Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-11
GEN. PALMER CHOSEN
The Illinois Legislature Sends Him
to the q. s. Senate.
AN END OF THE ALBANY DEADLOCK.
Looking Forward to the Next Ca
madam Parliament.
THE JAMAICA, L. l., OUTRAGE.
GEN. PALMER CHOSEN.
He Will Succeed Mr. Farweu rs Senator
From Illinois.

He VIII Succeed Mr. Farweu as Senator
From illinois,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. March ll.-Gen. John NJ
Palmer was elected to the United States Senate
on the first ballot Of the Illinois legislature in
joint assembly today. An exciting scene
followed.
1t appeared to be foregone conclusion this
morning that Gen. Palmer would be elected
today by the solid l0l democratic votes of the
joint assembly. assisted by those Of two of the
I. NJ. B. A men-Moore and Cockrell.
Yet the republicans were no. ready
to go down without struggle. They
held caucus to see if they could not at least
Kill OF the democratic candidate. To that end
the steering committee was empowered 10 ham
die the matter as il might think best. That
conclusion sent for Representative Moore, one
OF the 4. NJ. B. A. men. and offered him the
solid republican vote of 100 if he and his two
conferrees-Cockrell and Tauberneck-would
join them. This offer was considered good
politics In any event. III accepted il would
defeat Gen. Palmer.
THE ROLL CALL
The roll was called at l2:l5 The republicans
refused to answer to their names. Cockrell
and Moore both responded. The roll showed
l0l democrats and alliance men to he present.
lhc ivftu pdiiot Nds tuen Iahen- rtsulttu:
Palmer, 10S; Lindley, 100; Streeter. 1. The re-
pubiicans had decided to support Lindley. Ii
was an exciting occasion.
When Taubeneck voted for Streeter he
dropped back in his chair and cried freely
One OF the republican members was quite in
tonlcated and was raising disturbance.
The yeriication of the roll call showed every
republican voting for. Lindey, every democrat
Tor Palmer. Moore and Cockrei for Palmer
and Taubeneck for Streeter.
PALMER DECLARED ELECTED.
''On the I54th ballot" said Speaker Crafts,
''the whole number of votes cast is 2Oi: neces-
sary to a choice. 103, Of which John NJ Palmer
has received 103 votes democratic applause |;
A. j. Streeter, 1 vote, and 4. J. Iindley
100 votes, and L hereby declare
John M. Palmer duly elected United States
Congress Of the United States for the term of
six years. Deafening applause from the demo-
cratic side and galleries greeted this announce
ment.
GEN. PALMERs CAREER
John McAuley Palmer, governor in Is6s-'72
was born in Scott county, Ky. in 1877. During
his infancy his father, who had been soldier
in the war of 1872, removed to Christian
county, KY, where he remained till 1891 when
he emigrated to Madison county. Ill. Young
Palmer received little schooling. During
the summer of 1898 he FORMED the .ccus,nt,
ance of Stephen A. Douglas, then
making his first canvass for Congress
Young, eloquent and in political accord with
Mr.: Palmer, he won his confidence, fired his
ambition and fixed his purpose to enter upon
the study of the law, and he was admitted to
practice in 1899. From that time on
he was much interested in politics.
In 1s43 he became probate Judge. In
1S47 he was elected to the state con-
stitutional convention. where he took leading