The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-23

s,renuous endeavor to rid the party
~ single tax politicians of Popuisic an
tecedents. the ''old line Democrats as
thew term themselves, consisting iarseS
OF the Hart delegates to the lale cohSeh-
ton at Spokane, have banded themselves
together and are now engaged IN prepal
inc MANS for vigorous anti-single TAX
naSrraton This matter was the principal
.,,htect discussed at the secret meeting
Monday afternoon of the defeated Hart
dolegates at the office of James +. Mcf-l-
roy u
Although he was not present. H.
& Strudwlck, chairman OF the deiesauoh'
was made chairman of an organizations
formed on the spot of friends OF Lee 70.
Hart including such men az l.. c. Gil
man l. c. Whitlock, G.. A. &, Rochester
I,,dge w H. White, William Blackman
and Walter Fulton. There were many otn-
ers present, the gathering including a ma
iority of the delegates who supported MT
Hart at Spokane.
Lenders Give Their Views.
Interviews obtained yesterday with lead
ing Democrats who opposed j. W. uoo
win in the county convention indicate mat
there is a determined purpose on their
mart to eliminate the single tax from
democratic politics. These men point TO
the election OF 1898 as an example OF the
harm wrought 20 the party by the inJec-
ton OF the single tax principle into the
party platforms.
Moreover the anti-slngle tax Democrats
claim that the single takers nave sue
ceeded In forcing upon them three losing
candidates for mayor of Seattle In cam
paigns gone by, including DIR. j. Eugene
Jordan, s. c. Calderhead and George f.
Cotterill. In 1896 DR.. Jordan was defeated
by an overwhelming vote by f. ID. Black.
In 1898 S. c. Calderhead. the personal rep
sescntative of Eugene w. Way and his
single tax followers, was nominated for
mayor against the protest OF conservative
Democrats, and went down TO defeat The
greatest reverse of ALL however. was in
the spring election of this year. when Mr..
Cotterlll. who was Ways single tax can
didate on the Democrat ticket, lost by
1900 majority.
These facts have all been brought up
and discussed by the nnti-single tax Dem
ocrats, and It is their purpose to begin
at this early stage In the campaign the
work of roofing out the single tax evil
as they term IT. Frederick Bausman. one
of the leading Democrats OF King county.
and who was active in the support Of
Lee Hart. Said yesterday:
Power of the Propaganda.
THE controversy between Goodwin and
Hart probably elu not originate in the
question of single tax, but that is prac-
tlcally where II ended. The single takers
tneyer divided you will notice. ranged
themselves on the side of Goodwin and re-
manned with him to the end. Two things
cannot be denied. first, that no single
takers Supported Hart. second that very
many single takers supported Mr.. Goodwin.
Another thing. | remember seeing ia
the Post-Intelligencer about three weeks
ago two interviews, one with Mr., Hart
and the other with MIR Goodwin. Hart
spoke out decidedly against the single tax
and Mr. Goodwin declined 20 express his
opinions.
.''Now, We Democrats have been coquet
ting with this single tax element long
enough. and with bad results. We have
always declined to night It and consequent
w have been controlled at last by its very
small hut very compact organization A
perfectly compact minority Is exceedingly
formidable In conventions, on account OF
its trading power. The result has been
three successive municipal defeats in Sc