The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-11
INTERESTING FACTS.
Something Additional About the
Indianapolis Candidates.
Both Became Major Generals in the
Same Year.

Of Kentucky, as was Abraham lincoln,
Ihe first president elected by the Republic
sn party, and as Is Adlai II. Stevenson. the
hst vice president elected by the Demo
cratic party. Mr. Lincoln was born An
Larue county. Mr.. Stevenson was born In
Christian county.
General Palmer has twice been candi-
late fer governor Of Illinois. He enjoys
Ihe somewhat singular distinction Of hav-
Mig been nominated for that office by both
PARTIES. In 1868 Mr.. Palmer was elected
governor Of Illinois on the Republican
ticket, succeeding Richard j. Oglesby, who
In 1872 was elected TO succeed General
Palmer. In 1888 General Palmer was the
Democratic candidate for governor Of Illi-
uois, running against Joseph w. Fffer,
Fighting Joe. Fighting Joe" defeat
ID Fighting John" by majority Of le,-
900. The other candidates on the Demo
cratic ticket In that year were defeated by
majorities averaging 23, 600.
Both candidates on the Indianapolis
ticket have middle names, which. Ia not the
general rule among candidates for the pres
idency of the United States. General
Buckner was named after Simon Bolivar,
tho Venezuelan patriot, who died In 1880,
seven years after tho birth Of General
Buckner General Palmer was volunteer
soldier ON the Union side In the civil war.
General Buckner was West Point gradu-
ate, who took part In the Mexican war and
served In tho civil war on the Confederate
side. Palmer and Buckner became major
generals in the same year, 1862
Illinois candidates for tho presidency or
vice presidency have been pretty generally
successful, but less so perhaps In the view
Of some observers than Ohio men. The Re-
publicans took their successful candidate
for the presidency from Illinois In 1850,
1864, 1868 and 1872. An Illinois candidate
for vice president WAS defeated on the Re
publican ticket i'm 1884 The Democrats
took their candidate for president from H.
linois In 1860 and their candidate for vice
president from Illinois In 1892 The former
wss defeated; the latter was elected The
state of Kentucky has not been represented
very largely OH presidential tickets of either
party since the close of the war, but the
last vice president elected by the Democracy
before the beginning Of hostilities was
kentucky man on the ticket with Buchan-
an. General Buckner was elected governor
of Kentucky In 1857. He was the Demo-
cratic nominee Of the Louisville convention
which met in May of that year, and it is
peculiar circumstance tltat the candidate
nominated as his running mate for lieu
tenant governor was named Bryan. The
candidate for attorney general was p. W.
Hardin The Kentucky Republicans held
their convention one week later at Louis
Vile and put in nomination against Gen
eral Buclner w. .. Bradley, the present
Republican, governor of the Blue Grass
State. General Buckner was then elected
as governor over Bradley by a majority of
10000. Eight years later Bradley was
elected governor by plurality OF $1,000
General Buckner carried Bourbon county
against Corporal Bradley by the slender
lead Of votes. The Prohibition can
didate had 40 votes In Bourbon In that
contest, the only case on record In which
Prohibitionists had the balance of power
In Bourbon.
Palmer is a lawyer admitted to the bar
I'm 1889; Buckner Is civil engineer Pal
mer has boen judge. He was for more
than ten years on the bench in Illinois,
resident at that time Of Macoupin county
which is directly south q Sangamon, where
the capital city of Springfield is situated.
In the politics of Illinois Springfield Is
good deal more important than Chicago
and residents Of other counties, as soon as
they become prominent enough to get a
state reputation, move usually to Spring
IT. u
city, and ex- Governor Oglesby lives there.
Both United States senator's from Illinois
MIR. Cullom, the Republican, and Gen
eral Palmer, the Democratic--are residents
Of the capital city Springfield's popula-
tion by the last federal census was "a, ,00o
Chicago's population by the same census
was in excess of 1000, 600.
The ancestors of both Palmer and Buck
ner as Of Bryan, were Virginians. Gen
eral Mckinley is of Pennsylvania descent
It is not a common thing for o senator
Of the United States to DO running for
president against two former members of
the house of representatives, yet such is the
case this year. General Palmer is one Of the
United States senator's from Illinois, and
his two competitors, Major Mckinley and
Mr.. Bryan, aro former members Of congress.
General Palmer was candidate for con-
gress In 1859, but no was defeated He
was elected as senator 32 years after on the
one hundred and fifty fourth ballot, q cir
cumstance encouraging TO some Of those
who are not indifferent TO the philosophy
of the saying that all things come to him
who can wait. General Buckner was never
In congress-
Indianapolis has had this year its first
trial as q convention city by one of the
national parties. The railroad facilities Of
indianapolis are excellent but the hotel ac-
commodations are inadequate. Heretofore
Indianapolis has been the favorite meeting
place of the Grand Army Of the Republic
for its cncampments. The first Of these
was held in the Indiana capital In 1866.
The national enoampmcnt OF 1898 was
held there. The two candidates nominal
od at the indianapolis convention on Thurs
day are residents of the two states which
exert most influence upon the politics Of
Indiana--namely, Illinois on the west and
Kentucky on the south.-New York Sun.