The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

O01Q1GO 40 - NJ W0sw - OeAU ~
Ae hu dspa4menf Of he Uhf>e,sfy
n Washington.
nsR CoaDoerD impsnding sstiss00t
M fsum he Asid of active po1atiss
eoone - vista cf interesting sDss-
njaatea WITH snAny a ths shining tghts =
the Da0ecracy y ths foreground, stsu9-
cling sow IL henogs ~ viii east astds.
III famous AGhG 6etWsea ex-CenoressmAa
Jams Haasalt1a Lswte ana Lee r. Hart.
1ormsr nssaaher Il the Dsuocratie state
comnlttAs. = beousht 70 mind ~ the
pending resignatton Of M. Condor. for
he Il was whom the anti-HAFt faction -
Iectsd. After q sensational contest. Sor The
important posftien e member q the state
commtttsr from this county.
Desviss vcas easisfaseesv.
Thst Mr.. Coaden filsd the pssltien win
ability and t. the general satisfsctioa q
the majority Of his party msmbers. a.
though psshaps not 70 al. y conceded
tho place then ocouutsd b. Mr.. Hart has
always bssn claimed by men who were In
. ponitton 10 know the facts Of The now
Historic hattie royal between Mr.. Lewis
and Nr. Hart, the aEsect e which even now
lives. . real and vital Issue among the
Democrats 81 this county.
A. stats couamjfteaman. NJ. Cosadon had
. prominsnt voice IN the conduct Of the
fusion stats eamDaiGn last fall. In fact.
he and 0ecrstaxy Thomas Aai0ny. a. the
Democsafjn state commettes. we're prac-
ticalty Ia charge oe the fnstoa joint head-
Qnartsn b this city. during the absence
Of Chaifmaa II .. MeIAuGhlin. for whom
tho committee found business In the wilds
Of Mason county, and even on the otnsr
etde At tho mountains 1t critical points In
the campaign. A watchful eye On every
thing connected with the canpAlgu was
kept " Mr.. CondDn.
Il - understood that In many Of he
matters taken up by the fusion OrgRniaa-
ton, Nr. Coadon was not In entire aym-
patty. One Of these. Il = sid. was the
single tar Issue. which waa - warmly
espuassd b. Robert Bridges. Jauss Hamii-
ton Lewis. Chairman Mclaughlin and
other prominent fusion leaders. NJ Con-
don. however, managed 70 conceal his dis
like for the single tax. during his tncum.
bsncy ~ campaign manager at the fusion
state headquarters.
seep Lsag csntsnslats1.
Afser the election was over. Mr.. Con-
don stated 70 his friends that he was
70 concsnsrafc his energies on his own
business Affairs. Ills election ~ dean Of
<he law department Of the university fol-
,swsc :osS s. en- ssd n f.na. cam; 70
position meant his complete retirement
from The fisld At active politics.
The question at . eucceasor % STATE
Committeeman Condor n ALREADY interest
inx the Democrats leaders tn this coun-
~, ecvefai names have ben mentioned.
and TO each one there Il attached story
other q the IswIs-Isrt dssrase wv
John Y. Terry, who Wa secretary of the
Democratic club Of King county during
The Ronald CAMPAIGN. hAa been mentioned
coed Mr.. Cousion. He was a dark horse
candidate for stat. committeeman q year
ago. ha, was she,vsSi when tho King coun-
Terry's friends crsed cut against tho man
ner OF his shelving. claiming that IL WAS
nothing less than trearhery on tia part
q on Mr.. Gcawsns !. fsi sr. IN. matter !.
having been settled.
q. Meade Emery a well-knawn Seattle
lawyer. y Also spoken OF a. being q likely
man 70 succeed Mr.. Conton In city poll
ties. J. ~. Carson b also talked Of for
etafe committeeman. Mr. Carson and Mr
Terry werc Associated together ss ONCE
s.nn and d sherrsors Il rsnnos ~ sa,a TIA,
either n a novice In politics.
Candidates Come rerwarA.
Daniel keil.her may possibly BE- select
cd member OF the state committee Ia
place of Mt Condor, HIS selection would
meet with approx al N some quarters, but
In others II woaid nat
Ice De yries. also a lawyer. has been
spoken Of as competent man ard active
Democrat for state committeeman ~
vrtes has not been very active IN the Hart
Lewis controversy. This. on the other
hsna. might operate against him.
There II runner Tn circulation amoax
the Democrats Of the city that the n~w
state committeeman must nrst Of all No
satisfactory 20 John W. cicsswsn- Ii was
Mr.. tsosiwsn who heAp~a Mr. r~wis put 90
roat the Hart faction, horse. foot and
Dragons. and vte>s Mr.. Cny%lcr Mr.
Gnswiu. II II rot ROM tsseutsi asrireS 10
higher Acners Ga The Democracy. There
e-e some Democrats wha believe IL would
chow Wisdom by r>fra.nfnx fssssn taking q
hsana In TIE Si~estcn 81 Mr.. ccntoe'A sue
csv~or
On the ether hant Mr. eso.swsn'. natural
tnsgsi's~ Il. u n said. Go nArne the new man
Naturally q state s11rn sslt tsrrnsr friendly
% Mr.. sss<f~tr An his Azff 30 ~ssces-ess Ma
tfoaai Committeeman White would he
p<ssns ~ fx-n m hss favo<
Mr.. Ccrdc0s resignation VII. ro~sfssy
IN nie.i with the city corar.,tes q, Il.
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