The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-03
SENATOR TURNER.

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OF his oss-tsvra friends ard relsn5orS Al
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les. CT W. W. d. Turner. Cox W ~ hat-
path. I. z gIEsarrs. g = EutFer and
" ". Duran Dinner vas served AZ
Z ard ire dining room was decorated VIA
s-ailax ard 5aoocnlrs pants
An interesting feature vas tae pFesencs
Of fos-r members q ire Old guard WHICH
stood 70 ne ias. for Grant n ire re1or-
able Chicago corvs-Fto1 q -esp. -nes
were serator-esect Turner. Pau siro-
bach ~ Pred Exwx ard Gen a p Curry.
and IL Wa observed that 81 the four tao
nave gone over 20 fhs fusion toFc1s ana
TWO stiZ remain with TIE Aep1n2lczn
party OF the nirssesn present, four we're
natives % Illinois. fCur OF missouri. ara
among tke otners every section o. lh-
Onion was represented.
Paul Strohaeh- woo has known Mr.. Tur-
nsr from boyhood and wto was with aim
IN Alabama. prepared this toast
This IL 70 you our seu2toT-esecf+ You
have been elected 70 represent the state
OF Washington in the most august and
mast 6lxnised Legislative body IN the
world You are, however. not represent
ing tais state alone, you ara there % rep
resent the whole people of the United
States and their interests must se yours
II there Is anything that ] know aSoES
you and have earned 10 love. honor ana
appreciate IN you during the tEsnsy-ssE-
en- years Of our friendship. IL IS your true.
loyal and faithful heart and your intense
feeling for the American people
Go to Washington. and whenever a
measure Ia introduced in the interests OF
the American people. may Il cone from
a Democrat or Republican. goldhEg or any
other bug support Il and vote for T.
hope. therefore. taaf your good Old RepGb-
lean heart and conscience Is sttl alive.
and that when the question comes up OF
protecting the interests Of the American
people BY protecting its industries and its
labor. you viii De found voting on the
right side.
Go on. do your duty and enjoy life. Be
fore drink 70 your health and your sue
cess, I must ask you gentlemen around
me 10 rise. as / would ike 10 include in
ny toast our senator's better, aye.
much better. half. Let Us drink 20 the
health ard happiness Of Mrs. Turner,
whom / have had the pleasure OF knowing
since her infancy. who has been good
ard obsd.ent daughter. VINO grew up 10
wonanhoo9 to become 3 true. faithful aud
loving wife. May she live long and hap
py and enjoy life az the side OF a loving
and beloved husband. ard If in the vicis-
STUDIES Of life he should meet with dis
appointment. may she prove 10 him in the
future. as she ever mas been in the past.
consoling and sympathizing hslpmate-
Here's 10 both OF you. and let Us empty
our glasses to the last drop"
Senator Turner responded briefly and
with feeling, pledging his best efforts to
the welfare OF al the people. and thank
ing his friends and neighbors for their
many acts of friendship and support.
Informal toasts were proposed and brief
speeches made by Paul Strobach. N. Fred
Eszig. r Il. Blake, Frank Graves. Louis
ZiegIer. Cyrus Happy. Col. Ridpath. Col.
Peyton. j. f. Fenton. Gen. Curry, W. II.
Cowles. A W. Donald and Col. W. W. ID.
Turner. The remarks were purely nom
political. and chiefly % a reminiscent and
merry flavor.
After number Rad spoken OF their long
acquaintance and friendship for the sena-
tor-elsct. Gen Curry said he believed that
with the exception OF the senator's
brother. he had known OF Mr.. Turner
longer than he had been known by any Of
the other guests. During the war Of the
rebellion" he said. II was stationed at
RoIla, No. and there came TO our camp a
poor boy. a refugee from his homo be-
cause OF his Union sentiments. He was
too young for enlistment. but he was will
ling and eager 10 be OF service 70 the
army. + remember that he served in the
telegraph corps as an operator
THE war was fought out and the young
boy passed out OF my range az observa-
ton. but a few years later heard OF him
as Federal official in Alabama; bat did
not meet him again until In lSS1 ! was a
delegate from Colorado 10 the Republican
national convention at Chicago, and in
tire alphabetical arrangement OF the
states my seat was near the section set
aside for the Alabama delegation. During
that convention an incident occurred out
OF the ordinary. While the great conven-
ton was in session. Mr. Turner aflare
with indignant ton. seized a member % his
Alabama delegation by the collar Of mis-
coat. and lifting him bodily from his seat
shook him as be exclaimed in anger:
You Infamous scoundrel. you know that
you have sold your vote The offending
member had deserted from Grant TO
Blaine. but after this touch Of discipline
and wrath he returned bis iIl-gotten gains
ard came back ard voted in accordance
with the wishes OF his constituents"