Show THE PRESIDMTAL LItJHTUIKG John ilcAuley Palmer of Illinois Whom It May Strike Representative Springer has formally named General Palmer of Illinois as a candidate for the nomination for President Tbe Democratic State convention Illinois will meet on the 27th of April and will appoint ap-point a delegation to tho National convention conven-tion instructed to vote for Palmer 2 f 7 rd f M l 7f2 tVffi < U N m Zh t I III jft ri l W t r i rfJf II I i V N + f v joi I 1 I 0 m pt lic1 01 1 f > i i J > 1 1 JX I Ii l J I r GENERAL PALMER The citizens thus honored is a Kentuckian Kentuck-ian by oirth Hs was born in 1S17 and has lived in Illinois since 1831 In 1839 ho was admitted to the bar Ho held several local offices before his election to the state Senate Sen-ate in 1S52 Palmer resigned frcm the Senate Sen-ate in 1856 sopnrating from the Democratic party on the slavery Issue and was president presi-dent of the Republican stnte convention of that year He was an electoratlarge on the Republican ticket of 1SGO Palmer fought in the war and rosa to the rank of majorgeneral Subs < quently ho commanded com-manded the military dspartmjnt of Kentucky Ken-tucky In ISO he removed to Springfield his present place of residence He was elected governor of Illinois in 1SGS Since 1S73 he has supported Democratic principles princi-ples He was electad a Uni ed States Senator Sen-ator in 1590 for the term to expired March 3197 |