The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-12
Lee Hart Will Explain Indorse-
ment at National Convention.
pAs JUDGE WHITES PROXY.
NV between Rogers and Anti-Rog-
srs Facti ons VIII Not he Allowed
20 siumber-Hart VIII Handle
the Tickets TO Convention and
Participate in Committee Meeting
Senator Turner'S Fight on Lewis

Democratic politics in Washington with
ali it, incongruities has furnished no more
arfkfnSly funny incident in years than
d appointment Of Lee Hart as the repre-
ssntatiye by proxy OF National Committee
man W. II. White at Kansas city during
tho approaching session Of the Democratic
national convention
As IL well known. II IL the prerogauvs
AZ the national committee to receive the
credentials Of delegates from the various
states and territories and 10 prepare The
fpundation for the temporary organ zation
of the convention itself In addition, the
national committeeman have the disposi-
Hon OF tho tickets TO the convention aJ-
ndtsing such guests as the delegates may
Wish 70 bring When the Washington dele
ration reaches Kansas City IL will find
Lee Hart in charge OF these matters and
tfe members Of the delegation elected in
opposition to his interests and AGAINST the
combination set up by his friends at the
cate convention Will have TO go TO hir1
for favors.
Judge Whites selection Of Mr.. Hart as
bearer OF his proxy TO Kansas City was
not altogether unexpected In view Of the
results OF the recent Democratic state con-
vention at SPOKANE To the antiRogers
Democrats however. Il came as a slap I'm
the face Judging by the remarks dropped
by several OF the delegates who were pres
ent at the recent meeting OF the delsga-
ton here, and by letters received from the
absentess
But tho most important fact brought gu;
IN the selection OF Mr.. Hart to represent
the state Democracy Is that there In to be
no compromise between the warning Demo-
cratic factions, and that the Rogers men.
who predominated In the Hart de.egatinn
70 Spokane have determined to sa,her n
10 themselves every possible Political re-
source for the Dig struggle that IL yet 10
come.
A blow "a Lewis Hopes.
Looking at the matter in this light. II
Is easy to see. that Mr. Harts eleva.
ton means a blow to the aspirations OF
James Hamilton Lewis. who viii pose
at Kansas City as the choice OF the
Washington Democracy for vice president.
cal enemy of Mr.. Lewis The latter and
his supporters helped defeat Mr.. Hart
st Spokane Judge White was part or
the Hart following. and Il was natural,
upon Mr.. Lewis by sending an anti
Lewis man 70 represent him at the meet
ing OF tia national committee.
farther. Il was given out yesterday by
close frierds Of MIR. Lewis that they
expected . see Mr.. Hart place several
Dental patti when the ex-conEressman
from Was ington comes down the road
/, ia eten charged that Mr.. Hart will
undertake To- explain 20 the assembled
Democrats a. Kansas city that the in
dorsem.nt of Mr. Lewis was a huge Joke
and mean In the Piokwtckian sense. :"
TO use the language employed by Frank
Graves a Spokane when discussing the
Lewis resolution IN the platform com
As matter Of fact. the friend, of
Mr Hart he not make any secret OF
the fact thar their leader viii ATTEMPT
20 diminish the proportions ~ the Lewis
boom for the vice presidency before tho
ctnVcntiun hos a chance to pass on the
matter. II - welt understood among the
Democrats Of the STATE that Mr.. Lewis
will never he nominated. and that the
half.hearted Endorsement given him by
the Washington Democracy is In the
raiuTc OF "a bunch of flowers.
senator Turner. Position.
In his fsht on Ar Lewis. Mr.. Hart has
The aid ana active support OF the Rogers
Turnes influence. so the friends of the
eS.cOngressmnn dcclate. II was Frank
Graves. senator Turner'S law partner
who made the fight against the Lewis
tee Al spokane. The Lewis men say that
Senator Turner Informed his friends a
short time before the Democratic con-
vention met at spokane that the indorSe-
mont Of Lewis would be regarded by him
az slght and one which he could not
snord 70 have passed Lewis and Tur.
that Senator Turner took the position
that the IN .orsament OF Lewis as a vice
presidential candidate would he edufva-
lent TO placing him II the position OF a
orchestra.
|, is said tina, the enti-Lewis Demo
Gratis had hoped that before Washington
was called on the roll cali at Kansas
City some other man would be nominated
fnr vice president and the name Of Lewis
would never be presented TO the conven.
uon, The congressman IL credited
with making a shrewd move to check
mate this proposition IN getting the tn
dnrsemcnt 81 the Idaho Democrats, Idaho
will naturally be called before Indiana
OF Illinois or New York 10 Ia there
fore expected that Mr. Lewis name will
Be presented by the idaho delegation