The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-21
Hart Delegates Return From Spo-
kane Convention.
GOODWIN MEN ARE JUBlLANT.
Indications Plentiful That n Fight
without Parallel Has Begun
Within State Democracy Rout
of Hart-ROgers Combination Was
Mallory Responsible for Defeat.

The results of the Spokane convention.
IN which on Saturday the Goodwin forces
routed the Hart-Rogers combination OF the
state Democracy horse, foot and dragons
promise to be far reaching. According 10
all accounts, the fight between the Rogers
and anti Rogers factions of the party has
out begun. The Godwinites who are on
posed 10 the denomination OF Gov Rogers
are Jubilant because OF the downfall Cf
Lee H. Hart and Senator Turner, while the
members OF the Hart faction. although
momentarily downcast, aver that there will
come day when the tables will be turned
and the men who worked the undoing OF
the Hart faction will receive pay in kind
On yesterdays west bound Northern Pa
cifc overland train the advance guard OF
the returning delegations arrived in Sc
attic ON the train were James +. Nc
Elroy, George II. King. James Hamilton
Lewis and Daniel Kelleher The two dele
cations reached the city by n later train.
arriving at 10 o'clock. The story told nv
the returning delegates is not much DIFF
ferent from that printed in yesterdays
Poet-lntelligencer To that story there is
TO be added the fact that the Godwinites
returned cheering their leader and affirm
ing their ability to beat every Hart man
who shows his head in the fall conven-
ton.
Mr.. McElroy Talks.
On the other hand, the Hart men say
that while for once the rules OF party
regularity have been set aside. in due sea-
son they will bring TO book every enemy
in their party and will in time even the
score against the Goodwin Mallory fac.ion.
James F.. McFlroy, speaking for the
members Of the Hart delegation, said last
night: I'VE have no personal enmitv tC-
wards the men who voted against US at
Spokane. 7 have no Ill feeling toward any
delegate who opposed the seating OF our
delegation. Yet believe and affirm that
a mistake was made which viii cost the
party dear. Rules of party regularity
We're thrown down and a boltlng delegation
was seated. This was done through the In
strumentality OF Thomas Mallory, chair
man OF the Democratic state committee.
who used his office TO satisfy his spite
against Mr.. Hart and his friends Through
Mr. Maony's influence and his personal
activities proxies were secured against
the regular King county delegation, carry
ing sufficient votes to defeat the regularly
elected delegates and to seat the Godwin
men.
THE folly OF such a course. from party
standpoint, must be apparent and the
Democracy OF the state will see the day
when II will rue the precedent established
at Spokane"
The Hart men charge Thomas Mallory,
now known as Proxy Mallory through
out the state and James Hamilton Lewis.
Jointly, with their defeat at Spokane. As
to Mr.. Malony's part In the transaction.
It appears from all accounts that through
his personal friends in the southeastern
part OF the state and also through the in
fuence OF Secretary Goddard. he secured
proxies enough to turn the scales against
Hart In the committee on credentials. This
record OF the convention shows that
Adams. Asotin. Franklin. Garfield and
Columbia counties voted with Whitman
and Walla Walla against Hart and in IA
vor of Goodwin.
senator Turner Not Named.
IT is claimed by the Hart men that in
the five counties first mentioned Chairman
Mallory, aided by Secretary Goddard. sue
ceeded in obtaining enough proxies aud
delegates by proxy" to turn the scales
against Hart There were twenty~eght
delegates from the five counties named.
with the combined vote OF Whitman and
WalIa Walla counties added to the south
eastern combina tion there were approXi-
rnately seventy-three votes In the cOnven-
ton which were delivered for the God
in-Malony slate and against the Rogers
Hart combination. This Is n trife more
than a majority OF the GOdwinites over
the Hart faction in the test vote on the
question OF seating the Goodwin delegation
from King.
That the Hart Rogers forces were badly
beaten ia evidenced by the fact that neither
Senator Turner nor +. NJ Baum, ~ Okano-
gan were named for delegates In the con-
ventlon II was understood for days prior
TO the meeting OF the spokane convention
that Senator Turner would be- chosen as
eIegate-at-large by acclamaii0n 1t Was
also understood here that state Senator
Raum would be elected without opposition
from Okanogan. The fact that neither
allowed his name 70 so before the conven-
ton is regarded here as significant. tie
cause Of the well-known frienillness II
both Senator Turner and MT baum to-
ward GOV. Rogers Senator Turner, In an
interview in the Post-I ntclligenccr just
after Rryan's visit TO Seattle, Announced
himself as favorable to the nomination =
Gov. Rogers
In King county the results q the 500
kaDc convention viii We far-reachiug. Tho
Hart men declare that though beaten 81
etokane. they viii win In the IAN Wi
r,ari.s The Goodwin men. clatcd by th"ir
.irto-s Al spokane have already, u seems
,ar-..I the nucleus for a strong organiza-
.top within the Democracy for campaign
purrosrs this summer and fiIl
Lewis and GoNcrnorship.
The announcement ot the candidacy ~
James Hamilton Lewis for the fusion uo;n-
fuatiou fur governor Is expected hE we'll
posted Democrats ms one OF On" results
81 the Spokane convention u Is un secret
mai AZ spokane Mr LAWS Influence sui
r,.rso,,.I following were % considerable
aid to Mt Goodwin The Hart men aver that
the former congressman 10 more thau one
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