The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14

. eerce hattie for control OF the party
orranization. in which proxies from an.
sentees will cut prominent nsure, W. W..
he fought TO a finish To-Day AT ..iS ~
in the meeting of the Democratic STATE
central committee. The committee VIII
asrer,b,e in the parlors of the Rainier
Grand hotel for the purpose or seiectihs
a city for the fall convention ana hNihs
a date for that gathering.
The Populist and Silver Republican state
organizations will meet here TO-DAY lot
a similar purpose 1t Is the purpose or
tho leaders to secure IL possible some
sort of an agreement which Will be USED
hereafter as the ground work for another
fusion.
Interest largely centers in today's meet
ing of the Democratic committee In TINS
organization the fight between the Rog-
ers and anti-Rogers Democrats VIII &C.
cupy the center of the stage. The contest
will be over the location of the state con-
yention. The pro-Rogers Democrats want
the convention held in Tacoma, PIERCE
county being the home of the governor
who desires to secure denomination
through the agency of his Democratlc
friends
At state headquarters where the anti
Rogers Democrats seem to be In Tontrol.
IL was stated last night that in all prob
ability Seattle would get the convention.
This city is the home of James Hamilton
Lewis. the leader of the anti-Rogers DEM
ocrats II is no secret that Chairman
Mallory and Secretary Goddard are both
in favor of giving the convention 10 Sc
attic, and are strongly opposed to sending
IL to Tacoma.
Yesterday il developed that during the
past ten days there has been In progress
a struggle between the advocates in the
committee of Tacoma as against seattle
for convention honors Secretary God
dard who is working in entire harmony
with Chairman Mallory, has heretofore
announced that the committee would ike
" consider that city which gave the
largest bonus in cash for campaign pur-
poses.
agents of the committee went to work
in both this city and Tacoma to secure
the necessary funds. e. h. Cox was
placed in charge of the work here and
1t is understood that he had secured up
TO last night about SEQ from Seattle busi-
ness men and politicians.
II is said that those who sought TO
raise money in Tacoma did not fare very
well. for various reasons. Chief among
these was the fact that in Pierce county
the Democratic leaders appear to be
friendly to Gov. Rogers and violently OPP
posed to the domination OF the state com
mittee by Chairman Mallory. Therefore
IL is said the Tacoma Democrats have not
contributed very generously.
Unless all signs fail, there Will be a
lively discussion of this matter at the
meeting OF the state committee today.
Chairman Malony's enemies in this county
resent what they term the exercise on
his part of 'one man power Moreover
they declare that the state committee
should not seek to raise campaign fund
until after the campaign is really started.
and therefore that any money secured
by the committee as now constituted can
not well be used for strictly party pur-
poses.
In other words. Chairman Malony's op-
ponents declare that what worldly means
are secured by the committee Will not
be expended with the disinterested pur-
pose of furthering the party organiza-
ton, hut will on the other hand be an
other weapon In Mr.. Malony's power TO
be used against Gov. Rogers and his DEM
ocrattc supporters.
The general belief last night seemed to
be that tho Democratic committee would
fix as the date of the convention August
%. II was claimed by Mr. Malonys friends
that they had secured enough proxies
to enable him to control the committee
and TO prevent any attempt which may
he made by the Rogers Democrats to
unseai him or deprive him OF any
Chairman Mclaughlin. of the Popuist
state committee. who ia strongly opposed
20 the denomination Of Gov. Rogers said
yesterday that he believed Seattle would
get the convention.
Chairman Mallory, OF the Democratic
committee. arrived last night from Kan
sas city. where he sat as a delesnote in
the Democratic national convention. He
said
The convention was the greatest gath
ering In the history OF the Democratic
party. There will he but one ticket in
the field as soon as the party leaders get
together. MIR. TOwne told me himself
that he did not desire the nomination for
vice president; that he had been named
against his Will, and that he was anxious
TO withdraw In favor OF Mr.. Stevenson. -
Mr.. Mallory declares that ex-Congress-
man Lewis, who was mentioned for the
vice presidency, developed unlOoked-for
strength in the convention.
Local Democrats who are not admirers
81 the ex-congressman. we're Of the belief
that he played very weak second rd j.
die TO Leo Hart In the councils of tho
national leaders.