The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-04
Bitter Fractional Fight on Among
the Democrats.
DIRECTED AGAINST LEE HART,
oaueus Of k1ng C0snty Delegation
Eads In Defeat for Lessts-iDeie-
gsse. Refsse 90 Name His s~iee-
t&on for Member Of the Confer"
a~ee Cammttfee-The Fight In
% be Carried 10 E1lensbor8.

figure o. sacsional strife. the deepest
r. the history %. the party IN western
Washington. has csa shs Democracy O.
KsnK county lE twain From tiny ere'sce
On the surface OF the organization. the
fight lsas grown rapidly during TIE past
three days untn last mignt, when open war
fare was declared between two opposing
factions. ard tais morning the leaders VIII
begin IN earnest the work o. eniisting the
Delegates 10 Eilensburg their respec'iV.
sides.
In the caucus Of the King county dele
cation. held last night In Prosecuting At
,orney AcEiroy's office. the open and
avowed intention Of the friends ard poiiu-
cal representatives OF Congressman Lewis
TO capture the delegation. eject a MEMBER
Of the conference committee aD1 the mem
Der OF the state committee from this eoun-
". WAS defeated. In the fight that 6evel-
cped Lewis. through his friends. appears
on one side. and Lee Hart, a. o. Lane.
McElroy, National Committeeman W. H.
White ard many other practical workers
IN the party to whom, # II alleged. i.e~is
owes much Of MS success, stand out OPEN
" on the other Lewis friends were de-
feased when the test vote Was taken.
Congressman Lewis II acting In the mat
ter through the agenLy OF stsyera} or his
closes, personal ard politica. friends. Ii
is q well known political fact that The OF
ject Of the agEi Is, first. the control OF the
King county delegation to the state co.,
vantion, through Its member OF the con-
ference committee and secondly. the cleo
ton Of the member Of the state committee
from this county.
Alden J. Elethen. Of the Seattle Times.
S. according TO responsible authorities. a
factor in this fight. although he is not a
Democrat 1t is charged. and has not yet
been very vigorously denied, that Bleine!1's
hatred OF Lee Hart, growing ont OF a dis
pufs over money matters. melted him 10
organize an effort 10 displace Hart as MEM
Der Of the state committee As the move
ment grew Congressman Lewis entered 1T.
and last night authorized the use OK his
name as favoring the plans Of the anti
Hart workers.
Coming Fight VIII He Hitter.
The fight from this time on win be wazed
contending factions. Hart IL surrounded
by coterie OF active and skilled political
workers. who have always been regarded
among the stauneheSt supporters OF
Congressman Lewis
For weeks past IL has been generally
known that deap feud of a personal ma
fnre existed between Blethen and Lee
Hart. The latter had taken little active
.nteres. In the organization OF the Demo
cratic delegation to the state convention
until yesterday morning, when. having re-
turned the evening before from West Sc
attic. where he had been camping, he was
Informed Of the plans of the Lewis men
in the delegation 10 elect q member OF
the conference committee favorable to
their plane and 10 replace him on the state
committee by the election OF John 7. Con-
don.
Tbe plans OF the anti-Hart people date
from the moment the county convention
adjourned That they made good head
way il conceded by every one interested.
Friday might. The story goes. they re-
ceived aecessons from the supporters of
Judge Moore. asuong them J. W. Goodwin
W. q. Armstrong and w. II. Middleton.
The delegation met shortly after S o'clock
last night in the office az Prosecuting Al
torney McElroy Fred Rice Rowen was
made chairman OF the meeting and Meade
6. Emery secretary. On motion of J "
Goodwin. a Moore delegate. l.. G. Gilman
was elected chairman Of the delegation and
Alpheus Byers secretary.
II move that We proceed 10 the election
OF conference committeeman" eaid w
G.. Armstrong. one Of the prominent lead
ers OF The Moore faction.
Mr.. McElroy Immediately objected ut
Is easy 20 see." he said. speaking quietly
and as Il the matter was OF no great con-
sequence. that there is not full aeicga-
ton here, II seems TO me that we can
we'll postpone these matters until We ar
rive at f3ienshurs. Every member of The
delegation ought 10 "a permitted % have
voice IN these matters"
George NIag Objected % further delay
In the nlas'sr. ssying that. as tie delegates
were present. some action ought 10 he
taken I'VE have electe 4 chairman -
sa!d Mr., King, and den't see any reason
Why we can't proceed"
Chairman Gilman offered TO resign. hu.
no action was taken.
AS mover Of This notion" said Arm