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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
The Nebraska Freak SEEM
ingly Bent on Belching
His Bile.
He Will Seek to Reopen the
Governorship Contest at
an Early Day.
A New York Paper Springs a
Very Raw Romance on
the Public.
Gov. Peck Discusses PreSiden-
tial Matters--Canard Set
at Rest.

LINCOLN, Neb., March IS.-Tuesday
next Gen. Thayer will move in the SUI
preme court of the state for reopening
of the case of Thayer vs.. Boyd. This
announcement comes as surprise to
the people of Nebraska, but is thor
Oughly reliable. When the mandate
from the supreme court of the United
States was served on the judges of the
circuit court last Tuesday, Gen. Thay-
er was out of the city and was unrepre-
sented by counsel. The ex-governor
returned last night and expressed sur
prise at the issuance of the mandate.
BE had no knowledge of its presence,
and thinks the court is in duty bound to
reopen the case upon his application.
Gen. Thayer says he is impelled to this
act by the earnest solicitation of the
leading men of the state.
Judge Blair, Of Omaha, and ex-Su-
preme Justice NJ. B. Brees, of this city,
will probably act as attorneys for the
ex-governor. They will base their argu-
ment on the theory that the court at
Washington, in its decision, merely
overruIed the demurrer of Gov. Thayer
to Gov. BOyd'S answer. Therefore it is
only necessary for reply to be filed to
Gov. Boyd's answer, which averred
upon information and belief that Joseph
Boyd, father of James E. Boyd, had
completed his naturalization in 1854 at
a time when James +. Boyd was a
minor, and alleging further that James
E. Boyd had for many years been a citl-
zen of the United States within the
meaning of the law and acts of congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
THE TARIFF AND SILVER.
On Neither Of These Questions
Does Palmer StraddIe.

On Neither of These Questions
Does Palmer Straddle.
GAS to the tariff" said the old veter-
an. slowly rubbing his hands up and
down his knees as he sat bolt upright.
with legs rather wide apart, "as to the
tariff, l suppose | am about as near
being free trader as you can get. What
is more absurd than for great nation
to be held in the leading strings of
narrow tariff policy? We have resources
enough to invade the commerce of the
world instead of shrinking from it. With
the capital Of the world at our command
and matchleSS resources, all the talk for
the tariff is the SheereSt nonsense. The
old idea of protection is absurd and we
have outgrown it. We have cast aside
our SWaddling clothes and should begin
an aggressive policy"
There is no hedging in that talk, but
there is in it the sturdy old warriors
ringing bugle blastof aggression, always
aggression. On the silver question, the
very mention of which sends so many
politicians skulking to cover, he is
equally flat-footed:
'In 1874, when l advocated hard
money platform, | said / was in favor of
the free coinage of gold and silver. But
that was on the assumption that gold
and silver were OF equal value. am in
favor of the free coinage Of silver when.
and only when, it is of the same value
with gold. With silver at 70 cents, as
ii is now, am not in favor of its. free
coinage. We have got $300,000,000 of it
now piled up that we can't get rid of.
[ am not in favor of the Bland bill
either. That is not even free-silver-
coinage measure. 1t is measure en-
aiding people to dump their silver and
take away silver notes in place of it."
Speaking Of the present drift of poiit-
ical methods. Senator Palmer said:
ut may be that changed conditions of
affairs demand it, but for my part | re-
greet to see that people are going away
more from the Immediate direction of
the administration of affairs. They are
leaning too much upon primaries and
bosses and the party machine. / cam
not help but regard that as unfOrtu-
nate. 1t betokens degree of in
difference which is wrong. All this
has changed since my early day. We
hardly knew what caucus was. There
was no secret or Australian ballot then.
| am not prepared to say that the new
ballot laws are not good measures.
Maybe they are good measures and
necessary measures. | will not under
take to decide. But if they are neces-
sary, can only regret the fact. People
in the early days voted openly and
above board for WhOmSOever they chose.
They did not have to go into box and
hide to do it. 1t is not pleasant thing
to reflect that times have SO altered that
thew have to do so now"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
THE FAMILY CIRCLE.
Half Dozen Children and Grand
children Limitless.

children Limitless.
Senator Palmer is one of the most reg
ular attendants on the sessions Of the
senate. He is nearly always in his chair
over in the back row, and is an attentive
listener to all that passes. He has so
far made but one speech. and it was such
a vigorous one that it has gone down
as one of the events of the session. 1t
was on the subject of electing United
st ates senators directly by the people,a
topic on which he was particularly well
posted, in view of the peculiar circum-
stances of his own election. He strongly
advocated constitutional amendment
taking the election of senators out Of
the legislatures and RELOCATING it back
dir ectly INTO the hands of the people.
He has majority in the house in favor
OF the measure and a majority i'll the
senate, but whether he will get the
requisite two-thirds is uncertain.
Senator Palmer's children-ten in
number-were all the fruit of his first
marriage. Four of them are dead and.
six liVing-two sons and four daugh-
tiers. One of the daughters, Mrs
Crabbe. is postmistress in town of the
state of Washington; another is Mrs.
Maggie E. Jayne, OF Springfield, H.;
and still another is Mrs. DIR. Matthews.
of Carlinville. Lewis j. Palmer, the
youngest son, is lawyer in Rock
Springs. Wyo., and John Nj ago, the old
est, is his fathers law partner. As for
the grandchildren, they are simply in
shoals. The senator comprehensively
refers to them as numbering dozen OF
more.
Two years after the senator's first
uifn died hn marrjad Mrs Hannah T.,
Kimball, of Springfield. woman of re-
finement and one who held high social
position in the central part of the state.
She was a daughter of j. l.. Lamb, a
wealthy resident of Springfield, and is
the senator's junior by nearly thirty-tve
years. She is only about forty years of
ara
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
Mellette and Pettigrew Forces
Ready to Meet at Cham
berlain.
Most Of the South Dakota
Delegates to Go Unin-
strueted,
Although There Are Indica-
tions That They Are for
Harrison.
Aid. Kennedy, Of Fargo, Under
Sentence, Escapes Into
Minnesota.
Specials to the Globe.

Specials TO the Globe.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., March 49, Re-
publcans at WATERFOWL, the home of
Gov. Mellette, have telegraphed here to
engage fifteen rooms for them during
the state convention in this city next
week. This indicates that the friends
of the governor will be here in full
force to prevent the Pettigrew faction
with high hand. The attendance at
the convention will be unusually large,
and lively times are anticipated.
Vi ABERDEEN, S. D., March 1S.-The
Republican county convention for the
selection of thirty-twO delegates to the
state convention at Chamberlain met
here today. No instructions or recon-
mendationS were passed, but the dele
CATION is headed by Receiver Macleod.
of the United States land office, a strong
Harrison man, and is undoubtedly
favorable to Harrison. Postmaster Mills,
another Harrison appointee, is also a
member of the delegation. The resOlu-
tons endorsed the national administra-
ton aud declared the Republican party
is alone committed to the doctrine OF
protection for labor and the home. A
new county central committee was
named. with w. G. Allen. of Groton,
secretary of the state committee, as
chairman. There was no contest of any
sort.
ELK POINT, S. D., March 1s.-County
Republican convention was held this
afternoon. The delegates are unln-
structed. but are for Harrison,
HURON, S. D., March 1S.-The Repub-
lican convention this afternoon elected
eighteen delegates to the state conven-
ton at Chamberlain next week. The
delegation was not instructed to labor
for Harrison'S denomination.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19

plain food. but does not object to bot
tie of sound claret, or even the moro
plebian beer, at his dinner. He is
very domestic man, taking little part in
the Washington social festivities, and
always going to bed at seasonable
hour and getting up correspond
ingly early. Six o'clock is his ia
vorite hour for getting up, bat he
wants his seven full hours of sleep
when he can get them. If the weather
is fine he not unfrequently goes out for
morning constitutional, around few
blocks, before breakfast. He smokes
moderately. and he has chewed tobacco
ever since he worked in the tobacco
field on his fathers little farm in Chris
tian county, Kentucky. He refers to it
as miserable, nasty habit, though he
has knack of indulging in the nasty
habit" in so transformations a way that
one would hardly detect him at it. A
random glimpse at his teeth now and
then raised the awful suspicion, how.
ever. They are the senator's own teeth,
by the way. He never has had to have
a dentist tlnkering with his mouth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19

he dresses. He wears a black SLOUGH
hat, size No. ~, with wide brim,
to begin with, and that ages his
face, with its frame of white hair and
tuft of white beard growing straight
down four or five inches from his chin.
This he has fashion of wearing. and,
as 1t is not particularly well-made
garment, it has an elderly sag to it
when seen from rear elevation, which
would add twenty years to man of
forty. Black is the senator's favorite
color In dress, by the way. His regular,
almost invarable, costume consists of a
black coat with wide lapels, black
waistcoat. cut low and showing a
good deal of shirt front and black
trousers. Not single scrap or
trace of jewelry is visible.
His collar is an old-fashioned rundown,
and his cravat is small, narrow bow
of silk. He wears square-toed shoes of
comfortable yet rather shapely sort,
for the senator's foot is rather small
size and many days of barefooted bay
life. There is one thing in Senator
Palmer'S makeup, which is conspicuous
for its absence. That is jewelry. Not
a scrap OF Il hint of any decoration of
this kind peeps from any part of his
raiment on even the most festal occa-
siOns. The rugged virility CT his cast
of mind and character has no leaning
towards gewgawS of any sort.
Uncovered Senator Palmer is far more
impressive in appearance than he is
with the wide-brimmed soft hat on. His
head is of good, proportionate size to
large and rugged frame. There is not
bald spot on it. The hair is trifie thin
OH top, but yet affords good covering.
1t is fine, straight and thick at the back
and sides. 1t is not the snow-white hair
of man of dark complexion turned
gray. There is just hint of a yellow
ish tinge to its whiteness. 1t grows
well forward towards the eyes about the
temples and gives the really wide front
of the head rather narrOwish appear
ance as to the forehead. The forehead
tSelf is of above the average height and
is square. straight and compact. The
eyes are OF light, Steely blue, rat her
close together, and this, with the ap-
parent narrowing of the forehead about
them, gives the senator, when his at
tention is keenly aroused, particularly
strong expression of concentration.
There is pronounced fullness over the
eyes. There are no Sunken cavities,
whatever. The upper lids form con-
tinuous line with the forehead. Add to
this strong, well-developed nose, of
rather an undefinable shape. and wide,
firm mouth, of which the habitual eX-
preston is one Of kindly good humor,
although at times the lips can form a
compressed straight line which does not
encourage trifiing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
Against BANDS Bill and Gas
Near Free Trade" as He
Can Possibly Get.
Palmer Began Politics With
Stephen A. Douglas and
Is Still at It.
Favops Free Coinage When
Silver Shall Have Reached
Gold Value.
The Story Of His Own Long,
Eventful Life Told in His
Own Words.

"Look at these gray hairs. / am too
old to be a presidential candidate. My
fighting days are over. The next presi-
dent of the United States will be Dem
ocrat; he will be young man. ] have
no ambition to be president. will rep
resent the people of Illinois i'll the SEN
ate for six years, and will be fully salts
fed in fulfilling my pledges to them. l
am too old for a possibility"
Thus spoke Senator John NJ. Palmer
at his old home in Carinville, ILL.,, just
q year ago, says the New York World.
His old friends and neighbors there had
got up a great celebration in honor of
his recent election to the senate after
his remarkable canvass as practically a
senatorial candidate voted for directly
by the people. Suspended across the
main street of the town was great
banner. 1t bore the inscription:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
door to flood of interesting specula-
L tim :,
PECK ON POSSIBILITIES.
Wisconsin's Governor Warmly in
Favor of Grover.

AtOE Va oIOtCIs
CHICAGO, March 1S.-'The people of
the United States may countenance
the active. self-assertive, scheming poll
ticians TO capture the small offices, but
they draw the line on the presidency,
and they will draw the line on Hfll,"
said Gov. Peck, of Wisconsin, in an in
terview today. The people will stand
a good deal. but they won't, to use
homely expression, let politicians
monkey with the presidency. 1t is al
together too exalted an office to be the
prey of schemers. The people VIII soon
enough find the man they want, and if
Hill had been that man he would have
been sought for. No man, in my opin-
ion. can be elected who hustles like
ward politician for the great Office of
president. There is too much dignity
IN 1T, it is too exalted position to be
thus sought for. Cleveland sounded
the alarm the other day in his letter to
Gen. Bragg, and now the people will re-
spond ard do the rest by electing Cleve-
land.
II have been through New York state
recently, and tell you the people are
not for Hill. In the last six years there
have been constant accessions from the
Republican party to the Demo
cratic party in New York state.
and these newly made Democrats
say they cannot stand Hill. and will go
back TO their old party if he is nOmi-
mated. Pm not one of those Democrats
who believe Hill will knife Cleveland if
the latter is nominated. believe that
Hill is honest in saying that he is for
harmony, no matter who the candidate
may be. l am confident we can carry
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. The peO-
pie are with the Democratic party with
Cleveland as candidate"
Regarding the Wisconsin delegation
to Tho national convention, the governor
said it would undoubtedly be for Cleve
land, although there might be a few
delegates favorable to the nomination
of Western candidate. There was
little sentiment in the East, he said. for
Western candidate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
HOME AND HOME LIFE.
He Has Been Forty Years in Poll
, tics and Is a Poor Man.

He Has Been Forty Years in Poll
tics and Is Poor Man.
Senator Palmer is one of the latter
day acquisitions to the national senate
who is not millionaire. 1t was on his
popularity and his merits alone that he
was elected. Mere money had nothing
to do with it.
The simple truth of the matter is that
Senator Palmer is poor man. He owns
a farm down near Carlinville, and he
owns a modest homestead in Spring
field. Aside from that his income has
always and does depend upon his law
practice, and the Insignificant salaries
he has received from the various offices
he has held.
His oldest son, John Mayo Palmer, is
his present law partner. John Mayo
originally practced with his father in
Springfield, but went out to Tacoma,
thinking he might better himself. When
his father was elected to the senate he
returned to Springfield and the old
sign of John NJ. and John Mayo Pal
mer" was swung into place again, but
not, this time, before the old, grimy
Office. The firm now has very much
better rooms over the Pacific Express
company's Office. 1t does good sound
business, but in the senator's absence
not a bewilderingly lucrative one.
In Washington the senator's life is Of
the simplest. The Elsmere is an excel
lent boarding house, and is frequented
by many congressman. E. B. Taylor.
Of Ohio, boards there, as well as Con-
gressmen Whiting and Burrows. of
Michigan; Bergen. of New Jersey. and
five or six more. The house is in Ii
street, near Fifteenth street, and the
senator goes to and from the capitol
either in street car or on foot. He is a
very doughty pedestrian. The senator's
wife and his daughter. Mrs. Weber, and
Mrs. Weber's child, Linda. live in the
house, and, with sister Of Mrs. Palm
err, Mrs. Black, a lady of independent
means, who is making a winter visit in
Washington, make up the family party
in the general dining room of the board
ing house.
The senator is very plain liver, likes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
FOR Breaking Up a Home.

LUyERNE, March 1S.-The spring
term of the district court has opened
here with Judge Brown ON the bench.
There are twenty-four cases on the
docket, the most important of which is
that OF Merkle VS.. Henton, in which
Merkle asks $4,000 from HentOn as dam
ages for breaking up his home. The
suit is attracting general interest here.
and nearly all of the western residents
OF the county are mere. Mrs. Merkle is
in Waterloo, To-, and her testimony will
be given In dispositions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
GEN PAINTER.

GEN. PALMER. a.,
papers and some of the public men of
The country speak of me as candidate
for the presidency, and | suppose am
not at liberty to overlook the fact that
it is within the range of mere possible
ties that the nomination might reach
me. | give my word am not seeking
1t, Illinois is Democratic state, and,
being a Democratic state, Illinois. sur
rounded by Indiana, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan. Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri, we
haye-a new political force developed in
this country. We need not depend upon
New York alone to furnish Democratic
candidates"
Senator Palmer lives in comfortable
boarding house of the best class in
Washington. 1t is known as the Els
mere, and is double house, with two
front doors close together. One of these
doors is closed up, and the space made
by what was intended for the hall en-
try is furnished with couple of chairs,
and serves as a sort of bay window.
Into this quiet little nook Senator
Palmer loves to tuck himself away and
talk quietly with men who come to see
him on business matters. He sat there
one evening last week and talked about
the presidential outlook and his connec-
ton with it.
IL have nothing to say on that sub
ject," he remarked, further than L
said in Springfield. The presidency
does not enterinto my scheme of life in
any way. AS l said at Carlinville, my
fighting days are over. Personally l
should regard it as sort of calamity to
be nominated. | am sure, though. /
would have the support of my own state
delegation. AS to other states l cannot
say. The subject is one do not care to
speak further upon"
In other words, whoever cipherS on
the presidential question and does not
take Senator John NJ. Palmer, of Hi
nois, into account, makes a grave error.
He is in it. He is in 1t to stay. 1t can
not be said he has got the bee. He is
not man who gets bees. He is poll
tician who calculates political forces Oh
the basis of wider and more varied po-
liticaI experience than any man now
living in the country. and upon the
basis of long-headed and totally un-
feverish judgment. That judgment and
that experience tell him that, with the
way things are now shaping themselves,
he has a fighting chance for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination at Chi
cago. He is in the contest to take chat
chance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
THE NEWS BULLETIN.

Weather--0old wave; snow.
Negro killed with a razor.
New tack in wheat investigation.
South Dakota Republican row.
Most of the delegates uninstructed.
Aid. Kennedy, of Fargo, escapes.
The divorce" party's city ticket.
Sibley wins the Windsor tourney.
Christian science bingling, Cincinnati.
Globe trophy presentation tonight.
Miniature blizzard in Minnesota.
Man of 10 marries girl of %.
West Superior man robs his bride.
st. Anthony postofice fight.
Rumpus in house of representatives.
Thayer to reopen Boyd case.
A soldiers terrible discovery, Cleveland.
Cleveland wrote only one letter.
Chicago boodling excitement continues.
Death of Judge Saoomba.
0aprivi offers his resignation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
"A PARTING SHOT.
Positively the Last Blizzard Of the
Season.

Positively the Last Blizzard OF the
Season.
Specials to the Globe.
CRooKsToN, Mimi, March 1S.-A
blizzard is blowing and increasing in
violence. The weather is cold and very
threatening.
FARIBAULT, Mimi, March ia
sudden binding blizzard struck this
place tonight with heavy northwest
wind. Snow is falling.
FERGUS FALLS, March 1S.-A biz
zard much like that OF ten days ago is
now prevailing. The wind shifted quick
from the south to the northwest this
forenoon, and the snow is coming fast
REDWOOD FALLS, MIMI, March 49,
Another severe blizzard is raging from
the northwest, which bids fair to equal
last weeks storm. The mercury is fall
ing rapidly.
HASTINGS, Mimi, March ia small
blizzard set in last evening with light
snow. A strong gale is blowing from
the northwest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
MICHIGAN PROHIBS.
Liberally Spread Out Platform
= Adopted.


GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March 49,
The state Prohibitionist convention to-
day completed its organization. The
platform. after the usual prohibitory
planks, declares for a circulating medi-
UNI to consist of gold, silver and
paper, which shall be issued at no ex-
pense to the people; favors the prohibit
lion of trusts by law; requests as
sistance to overthrow class legislation;
favorS tariff OH luxuries of sufficient
amount only to meet necessary govern
mental expenses only, such tariff TO be
adjusted by national commission of
experts; and favors state or ma
tional control of railroads, tele-
graph, telephone and express COM
panies, and deplores the rapid
Increase of Landed estates. The con-
Yenton then proceeded to the election
of delegates to the national convention
at Cincinnati, and the following were
chooses: John Russell, Samuel Dlckle,
Mary It. Lathrop, A. B. Cheney, J. K.
Johnston, Marion b. Baxter, DIR. Rens
Medwolds, E. E. Bostwick, d. w. Cum
don and Or. B. A. Reynolds. The con-
vention then adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
Cakes Homeward Bound.

Special TO the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, March 49,
President T. F. Cakes, General Man
ager w. S. MelIen. General Superin-
Iendent M. c. Kimberly and party, on
their way East, arrived here at noon to-
day. Their special train, consisting Of
two sleepers, one dining and baggage
car. made a stop of an hour, giving the
party time to inspect the Weyerhauser
syndcate'S new sawmiIl. The party
left at p. IN. for st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-19
Priest stopped the Dance.

ANoKA, March 1S.-Last night the
Catholic society gave play entitled
Robert Emmett in the city hall, after
which they thought little dance might
be pleasant, and so the couples paired
priest had started for home. Great con-
sternation occurred when it was per-
ceived that he had returned. The priest
ordered all out of the building at once.
The affair is occasioning considerable
pntnmpnt 50 tTe
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ton was held here today for the pur-
pose of electing for delegates to the state
convention TO be held at Grand Forks
March "a. The delegates go uninstruct-
ed. Steps were taken to effect thor
Ough organization of the party i'll the
county for the coming campaign.