The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-12
STORY Of HART'S DEFEAT.
THOSE FIGURING IN FIGHT CALI
ONE ANOTHER LIARS.
Element. hut Failed 70 Keep HIS
Word-Lewfs Goes With the Vie
tors-Cause OF Noore's Enmfty.

talk about the split in the Democracy o.
King county. and consequently in the
ranks OF the fusionists % western Wash
ington. over the o8sting o. Lee b. Hart
as state committeeman. The leaders OF
King county Democracy know. and know
1t well. that there Is going 10 be trouble
from now on and that Lee Hart and his
probably keep out Of future primaries,
conventions. etc, nut hat will hot mean
his retirement from politics. He has an
nounced on a number OF previous occasions
that he and politics were no longer friends.
but at the last minute he dropped into
line and did his share towards furthering
the interests Of the fusionista
HaF, is not in good health. and that is
likely the only Reason he viii try and I'M
burden himself Of the political harness
Had he been defeated fairly ana squarely
at Eliensbusg, his friends say ne would
nave had nothing further 10 say. but in
View OF the fact that he was the victim
OF what SOME people call the game OF
double cross, he, ana those who ar.
politically identified with him, propose to
Ok heard from.
IEefe are some things in connection with
the hight against Hart that puzzle the
pohticians Questions OF seracity are con-
s'ah'iy springing up and those who fig
urea IN the Tight are calling one another
i4aIs. mart says positively that he carus.
10 an Understanding with John T. Condor
ana the other men who were opposed 10
MIN whereby IL Was agreed that Hart
should be elected state committeeman
hart mas told his friends the details
1eadlng up TO the alleged settlement. He
says that he and Condor had alwavs h-.n
"aiHi PERSONAL friends and that many
Times ne had told Condor that ne v,o,,ia
support him for any office he desired
when Hart returned from YVES, Seattle
where he mad been camping a t;av ar TWO
before the King county delegation held
'neiF hFst meeting, he found that th. fight
against MIN was on. II had been an
houhced that it would come to a head a,
me hrst meeting. Condor was booked as
me man who should resist Harris claim to
~" state coumit.eemanshp. Condor
ii"i' = tileilus say, gave Hart no expIana-
go" ior ms sudden change. /, was a sur
PRISE TO Hart 10 find & personal frien,, IN
the race against him. Bu, there wara
pienty OF surprises in store for Har, A.
'he democratic county convention Hart
WIS VI! de committee that named the ,Isja
SUES 10 'he state convention He had a
list prepared before he went into ,ha Gov,
sNhtoh II was seen by men who Az, his
IFlehds ana who now say that tha st.
as ne prepared It. with some few a,tara-
~ "iica ne approved. went througt.
Naturally. Hart put on MEN vhor,, ha a..
heVed to be his friends Wi,,ta,- t,t,-,.
IMAM " IL Armstrong and other vol
h"o"n men were on the delegation no
.anse Hart ordered IL One OF 4 7
AAT'teh reporters was also given a So.
on the delegation By Hart ''
% "hen Hart learned that Conaon mas
opposed to him he started 70 investicate
an, n,lr mn he round out that some of the
...h "i0h ne had named as delegates were
otter MS scalp. Hart expected oprs,ai,in,,
from Judge Moore /, Was no ~pr,vig' =,
, ,ilh' MART had declared in mos. positive
LANGUAGE that Moore could not bs cn,sf,
cred as candidate fer the supreme bencb
Later. Moore found out. Hart mad .ron,i
his threat 'No 800"
Moore has endeayored to identify him.
81 Win me "a oorifIg element Of the stare.
ana when he decided 10 Join forces with
me enemies 81 Hart 10 down the latter for
Ntdt" committeeman. he won over sucl,
men as BiackmaD and Armstrong yrho
are organlZei labor leaders. but who ra.i
always been Harris friends ''''1
HdTt went into the Saturday night moot.
,''s " }he Aing county delegation after
ing tohtefted WITH few OF his init
mate friends. The opposition hal ha.n
making its boasts all day long ina. ~,
would be doNned While they n.obsti,.
had sufficient strength 10 make the tigh,
an interesting one. Hart, McElrov ard a
ltW otner good takers scared them fror,
'heT position by making vigorous
spetches 1t was then agreed 10 let the
matter o. eiec'ing committeeman go
over until Ell@nsburg was reached
James Hamilton Lewis had consented -
the fight against Hart after having ban
assured that Hart could be defeated lie
was WHITE - assume the credit Of having
dnwncd Hart II the fight succeeded m,
AFTER Inc saturday night meeting Lewis
saw sAiags IN differ, M light ard N. mex,
GAY ne gave ou' thai the fight had not i,san
authorized by him. The Hart PEOPLE us-t
ed the other eye They realized THAT .he
battle was on and would BE- 4 har,i-foueht
one They went 70 work 20 organize In
The meantime there was compromise talk
in The air. Lewis and his friends ~ no.
want 70 see an open rupture because there
was Just "a hare possibility that the Harris
woNId accomplish certain political ends
which would pat n end to Lewis. Office
ho'dsng. Fred BaBSnan Lewis manager
preached peac" He talked :: to Hart and
n" talked II 10 k'elhen. ana h talked II
- everybody else. Hart states - his
friends that As the result O: P1pSruar'S
peace ak and at his suggestion h called
or John Gordon a thu latter'~ Office. They
had a long conference. an Condon gave
positive assurance that he would with
draw ne matter vas discussed accord
inS - Hart, n deiaN. C1ndon expsained
u Hart, the latter says. that reasons p@r-
s11a. to himself would prevent hin. from
continuing IN pettcs- !. was agreed