The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-07
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS CANNOT
SAY A WORD AGAINST HIS
GREAT ABILITIES.
What the Leading Members of Party
Had to Say Of the Senator
in 1897.

NY q lew iocdl republican leaders to
ALLEVIATE support from Judge George
Turner on grounds which have no re-
lation whatever with the governor
ship, particularly the senatorial gold
brick which is being freely peddled in
Seattle by the railroad leaders, there
is no word said against Judge Turner's
distinguished abilities, and his well
recognized fitness for the Office for
which he is a candidate.
Indeed, it would be impossible for
those who are peddling the senatorial
gold brick" to say word in reflect
ion upon Judge Turner's character and
ability, since for them to do so would,
in many cases, give the lie to their
own warm words of praise for those
characteristics in times gone by.
There is probably no man in WASH
ington of whose distinguished public
services there has been such warm
praise by so many Of the leading men
of the state. At the time he was
elected to the United States senate
even the Post Itnelligencer which
has consistently opposed him at every
step for the past twenty years praised
graduated the people of the state upon
| his election.
On the day following his election the
Post Intelligencer published inter-
view with number of the leading
citizens of Seattle on the result of the
contest and they, almost without ex-
ception, agreed that the new senator
was one of the ablest if not the ablest
public man in the state.
These interviews make mighty in
teresting reading just now while
some of these same men are doing all
in their power to prevent Judge Tur-
ner's election, and expose in a manner
which must be humiliat 'ng to them
the fact that they do not believe in
the election of able and upright men to
Office unless they are members of the
republican party, or, in some cases,
unless they will advance the interests
of certain selfish candidate for the
United States senate.
What They Said of Turner.
In it's introduction to the interviews
the Post Intelligencer (Jan. 80, 1870,
said:
aside from his recognized talent as
a lawyer, statesman and politician, the
characteristic most commented upon is
Judge Turner's ability to make and to
hold friendships, and his influence and
friendships have helped to make up
the history of several legislatures of
Washington"
Among those interviewed is Harry
l.. Wilson, more commonly known in
Washington politics as Brother Har-
from the outside, of the Wilson-rail-
road fight In his interview Mr.. Wilson
said:
Nothing can be said against the
ability or character Of Judge Turner.
He is man of marked ability and first
class attachments and will in no way
reflect .discredit upon the state in the
senate
Andrew F. Burleigh at one time one
| of tho raooivorS Of tho NOrtherp pa
cific railroad, who fought Judge Tur-
ner politically during all the years he
Burleigh, was a political power in
t Washington, said
Judge Turner's ability will give him
high standing in the senate as any
; man representing the principles he
advocates can have
Ellis Morrison, since then chairman
of the republican state central COM
mittee said
Il admire Judge Turnre for his abil-
ity and as man and l think he will be
an honor to the state and the party
that elected him.
Judge JO0n Arthur Sdlu.
George Turner is the fittest man in
the state for the lofty position of a
United States senator. His election in
a victory for the entire state"
What S. n. Piles Said.
Samuel H. Piles, King countys dunn
my candidate for the United States
senate in the present campaign said:
Il regard him as one of the ablest
men in the state, we'll fitted to fill the
position
E. 0. Graves said
He has great ability and will make
good figure in the senate"
Will H. Parry, since president of the
city council said:
Il think Mr.. Turner is a man of
conspicuous ability in the state and
that he will make a creditable repre-