The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-02

ones profound penetration. Then he said
slowly as II measuring each word:
No: personally l have no ambitions.
except to aid IN securing and promoting
good government and to help my friends
IN any way can"
But are not you yourself going to stand
for any political Officer
II am not a candidate for any position
at this time
AT least you have taken enough inter-
est in public affairs to tell the present
drift of state polit.cs?"
oh. well, of course. / am sure that the
Republican party viii be the dominant
party at the coming election. and l hope
for many years TO come. The Populists
have not been able 10 make much Roadway
IN the state. Neither have the Democrats.
And as neither can cope single-handed
with the Republicans, so both OF them to-
gether can not. do not doubt that some
kind OF fusion viii be attempted. but the
Democrats and Popalists can't blend sue
cessfully. You might as well try to mix
oil and water. If fusion is attempted.
enough voters from each viii come TO the
support Of any available Republican can
didate to make the fusion entirely I'M
availing."
LAS to the Republican nomination for
president Mr. Turnerr''
1t looks now very much as If McKin-
ley viii receive the nomination. Cnaues-
tionably he VIII go before the convention
with a larger support than any other candi-
date. But If he should lack as many as
nifty or seventy-tve votes on the first ball
lot. he viii hardly be nominated. The
character of the fight which he has been
making. active and aggressive IS calcu-
lated 10 gain him a large support, but at
the same time IL is also calculated to ar
ray all the other candidates against him.
SO that II BIDS fair TO be Mckinley against
tho field. For that reason. I think that
unless he should be nominated on the first
ballot, or AT any rate come exceedingly
close to nomination. he will not be nonl-
mated at all.
The situation. in fact. may not be unlik o
tina. which confronted US In 1850. at the
national convention. when Grant was with
IN sixty or seventy votes Of the nominal
ton which he never received. ] was one
OF the 3os who stood by him through so
many ballots. but our loyalty TO him was
unavailing. 1t was Grant against the
field. and the field won"
This suggests that you might say some
thing, Mr. Turner with reference 10 the
delegates from this state 20 the next ma
tional convention. Are you eligible for
that honor YOURSELF"
Well. that is hardly fair question lust
now. It will undoubtedly be a very In
OF the personnel Of the candidates and the
Importance OF the issues presented but
because Its nominee viii he the next presi-
dent Of the United States. or course. I
should enjoy attending such a gathering Of
Republican forces. l have attended thre.
national conventions. But as to being a car
didate for delegate, that IS another mat
ter. and one on which confess I am not
Just now prepared to answer you"
f'Nnf. have ba@y, ahrse. ovgr ~
Mr.. Turner; what names have You heard
mentioned most prominently as possible
delegs,esg"
Well have heard GOV. Moore's name
mentioned, and personally | shouls Ike
- see him selected Messrs. Happy and
Wilson Of spokane, are talked Of have
h~lri she name Of Mr. Myers. OF Fnens-
burg. also mentioned. As 10 the men on
ms s. 70 - the state. yol hear them spnken
~ -nilT J have not been here long. but
! hear RlrlsiEh and McG7aw mentioned
NOR" ttRn anv others ! have also heard
George - Emerson ~ Hoquiara. and
Charlie sali vsn. OF Tacoma. talked of in
This connection"
mr.
WAY. that honor belongs n This ra~- re
the state, ana have very N.fIe uref.-errra
as between the men who VII b. M. snr-
ward. The contest r~9 .ni a-s 10 b. m IN
tercsting one. ard the rest - the STATE
VIII be treated 20 the rare spectacle Of \
race between two XXX county nen 7
refer. ~ course, - Gov Nctrravv a-4 Sen
ator Squire. between whom the honor
seems 10 lie.
Concerning the govsrno~Sh'p- Nr Tll--
ner expressed himself N the same ir,nsr-
tisl and non-eomuittal tone. saving sim
ply;
All the gentlemen whose -au1es have
thus FAR heard coupled with the POSITION
a-s personal friends q mine and don't
think We ran go astray IN the selection q
srv one Of them. In cur part q tie SAFE
I haye heard q Mr. Wilson. OF Erens-
burg Mr. cosSrov~, q Pomeroy. aa6 Gov.
Moore and Nj Rrents. Of WaIa Waua
From Western Washington / have hea Fl
most frequently q Mr. Conner. OF Tia coma
ard Mr. Mcmillan. % san Juan TIE name
@, Judge Mcbride. ~ Skseit county. has
hcen mentioned by his friends though r
,hi1k withsu; his knoWl-3Ee or consent.