The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-28
STEALS TURNER'S THUNDER.
SPOKANE SENATOR TALKS AND MIR.
LEWIS GETS THE APPLAUSE.
democratic Meeting ut the Armory
Fails to Follow scheduIe--Roger
Rally BECOMES an Enthusiastfc
Ovation To Turner's Enemy.

From the standpoint Of United states
Senator Turner. Of Spokane. the much ad-
vertised fusion rally in the Armory last
night was far from a success. The sem
ator's failure to be pleased with his re-
ception in Seattle can be ascribed to
neither poor attendance nor lack OF at
tenton; II was solely on account of the
object OF the contempt OF Senator Turner
and his fusionist associates in the present
campaign, James Hamilton Lewis
Although Senator Turner did the heavy
work OF the evening II was a Lewis meet
Ing from start 10 finish. The applause
that greeted the ex-congressman was the
most enthusiastic and spontaneous OF the
evening, and had not Chairman Gilman
enforced quiet and carried the Turner
programme through by sheer strength Of
voice and. arm, the crowd would have
compelled Mr.. Lewis to speak, and the
perfunctory applause given the senior sem
ator from the state OF Washington would
have been thrown into the shade by the
outburst Of enthusiasm greeting the man
who Is ranked at the state headquarters
OF his party as the only rival OF the
iachrymose Farmer Todd as a butt for
contemptuous jibes from the Rogers man
ayers.
The bumor OF the situation can be best
appreciated by those who know Senator
Turner and his Spokane friends. and are
thus able TO appreciate the thorough con-
tempt with which they are all disposed to
look down upon the eccentric Mr. Lewis.
From the opening OF the AYmory meet
ing Mr.. Lewis was evidently the favorite
Of the crowd AS Chairman Gilman. SEN
ator Turner and the vice presidents Of
the evening slowly filed up TO the plat
form, Mr.. Lewis smillngfy pushed him
self into the line and walked up the steps
Immediately behind the senator The APP
pearance OF the speaker Of the evening
was the signal for an outbreak from the
Bryan marching club in the rear Of the
hall This was taken up at scattered
points In the main audience, and for q
few brief seconds a respectable volume
OF applause was maintained.
Lewis were hidden behind the tall form
OF the senator. While the noise was dying
out. the colonel. apparently fearing that
ped TO the front OF the platform Then
came the sensation Of the evening The
applause was genuine In every vibration.
so paipably so that the senator, as ne
bi, his mustache cast glance Of pierre
ing inquiry at Mr.. Gilman, appa rently
snspecting deep laid plot.
II was not until the conclusion OF Sem
ator Turner's speech that the Lewis SEN
timent had opportunity to burst forth
again Before the applause which fol-
lowed Senator Turner's closing words
could gain volume, from every part OF the
house came cries Of .Lewisr' "I.ewisr'
Lewis And the crowd applauded tho
demand. The chairman shouted for order
but ringing In the ear Of Senator Turner
that cry rolled on. 'Tewisv "Lewisr'
Lewis" gaining strength with every rep
etHion.
Mr. Lewis made move as though to
respond, but was peremptorily motionsd
back: hts name was not on the pro-
gramme. Finally the crowd apparently
realized that the Turner control was
absolute. and subsidized. Col j. j. An
derson was introduced as the next speak
err, and Mr.. Lewis left the hall smiling
and happy.
Senator Turner spoke for almost two
hours His reference to state politics
was brief. He lauded Gov Rogers to tho
skies. and predicted that his reelection
would be almost unanimous. or the
tration he said nothing, beyond abusing
the. Post-lntelligencer He accused II OF
gathering venom from men discharged
from the state employ because of incom-
potency and dishonesty, and attempting TO
use IL 20 poison the clean, pure record OF
various state officials.
Then he turned his attention to national
Issues. The remainder OF HIS address was
the stereotyped speech which he has been
delivering In all parts OF the state. Ex-
r6r sion commanded practically all his
Puerto Ricsn tariff and the presidents al
legged permission for the Continuance OF
slavery. IN the Suiu archipelago. or the
trusts ne spoke less than ten words. ana
not SYLLABLE on the silver question passed
his lips
Gel J J. Anderson gave expansion for
fy-tive minutes more handling told half
a dozen stories and the meeting adj
Journed