The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-09-11
PALMER AND sUcKNER.
Sketches of the sound Money Democratic
Nominees.

Nominees.
John McAuIey Palmer OF Springfield. H., WA
born In Scott con isy KY. S,ptemb,r i3 iSS;
removed with his father to N ldison county,
IL. in 1881: ATTENDED the common schools In
Kentucky an ii inoi an1 entered Alton now
Shurtlef. college in 49,. whera ne remaine o
year, paying his expenses, which wsre very
small by his labor In Is he taugat school
and studied law: in De ,smbsr. 1>39. was adj
mitted to the bar; in 1873 w ls cl 'ctcd probate
Judge OF Macoupin county: in fSii was elected
a member of the convention to amend the
State constitution II 1873 h, was reelected
probate judge, and in November of the same
year, 1884 was elect,d comfy judge, which
office h, hsld until f,52 whom he was electsd
to the State s,nate to fill va;ancy; was
el,ct>d again in Nov,mbr 1871, as an indie
pendent. anti-Nebraska candi late and ut the
s ssion Of tn, legislature which convenoi In
January 1875. nominated AMI voted f,r Lyman
Trumbull, for senator, who WIS elected in
IS
Having decidsd to act with tho Republi AN
party, he resigne his seat in ths Senate. He
was delegate to the Repubii .an State con-
vention. and was made its president was
delegate to the convention in 1873 in Philadel-
phia whi h nomin t.ed John g. Fremont; in
1859 was a candidate for Congress: in 1.6, was
one of the electors t-large on the Re ,ub-
lican ticset, and was elected May 9. Is6i, was
elected colonel of the Fourteenth regiment OF
I1i1oiS infantry; was appOlntSu orig amer Ken--
sral of volun' eers in November, 1851 IN March
and April 1862. commando a division und,r
General Pope in the operation against New
Madrid and Island No l., IN later took plrt
in the operations against Co 'inth took part in
the battle of Murfreesboro in Dscemb,r 1859
and Janua y. IS ia aud WAS promoted to major
general of volunteers; took part in the opera
tiols gainss the Confederate army comm nd
ed by General Bragg on its ret eat via Talla-
hom1 to Chattanooga; commanded division
in the battle of ChickamaugI omoted
to tho command OF the Fourteenh army corps
in October, 1856. took part in thu opera
tiOns around Chattanoo,i, including the
battles of Lookout Mountain and NJ ss on
ary ridge. in November. 1 /; in 49, hs
commanded the Fourteent corps in the At
liant campaign and was relieved at his own
request August !, IS II; commanded tn, mil
itary department of Kentucky from February,
l56 to Nav 1, SO; resignation ac repted Sep
tamber l. 1896 removed to Spring led IN 49,;
elac ed governor OF Illinois iu 1868 was
one of the Democratic yisito.s to Louisiana
after the pr 'siIental election in 1876: was no
mated as a candidate for United tlt,s SEN
ator by the Democratic members of e legis-
laturo in January, 1871. and was afterward
twice nominated for tho sams office and de-
featod was delegate-at-large to tho tiU7al
Democratic convention in 1884 in 1873 was
nominated by tho Democratic state convention
as candidate for governor and was defeated;
in 9 WIS nominated by the Democrats of the
state candidate for senator; carried the
state by 4',oO0 plurality; 1Ol Democratic mem--
be of the le yisl ature elected who votei
for him on LII ballo:s: on thu 15tth ballot the
Inde eaendents unitei with tbs Democrats and
hs elected United Stltos senator. His
term will expire Marsh s. 1891.