New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
srr7CBES OF THE CANDIDATES
srv,roR PALMER'S CAREER.

,,.,,,ev Palmer VAS born in Easie O'eeN
60, county Ky. September TO- 49,, on
80 ,,,.oa rras sront. and where ne ="
, arc,ton In 1881 his father us.'u.' a,'.
-. man determined 20 emisra'e - 80, ra,.
saw -s,,. removed 10 Illinois. ana se'''eo 'o"u'
and accoFans! - ~ Madison County In the
len nm go. 1ohn NJ and his brother Emu eh'e'eo
sV'"s -, o-s.r,zed on the manual amor s!s'ei"'
A''o' -. - ~, ne>. compelled him 70 ieaNe Co'ese
~ h.,5,, further study In the IA" u ''
,,.s awhile in coo3ers shop. ~ - ,
~ ard finally. in ne fad Of ''''' I F.,
49, - , district school near Canton ii ~, ~
IS 80. r,e- he cast his first vote for the Demo
1T, .i,ta. Senstcr Douglas beng theh 0
a. congress During the winie1 D iSS''' ~ -,
:" ., blackstone" and began re"ui"e
len, - the study OF iaw. AMI the loAo"'"S
80 sn,Arsd the Office o. John j. Gre" nousv. '''
= f,,re- ~ considerable note IN Na'''I' '''.''
-. coun-v Tniiher he walked rom . 1>'1' ~
~ III. arrival found himself possessed OF Si' III M
VI. - s1a,so- su,- If clothes and one extra shir'
a.. than mo months after this. al me Iep''
,..5,rs Democratic politicians. ne became an
80. .o- co,n,v Clerk entered actively INFO the can
,sss out was defeated
IN December is31 he applied Tor ana o0'"'',
r.,4nse 70 practise as an attorney anu coH"se''0
s.-1aw but was not immediately sNcceSs'u'' o.
~, FOR his inability 10 pay his debts "ou'u IL"
ougbt rev home To this early poverty ne A.
fvilIlfeS
- ,sn he engaged actively in the Presidenua'
asr,ass supporting Nj Van Buren, He was mar
,isd IN December 1872 He was elected PROBATE Jus
,.cA in lsl9 In ISL he was elected 70 'ne l'i"oi'
state Constitutional Convention out OWING 10
combination against him was defeated for frooa.e
rpstice A. the same election. In lNS however Ms
,.io.orious competitors having resigned ne was
..lso,sd nv q large majority In 1919. under the
e,. cons,i,u,ion he was elected County Judge
which Office he held until 1871. when he was erected
TO the State Senate for four years In 's9' ne op
nossd the Nebraska bill. and differing from rs
new issue ana was again returned TO the senate
In lsif when he became tho warm suppoI.el VI -
,or.aT, measures II ls5s he vas president Of the
frst illinois Republican State CONVENTION ~ bioon
tagron He was also member Of the NatlonAi
RSpUblcan Convention. and ADJ coated The nomlns-
ton Of Judge Mclean although persen si IN re
Senate on the ground that. having chansed ne ne
political views and connections subsequent 70 ms
,bs true principles OF represent tive government
demanded such a course. he engaged actiVe'V IN
In 1859 he was nominated for Congress, but was
5.ssred I'm, in lSn was elected elector a-large or
Ne Republican ticket and cast his iote for Atra-
AN Lincoln In 1861 he was delegate 20 ,Se fea.e
,romise measures adopted by the cow ,ndon When
he second call for troops was made ne anne 1or-
ward and was unanimously elected Colonel OF the
iah Illinois Volunteers In November. $751; ne was
comm stoned BriCadier-'ieneral. ana was IN me
arrsy Under Bragg on its retreat 10 Chattanooga
nauga and promoted 70 command 'ne roui :
tenth Army Corps in October. 1855 and took part IN
The on4rations around Chattanooga. including no
hattIes OF Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
II November In 1864 General Palmer commanded
he Fourteenth Army Corps. In March ana Aprll
Of the lowing year ne commanded DIVISION
unosr General Pope In the operations against New
Madrid and Island No 10 and later took part In the
operations against Ccrinth. General Palmer was
engaged in the Battle OF Murfreesboro IN Decemher
~ For his gaaniry at the Battle OF Stone RIVER
te was soon promoted TO he Major General or
Volunteers He took part in tho operations against
the Confederates in the Atlanta campaign. ana was
relieved Al his own request on August 4. lSt
General Palmer placed In command OF me
Military Department Of Kentucky IN February ~ 10
and retained II till May of the following year He
resigned his command in lSe $50 -, q,
The next year he removed to Springfield Ill In
lps he was elected Governor OF Illinois as he-
publican and served four years In 1877 ne lelt the
Republican party on account OF what ne regarded
As lis tendency toward Federal Capitalization. In
YS he was prominently mentioned In the ST LOUIS
Democratic Convention candidate for the Presl-
dency as hard money" man. in opposition 10 the
greenhack infationsts. He was one OF the Demo,
cratic visitors 10 Louisiana after the presidential
election Of 1876 In 1877 he the Democratic can
didae for Senator from Illinois but was defeated
as he twice thereafter he was oelee az
large 10 the National Convention OF 1854 ana IN 1879
was nominated for Governor OF Illinois. put mace
an unsuccessful contest
In 49, General Palmer was again nominated Tor
the United States Senate and this time was success
.ui HIS adherenfs carried the State by 3OoU ma
jority there were lOl Democratic members OF the
Illinois legislature elected. who voted for him on
9 ballots on he l54th the Independents voted with
the Democrats. and he was slected ullen Stdes
Senator cor Inc term expring March .. 1877.