The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20
WILL SUCCEED HARRIS
II %nIOCRAT FOR TEN
NESSEE VACANCY IN SENATE.
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Gov. Taylor Selected an Ex-COnfeder-
ate Veteran Out of Respect to
the Late Senator.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, July l9.-Gov-
ernor Taylor this evening made the official
announcement that he had appointed the
Hon. Thomas B. Turley, of Memphis,
United States senator to succeed the late
Isham G.. Harris. Ever since last Wednes-
day, when the Governor came from Sena-
tor Harriss funeral to spend a few days
a his summer residence, Robins Roost, ;"
and to make up his mind as TO whom he
would choose, the wires have been redhot
with messages and the mails burdened
with letters in the interest of the several
candidates. The senatorial contest has
been a sharp and warm one. The Governor
it is said, has experienced considerable
difficulty in making the selection owing
to the fact that the contestants were in
the main his friends. His position under
these circumstances can be better mag-
ined than described. In an interview with
the Governor Immediately after the ap-
pointment he said: Il have chosen Mr.
Turley because L wanted to honor the
memory of Isham G.. Harris. l have chosen
him because of his prominent ability and
fitness for the exalted position of United
States senator. / have chosen him to rep
resent all the people of Tennessee, but in
so doing l felt it my duty to make the Sc
lection from the grand division of the
State from which the dead senator was
elected again.
The Governor wired his choice to Mr..
Turley and received a polite telegram of
acceptance.
Mr.. Thomas B. Turley was born in Mem
phis, Tenn, April o. 1870 His father was
the late Thomas j. Turley, who died in
Memphis, Aug. l. 1854. His mother was
Mrs M xv,,IiIp, Flora G. Turley daughter
settlers about Memphis She died a
few years ago. Mr.. Turkeys fathers
family was Virginian and his mothers
North Carolinian. He attended va
rious schools of Memphis up to the
breaking out of the late civil war. He en-
listed in the first year of the war in the
Maynard Rifles, Company l., One-hundred-
and tifty-fourth Tennessee Regiment. He
was wounded twice-onee at Shiloh and
lanta. He was captured in the battle of
Nashville and taken to Camp Chase, Ohio
where he held until March, 1865, when
he was exchanged and returned South.
After the war Mr.. Turley passed two
years at the University of Virginia, where
he was law student. Since 1869 or 1870
he has been practicing law in this city. AT
present he is a member of the firm of Tur-
ley q Wright He has never held Office
Of any kind; He was married in 1870 to
Miss Irene Rayner, daughter of the late
Ellie Rayner, of Shelby county. Five chill
dren have been born to himself and
wife, all of whom are living.
Free-Trader and Free-SiIverite.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 19-When ques-
toned as to his position on the tariff bill
now before Congress, Senator Turley to-
night said that he had not studied the bill
technically, but that on the question of
tariff he is as near a free-trader as it is
possible to be. Referring to the differences
of opinion which have developed among
Democrats in the discussion of the present
bill. he said that he is strictly in accord
with Democratic declarations through
nf i- N nf
tariff for revenue only. The senator pre-
ferred not to express an opinion regarding
not again demand the attention of the
present extra session of Congress. On the
financial question Mr.. Turley is strictly in
line with the recent Chicago platform.
The new senator will leave for Washing
ton at the earliest possible moment prob
ably tomorrow night