The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-13
DURING THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

two factions as the battle waxed warmer.
and several bluecoats stationed them
selves on the floor of the convention and
by the speakers stand Two or three en-
bryonic encounters were prevented while
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke.
Didn't you hear about the Hart Rogers
White oombine?' asked Mr. Mcdonald in
the course of his speech This was greet
ed with Kisses from the Hart crowd.
ooh! go back to Hugh Wallacer yelled
a Hart man. There were more jeers and
laughter.
Mr.. Mcdonald stuck by his right to
speak. Geese stop that hissing!" he
yelled across the convention hall as the
uproar grew in volume. The speaker
ended by declaring that in pursuance Of
the combine referred to. William Black
man, who had been with the Godwinites
in their fight against Hart in '9S, had left
their camp
This brought Blaclcman to the stand.
The Harris cheered him roundly. His face
was white and he spoke with great feel
ing.
'Didn't you ten me. Mr.. Mcdonald,
that you would do as I am doing were
you in my placer asked Blackman.
1T did not" retorted Mcdonald.
Didn't you tell me you would do as
I am doing were you in my position?"
asked Blackman. turning to Corwin s.
Shank, a GodWlnlte.
"I am not answering questions" retort-
ed Shank.
There were cheers and yells from the
Hartites and Godwnites until the verge
of pandemonium was reached. Finally
Mr.. Backman got to the meat of his dis
course.
1.-THE reason am against Mr.. Goodwin"
he declared in ringing tones. lis that
when the executive committee OF the Sc
ott in Cttrl, in hfo
interest, went to him and begged him
to be the Democratic candidate for may
or of Seattle, he told us that no man
could expect to win without being in
dorsed by the nonpartisan outfit which,"
you lie! You lie. Blly!" shouted J.
w. Goodwin from his delegation, rising
and pointing his clenched first at the
speaker.
For a few minutes there was a terrific
tumult, and the police interfered to break
up several rows that might have resulted
in serious ARRAYS. Above the din Black
man was heard saying:
IT had as much to DO with defeating
Lee Hart in '9s as any man. but l am
supporting him now!' Cheers from the
Hart workers.)
Chairman Thorne cut Off several other
speakers by ordering the roll called, the
country precincts coming first.
From almost the first precinct there
were COnieStlnR ueieEdtions anu proxies
on the floor Arthur and Avondale pre-
cincts, of two votes each, were passed,
there being contesting delegations pres
ent As the roll proceeded 1t was found
that there was an even break in the coun-
try between Hart and Goodwin without
counting the votes in the precincts where
contests were reported. In many cases
two men appeared to vote on different
sides the one vote Of n small precinct.
One delegate declared that in Star Lake.
where a Hart man held a proxy, there
wasn't n single Democratic voter.
Incessant challenging OF the vote in
the country precincts made the roll call
slow and increased the din. The center
aisle was by this time full of excltea
delegates At the end OF the call OF the
country precincts II was found that Mr.
Rowell. the Goodwin candidate for chair
man. had II votes and Mr.. Gilman So
These figures are an average between
the two separate official counts keot by
the Goodwin teller. who was j. y. Cox,
and the Hart teller. J. II. Denning. The
latter gave Rowell Il and Gilman 7S
The city being reached Chairman Thorne
gave the % votes 10 Rowell amid cheers
from the Goodwin forces
Amid increasing tumult and confusion
the roll proceeded.
The Second ward was recorded for Hart
carrying l6 votes
The Third went the same way.
When the Fourth was reached. Jay AL