The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-04

stror.g. Il desire 20 explain So PURPOSE
1 We want TO select member Of the con-
ference committee ST this tire. Because
/ re are a. IL favor 81 James Hamilton
Lewis for congress and he wishes 10 ad-
/ yise beso~eAana With Ger member OF the
| conference committee By eiscstng him
/ tonight. Col Lewis VIII have ample time
/ 70 oa,lsae course 81 policy and offer sug-
/ gssg4ons saa, Re wsshes carried CIT. and =
| consequence she eonferee can act intel
iigeffir al Esgerzduyg Il is ctr purpose
20 elect 81 tae conference COMMITTEES a
! personal friend % Col Lewix.''
/. wzs generally conceded that Arm
/ ssraas spike 90 authority OF Congress-
rEzan Lewis
Lee Hart Has His say.
| AZ this tgsctgre Lee Hart, who had been
standing near a table In enc eorre- os the
room stepped forward to deliver a scash-
Ing roast or tn. opposition. IT have
been told today" he said. speaking with
much emphasis. shat there's q fight or
and that am supposed 10 De In II. and 70
Try sorrow / wan; 10 say that this row
Cd not spring from my sds Of the house,
but X there's 10 be a fight. / want TO
know Sc. ard know x nos:
Il learned today. and for the first :irne.
that this fight applied 10 myself in con-
Eiect5cn with the state commiitesship.
don't shrink from this contest IL il has
70 come. ieI Il come. bit NAN, 10 have
f0i. delegation present when the vote is
taken On tbs matter: l want the mem
beers Of this delegation TO know the an.mus
OF this nght!'' and Mr.. Hart pointed in
the direction OF the Times building. Il
wan, them TO hear both sides Of this ques-
ton before they decide il. / want no
snap Judgment IN this matter. TAe dele
CATION owes 1t 10 itself TO give everybody
every member Of ia chance 10 partici-
pate.
when this matter is brought TO an issue
i wan, every man here 20 be put Cd rec
ord. II this Is going TO be Spanish fight,
let me know il now. And IL you are going
10 light like true Americans, Like Demo
Gratis. open and above board say sou
Il consider this movement nl-advsSed.
said a. g. Lane, speaking rapidly and
with characteristic force. Many Of the
members OF this delegation are absent
from this caucus. They are men whose
voices have been heard in the councils OF
the party for years past. They are al
ways 10 be seen In primary contests and
In the conventions OF the party. sometimes,
20, when many of you here were not there.
We are not in this delegation or this
caucus 10 further the ambitions and as
plrations OF any one man TO aid In the
downfall OF any other. ! tell you, we must
consider, in determining this matter. not
the monetary effect OF the action we
may take. but its effec. on the future CT
the Democratic party-yes, and on the en-
tire fusion movement"
Frederick h. Bausman, Lewis personal
representative. energetically supported
the Armstrong motion. ~ believe that II
is the privilege and the right OF the dele
gates here to choose their officers and TO
exercise their privileges whenever they 50
desire. There seems TO be nothing in the ar
gument for post Ionement. ! am thorough
Iy In favor Of settling this matter here and
now. To elec. our member Of the confer
ence committee and member OF the state
committee is but following Il we'll estab-
isiiei and hoflored precedent Such ae-
ton win give the members of the various
committees from this county an opporsu-
nifty 20 perform their duties In a manner
most satisfactory to the delegation and to
the county"
McEiroy speaks Out.
McEiroy spoke again. ''AIl / have ever
asked Of any Democratic gathering is fair
ness and honesty he said. This Is all
/ ask Of this delegation at this tinle.'
and McIslroy's voice rose TO high pitch
with suppressed feeling. as he vigorously
thumped the table In the middle OF the
room. II wan; 10 say most emphasicany
that any man who urges action tonight on
this matter is breeder of dissens.ons and
discomfort. II is with TO honest purpose
that you men come here determined 10
take snap Judgment in gathering OF Dem
ocrats where large number of It's dele
gates are absent"
q. A. {. Rochester moved a substitute
that the whole matter OF the election OF the
conferee be postponed til the delegation
Reached Eiiensburg. After a little more
talk. vote was taken. resulting in the
adoption OF the motion.
OF the forty-thTee delegates present. I.
was estimated that twenty-five favored
poStponement OF action. That Congress-
man Lewis was unable 10 control The dele
CATION. after programme had been en-
tered upon by his personal representatives
was made perfectly clear by the action O:
the delegation. Nine of the delegates were
absent. The next three days Will be occ,i-
pied by the leaders OF both SIDES In en-
deaEortng TO enroll them and the doubtful
ones on one side or the other OF the city
fight
John T. Condor is conceded TO he the can
dldate Of the Lewis faction. Hart seeks n
Reelection and John Y. Terry. is spoken Of
as a possible compromise candidate
The most marvellous feature OF the fight
IS the fact that Congressman Lewis has
succeeded in completely hypio. lzing the
Trends and supporters % Judge Moore.
ihey nave believed that from Lewis they
could expect nothing bus opposition T.syts
! me work Is illustrated in his complete
domination Of the Moore men on the dele
CATION. who worked and voted last night
with him. Those on the delegation who
are thoroughly IN touch with the progress
OF The fight declare tin confidence. of
| coursff that ri the proper moment LEWIS
NH hetray Moore Lewis friends rrT-
| vAtely admit that whale they 0stenslhly
favor Judge Moore's candidacy fer the sl,-
| prefne bench, YET IS a matter Of fact ha
stands no Snow whatever II winning or
! a ElleiShurS. and they 80 81 far as 20
! say thai II ~ should develop any strength
! .hege, they wiIl very snofs -elia-a h4., r.. :,