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New York state senator A. J. Palmer, of Ulster, N. Y., was a member of the Progressive Party, and a sponsor of reform legislation. In April, 1913, he introduced a bill in the N. Y. legislature to repeal public utility franchises of all types after a term of twenty-five years. In March, 1914 he was quoted in a New York Times story on the necessity of paying legislators an adequate wage, as a means of removing money from politics. Here is another Bain/LOC portrait of Senator Palmer:

I added his to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Palmer Abraham John Palmer, M.D., (1847 - April 17, 1922) was a physician and a Methodist minister, and a member of the New York Legislature from Ulster, New York who was a member of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.

Thanks to both of you for the further information on A. J. Palmer. We'll incorporate more identification information when we next update the description.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sulzer William Sulzer (1863-1941), briefly governor of New York, was impeached within months of taking office in 1913.

A previous Bain/LOC photo shows Sulzer beginning his climb up the New York State Capitol's mountain of steps: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3931852406/

New York state senator A. J. Palmer, of Ulster, N. Y. (incorrectly identified in Bain's photo), was a member of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party, and a sponsor of reform legislation. In April, 1913, he introduced a bill in the N. Y. legislature to repeal public utility franchises of all types after a term of twenty-five years. In March, 1914, he was quoted in a New York Times story on the necessity of paying legislators an adequate wage, as a means of removing money from politics. Here is another Bain/LOC portrait of Senator Palmer, that was posted more recently:

LOC: Correction, this man's name is A. J. Palmer, not Ab.

Thanks, Wystan. We'll look into it and make the necessary changes.

He is both, he is Abraham J. Palmer. I added him to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_J._Palmer

Isn't Ab a nickname for "Abner," while the shortened form of Abraham is "Abe"?