The Indianapolis Journal

Senator Palmer's Position

Washington Special to New York Sun.

"This appointment," said Senator Palmer, "will be discouraging, especially to the young men of the party, who went into the last fight with the hope and expectation that some of their friends who went to the front and engaged in some of the severe fighting would be recognized in preference to those who remained behind the breastworks or in their tents, and did not soil their clothes with the dust of battle. Personally," said Senator Palmer, "my position is similar to that of a little German lawyer who had an office in the same building with me in Springfield. It was during the campaign of 1868, when I was more or less interested in the nomination that the Democratic convention would make. So was my German friend on the floor below me. As I came down stairs my German friend shouted to me: 'Who's going to be nominated, General?' I replied: 'It looks like Hendricks.' 'Hendricks vas a goot man,' he said. 'Hurrah for Hendricks!' A few hours later I had occasion to go down stairs again, and my German friend questioned me further concerning the nomination. I replied: 'It looks like Chase would be nominated.' 'Ah,' said he, 'Chase vas a bully man. Hurrah for Chase!' Finally word came that the convention had nominated Seymour, and as I passed my German friend's door I informed him that Seymour was nominated. 'Das ish goot,' said he. 'Seymour vas de best man what dey got. Hurrah for Seymour!' This," said the Senator, "about expresses my position at the present time."