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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Xelpho F. Beidler |
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Mt. Pulaski, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 13, 1862
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| Died | August 17, 1929
(67 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 21, 2024 01:35pm |
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| Info | In its September 23, 1908 write-up on his candidacy, the Rock Island Argus relates that Xelpho F. Beidler was born on April 13, 1862 in Lincoln County, Illinois, his parent's names being Dr. John Hoke and Rebecca Forsythe Beidler (1839-1923). Xelpho's mysterious middle initial "F." remains unknown at this time, but seeing that his mother's maiden name was Forsythe, the "F." may, in fact, stand for this name. Xelpho removed to Adrian, Michigan with his family while still a child and his early education took place there.
The Beidler family would later relocate back to Illinois, settling first in Peoria, and later, Mt. Pulaski. Xelpho attended school in both of these cities and as a young man took on a job at his uncle's drugstore, located in Mt. Pulaski. The 1911 History of Logan County (which records Beidler under the initials "X.F.) gives mention that he was later a traveling salesman for a time, and in 1890 married Pennsylvania native Anna B. Martin. It is unknown at this time if the couple had any children at any point during their marriage.
In the early 1890s, Xelpho Beidler became engaged as a cigar manufacturer in Mt. Pulaski and continued in this vocation until 1894, when he was nominated (and later elected) as Mt. Pulaski postmaster, holding this position until 1898. In that same year Beidler began a successful campaign for Logan County clerk, and following his victory was subsequently reelected to two further terms in 1902 and 1906.
Xelpho F. Beidler attained his highest degree of public prominence in 1908 when he was nominated by the Democratic Party as their candidate for Secretary of the State of Illinois. After successfully winning the Democratic primary in mid-1908 Beidler became of several candidates vying for the office, including incumbent Republican James Albert Rose. The outcome of the November 1908 election found Xelpho Beidler in a second place finish, polling a respectable 448, 925 votes to James Rose's winning total of 621, 371. Rose continued to serve as State Secretary until 1912, dying in office at age 63, having served as secretary for fifteen years, the longest tenured Secretary of State in Illinois history.
In 1912 Beidler was once again a candidate for Secretary of State but failed to make his candidacy last beyond that year's Democratic primary.
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