The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27

r r Ronald, formerly mayor or the
city Of Seattle. has announced MS canu'-
dacy for the Democratic nomination ior
congress James Hamilton Lewis. VINO
until very recently has been regardeo py
King county Democrats as the weil-nigh
certain choice Of the party for the ONCE.
has told his friends that he Is for MT.
Ronald and will support him for the nomi-
nation.
This is the latest event to be chronicled
Of the movements on tho King county
Democratic checker board. In tying him.
self up with Mr.. Ronald. who has many
friends among the followers OF Lee Hart,
Mr. Lewis. is is claimed. has placed him
self IN a position to defy the maledic-
tions OF his old enemy, according TO the
statements of the former congressman
friends The situation with regard to MI
Lewis, however. is not at all clear. IL Is
positively certain that in the position he
took at the Spokane convention he alien
ated many of his warmest supporters
and. It is claimed by well-posted Demo-
cratic politicians, that he is not now In
position to do Mr.. Ronald any material
service.
TO make the situation more interesting.
n number Of the close friends OF Lee
Hart the od-time enemy of Mr.. Lewis.
have sought 10 bring out another candi-
date for congress. Some OF Mr.. Harris
name OF Judge Moore candidate. thus
relieving Judge White of q rival for tho
Endorsement Of the King county Democ-
racy for the nomination for the supreme
bench.
Another division of the Hart men has
endeavored with much persistence and
energy to persuade James i. McElroy to
declare himself candidate for congress
as against MIR. Ronald and also as against
Mr.. Lewis. whom many Democrats in
King county still regard as the heir ap-
parent to the Democratic congressional
nomination. Their efforts have. how
ever. failed. although Mr.. Ronald and his
close supporters are well aware of what
has taken place.
Many Fractional Fights.
In the chronicles of the King county
Democracy, IL they are ever written, the
historian OF the future will probably point
10 the campaign of 1900 period In the
party Ia which more kinds of fractional
controversies existed than ever before. 1t
IS the belief of many Democrats in the
county that unless matters within the par
~ are soon mended materially, the leaders
Will he forced TO inculcate a fusion all
their own I'm order to bring the recalc-
trant clements into juxtaposition one with
another.
For example many OF the Democrats
who Loyalty supported Mr.. Hart during
his candidacy for delegate TO the national
convention are outspoken In favor OF the
candidacy OF Mr.. Ronald. On the other
hand. Mr. Hart himself has little In com
mon with Mr. Ronald. II the political gos-
sips can be believed 1t IL a matter OF
only recent memory that Mr.. Ronald
after declaring that he favored Mr. Hart
Tor delegate, refused to enter the fight
IN his behalf and In substance told the
Hart and Goodwin men that they were
brewing fractional feud that would mean
disaster II tt were allowed to continue.
Because Of the position he took rs n peace-
maker Mr Ronald naturally received the
mSledicttons of the adherents OF both
Goodwin and Hart
Mr.. Ronald has wibhin the past few DAVIS
informed his friends that he would accent
the Democratic nomination for congress
II II Is rendered him. ~ will not engen-
der fractional nEht to obtain the honor 4"
Mr.. Ronald Is reported to have snid "If
the King county Democracy finds a man
better qualified, and who will mako A
STRONGER iight than !. then / will support
him"
Mr., Roua'd's announcements mad. . dnv
or so ago to HE close friends came ~ n
sufl%lso 90 many Of the Hart men. ssp,
cihAiy when Il Vas coupled with Tn. sf4fa
mont THAI Mr. Lewis had outSnakenly. in.
dorsed Mr. Ronald l'ae Hart men fr,.l,
say that they have NOT credited Mr. LOWS
with any sincerity Nhen ne wrote his cole.
erlicd letter 80 Chairman Malonv OF the