The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-03-19

The vote was taken. Tie Speaker an
bounced the result as follows:
'Uu this, the one hundred and fifty
fourth Joint ballot, tie whole number Of
Votes east is .04. Necessary to a choice,
1oa Of which John NJ. Palmer has re-
ceivcd 4 total of LOB, {. j. Lindley, 100,
Strcctrr, l..
Tie Speaker then formally declared
General John VI. Palmer elected Senator
to represent the state of Illinois in the
'nitcd States Senate for six years from
March i, 1891. Scnator-elect Pa mcr
wa, then introduced, and delivered a
short speech
John NJ. Palmer was born in Scott
County. Kentucky, Sept. i. l>l1. He
east his first vote in Illinois for Stephen
A. Douglas for Congress. but lie was
always an anti->lavcry man in feeling.
and left the Democrats when the Mis-
souri, compromise was repealed. Then
he became Il Republican.
In 1886 he was Chairman of the Re-
publican Stat, Convention at Blooming
ton. He ran for Congress in 1850, but
was defeated. In 1s6U he was \ Rcpub-
lican Presidential Elcctor for the State
at large In 1861 he was appointed one
of the five delegates call Republican >
Washington. When the civil conflict
broke out he offered his services to his
| country, and was elected Colonel of the
Fourteenth Illinois Volunteer Infant
~. and participated in the engage
| mcnts at Island No. 10: at Pennington,
| where he skillfuly eXtricated his COM
| mand from a dangerous position: at
| Stone River. where his division for sew
! eral hours, Dee. 81, lS6a, held an adj
| vanccd position and stood like a rock,
| and for his Gallantry there he was made
! Ma ior General; at Chickamauga, where
| his aud Van Cleces divisions for two
| hours maintained their position when
| they We're cut off by overpowering mum
| h'rs. Under Gen. sherman he was as
! signed to the Fourteenth Army Corps,
| and participated in the Atlanta campaign
| up to Il date in August, when he askod
! To be relieved because Gen. Sherman
| ordered him to report To Gen. Schotield
| In February. ls6l, Gen. Palmer was as
signed to the military administration oil
! kentucky, which was a delicate post.
| General Palmer was nominate fol
| Governor Of Illinois by the Republican
| State Convention which met at Peoria
| May Il, ISIS. and his nomination would
| probably have been made by acclamatioI
! had he not persiStently declared that he
| could not accept Il candidaturc for the
| office. Tie result of the ensuing cleo
| ton gave Mr. Palmer ma iorty of ~, ).
TOT over John +. Eden, the Democratic
! nominee.
Since the eXpira ton Of Governor Pal
| mer's term, while he has been somewhat
/, prominent in Illinois politics, he has de
| voted the most OF his time to the frac
/ tice of his profession. In 1887 and 1855
| he was tn candidat of his rarity for tho
| United States Senatu.ship, but was de
| fcated. the first time 10y Chas. Il. Farwcl
| and the second time by Shelby NJ Cul
| lon. The Democratic State Convention
| he'd in 1883 nominated him again for tho
| Office of Governor. He carefully can
| sasscd the Whole State. and was dc
fcatcd by Joseph W. Fiier, the present
| Incumbent He re cived the indorse
| mcnt of the Democratic State Conven
| ton held in June last for the office o
| United States Senator. and the instruc
tions which every Ecmo.ratic Senator
| and Representative elected in Novembe
| last received were considered as ohlgat
ing him to vote for no one for United
| States senator but John NJ. Palmer
| Gen. Palmer has been twice married
In 1872 he was united in mar. iage t
Malinda Nicely, who died in 1883. II,
WAS married to his present wife in III,
| spring of 1883.