The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-16
Goodwin Men Say He Will Be
With Them on First Ballot.
DEMOCRATIC FIGHT GOES ON.
The Two Candidates for National
Delegate From King County
Struggling for Supremacy I'm spo-
Kane Convention-LocaI Demo-
Gratis Realize That the Present
Contest Is killing Their Party.

AS a result OF the visit to Seattle on
Monday Of Thomas Mallory, chairman OF
the Democratic state central committee,
this Godwin managers are predicting that
the boiling delegation from King county
will be recognized at the approaching
Democratic state convention, at least on
the ballot for temporary chairman. This
announcement made yesterday by friends
Of Mr.. Goodwin, coming. as II does, on the
heels OF Mr.. Malonys conference with the
former on Monday. IL interesting and sig
nihoant II shows that the Goodwin DEM
ocrats propose 20 administer to Mr.. Hart
the same sort OF treatment they claim
they got at his hands in the late county
convention. when the county chairman,
Hart partisan, ruled on the contesting del
egations on the roll call for temporary
chairman in favor Of Mr.. Hart.
Thus does interest I'm the big night be-
tween tho Democratic chieftains grow
daily. There is no doubt that Mr.. Mallory
has promised 10 the Goodwin forces TO rem
der them all the assistance In his power at
tho Spokane convention. II seems under
the ruling OF Chairman Thorne at the Sat-
urday convention that the chairman OF the
state organization, in the absence of a
meeting Of the committee, has a right to
pass upon the credentials of the delegates
and decide who can vote on the organiza-
tion OF the convention and who cannot.
indeed. this rule was cited by "Warhorse"
White on Saturday from the records OF the
national convention at Chicago in 1895 in
support OF Thorne's claim to power I'm
passing on the credentials Of the contest
Ing delegations.
where Mallory VIII stand.
The GodwInites announce, with no at
tempt at concealins their satisfaction. that
Mr.. Mallory, as chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, VIII exercise precisely the
same authority Mt Spokane. They say
that he will follow the rule advocated by
the Hart men in the Saturday convention
and eloquently urged by Judge White.
This is regarded as an equivalent to the
announcement that Mr.. Mallory will rule
that the Goodwin delegation from King
county is regular and entitled to vote for
temporary chairman of the convention,
and not the Hart delegation.
Thepe is no doubt that this will give the
Godwinites n considerable advantage in
the convention. The naming of "a tenn
porary chairman carries with Il. It is
claimed. credentials committee. which
will ultimately decide between the rival
delegations from King county. Thus. IL
appears. the Godwinitos will he able to get
one OF their number on the credentials
committee TO make the fight for them In
the hearing on the contest.
ON the other hand. the Hart men say
that the triumph of the Godwinites In the
election of a temporary chairman will not
in the first place. that the Goodwin delega-
ton will be recognized. They claim fur
ther that in case the Goodwin delegates are
permitted TO vote the election OF n
temporary chairman the selection Of a
committee on credentials will be done by
the county delegations themselves, regard
less Of tho Affiliations or prejudices OF the
chairman of tho convention. They assert
that In "A fair hearing they will win and
the Hart delegation viii be seated.
Mr.. Harts Claims.
Both the Hart leaders and the Goodwin
managers are working hard TO effect COM
binations with other delegations through
out the state. The foundation Is being
laid In each camp for an aggressive fight
at Spokane. The Hart men are claiming
that the Walla Walla delegation will be
for their favorits. the direction OF fusion
politics in that county being In the hands
of Warden Catron, OF the penitentiary. IL
Is also claimed by the Hart men that they
have friends on the Pierce county delega-
ton who will be able to swing that delega-
ton for Mr. Hart.
Notwithstanding the lRteness OF the day.
there are many Democrats IN King county
who are talking OF a plan TO prevent a
fractional fight at spokane az Is no secret
that among many leading members OF the
party there IL a strong feeling that the
itart-GodNin fight Is already a positive
injury 10 the party and it's continuance
menace to party success In the fall
There are a number 81 delegates Co the
Saturday convention who are deploring
the fact that the night between Hart and
Goodwin became SO bitter as TO result tn
split In the convention. There are both
Hart and Goodwin men who take this view
OF the iuatter and who declare that II