He has the
step but not the erect form OF a soldier. a
frequent cough betOkens a delicRcy OF health
He is the author of book entitled 1.-The Way
Out" advocating the lending OF money by
the Government to the people.