The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-06
His Friends Say They Want Only
Harmony Now.
HART FACTION is AGGRESSIVE.
The Friends of Lee Hart Rally to BITS
support In Numoers-Nhtionhi
Committeeman White Snys He
Cannot Lose-Midnfght Confer
encc Between Lewis. Moore ana
Dnusman-r May he Lost.

faction Of the King county delegation 10
the Democratic state convention At FL
lensburg went about the city yesterday
tn Il frantic efTor, 10 bring harmony out
~ the eninity and diseord existing IN the
delegation.
In many respects IL was day Of tn
unph for the Hart faction. Mr.. Harris
friends early rallied TO his support.
number OF delegates vino have heretofore
taken no hand In the. contest came 20 aim
and assured him OF their support. One OF
Mr.. Harris strong supporters declared ts'at
ne would he elected without opposition n
Elensburg.
Taking the cue from the published IT.
iervsew with Congressman Lewis IN yes
teraay's past-intelligencer. many OF The
Lewis men on the delegation INDUS
triousy sought TO spread ,3load the I'M
preston that all fights III ti.e delegation
had been declared OF il response 10 Mr..
Lewis wish. The Ha people received this
sort OF talk with siaile- They did not
lose a moment meanwhile in cemenIing
their forces. They gave 1t out early IL
the day that if Nr. Lewis continued the
fight at Eslensburg, the political history
of the state, and particularly Of the
Democracy Of King county. would sustain
of good reading.
War Horse w. H. White member Of
the national Democratic committee. came
out strong Yesterday for Lee Hart as mem
Der Of the state committee, His entrance
into the fight against Lewis was one OF
the features Of the day. James Z. IcEl
roy's friends in the country, who are on
the delegation. came TO town TO consult
with him and with Judge " mite. In fact.
activity of a most aggressive ard positive
kind characterized the Hart forces.
Eausman and Hart Confer.
Mr.. Bausman. Lewis selection as con-
fierce for King county at Eilensburg. had
ten minutes conference yesterday with
Lee Hart in the entrance OF the Bailey
building Mr. Bausnian il is said, assured
Mr. Hart that IT was all mistake that he
was opposing him for state committeeman.
Bausmnn'a friends assert Ilai he is still
Opposed 10 Hart.
What Mr.. Hart said IS not recorded. He
smiled, doubtless. and may have assured
Mr. Rausman that he never imagined that
he had opposed him. Mr. Bausman mad
previously discussed The situation with
post-IEieiligence- reporter and said that
matters were being satisfactorily arranged
in the Democratic delegation and that
there would be no trouble at FIlensburg.
which merely went 10 show. Of course, how
indus;rIously the Lewis men are trying 10
create the impression that lit wasn't
them and the seeming conflict of opn-
ion," as one OF them said will al die
away after the delegation arrives at the
state convention
Judge W H. Moore left yesterday after
noon for Ellensburg. after telling u Post
Inteiigencer reporter thar he was out of
| politics ard really wasn't interested In
any Of the matters that had been brought
| before the King county convention" With
| Judge Moore was William BlackmaD. his
| main supporter in his fight fer the sll-
| preuns. iudgeship. w. q. Armstrong an
| other Moore worker. WAS prevented from
| going 10 Ellcushurg by his duties as grand
| marshal IF the Labor Day parade.
The Lewis people Were saying yesterday
| that II his friends had really wanted 10
| make fight against Hart on Saturday
! might. they would have won out hands
| down. Why. all We had 10 90 was 20
| vote cur men," said one Of the Lewis lead
i efs yesteFlay-a man who was At the front
| III the fight against Lee Hart.
| The Hart people say thar this is ali very
! entertaining In view III the positive fact
| that the efforts made by the Lewis lead
| ers at the caUcUs Saturday night 10 con-
| troll their followers came 10 nausht. and
! when thu time arrived TO vote a majority
| Of The dele CATION. with the country prac-
| Ideally tnrclIeSen:ed. went against the
| cor gresham,
| * a matter OF fac: the Lewis people.
! 50 the Hart managers gay. went into the
| meeting believing that they had a working
| majafity and thai they could throw Mr.
! Hart 0ut Is Ills seat as state committee
/ mar on the FIRST vote. They we're amazed
| naturally - lird tie men tuey had count
/ 81 on Shipping sway from them u0Jer the
| fse Of tAe Hart faction. headed by Ma
! Elroy ana lane. Had tae matter been
| hro1@h. - q DnaI issue. say th. HarI peo-
| ple. I.c~lS wc4ld have heeu badly wors:-
/ ed, instead os suffering ouly Illuminating
| check IN his plans.
After tAe delegation adjourned. the T. ~
/ is managers held scyer1i whispered CONFER
! enrtS IN vaei0u9 places about town Corr
gresssnaa Lewis a.n>e3f vas down town
| ana immediately after the caUci.s Wa
/ aNer report was Inat:e 20 ham tv Ms
gers oa tae delegation. M BauSfran
had &; long conference WIKI Lewis aud 7h1
two toeothe" went o'it aad 1o1sted Judge
/ Aioore out ~ 'sa3- l. Was late taat nleht.
O. rather e8F.y IN tna morning. before
any ~ tHe tAT4e statesmen retired
Harris >ncce~.fui Threat
i IS said taii tae subject = h4. mid