The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-06
feeman rn-nsr.a Romance.

A Washington letter of che l5th SAYS:
There IS one man eho can zen uv experience
how insecure thing is the favor Of Tam
many re Is .Iccmau Turner who. during
iAt last congress. held fHe lucrative position
oi door keeper OF tle House Turner fate 10
a s4d one. Iammany has put into his head
am aitlon and desires which were before a
Stranger % him. has helped him 70 gratuy
( those tastes and now than ne has become ac-
/ tu>loA4rd 70 lie In higher sphere he Is
I rudeiy cast aside bv Tammany. 20 shift for
I usclf as beSthe may.
Turner life story is an interesting one,
/ anu contains more romance than Is generally
/ supposed. tie is "a New Hampshire boy. and
] NAG At nave teen up in the Granite state yet,
+ haQ III not been for thf- romance. For years
I ne hal pecn M love with young lady VINO
/ iEe1 near him there. 1t was one Of the regu-
I latlon schOOl0oy and girl loves for Turner
J and The young lady were brought up together,
I ana trudged together to the same little
! sthoolhouse on the hill. The young lady
/ loFeu MN In return, but her father uld not
I snare ner affection. Turner wished to marry
I hef- nut the father objected and the young
man left his native farm for New York city.
mere ne did different kinds OF work for
/ lme constantly trying 10 break down the
I Idlher objections. but in vain. Finally he
( drtted into the ice business, and this was the
/ turning point in his career. He sold the Ice
! himself and drove the wagon and weighed the
! ice WIN his own hands. But he also mixed
/ poALCS with his business. While driving
about the streets in his wagon he would make
Z
IN the midst OF a crowd ami harangue the null
ttude on political subjects. His speeches were
req mol democratic ones. too. ana they at
uacted attention. ana 'Iceman Turner began
10 0e a political figure in certain parts Of the
/ city.
Finally Tammany-s attention was attracted
TO him, and he became member Of that or
ganlzatlOn. At this time Tammany was en-
gagged IN defeating the aspirations Of a con-
gresham who had offended the leaders Of
that body They looked around for some one
TO run against him and fixed upon Turner
ANY one who had the Iammauy support was
bound 10 win, so they thought it would be
more hnmlliating for this congressman to be
peaten by an H1eeman, and nominated the
ice cart orator. Turner was elected. gave up
MS wagon. and came Ia Washington. Then,
with his new title OF Hon. fresh upon him.
ana the glory Of a congressional career before
MN ne went back to New Hampshire to
marry his first and lasting love
Inc fathers objections could not stand be-
lore the glamour OF an actual congressman,
ana Turner won and was married at once,
turner expected to be kept in congress for
many years, and confidently expected it. But
1ammany had served its turn in defeating
their foe, and refused to nominate Turner
again. But they made him doorkeeper in
stead, an otlce with a large salary and i'm
menSe patronage. Turner became prominent
socially In a way. and was one of the prOtegeS
OF such society leader as Mrs Senator Davis
OF Minnesota. Turner took great pleasure in
his Washington surroundings. determined to
make something OF himself. and started the
study Of law, He entered the law school here
and studied faithfully.
In fact he studied too faithfully. for Tam
many complained that he ought not to give
his time TO law, but to be around when they
wanted things done or patronage arranged
for. SO when il came to select the doOrkeeder
this year, Iammany suddenly refused to sup
port Turner and he was cast aside with moth
ing TO DO and with an accumulation of tastes
and methods which he viii find too expensive
TO pursue.