Deseret Evening News | 1900-10-06 | Page 8 | Gen. John M. Palmer

Ot GEy Jo II M 31 Boston oston Herald The late Gen Can John M I Palmer wu was one of 01 those legislators of the State of IllinoIs who had bal agency unc In L Ly Lyman man Into nationAl public lire life II tie did thIs when the alternative Opposition candidate to time the DImo cratie 1 Party candidate and Ida to for tor the United State Senate 81 g Abraham tin coin At list It seemed a I tune that Mr Ir Lincoln was U but It In time aPPeared that a truly great senator had been chosen In Mr Ir A more Important place WB was later found for tor Mr r and In Lincoln anti anI Trumbull louly to IC the nation MUon did a pub public lie lic service which hu has seldom Idom been lleen equalled Boston otton Transcript lie HII U 5 the last lut or of the tbt mAjor generals of the civil WAr to be mustered out sail Anti he wu was frequently appealed to by In authority to assist In solving the problems growing out ot of It Ills lii hj hon honesty tilt esty was all unimpeachable and his hIli sense ot of hire was strong and lind keen He tel lowed lowd hl his own convictions om leU ant with con loyalty no net matter what ties tiel might be b sundered b by such A but he might call himself for tor forthe the time being his personality still corn com commanded In measures the eon on antI and affection ot of those among arnone whom he lived