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AND COOK INLET PIONEER
VOL. 1. XO. 187.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY, .TI NE 12, 1016,
PRICK 10 CENTS
CU AND PARKIN WERE NOMINATED BE IHE PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION
The following telegrams, covering
the details of the big conventions at
Chicago, were received too late for
Saturday’s issue, on account of the
■ wire being down between here and
Seward until late that afternoon:
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CHICAGO, June 10.—The ballot
ing for the presidential nomination
*at the Republican convention result
ed as follows:
First Ballot.
Hughes . 253 Vj
Roosevelt .. G5
Root . 103
Burton .. 76'0
Weeks . 105
Sherman . G6V2
Fairbanks . 7:51;.
Cummins . 84
Brumbaugh . 20
LaFollette . 35
Knox i..'v. 3 (;
t’QjO —-. 22
Taft . 12
Willis . 4
McCall ...,..*. 1'
Borah . 2
Two and a-half votes absent. Nec
essary to nominate, 495.
Second Ballot.
Hughes .
Root .
Burton. ........•..
Weeks- ..
Dupont .
Sherman .
Fairbanks .
Cummins .
Roosevelt .
LaFollette .
Knox .
Wanamaker .
Harding ...
Wood .
Willis .
Not voting. 25. The Alaska
gates on both ballots east a
each for Weeks and Hughes.
328 %
98%
76%»
79
13
65
88%
85
81
36
5
1
1
1
dele
vote
WASHINGTON, June 10.—Justice
Hughes sent his resignation to Presi
dent Wilson. It was short and word
ed as follows: “I hereby resign the
office of Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court of the Uunited States.
I am, Sir, respectfully yours, Charles
Evans Hughes.”
CHICAGO, June 10.—Charles
Warren Fairbanks was nomintfted bv*
the Republicans for vice-president .
! the moment it became known
Hughes had the requisite votes and
his nomination was made unani
mous.
CHICAGO. June 10.—The decid
ing vote in the nomination of Hughes
was reached when New Jersey was
called and wild scenes were enacted
j on the convention floor, after which
I the roll call proceeded and it became
| evident that sufficient votes had
j swung to the Hughes column to as
j sure his nomination the California
delegation announced its vote lor
Hughes. This was followed by
cheers and applause, being repeated
as favorite sou delegations in turn
climbed into the Hughes band-wag
on.
CHICAGO, June 10. — Justice
Hughes in wiring Chairman Harding
of his acceptance of the nomination
for president -said he. had hot .de
sired the nomination, as he wished
to remain on the bench, “but in this
critical period of our national his
tory I realize it is your right to
summon and it is my paramount
duty to respond. Y'iu speak at a
time of national exigency which is
transcending not merely as a partisan
consideration. You voice a demand
for dominant, thorough-going Amer
icanism, with firm' protective up
building policies assential to our
peace and security. To that call, in
the crisis, I cannot fail to answer
with a pledge of all that is in me
to a service of our government.
Therefore, I accept the nomination.
I stand on the firm and unflinching
maintenance of all the rights of
American citizens on land and sea.
I neither impugn motive nor under
estimate the difficulty which has re
sulted in the administration being
assailed for its policy, especially in
Mexico.”
CHICAGO, June 10.—Governor
Johnson in seconding Roosevelt’s
nomination at the Progressive con
vention, said: “There is just one
time in a man’s life and that is when
he is up against the gun. Now you
gentlemen are up against the gun. I
believe we should nominate Theo
dore Roosevelt without the loss of
another second. I believe we should
nominate him now, therefore I sec
ond his nomination and urge that
the rule he suspended and that we
make his nomination iiy acclama
tion."
CHICAGO, .June 10.—The rules
were suspended by the Progressives,
and Theodore Roosevelt nominated
by acclamation for president at
12:33 o'clock, and within a minute
Gov. Johnson telegraphed to Roose
velt, urging him to make, a state
ment immediately upon his accept
ing the nomination. When Roose
velt wired refusing the honor llain
bridge Colby was selected in his
Piece to head the. Progressive ticket.
John M. Parker, of Louisiana, was
nominated by acclamation for vice
president.
CHICAGO, June 9.—Theodore
Roosevelt's name was presented to
the Republican national convention
this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock by
Senator Fall, and when he nomin
ated the CoIoneL he was loudly
cheered. As he began his address
he lauded Roosevelt as the man more
than any other that the struggle in
•Chicago rages around. Fall spoke
for twelve minutes and as he ended
his speech a demonstration planned
to settle the question of the Repub
lican candidate for the presidency
was started for the Colonel in. every
part of the great hall. Delegates
leaped to their feet and the wild
cheering rent the air, while from the’
galleries the shouts were long and
loud, seconded by the bedlam which
ranged on the floor. Women in the
far galleries began tearing the flags
from the decorations and waving
them. Chairman Harding sent of
ficers to stop them. The police made
their way to the galleries and re
stored the bunting, and 'cautioned
the women who had torn it down.
CHICAGO, June 9.—Following the
placing of the name of Hughes in
nomination, Butler named Root;
Governor Willis placed Burton in
nomination; Lodge named Weeks,
and Calhoun named Sherman. Chair
man Harding says that the plan is to
take two ballots before the conven
tion adjourns or takes a recess.
CHICAGO, June 10.—Senator
Sherman has released his delegates,
The hope was expressed by Hughes
supporter that the Ohio delegates
would desert Burton and flop to the
Justice on the third ballot but it was
blasted today when it was announced
I that the Ohioans would remain loyal.
CHICAGO, .June 9.—New York
and Ohio delegates are wavering and
may break to Hughes on the third
| ballot. Indiana will vote for Fair
| bpnks once riiore, although lie has
rt 'eased, his other supporters.
CHICAGO, June 10.—The peace;
cpnferees of both the Republican and ;
Progressive parties reached an agree- j
meat on Hughes as the most availaT j
ble candidate of both conventions. '
J'his agreement was reacned at the
.eleventh hour and after the Progres
sive convention had been called to
order.. The Progressive eopfpfees
said they would undertake to pre
sent the 'name of Hughes to the Bull
Moosi; convention. "The Progres
sive conferees have agreed to pre
sent Hughes.’ name to the Progres
sive- committee,” said Senator Bor
ah, of Idaho. As the conference,
broke up they would not undertake
to say what action they can take on
Hughes as a candidate, but in the
interest of peace and harmony they
agreed to present his name to the
convention.
CHTCAGO, June 10.—During the
Cummins demonstration the Alaska,
standard was dragged up and carried
in the parade about the hall Shack
leford and Gilmore, the delegates
from that territory, had been called
away, and during their absence a
youth.'from Iowa swiped their ban
ner. This put the Alaska delegates
in the wrong light as they are not
for .Cummins. Shackleford felt
quite badly about this act and said:
"Skatatebody is always picking on Al
aska's standard.” As Porto Rico’s
standard was embezzled by a Swede
farmer from Minnesota to conrtibute
to the Cummins parade in the same
manner this gave some satisfaction
to the Alaskans.
NEW YORK. June 10.—Governor
Whitman concluded his nomination
speech with these words: "The
great state of Xew York, through the
lips of its governor, offers to the peo
ple, to the party, and to the voters of
the party; no not only to them but
tlie great nation her son, her noblest
and her best. 1 nominate as the Re
publican candidate for the presiden
cy of the United States. Charles Ev
ans Hughes, of Xew York.”
( HICAGO, June 10.-r-Following a
conference early this morning of
managers of the Cummins campaign
it was agreed that all delegates out
side of Iowa should be released and
permitted to follow their own incli
nations. Iowa will stand by Cum
mins to the last.
Gifford Pinchot said this morning
that there was only one thing to do
and that was to nominate Theodore
Roosevelt. "We know that the Re
publican convention is going to do
it,’’ he added. .
When Root's name was placed be
fore the convention Chauncey Depev
climbed to his chair and led the dent,
onstration that followed. '
CHICAGO, June 9.—The Republi
can convention was in session late
this afternoon with the announced
purpose'of remaining continually at
work until all the presidential can
didates were nominated. During
the first four hours of the session
Hughes, Burton, Root. Weeks, .Sher
man, Cummins, Fairbanks and Du
pont were placed in nomination.
Senator Fall,of New Mexico, was
waiting to nominate Col. Roosevelt.
CHICAGO. June 10.—Scott Bone,
in wiring the Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer, says: "The vote on the ad
journment was by no means a test
of strength of the silent jurist, al
though Hitchcock fairly sweated
blood as the roll was called and
Whitman took the roll call sorely to
heart.
OYSTER RAY, June 10.—Theo- i
dore Roosevelt remained in strict i
seclusion all day, and a statement of
“tremendous importance" was pre
dicted from the Colonel by the news
paper correspondents.
CHICAGO, June 9.—During a fif
teen minute rest taken by the I’ro
gressive convention, beginning at 1 1
o'clock the managers evolved a pro- !
gram to mark time during the tak
ing of the first ballot at the Colis
eum.
After finishing the consideration
of their platform, but without vot
ing for its final adoption, the Pro
gressive convention recessed until 3
p. m.
CHICAGO, June 10.—*The * dele-1
' gates to the Republican and Progres.
1 sive national political conventions
! are weary and in an apprehensive
mood entered upon the fourth day of
their deliberations, with an uncer
tainty as to the outcome. The Pro
gressives met at Id:30 o'clock and
the Republicans half an hour later.
As the delegates gathered the report
that those instructed for favorite
son candidates will break to Hughes,
when balloting begins, is generally
• redited
CHICAGO, June 10.—During the
late hours of the night Geo. W. Per
kins made it very plain to the Re
publicans leaders that if Hughes is
nominated Roosevelt would not sup
port him. He spoke authoritively
and said that what would
please him most, next to see
ing Roosevelt nominated, would be
the defeftt of Hughes. He said in
effect that no other candidate save
Root would he supported by Roose
velt. Perkins was assured during
the night by the old guard leaders
that Roosevelt could not under any
circumstances come within the Re
publican nomination and that, he
would never get above 350 votes.
CHICAGO, June 10.—The conven
tion adjourned at 2 o’clock this af
ternoon sine die.
OYSTER BAY. June 10.—Colonel
Roosevelt refused to conratnent on
Hughes’ nomination.
CHICAGO. June 9.—The Progres
sives adjourned for the day upon re
ceiving word from the Republican
convention that after taking two bal
lots on candidates for the presiden
tial nomination without results.
Roosevelt had been advised and ap
provse of the plan of the Progressive
leaders to withhold nomination until
the Republicans had taken at leasf
tvo ballots.
OYSTER BAY, June f'.—Roose
vel: announced tonight that he had
exacted a pledge from the Progres
sives not to nominate him until to
morrow.
It is the genen 1 opinion at Oyster
Bay that unless tile Republicans
show a spirit of “accomodation’’ tin
Progressives will place a third tick?
in the field.
’ ANOTHER HOME IS
VISITED HV DEATH
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Little John B. Sieffert, the seven
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Sieffert, died at the government hos
pital at 11:30 o'clock last night,
after a prolonged illness, which ho
stood with the quietness and forti
tude seldom seen in ohe so young.
All me, Icinal and scientific aid pos
sible was used to save his life, but
the end was inevtable.
’Tis always sad to chronicle a
death, particularly so when the con
9 nection deals with tried and true
friends of long standing. In such
time as this the sympathy of the
community turns to the parents who
are the losers, and while we realize
that words of sympathy sound hol
low and empty and fall upon ears
deaf with grief, the old-time friends
cf Mr. and Mrs. Sieffert in Anclior
aeg want them to know that they
too mourn with them in their loss.
Newspaper Owner Is Dead.
WASTTTnGTON, June 10.—John
McLean, owner of the Washington
Post and Cincinnati Enquirer, died
at his home here yesterday after
noon.
Bert Schaeffer, storekeeper at
Talkeetna, caiiTe in on the Wilhel
mina this morning for a few days’
visit and business trip.
Matanuska Mail Not
Properly Addressed
Alvah Lames, chief clerk of the
railway mail service, left on the Ala
meda today for Seward on business
connected with his department. Mr.
, Eames will visit Anchorage every
two or three weeks during the sum
mer, and in speaking of the postal
conditions said that much miner
trouble could be averted if people
would bear in mind that there are
three separate and distinct offices in
the Matanuska country, viz, Mata
nuska Landing, Matanuska Junction
and Matanuska postoffice, and letters
addressed properly will reach their
destination.
Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Forbes, ac
companied by Dr. and Mrs. Mc
Bride, will leave on tomorrow morn
ing’s train for Matanuska. The la
dies will return to Anchorage the
same day, while Drs. Forbes and
McBride will mush on into the coun.
try on a general trip of looking
into the' different places with the
view of establishing Sunday schools,
and will be gone several days.
The Misses Murphy entertained
Miss Wold, of Seward, at a dainty i
luncheon yesterday at their su.te in
the Murphy apartments. Miss Wold,
accompanied by Miss Audrey Phil
lips, niece of Mrs. W. W. Butts and
Mrs. T. D. Corlew, left on the Ala
' meda for Seward today.
AN VESSEL
ROME, June 10.—The Italian transport Priineipe Umberto
lias been toorpedoed and sunk by an Austrian submarine in
the Adriatic sea. It is believed that there has been a heavy
loss of lives.
LONDON, June 10.—The Austrian troops have evacuated
the Fortress Dunbo, according to advices received here.
LONDON, June 10.—It has been officially announced that
the English cruiser Hampshire was sunk by a mine.
ABESDEEN, Scotland, June 10.—Trawlers say tin* cruiser
Hampshire was afire and a storm raging at the time she
.sank. Eighty bodies, some of them still warm, were found
along the cliffs of Scotland. Lord Kitchener and party were :
placed on the ship’s boats, which got clear of the wreck, but
were lost in the terrific sea.
LONDON- June 10.—Information has reached the Russian
embassy in Rome that the Austrians’ front has been com
pletely broken along a length of ninety-four miles to a depth
of forty-seven miles. The Russian advance now threatens to
envelop the entire Austrian army in the regions affected, and
the Austrians are finding themselves attacked from both the ;
east and the north.
BERLIN, June 10.—It was announced at the Austro-Hun
garian headquarters that their troops at Involynia have
reached new positions on the river, after rear guard engage
ments with the Russians. It was also stated that the Russians
are again lacking ;:t strong forces on the lower Stripa in Ga- |
lician and that the engagements have not as yet been finished.
Return From Tour
Inspection of Road
Commissioner F. Mears and Gen
eral Storekeeper Walter DeLong 1
i came in this morning on the launch
| Wilhelmina from their trip up the
Talkeetna, reaching Anchorage at 4
o’clock. Commissioner Mears and
Mr. DeLong have been in the Tal
keetna neighborhood for the past
week on a tour of inspection and
had rather an arduous time, meet
ing with a breakdown on the B. and
B. on the Slisitna river. The Dis
patch boat, sent out yesterday morn
ing by T. L. Murphy, receiving and
forwarding agent, got as far as the
mouth of the river, when it met the
Wilhelmina on the return trip.
Sidney Anderson, vice president of
the Bank of Anchorage, is in receipt
of a telegram from A. Bava, asking
him the possibilities of getting hold
of 160 acres of land adjacent to An
chorage for colonization purposes.
Mr. Bava is from San Francisco, but
is stopping off in Seward for a few
days, and will come to Anchorage on
one of the early boats, with the view
of investing.
Mrs. 1V. A. Sherman and daugh- ;
ter, Mrs. Ben Agnew, came down i
from Knik Saturday night on busi
ness and to attend the weekly Satur
day night dance at Robarts’ hall, re- [
turning on the launch Swan yester- i
day.
AT
T
There have been several con
plaints lately from the merchants i
regard to shortage of their merchat
flise of various kinds. That ther
"as a leak some plUce "as apparent
and the inspector Anally locate
William Hare, employed at tl ■
warehouse by the Commission, wl
was severely reprimanded by Judy »
Leopold David in court this morr -
ing, and the judge sends out tl
warning that the next victim wi!l
receive the full penalty. This pet
thievery has been very annoying t >
Mr. T. L. Murphy, who has char; ■
of receiving and forwarding a 1
freight, and he feels now that tl:
example made of Hare will put a t
end to complaints.
Aviator Killed in Machine.
PENSACOLA. Fla.. June 10.
Lieutenant Richard C. Saufley. or
the aviation corps, was killed in h .
machine, which fell on Santa Ro
island.
W. R. Hastings left this morni: :
on the Northland, after spending t
few days in Anchorage while t
Northland discharged her cargo. A
Hastings was formerly connect 1
with tile A. C. Company on the r -
side, and has many friends amo
the olw-timers in the city.