The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-30

Fusion politicians will be busy from
now on until a week from next Satur-
day, when the Demot ratio county con-
ventIon VIII meet IN this city for the cleo
ton OF delegates to the state conven-
tion which Will select a national delega-
ton of eight men to go to Kansas City.
The big fight in this county, which is be-
tween J. w. Goodwin and Lee B. Hart.
Will I'm all probability be settled at the
primaries which are to be held Thursday
evening of next week.
Yesterday Mr.. Goodwin opened headquar-
tiers in the Office of Jay c. Allen, In the
Dexter Horton bank building. and will
conduct vigorous campaign Mr.. Hart
was some little time ahead OF his orpo-
nent in opening headquarters. selecting
room 40s In the Bailey building for the
purpose. Mr.. Allen is one OF Mr.. God
wins earnest supporters and is trusted
adviser With Mr. Allen are associated
several well-known Democrats who were
prominent in opposition to Mr.. Hart in
the celebrated I4ewis-Hart fight In 1895.
including several friends of Judge w. III.
Moore The latter himself. II is UNDER
stood. is taking no hand In the Hart
Goodwin fight.
The contest. which promises to result
in the hftterest battle in the history Of
the county Democracy. took new turn
yesterday. when one OF Mr. Godwin's
managers approached William b. Black
man and notified him that unless Gov.
Rogers and his friends withdrew their
support from Mr.. Hart. they would fight
the governor this fall
Mr. Biackman IL Gov. Rogers son-in-
law. and the Goodwin adherent, IL Is said,
spoke with the intention OF hav
ing his words transmitted to O.vmpta.
II IL claimed by the Goodwin managers
that the name and personal following In
King county of Gov. Rogers among both
Democrats and Populists are being used
in the interest OF Mr. Hart. A statement
to this effect was made by Jay c. Allen
yesterday. who spoke in behalf of Mr..
Goodwin. He said:
1--WE have positive evidence of the fact
that the governors friends are taking Mr.:
Harris part against Mr.. Goodwin. We Will
not stand IL. There Is no doubt that a COM
bination has been formed. We charge
that this Is true and that the object of the
combine In to re-elect Gov. Rogers. elect
Mr.. Hart as delegate. elect Judge White
for the supreme judgeship and defeat Col.
Lewis for congress, do not believe that
the Democrats of King county Will indorse
any such programme
Friends OF Lee Hart however laugh at
the charge made by the Goodwin faction.
A friend Of Mr.. Hart said last night that
he was making a hght for the delegate
ship single handed and alone. but with the
support OF many friends. some of whom
we're formerly his enemies. Neither
Lewis nor Rogers IL interested in this fight
one way or the other" he said. "Mr.
Hart is In no combination. He Is trying
TO win this fight. that's all there Is TO II.
Many of Mr.. Lewis friends are strong for
Mr.. Hart. letter has been received dur
ing the past few days from Mr.. Lewis. In
which he says very plainly that he Is not
interested In the fight against Mr.. Hart:
that Mr.. Goodwin Is not his candidate, and
that neither Mr.. Goodwin nor his friends
have any right TO use his U.ewisD name to
aid the Goodwin side of the contest"