The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-25
Many Democrats Said to Favor
Cessation of Hostilities.
WANT THEIR VOTES THIS FALL.
Conservative Leaders Reported to
Have Asked l.. G. Gilman and
Other Hart Leaders to Stop the
Fight for the Present-PrOpagnn-
dists Say They Are Not Worried
and Will Remain in the Party.

In local Democratic politics the most
interesting happening of recent date is
decidedly the attack lately made on the
single takers within the party by l.. G..
Gilman. G.. A. c. Rochester. Frederick
Bausman, Lee Hart and other equally
well known and influential followers OF
Bryan. Yesterday IT was announced by
several Democrats high in the councils
of the party that the fight against tn,
followers of Henry George is to be stop
ped. at least for the present In fact,
there was no little criticism among con.
servative Democrats regarding the atti
tude taken by the Hart leaders against
the single takers. the argument being
that such a course was calculated to
drive from the fusion organization men
who are handy when 1t comes to pri-
mary fights and who are naturally Bryan
men.
From all this IL appears the Democrats
are wary of making an open fight against
the single takers, as 1t was first suggest.
ed should be done There was no ques-
ton at the time of the meeting of the
Hart delegation last Monday in Mr.. Nc
Eroys office of the intention of the Hart
faction to wage bitter war against the
single takers. whose influence and votes.
1t is charged. were cast on the side OF
j. w. Goodwin in the recent delegateshii
controversy.
1t Is reliably reported that several OF
his friends went to L. c. Gilman. wht
was most prominent in the denunciation
of the single tax and of the Seattle
propagandists. and urged him to mask
his batteries for the time being and to
ease up bit on the fight against the
Way propagandists. II was reported to
Mr.. Gilman. the story goes. that prom
Use had been made by the single takers
that they would "be good" In the APP
preaching campaign and would not en-
deavor to make trouble by injecting their
doctrines in the state fusion platform.
Moreover. Il has been common gossip for
weeks that Eugene Way. the boss of the
single tax squadron. had announced his
purpose Of Joining the Democracy at the
proper time Such time 1t is understood,
was to be after the Sioux Falls conven-
ton. where Mr.. Way figured quite promi-
nently, being a proxy delegate from the
state of Washington.
There is no doubt, according to the
admissions of leading Democrats in Kine
county. that an effort is TO be made 10
bring the single tax Populists into the
Democratic party during the summer.
Naturally the undertaking will involve
the exercise of no little diplomatic talent
and political tact. IT is argued by many
Democrats that the house-top campaign,
as they cali 1t, started by Mr.. Gilman.
Mr. Bausman and others against the
single takers Is not a method well caicu-
lated to secure the votes and working
strength OF the compact single tax or
ganization In the interest OF the Democ-
racy. but rather the reverse.
At any rate it is no secret that halt
has been called and that the leaders in
the hght on the single takers have con-
siderably moderated their tone when
talking to the newspapers reporters.
There Is no doubt but that there is a
Democracy. with promise of additions
from the Populists who wear the single
tax button
Several OF the King county single tax
ers we're seen yesterday and declared
that they were not much concerned in
the evident intent Of the Democratic
leaders 20 read them out Of the party.
r : Solrhard. one OF the prominent
men OF the local propaganda and God
white. said There has not been time
for the past six years when the King
county single takers have been less active
in trying TO forward their doctrines II
party platforms than at present am
a Democrat and I am not much worried
by the roast given the single takers by
the Hart men. Nor do I believe that
any considerable number Of men ~ our
faith who are working with the Demo
Gratis will be influenced by the interviews
In the Post-Intelligencer coming from
the Hart men We are here to stay"
Judging from statements made by
prominent Democratic politicians yester-
day IL will be the policy u the leaders
To couciuate the single takers and to in
duce them to join the Democratic party
hereafter. On the part Of the single