Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1887 — JUDGE DAVID TURPIE. [ARTICLE]

JUDGE DAVID TURPIE.

[New York Star.] Judge David Turpia, elected Uaited States Senator from laaiana. is a man of somewhat marked personal peculiarities aui of some att.iinuseuts of which the general public is not aware An ex-Hoosier cdito.r talked to a Star reporter recently uoucerning Senator Turpie. “Hie tongue," said the n. foment, bites worse thau old oheese whenever, in debate, he resorts to satire. One may ask the llrst dozes lawyers he meets in Indianapolis whose is the most withering tongue when wagging against an opponent, and t w e unanimous answer will he David Turpin's. “He is a man of small itature, very retiring in manner and a bundle of nerves. His extreme nervousness comes, probably, from smoking, the only dissipation to which he is addict* ed. Few people know him except as he is heard aud seen in the court room or in public assemblage*. Up to two years ago he had for many years been a worshiper, with all or an Eastern devotion, at the shrine of a wife whose superior in beauty, faithfulness or accomplishments has never lived. Since her dearh Judge Turpie re-> mains lull as cjoseiy at home after office hours in the companionship of a daughter, his only child. He might have been elected to Congress any time these dozen years passed bad be but reached out his hand, as ter the manner of politioians, for the honor; but he never could be iiduoed to attend any meeting with a view of seeking political preferment. “But it is in the field of lilerature lhat David Turpie should have positive renown, whereas in that sphere he is totally unknown. In 1884 an at tide appeared in an Indianapolis daily paper, which created a marked sensation by its strength and elo--quenee of diction. The article being unsigned, discussions at once became rif as to the authorship. Hon. R. C. Bel , of Fort Wayne, a prominent lawyer and politician, who was uc* quaiuted with Judge Turtle's literary attainments, promptly made a b;t of SIOO that David Turpie was the author cf the artisle, his aigjmeut being t at not anotner man in Indiana was capable of the piece of work Judge iHrple is more familiar with bhukspenre and all tne e tandard poets and will have more apt quotations at his tongue’s tip than all the other United States Senators combined. I would wager that a list of u dozen subjects may bo written down, and upon being applied to Judge Turpie could give a poetical quotation off hand, applying to each of the dozen subjects His owe pen is felicitous in verse though I douot if he ever allowed his uame appended to one in print. “There will not be a membeT of the Senate °o conspicu us for evading nodco Uuui he lises to make himself heard. . ut whenever he does this he will a fall to command listenets and (Ye country need not be surprised < * long at tne phenomenon of rea ,,: . -'something positively original from a United States Senator.”

Charles P. Griffin, Secretary of State, has attested the signature of Governor Gray to the ejection of Hon. David Turpi* to the United States Senate, and a copy of the official documsn; as transmitted to Washington is given below: Stata of Indian t, 'i Executive Department. \ To Hon John Sherman President of the Senate of the United Status of America: Iu pursuance to tho provisions of Section 18 of the Revised Statutes of tne United States, I, Isaac P. Gray, Governor of the State of ladiana, do hereby certify that the Legislature of said State, assembler in joint assembly at 12 O'clock meridian, on Wedne day, the 2d day ofJFebruary, 1887, pursuant to adjourtment, to elect a Senator in Congres* to serve fur a term cf six years, icomm neing on tne 4th day ol March 1887. tba Hon. David Turpie, ol the State of Indiana, received seventy-six voces, being a majority of the votes of all the members of 3 aid joint assembly, and a majority of all Ihe members elected to saidJLegi dature all the members elected to said Legislature being I present and voting, and the said Da*i vip Turpie was declared duly elected : Sanator in Congress, to represent the S ate of Indiana in Congress, for the said term of six years, commencing on the 4th day of Mareh, 1887. i . In witness whereof,! have Hereunto s t my hand a»d caused to be affixed the teal oDthe State, at the city of Indianapolis, this ©rh day [s s J of February, in the year »f our Lord. 1887, the 71st year of the State and of the independence of the United States the lllth. ISAAC P. GRAY, Governor of Indiana. The above and the foregoing is the

certificate and the signature thereto attached lht> genuine signature of Isaac P. Gray, Governor. Charles F. Griffin, Sesretnry of State.