Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-04
PartSu Principles.
SENATOR PALMER.
Career of the Indianapolis Nominee
for President.

va NHe 1hNldhAVOt1S N0HtAHcc
for President.
III Senator Palmer's Seventy-nine years
are considered, he may be looked upon as
an old man, but those who know him are
aware that these years sit no more heav-
lily upon him than fifty upon the average
citizen. His physical and his mental pow
ers are well balanced, and he is capable Of
a great deal of hard work either way.
When In Washington Senator and Mrs.
Palmer make their home at the Elsmere, on
II street northwest. They take little part
III social festivities, remaining a great deal
In the company Of each other. They walk
and ride together when the weather is
good.
Senator Palmer's present residence Is
Springfield. Ill. He owns a farm near Car
lnvilie. and modest homestead in Spring
neld. He was born in Scott county, KY,
September 49, 1917, removed. with his
father; to Madison county, Ill, in 1881. at
tended the common schools in Kentucky
ana Illinois. and entered Alton now Shurt-
len) College in 1880. where he remained a
year, paying his expenses by rs labor.
In 1888 he taught school and studied law;
In December, 1889, was admitted to the
par; IN 1913 was elected probate judge Of
Macoupin county; in 1S47 was elected a
MEMBER OF the convention to amend the
probate Judge and in November Of the
same year QS4S) was elected county judge
which office he held until 1852, when he
was elected to state senate to fill va
cancy; was elected to the senate again in
November. 1854, as an independent candi-
GATE, and at the session of the legislature
which convened in January, 1865, nom
mated and voted for Lyman Trumbull for
United States Senator.
He was delegate soon afterWard to the
republican state convention, and was made
It's president; was delegate to the con-
Vention held in 1856 in Philadelphia which
90
candidate for Congress- in 1850 was one of
the cleo t-large the republican
ticket in Illinois and was elected; in 1861
was a member OF the police conference at
On the 9th of May 1861, he was elected
colonel Of the l4th Regiment of Illinois
Infantry; was promoted to be brigadier
general OF volunteers in November, 1861 !;
IN March and April, 1862 commanded a
division under General Pope in the opera
lions against New Madrid and Island No
10. and later took part in the operations
against Corinth:l took part in the battle of
MurtreeSboro In December, 1862, and jan
uary, 1863, and was promoted to be major
general of volunteers; took part in the op-
erations against the confederate army com
manded by General Bragg on its retreat
10 Chattanooga commanded a division in
the battle of Chickamauga; was promoted
to the command of the l4th Army Corps in
October, 1853 took part in the opera tons
around Chattanooga including the battles
In November, 1868; in 1854 commanded the
14th Corps in the Atlanta campaign, and
was rehexed at his own request August
4. 1864. He Commanded the military de-
partment Of Kentucky from February. 1865,
to May l, 1866. a.;
His resignation from the army was ac-
cepted September !, 1866. He removed to
Springfield in 1867; was elected governor Of
Illinois in 1865; was one of the democratic
visitors to Louisiana after the presidential
eiection In 1916; was nominated as a can
didate for United States Senator by the
democratic members Of the legislature in
January, 1877, and was afterward twice
nominated for the same office and defeated;
was delegate-at-large to the national
democratic convention in 1884; in 1888 was
nominated by the democratic state con-
vention candidate for governor and was
defeated; in 1880 was nominated by the
democrats of the state AS candidate for
Senator and carried the state by 10000
plurality. One hundred and one democratic
members Of the legislature were elected
who voted for him on 1873 ballots. On the
l54th ballot the independents united with
the democrats and he was elected Sena tor.
His term will expire March B. 1897