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Alaska Hist Ubrnry
No. its. ELEVENTH YEAR
8KAUWAY, ALASKA, THCESDAY, MAY 14, 1908
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
THERE WERE TWO CONVENTIONS
'
Cale the Nominee ot one and Corson of the Other
Hoggatt Faction Makes a Row and Votes Fake
Telegraphic Proxies to Carry out its End.
Murane's Betrayal is the Cause of the Split
(United Pr?M Tclograph-Ctbl* tarvlo*.)
Ketchikan, May 14-^When the result of the report of
of the committee on credentials became known to
the convention today it provoked the bitterest of feeling in
the ranks of the anti-Hoggatt men. Up to ten thirty o'clock
last night the two factions had nearly reached an amicable
settlement of all difficulties and a burying of the hatchet.
Both sides had agreed to name three delegates to Chicago
and this had been accepted as satisfactory. When it came
to making the selections on both sides all were named catis
factorily, but at the last minute Shackelford refused to ac
cept the third of the anti-Hoggatt nominations ? vetoed him
positively. With this all negotiations fell through and the
opposing factions entered the convention hall to each hold
a convention of their own. Of the antis, Ritchie of Valdez,
was made chairman and Ingersoll of Ketchikan, secretary.
Fairbanks, Nome, Valdez, Seward, Skagway, Douglas,
Ketchikan and several outside precincts answered the roll
call with 103 votes. The territorial committee report was
adopted, the naming of six delegates was ratified and the
men elected therefor were left to stand, save Wickersham
and Ballaine, both of whom had declared they could not
attend. In their places ware named Wullf of Valdez and
Harry White of Katalla. They were instructed for Taft
for president.
The convention was about to adjourn when Murane,
chairman of the Hoggatt faction, ordered the sergeant at
arms to eject Perkins and this precipitated a row. It did
not last long, however, and was soon quieted, Murane as
sumed the chairmanship of the Hoggatt convention and the
reprot of the committee on credentials, unseating many of
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the regularly elected delegates and substituting fake tele,
graphic proxies, was adopted. The Juneau platform was
adopted entire. Corson was nominated for delegate and
delegates elected to the Chicago convention as follows;
Shackelford, Burkhard, Johnson. George Shea, Judge Silas
H- Reed and Bion A. Dodge. They were instructed for
Taft. Mr. Coison accepted the nomination in a speech
The citizens of Ketchikan are very indignant at the
Hoggatt faction for precipitating a row in the convention
and are manifesting their disgust in many ways.
The territorial committee wired Cale congratulations
cn his nomination and requested an answer.
It is believed that this will result in the certain
election of Cale, because of the division of the republican
vote.
fioad to Denver bidder
"In line with the Alaskan'9 agitation
for making Skagway attractive" i&id
Mr. Herman ? Kirmse this afternoon,
' I would suggest that we get together
and build a good road to Denver gla
cier? a rsal road, an automobile road.
Here we have at hand, at the very gate
of Skpgway, one of the finest attrac
tions that an y city could possibly de
sire to advertise it. Six miles away
there is one of the greu glaciers of
Alaska and one whloh the visitor can
walk right up to ? a thing which is not
to be found in any other place. Now
Skagway has been aware of this for a
long time and we have spent somt
money to reach It, built trails there
from the railway station. Rut thin has
not proved satisfactory. If we had a
good road from the city to the glacier
you would *ee nearly every business
man in the olty owning an automobile
and making the run out there every
day or to and visitors would hire rigs
here and make th6 trip; returning
when they desired.
"Whut we need hare In Skagway li
something we can talk about, some
thing we can offer to visitors aa an
Inducement to at or over hero for a
while. Nothlog better to the purpose
could be had than thla ? the Denver
glacier.
"I would suggest," continued Mr.
Kirmae, "that State street be mode
a flno drive to the city limits and be
yond; that a good road be built by pub
lic subscription. State street Is Id fair
shape and at vary little expense cou'd
be made very atractlve. For the resti
I would suggest that we call a meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce and put
the matter up to that body to see
what can be done. I will head a sub
scription for tbe buLWing of such a
road to the glaoler with $500."
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The Hewetta arrived up from Haines
on the Hegg this afternoon and will
show here Monday night at Elks hall.
For a good smoke, call for the Bull
Dog cigar at Toay Dotero's. 1m
REX BEACH
COMING UP
(By United Prase.)
Seattle, May 14? Rex Bench, tb*
famous novelist, author of the "The
Spoileri," and other ctorlei of Alaskan
life is here. He Intends to spend the
summer In Al?ska hunting.
m ijtpts
Cucumber Mango
Pepper Mango
Melon Mango
Bur Mango
Have you tried them?
GANTY & FRANDSON
(United Press TslegraptvCabls asrvles.)
Little Rock, Ark., May 14 ? ' The western part of the
state of Louisiana was yesterday swept by a tornado and
great destruction attended it. This is the second visitation
of this kind this spring.
Des Moines, May 14? Southwestern Iowa was visited
by a terrific wind storm yesterday. Many houses were des
troyed and much loss of property involved,
Omaha, Neb., May 14 ? The death list resulting from
Tuesday's tornado is constantly on the increase as the re
ports come in. The dead will now number 800 at least.
The property loss as reported increases in proportion.
WORK BEGUN ON THE CABLE LINE
At five o'clock this morning a party
of twenty workmen went up the hill to
begin preliminary work on the Skagr
way Scenic Cable enterprise, under the
leadership of Peter Kern, promoter of
the same. There were several rock
drillers among the Dumber, the others
being woodmen. The rock driller* are
to plant the anchor for the cable at a
point abreast of the falls half way up
the second rise. The woodsmen are to
build a horse trail or road up the hil
and construot a bridge aero ss the creek
near where the anchor is placed. The
men carried tools and material and pro
visions up the steep hill this morning
and a camp will be established on the
level near where the men are at work.
Assistant Dlitrlct Attorney Barnhill,
Mrs. Pullen, and a number of other
Skagway citizens were sufficiently in
terested In the undertaking to make
the climb at the early hour this morn
ing.
(By United Press.)
Washington, May 14? The senate
committee having them under consid
eration, has reported favorably on the
coal land bill and the bill providing for
the sale to the Cordova townslte com
pany of five thousand sores of land at
two dollars an acre.
fit's About Now"!
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