The Political Rise of George Turner
Fresh from an international arbitration victory, Ex-Senator George Turner is being courted by Democrats for a gubernatorial run in Washington.
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The victory of the United States in the Alaskan boundary arbitration is intensely gratifying to the friends of Ex-Senator George Turner, who represented the United States on the commission. The universal opinion locally is that it has added greatly to the prestige Judge Turner already enjoyed in the state. His return to Spokane will likely see a renewal of efforts to draft him into the gubernatorial race as a democratic candidate. While Turner is focused on his business interests, including the Spokane Light & Power Company and the Sullivan Group Mining Company, Democratic leaders believe he is the party's best hope to defeat the Republicans in the upcoming election.
“Nearly all the local party leaders believe that if the republicans turn down Governor McBride for a renomination Judge Turner can defeat any other republican candidate.”
George Turner's trajectory from international arbitration to state gubernatorial politics underscores the era's reliance on 'prestige' and professional accomplishment as political capital. His struggle to balance high-level business interests with a populist-leaning political run remains a common dynamic in contemporary Washington politics.
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