Show GEN GEM I 1 sketch of the candidate for vice president gen simon bolivar buckner Is 75 years or of age and was wan born in hart county in the southern part of kentucky and still lives in the log las cabin in flinch V filch lie v was aa born barn this log cabin was wag built by the thai generals tather father over years ago anil and tho the only ume time that he has lived away from his birthplace was when gri lie he was governor Govern tr of 0 hla hits naj na five state the general has haa added to the original cabin and he be now has ono oni of tile the most aque homes in the state at west point bo be graduated sri in the same class vilh geri gea grants grant gen buckner hits has been married twice and hla his present wife ix is a direct de olcen dant ot of one of at the oldest settlers bottlers in this country and her family js Is one ot of tile tho must most families of u virginia after ills his term lerm as governor had expired he ie turned to the home where he was born b firn ile he was the democratic gold standard candidate tor for united states senator in kentucky Jen tucky last winter but owing to flit th troublous times he withdrew from therace and no one was waa elected G gen n buckner Is worth something over a mil flon dollars nearly all ot of abich Is invested in falerni arm lands and real estate jle lv Is s quite gulte a poet having written a number of 0 very creditable verses ile he is I 1 also a a very ver versatile r attle arlt r in prose and lias has written many articles on oil the financial question ile he Is a grout groat shakespearean scholar anil and 1 is reputed to beable to quote the plays from beginning to td end it was waa in 1841 gen Duck tier graduated from west point two years previous to the mexican war var dur during ing this struggle tor for texas tc ads independence ho he entered the lite army aimy as liette lieutenant n ant and came out a captain when the civil war caine on buckner resided in kentucky tucky and was made adjutant general of 0 the state stale with con command imand ot of the state guard during the siege of 0 fort donelson none laon buckner was thaid in coma com manil ot or the tort fort at the close of the war gen buckner devoted halmel aimse if to his basl busi nepa interests in farming and real estate |