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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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r, he was elected vice-president of the bank. In the Legislature Mr. Pearson introduced, amongother important measures, the original bill for the appointing of State In-spectors of Coal Mines, out of which grew the present excellent law on thatsubject. During the session he was chairman of the Committee on Fees andSalaries, a member of the Committees on Corporations, Banks and Banking,Finance, and several special committees. In 1886 he was nominated by ac-clamation for the office of State Senator, and was elected over the Democratic-Greenback candidate by 581 majority. During the session of the Thirty-fifthAssembly he was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Alining, and mem-ber of the Committees on Appropriations, Banks and Banking, Railroads, Feesand Salaries, Military, State Library, Roads and Highways, and several specialcommittees. In the State Convention of 1888 he was a candidate for Secretary ofState, the opposing candidates being General J. N. Reece, Hon. W- F. Calhoun, 556
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557 ex-Speaker of the House, and Hon. Thomas C. McMillan. After an exciting-contest Mr. Pearson was nominated on the fifth ballot. He immediately resignedhis office as State Senator and entered into the State campaign with great spirit,and was elected by a majority of 25.28?. the largest given any candidate on theticket. In Januarv, 1889, he assumed the duties of Secretary of State, and madean efficient and popular officer, with the people of the State, and extremelypopular in the ranks of his party. In 1892 he was renominated with little, if any.opposition, receiving 1.081 votes out of 1.235- The Democrats carrying- theState that vear. he with all other Republican candidates was defeated, but hispopulari: shown by his running- nearly 6.000 votes ahead of the Presi- dential ticket. Upon the expiration of his term of office he returned to Macomband devoted his time in looking after his various business interests. In 1894 he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie M. Robinson, a daughtero

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