, 1890-08-07
FIELD OF POLITICS.
Judge Turner Accepts the Appeal
of His Friends and "2Oo
Others"
A Large Number of Signers At.
tached Their Names Under
Misapprehension.

Misapprehension.
IT can give you some interesting
facts about the way Judge Turner
was persuaded to run for con.
gress," said u we'll informed politi.
clan yesterday. "a meeting was
held aud attended by Turner him.
self, Tom Warren, ex-Justice Curry,
and Messrs. Moore and Feighan.
AT the meeting the petition was
drawn up, but the judges sense OF
propriety and dignity halted here
and he allowed somebody else to do
the rustling after signatures.
Further than this, / can assert
that Turner was not the first choice
of The coterie who are now support.
ing him. They labored long and
diligently with Senator Houghton,
but the senator couldn't SCI 1t that
way. Then they tried S. c. Hyde,
with equal success. Very likely
they tried others, but l can't
say about that"
said another we'll informed citi-
zen; "I have reason to believe that
Turner's supporters are negotiating
for the purchase of struggling
morning newspaper that assumes
to be u rival of the REVIEW" This
is not at all improbable, for the pa.
per in question is having hard
time of it, and has lost Q great deal
ofmoney in the past four months.
JUDGE TURNER ACCEPTS.
The following letter is self-explan-
ntory and was foregone conclu-
sion:
SpogANE FALLS, WASH, Aug. 81
Messrs Fred Furth, j. III. Boyd, j. u.
Moore 4. =. Curry, Donald Ross, L.
Wilcox, Il. A. Routhe and Others.
Gentlemen: The republicans who
have united in signing the paper handed
nc this day are so truly representative
in character and SO respectable in num-
bers that | eau not doubt they speak
the republican sentiment OF Spokane
county. To me "A request from such a
source is obligating.
Therefore while have not desired to
become "A candidate Tor congress this fall,
and, us my friends know, have repeat
cdly discouraged the mention of my
name in that connection. | checrhilly
accept the call which you have made on
me, and will become candidate before
the republican state convention for the
high office of representative in con-
gress.
] beg you to believe that | appreciate
highly the honor you have done me in
bringing my nnme forward in this con-
vention, ami that ] shall always pre-
serve AS a cherished memorial the very
flattoring communication in which you
have made your wishes known.
remain with high regard and esteem.
GEORGE TURNER,
HOW SIGNATURES WERE OBTAINED.
1t appears that many people who
signed the petition requesting Judge
Turner to allow the use of his name
as candidate for congress did so
under n misapprehension as to the
true significance Of the petition, due,
in great measure, to n misrepre-
sentation on the part of those who
circulated 1t for signatures.
One illustration will serve to show
how many were induced tc sign the
petition who would not otherwise
have done so had they understood
the situation. George II. Leonard,
whose Office Is with II. Bolster &
Co., Is one of the most prominent
business men VINO signed the petit
ton. In discussing the matter yes
terday, Mr.. Leonard said to RE-
VIEW reporter: NEARLY every man
In our office at the time the petition
was brought, dozen or
40, signed it, and they
are all Wilson men. Not
one of them thought for moment
that the petition was in opposition
to Wilson, for the simple reason
that the gentleman who circulated
1t represented to them that the oh
ject of the petition was to send Will
son to the senate and give Judge
Turner his place In congress. We
were given to understand that Will
son and Judge Turner thoroughly
understood each other In the matter.
We were, of course, glad of an op-
portunity to assist In promoting
Wilson to the senate, and, being ul-
so friendly toward Judge Tur-
ner, we signed the petition
without hesitation. Mr.. Will
son has been q hard-work-
ing, conscientious representative,
and by all rules of precedent he
should be given another term. A
great many people who signed the
petition would not have done so
had they been given to understand
that Judge Turner was being
brought out ia opposition to Mr..
Wilson. i am n friend of Judge
Turner, and would gladly support
him for any office, but | can not
conscientiously oppose Congressman
Wilson for IA second term. l wrote
Judge Turner II letter to that effect
this morning"