THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY nPPICIHL PAPER
No. 251 VOL. VIII.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22. 1905
PRICE 10 CENfS
VESTCRDAV'S PROCEEDINGS
were sraous
Alaskan Convention Deyelopes One of Hot
test Convention Fights Seattle Ever Saw
Southeastern Alaska Won the Contest
After Battling All Day
(Special Dispatches to Daily Alaskan )
Seattle. Nov. 22? The decision of the
Alaskan convention to elect three dele
gates, which was arrived at yesterday
afteri.ooi, came after oce of the storm
iest sessions ever held io a convention
in this city. The fight for three dele
Kates was lead by John G. Price, one of
the representatives of Skagway, and
that for a single delegate by Represen
tative Si eppard, of St. Michae', and
the supporters of liyan, of Nome. In
the course of the fij,ht the opponents o
Judge Wickersh<m lock horns with
those who are friendly to him.
Prio* Load* Off
That it would be impossible to arrive
at the election of only one delegate be
came app.irent immediately after the
opening of the session yesterday. Uep
resentative Price introduced a resolu
tion providng for the election of three
delegates, one from each of the judicial
divisions of the distri t. He explained
that it was impossib'e for the delegat s
to agree upon one delegate. Immed
iately there were half a dozen delega-es
on the :!jor.
WicUerahnm Fight Comas Up
Representative Nye, of Fairbanks,
was recogn zed and he started the ball
to rolling by declaring that a deputy
I'nited States marshal, meaning La
throp. of Valdez, had no business
coming in the convention with live
proxies, which he was preparing to cast
for the purpose of perpetuating a can
didate forthr judiciary, meaning Judge
Wickersham.
Representative Hughes denied the
charge in emphatic language as did j
Lathrop.
Nye. responded, saying that Lathrop
wa< in the convention with Judge]
Wickersham's proxy.
Sapira'eD vliiom Caucus
After this acrimonious tilt, the three j
divisions caucused separately for an
hour in an effort to get together. The
Fairbanks caucus was anything but an
harmonious one, ard it was discovered
that to get together was impossible.
Carl M. Johanson threw his 13 of the
23 votes of his division for Judge
Hutch nson, but the opposition would
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Also a well se'ected line of
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Pie Eater Wants Trough For
Himself
(Douglas News)
The Ketchikan Journal publishes a
Ion* winded article ou tho question of
territorial government for Alaska,
signed by Win. A. Kelly. All the old
chestnutty arguments, that have been
answered a thousand times, are used.
Among them the malicious and infernal
lie that the object of those seeking
self government for Alaska is "that
men with itching palms may hold office
and subsist on the people's money de
rived from more taxation." We don't
know for sure, but we will bot our
Sunday s'-irt that the author of the
article is the same Kelly, of Sitka, who
has had his rusty, moth-eaten mug
hitched to the government pie counter
ever since he first came to Alaska.
DOLPHIN NOT
VfT REPORTED
The Dolphin, due to arrive today, has
not been reported from Juneau She
will probably arrive in port some time
tonight or early tamorrow morning.
Young Mon'i Hosting Tonight
j Tonight those interested in the for
! mation of a you ag men's club and in
securing a free reading room and libr
ary for Skagway will meet at the par
lor of the Methodist chu'ch. It takes
place at 8 o'clock.
Private Detective Agenov
I will serve those desiring services
of a private detective. A. M. Bell,
Portland, here. 11 20 lmo
Gold Rimmed Eye-Glasses Found
Found on Moore wharf, Thursday
evening, pair of goH rimmed eye
glasses. Owner can have same by pay
ing chages at Daily Alaskan office, tf
The Mascot saloonsells liquors
by the bulk or case goods at wholesale
prices All the old brands always on
hand.
Silk, mohair and velvet waists from
$2 to J7 at Harrisons'.
Principal Barb rshop Leads
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading Minsorial establishment
ii Alaska. Everything in all the ide
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first class in all respects.
Oyster Cocktails at Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. lf
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DO IT NOW
A. F. Wiliit His Blaak
Law? on Proxies
To Policy Holders in the New York
Life and Mutual Life Insurance Com
panies:
I can furnish blank proxies free to all
desiring! to forward their proxios to
Thomas W. Law son, of Boston, to vote
in their behalf and stead at the forth
coming election of ofticers in those
companies. Never again will the time
bo "W opportune as now to oust tho
grafters from control. All depends upon
the concentration c? enough proxies in
the hards of one man to act for the
p3ople, and Lawsou is the man of the
fcour. Don't delay. Do what you
individually can. Send your proxy ad
dressed to Thomas W. Lawson, Boston,
at once. I can furnish the blanks.
A. F. Wildt, Skagway.
THREE DIE
CInpter of Fafaliti?s in I he
Klon'iik ;
Dawson, Nov. H? Aime Sylvester
fell by the wayside on the trail be' 'veen
Glacier and Dawson and froze to ( rath.
She was found unconscious but t juld
not be revived. She wss a nat.ve of
Stinfeld, Quebec, aged 30. A b < her
is attached to the government t.mber
service.
Joe Davidson, a layman on Hunker
creek, committed suicide by shooting
himself with a revolver Saturday. He
wasa native of Sprout Spring, Va.,
aged 37.
A woodcbopper named Glass*, :iged
37, was killed on the Little Salmon by a
load of falling upou him. He was a
Russian Jew from near Riga Rela
tives live in the States.
Grrat Canadian Dies
Christopher Robinson, probably tho
leading lawyer at tho Canadian bar,
died at his home at Toronto early this
month. Mr. Robinson was one of the
leading counsel for the Canadians be
fore the Alaskan boundary commission
at London a year and a half ago. He
visited Skagway last summer.
Onlv Place in Town
The only place in Town at which you
can get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Dunlap and Stetson hats for $;> at
Clayson's. "
Oyster oocKtaiis, Olympia or Eastern
at the Pack Train restaurant.
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-Grand fioiel
SEATTLE
New Management Popular Prices
Central Location European Plan
Finest CAFE and BAR io the City
Wilson & White Co.Prop. Chas Perry Hgr
Cor. 5th & Broadway. 'Phone 90
Cigars dfld Tobacco
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Stationery
and Fishing Tackle
?NEWS DEPOT*
New Books Just Rec'd
We will give 33^
per cent off on
all sales in our
crockery depart
ment
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Sole Agent? Rose ot Ellensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
QUALITY TELLS EVERY TIME
this fact explains why GAULT'S CEY
LON TEA is fast displacing all other
teas throughout Canada
^THE ROSS-HIG-G1NS CO. Sole Agents, Skagwav and Juneau
JOHANSON LOSES 01
Fight on Judge Wicker sham takes pop
ular Fairbanks me.n down the line
Gov. Swineford, Dick Ryan and Capt.
Humphrey the lucky three
(Special Dispatch to )aily Alaskan.)
Seattle, N >v. 22 ? The Alaskan convention this morning elected A. P. Swineford,
of Ketchikan, o' the first division, Richard >. Ryan, of Nome, of the second division,
and Omar Hump irey, of Tanana, of the thri< division, as delegates to congress. The
election of Hump irey over Johanson was by tin convention.
The deleg; tes of the third division wer< unable to agree upon one candidate and
they presented the names of Humphrey and Jo laneon. Swineford and Ryan were elected
by acclamation and ballot was taken on the Ta ana men. It resulted:
Humphrey, 42; Johanson, 41.
Johanson would have been elected but J. M. Lathrop, of Valdez, with the proxies
of Judge Wickersham and three others, making five votes, which have been for Johanson
through the entire fight, remained away from the convention for some unknown reason.
FIGHT WAS AGAINST WICKERSHAM
Johanson. personally, could have polled the entire vote of the convention had it
not been for the belief that he represented Judge Wickersham against whom the Nome
delegates and a portion of the Fairbanks delegates were fighting. The chairman ruled
that he judiciary was not the proper subject fo.' debate and refused to let it be discussed,
but he could not contral the delegates. J. H. Hughes, of Fairbanks, the leader of the
Johanson forces, went down fighting, refusing intil the very last all overtures for a com
promise. Nye, of Fairbanks, requested at the very last moment that Hughes withdraw
Johanson, and that the delegations from the third division agree upon a third man.
Hughes refused point blank and demanded that the roll be called.
NEXT CONVENTION IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE
The question of the time and place of holding the next Alaskan convention was
left in the hands of a committee of nine persons, three from each division. The com
mittee selected by the convention this morning, after the delegations from each of the
divisions had caucused, was as follows:
First division ? John W. Troy, of Skagway; Charles E. Davidson, of Juneau, and
J. E. Lathrop, of Ketchikan.
Second division ? A. Z, Watson, N. H. Castle andC. E. Herron, of Nome.
Third division ? J. M. Lathrop, of Valdez; D. O. Morford, of Seward, and J. H.
Hughes, of Fairbanks.
% AMENDMENT TO MEMORIAL
An amendment was agreed to this morn ng to the platform or memorial to congress
which makes the request that the fees and earnugsof the land wires and cables in Alaska
be used to extend the service as '-recommeud id by Major Glassford, Gen. Greely, Gen.
Williams and Major Richardson." Formerly it. mentioned only Gen. Greely and Major
Glassford.
BIG BANQUET 3 .AST NIGHT
The banquet given the Alaskan deleg ites and residents of that district at the
Rutler hotel last night was the leargest ever gi\ en in this city. Mayor Ballinger presided.
Among those who nade speeches were Dick Ryan, of Nome, who responded to Mayor
Rallingers address of welcome; Major Glassford, who spoke on his loyalty to the interests
of Alaska; Mrs. Emma McNaught, who spoke on Alaskan experiences; Col. Perkins,
responding to Alaska's relations with Seattle; Major Richardson, Alaskan roads. Several
others made short speeches.
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