The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-24

dacy Of Senator PALMER, OF Illinois SINH
lar condition presented itself, however.
Senator PALMER asked his friends TO vote
for CLEVELAND, declaring he would not
be candidate against the ex-prosident.
Senator P. at the same time became active
in behalf Of General STEVENSON for vice.
president pledging the electoral vote OF
Illinois TO the Democracy in the event
of his nomination. AS Indiana was
considered azure, by reason Of the
great Republican dissatisfaction with
HARRISON, and the popularity of CLEvE-
LAND, the interests OF the party seemed to
point to STEVENSON, particularly as the
latter is eminently qualified and is con-
cededly popular A large majority of the
convention looked at the case in that light,
and without being unfriendly to GRAY,
turned their support heartily to STEVEN
SON. HIS nomination followed, and thus
the ticket became CLEVELAND ana STEVEN
son, instead OF CLEVELAND and GRAY.
Gen. STEVENSON has been one of the
most conspicuous Democrats in the west.
He is native OF Christian county, KY,
born October %, 1886, and was educated at
the Illinois Wesleyan college aud at Center
college Danville, Ky. Removing to Bloom
ington, H., he studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar May l, 1855. Soon after
he commenced the practice of his profess
sion in Woodford county, i'll. was master
in chancery from 1861 to 1868, and was
states attorney for the Twenty third iu-
dicial circuit from 1864 to 1868. He was
elected a representative in Congress in
1875, and served on the committee
on territories. In the election no
defeated the Republican candidate, john
McNULTA, by 1000 votes. though 1t was
strong Republican district Among his
Illinois colleagues, such men as MORRISON,
SPRINGER, WIKE and SPARKS, he was
greatly admired both as speaker AMI gen
eral legislator. Again, he was elected to
the doth Congress, defeating the Republican
candidate by 1,o00. In that Congress he
| erved on the committee on private land
claims.
General STEVENSON was appointed fret
assistant pOstmsster-general at the begin
ming of CLEvELAND's administration and
was succeeded by General CIARKsoN. He
became noted for the swift. method he
pursued in substituting Democrats for Re-
publicsns in he postoffices of the lower
grades, whose appointments did not need
TO be confirmed by the Senate. and were
not therefore subject to the tenure of Office
act, which so hampe-ed the President.
General STEVENSON is an effective pub
lie speaker and most pleasing gentleman
in his relations with everyone he meets.
His record as an officer stands at the very
highest in the postofice department, where
he instituted numerous reforms. His
ability in the executive line is extraordin-
airy. He has frequently been mentioned in
connection with the offices of governor and
senator in Illinois, sud but for the past
predominance of the Republican party be
would long before nov have graced one or
both of those positions.
General STEvENsoN's Lame Will add i'm
mense strength as vice presidential can
didate to the electoral ticket in Illinois and
no doubt Is enter tanned that HARRISON ami
REID will be left far behind in that state.