Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-04
rHN LATEsr CANDIDATE.

Senator John McAuley Palmer OF f,
Illinois, who was yesterday nominated
or the presidency at the national con-
Of gold-standard democrats IN
Indianapolis, Ind is q resident OF
Springfield, that state. tic was born
n Scott county, Kentucky, September
I3tb, 1877; removed with his father
o Madison county, Illinois, IN 1885,
attended the common schools In Ken
lucky and Illinois, and entered Alton
NOW Shurtleff) college in 1880, wnere
he remained a year, paying MS OK
penses, which were very SMALL by mis-
labor; in 1888 taught school ana
law; in December, 1889, was
admitted to the bar IN 1843 was elect
ed probate judge Of Macoupin county;
in 1S47 was elected q member OF the
convention to amend the state consti-
tuition in 1848 he was reelected pro-
bate Judge, and in November oil
the same year, 1s4S, was elect
ed county Judge, an office created
BY the new constitution, which
office he held until 1852, when he was
elected to the state senate to fill a va
csncy opposed resolution proposed In
the senate approving the repeal OF q
.sMissourl compromise as proposed
bv what was called the "Ncbraska
bill !" IN 1854, the counties composing
his senatorial district adopted resolu-
lions approving the Nebraska BILL ana
he declined q denomination for q
tor. but became an independent candi-
date, leading the anti-Nebrsska demo-
Gratis. and was elected at the session OF
the legislature in 1855; the Nebraska
democrats nominated General James
Shields; the anti Nebraska democrats,
LYMAN Trumbull, and the opposi-
ton nominated Abraham Lin
coin, for United States sen
ator. Mr.. Trumbull was elected
In 1856, the slavery controversy hav
j. ing become intense, he found himsel
> separated from the democratic party
he resigned his seat in the senate upol
S that ground, and was a delegate to tn
; republican state convention, an
was made its president; wa
delegate to the conventio
lin 1856 in Philadelphia, who
nominated Johu G. fremont; favore
the nomination of Lincoln as a candl
date for senator by the republican stat
F. convention in 1858, and supported hir
during the canvass; in 1859 was a car
!. didate for congress; the job
Brown raid into Virginia occurre
during the canvass, and In cons'
ouence he was beaten ovt
D 4 900 votes ; in 1860 was n OF II
d electors at large on the republica
e. ticket, and was elected; 10 1861 was
Re member of the peace conference I
Washington on the 9th Of May, 1856
s. was elected colonel of the foIrteenl
regiment of Illinois Infantryi marche
under Fremont to Springfield, Missouri
in October; was promoted to Brigade
general of volunteers in Novembs
1861; in March and April, 1862, con
manded a division under General Poi
ia the operations against New Madr
and Island No. 10, and later took pa
in the operations against Corinth;
August and September. 1862, march
to Nashville; took part In the battle
Murfreesboro in December, 1862, al
e. January, 1868, and was promoted
u maior-general of volunteers; took pa
re in the operations against the confedt
ate army commanded by General Bra
be on its retreat UiG Tullahoma to Chat
20. nooga; commanded a division in t
lss battle Of Chickamauga; was promot'
NO to the command of the fourteenth arr
g. corps in October, 1866 took part
n. the operations around Ch~attanoof
including the battles OF Lookout mot
tain and Missionary Ridge. in Move
e lD' Der, 1868; in 1854 commanded
he fourteenth corps on the Atlanta ca
on paign, and was relieved at his own
ty quest, August 4th. 1864 command
ty the military department OF Kentue
, ,e- from February, 1865, to May LIST, 1St
his resignation accepted September ]
1866; removed to Springfield IN III
M was elected governor OF Illinois
IN. 1868; supported Horace Greeley
1872 and Samuel j. Tilden in 1876
one Of the democratic visitors 10 L
~isiana after the presidential election
- 1876; was nominated as q candid
for United States senator by the del
cratic members Of the legislature
January, 1877, and was afterwa
twice nominated for the same Of
and defeated; was delegate. at.larg'
-.nl damocratic convention