The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-05
6B TORN BY D|SSENS|OuS
uc COUNTY DEMOCRACY PRE-
xxTs SAD LACK OF HARMONY.
J. III. Lewis Deni<s
i 4nea He Took sides In the Fight
aver Orxanisatfon-Eiis Opponents
!. s6apIy Laugh ut His Denial.

A~.sred Il TO be understood that he will
=, peyrsit TIE impression to go Oh. that
= allied either with one side Or the
>sh~r of the tight over the organization
= the King county delegation 70 the
.e.ss convention. Dir. Lewis was visited
..rr IN the day by both his personal
swssnds on the delegation and by the add
s,oen.s Of the Hart faction. To both
,sdss he stated that he wished IL 10 be
understood THAI his position was neutral
.-a fiat he did not desire 10 be drawn
MO the controversy.
az course, this kind Of announcement
~ss fully expected by those who are OPP
sg~snr Lee Hart ard those who have
ssr,,,,sed his cause. Although yesterday
~ss sunday there was no cessation OF
h,sss,,f;es between the Hart and an,i-Hart
4assscng IN the delegations. The lines
reys more tightly drawn than ever. and
- a,tsrnp. viii he insde 10 bring The dele
nation together until II arrives at Elleas-
burg.
No, in recent years has the Democracy
a King county been go badly torn by
internal discussions as az present. Charges
az t,btsery, Of lngsatitude and OF treachery
have been freely made by the par.isans OF
either eide Harris friends are bitter
toward George II. King. who, they claim.
4 under Obligation 10 him by reason OF the
appaintmen. he secured as regent o. the
university There are some members OF
lbs delegation who claim that the present
Grh, IL merely a continuance of that made
against fiart two years ago, when he and
" H. White defeated a faction of the
King county Democracy that stood out
against a free coinage resolution. These
nSn declare that the anti-Hars movement
Is not new In the party and that it in fact
simply the outcropping of the feeling
against Hart, which is OF many years
sanding.
Not few members Of the King county
delegation to the Democratic state con-
venton are predicting an early settlement
OF the fight against Hart, which has been
Initiated by the friends of Lewis. They
say that Lewis realizes the position he
has been placed In by his friends on the
delegation, who assumed to speak with
his authority and approval when they
asked the delegation Saturday night to
elect conferee and state committeeman
While no enc Will dispute the claims made
b. Lewis friends that the delegation IL
organized In his interest yet IL Is conceded
By many delegates that the attitude of
Lewis friends win not hear a strict ecru-
tiny. The assertion was made yesterday
that when Lewis personal Representatives
B2usuan was 10 be chosen as conferee it
Has quietly stated that while Bausman is
friend 10 Judge Moore. yet his selection
rally meant nothing, and that Lewis HIM
seH had stated TO a number of the dele
gates that while he wished TO give Moore
s0He sort OF recognition. yet he believed
his nomination by the state convention for
Glpren,e judge was out of the question
Congressman Lewis was seen yesterday
BY Post-Intelligencer reporter. Please
quote me as saying that have taken no
hand whatever In the organization OF the
King county delegation" he said. 1t was
very unfortunate mistake, an accidental
error. that was placed in the position of
esking for the election OF any particular
man as member of the conference commit
Zee. have taken no part In the discussion
concerning the men to be elected by the
delegation on the various committees. i
Fave refused absolutely 10 be drawn into
this controversy
Yes, admit that when Mr. Bausrnan's
name Was suggested TO me as member of
hs conference committee. / said that ne
would be acceptable. This was because he
= friend of Judge Moore and wanted
The Judge 10 feel that in the selection OF a
ennieree his interests had been taken care
OF and that he would know everything that
was being done As TO the election of a
sste committeeman, that Is n matter with
winch have absolutely nothing to do. /
aadefsiand tfgat the friends of Lee Hart
save made IL appear that If he succeeds In
AZ aspirations, AIN defeated. have done
nssalhg To warrant this inputation. Let
.he aeiogation Itself settle that matter I
haee refused TO discuss the question and
va decline 10 take a hand in It's settle
ment."
Mr Lewis made this statement Yesterday
.i'eFnoon after he had been seen by \. q.
Aene. lno1n1s Malorey. secretary OF the
s.aie consitstee; William Rlackman and
sssef i'emocrats II was stated yester-
gay afternoon that Mr. Lewis had sent
M"Fd To SOME % Ills friends on the sels.ea-
'ua VINO aad taken an active part In the
rVeeeasaEs Saturday night. that nc wished
.a'm 20 make IL clear that he personally
Hart ''' "s"' "s@i''S'
aas hart people laugh a. Lewis state
..sh mat he Is not fathering the fight
eS~st them. The Lewis peou|e an
. .,d very plainly last Saturday that
AeE would NOT 0n!r nann the conference
..~iai'''teenan n the Saturday night met
- ; guy ma, ;hey woui' elect new man
"eVeeG Hart as state committeeman.
sSaea men as Frederick BauSman would
p~ea'e say. entered the fight agaifs. Hart
, s.''ssS aataotlzsd 10 DO SO. The sinlnle
49,. e'H Is, said u Hart man Yesterday
Naa' james Hamilton LEWIS has taken
49, tie seNpocte1 10 walk away with
So az saturday nights :nas.iaS His
saesas tod Aim taa; they Ata taelr fences
80 TIE evening" proceedings demon
s'e9 ihat they wer" wrong. f,ew.s'
.s~NFSfata feared - make the fight for
ef hnew tina; liar, woald via LEWIS is
500 enough pe,!ficinH 20 realize. after
rst's~y H1fe;.us. that re- is rot SUI
sly strong - 'Gow1 Hart. and SO he
sNes ont That hss Friends acted without
- s e0hseut Ifat = the way Lewis plays
-. sAt1e az pollcs. lie now sin,Is him
between f3ie GevD and the deep sea-
0ah So 8art back into tine aecause
he .a't ko,s~s 5is game. ana II he gives up
-, nsai againS; Hart Alden j Blethaa
'4Fa AGAINST n. Rlethsn has de-
go that Hart ndx, bs eiowned If Lew
attempts - compromise with ffart -
aese to cNN}s!n ~ Ble,heu. lie can't
1Aa'- lie hcn a~4 Hart will rever
- % 8 settlement unless EtetAca paws
great S.s commission walvh liar:
= a2e hta. * the result of A mining
"a III watch he ard Blefhen were ifter-
80 sieiaen viii never pay sGat com-
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