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HOW REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS PLAY THE GAME
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HUGHES THROWS
POLITICAL 301
CHICAGO, June 1.—Considerable
flurry was created in political circles
when it became known that Justice
Hughes was besought yesterday af
ternoon. over the long distance tele
phone, in reference to the negotia
tions be’'ng carried on here in his
behalf for the Republican presiden
tial nomination. It is reported that
he repudiated Frank Hithcock as
being in a position to appear in any
capacity as representing hint. The
conversation took place from Con
gress hotel, but the Chicago end of
the wire who appealed to Justice
Hughes to know by what authority
plans ars [being made in his behalf
by Hitchcock has not been disclosed.
There are many who believe it was
Chairman Hillis, of the national
committee.
WASHINGTON, June 1.—When
an attempt was made by local re
porters to interview Justice Hughes
in reference to Hitchcock's authority
to represent him at the Republican
national convention the best they
could do was to reach the jurist's
private secretary. He answered all
queries to this effect: “Justice
Hughes cannot be disturbed by such
matters.” ,
FAIRBANKS END
STARIS JUNE 10
FAIRBANKS, June 1.—Division
Engineer Bailey, in charge of the
work in the government railroad
north of Broad Pass, has arrived at
Nenana. where he established his
headquarters, and is starting to
build docks. Disbursing Agent Cra
mer has opened his office in Fair
banks. Every man in the district
will be given work, says the en
gineer, and the scale of wages w'ill
be from fifty to eighty-five cents per
hour. Thomas J. Riggs, Jr., a mem
ber of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, is expected here June
10, at which time the construction
of the road will start from this end.
Kesta Wins Auto Race.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1.—Dalio
Kesta, in the French Pengot, won
the 300-mile automobile race yes
terday.
New President U. P. Road.
NEW YORK, June 1.—At a meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Union Pacific railway Edgar E. Cal
vin was elected president.
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NfiTIOHRL. CHRIR.MRN H/LUES FIND CROWD GfJTHEfSIH6 f)T COLISEUM
AS the time set for the Republican
national convention draws near
i there Is the liveliest specula
tion as to who will he the man
picked to make the fight against Wood
row Wilson. While there may be some
doubt as to the Republican nominee,
it seems to be pretty well assured that
President Wilson will be tendered a
renomination when the Democratic
delegates assemble at St. Louis.
The Republican delegates will eon
vene in the Coliseum in Chicago on
June 7. Already the hotels are pre
paring for a great crowd. Soon the
booms of favorite sons will re-echo
through the corridors. While there are
some men who look to have a big lead
in the race for the nomination, some
of the wiseacres are saying this is the
year for a dark horse. There never
was a convention in which, a few
hours before the delegates met, there
wasn’t some talk of a dark horse.
That’s all there was—talk. The dark
horse seldom looms dangerous when
the balloting begins.
But that this year the race is more
open than in any convention in recent
years is evidenced by the statement
of Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the
Republican national committee, who i
declared that the candidate "will be
born in the convention."
The seating arrangement at the Coli
seum will be much the same ns it was
four years ago. except that a thousand
or more chairs are to be crowded in.
The architect has blueprints showing
that the seating capacity will be 12.500.
Alpbabeticnlly some of the Republic
an possibilities are as follows:
Borah, William E., of Idaho.
Brumbaugh. Martin G.. of Pennsyl
vania.
Burton, Theodore E., of Ohio,
Cummins, Albert B., of Iowa.
Estabrook, Henry I)., of New York.
Fairbanks, Charles W., of Indiana.
Hughes, Charles E., of New York.
La Follette. Itobert M., of Wisconsin
Maun, James It., of Illinois.
McCall, Samuel Wr., of Massachusetts.
Roosevelt, Theodore, of New York.
Pent, Eliliu. of New York.
Sherman, Lawrence Y., of Illinois.
Weeks, John W., of Massachusetts. I
Roosevelt has been president aud
Fairbanks has been vice president.
Hughes has been governor of New j
York and is associate justice of the
supreme court. Mann is the leader of
the Republican minority in the house
uf representatives. Brumbaugh and ,
McCall are present governors of their 1
states. Borah, Cummins. La Follette
and Weeks are senators, and Fair- i
bonks and Roo. have been so. McCall
has had long experience in the house
uf representatives.
United States Senator Warren G. I
Harding of Ohio wall be temporary
rhairman of the convention.
MOVEMENTS ALASKA STEAM
ERS OF LOCAL INTEREST
SEATTLE, June 1.—The flagship
Alaska sailed yesterday afternoon
with fifty passengers for Anchorage.
The steamers Senator and Victoria
will leave on their first sailing of the
season for Nome on June 2, with
eiglity-five passengers booked.
McNeill Gets Life Sentence.
DUBLIN- June 1.—President Mc
Neill, of the Sinn Feinns, was sen
tenced to life imprisonment for his
participation in the recent revolu
tion here.
The interior of the Northern drug
store, in the Empress building, has i
been renovated, and now presents a I
very neat and attractive appearance.
WANT NEUTRAL CANDIDATE
NOMINATED FOR PRESIDEN
CHICAGO. June 1.—Represent
tive German-American leaders fro
twenty-nine states and Alaska he:
a rousing meeting in this city, a ft*
which they issued a statement cal
:ng upon the Republican and Dem
cratic parties to name such cand
dates for president as would not 1
objectionable to them.
C. F. Sutter arrived in Anchors;
on the Mariposa and is stopping ,
the Crist House. Mr. Suter has bet
over the better part of Alaska, at
wag formerly in the mercantile bus
ness in Dawson, Fairbanks and Id’
arod, and is looking things over
Anchorage with the view of locatir
here.
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OF BOOZE MERCHANTS
SEATTLE, June 1.—The State
Board of Pharmacy has sworn out
warrants for the arrest of twenty
seven druggists, charging a violation
of he liquor law.
The following is the list of out
going passengers that left at 8
o'clock this morning on the Mari
posa: J. J. Grady, Geo. Leighton,
I!. Vallrush, G. E. Knoff. Sidney An
derson, I). Vucetich. and Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Flinn.
The ne\t steamer due from Seattle
ir the Admiral Farragut, which
should be here Monday.
We develop and print at The
I Model, 4th, between E and F streets.
iVESTERN DELEGATES LEAVE
FOB BHi CONVENTIONS
SEATTLE, June 1.-—A special
rain of eight solid steel cars left
lere today for Chicago, with the
■ombined delegates of the Republi
:an and Progressive parties, a ma
crity of whom are Bull Moosers. At
’asco the party will he joined by a
iimilar delegation from Oregon. It j
s also expected that former Senator j
ijixon, of Montana, will join the pol- |
icians at Missoula.
Thirteen contracts were settled
during the week ending June 1st
through the office of chief account
ant of the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, totaling SIS,000, and are
as follows:
Turnagain Arm District—P. Mc
i'ormiek & Co., nine men, right of
vay contract, Stations 3090 to 3140;
Dwyer Co., four men, right of way
contract. Stations 3290 to 3340; J.
IV. Wilson & Co., eight men, right
if way contract, stations 3340 to
3403.
Matanuska branch—Oscar Lake
Co., eleven men, grading contract,
stations 1015 to 1 037, G. Gianninni
& Co.. eleven men, right of way con
tract, stations 1S92 to 1910.
Townsite—:Roy Bogue & Co.,
grubbing contract.
Terminal District—Jacob Lane,
tie contract; Arthur Enbem & Co.,
tie contract.
Main Line—Walter Sahlstrom <fc
Co., tie and piling contract; Frank
Kaive & Co., piling contract; John
Aho .<• Co., piling and tie contract;
Barnes S- Co., twelve men, grading
contract, stations 4491 to 4496 and
Sutherland and Brooks, right of way
contract, stations "466 to 5570.
i:vnt;i:s room \\d hoard
AT THE HOTEL AAARDELL
Upon the recommendation of his
attorneys, Stowe and Coffey, Andy
McDonald plead guilty to the charge
of hocking a borrowed watch. Andy,
better known as the "Panama Kid,”
has been keeping the court busy
since his recent advent into court
circles, and after rendering that pa
thetic little ballad entitled. “Every
little bit added to what you’ve got
makes Just a little bit more." Judgt
David added another thirty days to
his other sentence and Andy will
spend the better part of the summer
in Anchorage as a guest of Uncle
Sam.
I’AV FINAL TRIBUTE OF
RESPECT TO J. J. HILL
ST. PAUL, June 1.—As a mark of
respect to the memory of the late J.
J. Hill the schools were closed yes
terday and every business house in
the city closed for five minutes dur
ing the funeral in the afternoon.
ROOSEVELT’S TALK
ST. LOUIS. June 1.—Moral trea
son to the United States was charged
by Col. Roosevelt in an address here
yesterday, against the German
Amerieans who seek to make their
government representative act
'ti the interests of Germany rather
than this country. He characterized
the German-Ameriean alliance as an
anti-American alliance and advocat
ed America for Americans, whether
born here or abroad.
( OMMISKIOXKR TO RESIGN
\\l» If ILL LOCATE HERE
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Conroy arrived
in Anchorage on the Mariposa and
will make this their future home.
Mr. Conroy is United States commis
sioner in Seward, but will send in
his resignation and devote his atten
tion to ether business matters in
this city. He was among the first to
realize what the future of Anchorage
would be and is the owner of con
siderable real estate bought at the
July sale. Mr. Conroy is exception
ally well pleased with the develop
ments cf Anchorage and the en
hancement of city real estate. He
and Mrs. Conroy will go to house
keeping in a cabin on Fifth avenue
until they can secure more desirable
quarters.
WASHINGTON, June 1.—The sec
retary of state is in receipt of an
other note from President Carranza
regarding the situation in Mexico,
growing out of the pursuit of Villa
by American soldiers, which is not
looked upin with much favor in ad
ministration circles, Carranza asks
for an explanation of the continued
presence of American troops in Mex
ico and renews his requesi for their
withdrawal.
SHERMAN TO ENGAGE
IN SAW Ml!,I. G IMP
W. A. Sherman, a real Tilltcum,
is in Anchorage making finai settle
ment with the Commission on a
right of way contract he and asso
ciates have just completed on the
Matanuska branch. Mr. Sherman is
well and favorably known by the
Tillicum hunch from Nome to the
Yukon, and his many friends in An
chorage and Knik will he glad to
know that he is contemplating going
into the saw' mill business in this
vicinity.
She won't he sore if you forget
all about her at the “Movies” to
night.
PALTS, 'June 1.—The fiercest and bloodiest battle ever
waged in a conflict between waning nations is now in pro
gress in the vicinity of Verdun, says today’s official Com
miquo. The French admit that the Germans have made sev
eral advances, despite the attempt made to check their offen
sive movement. The Teutons are keeping up a constant can
nonade and are forcing the French to fall back to Chatton
Court station, in the vicinitv’of Hill 304. Chatton Court is
half a mile from South C’umires.
BEPLIN, June 1.—The Austro-Hungarian troops, which
» have been operating to the west of Arspro Trentino district,
forced a passage across the Domna river and have taken the
heights on the southern bank according to an official state
» rnent issued. It is also announced that they captured the for
tified Italian works on Puntac Ordinasso.
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NEW YORK, .June 1.—A conspiracy to assassinate John lb
Rockefeller was revealed yesterday when Saertes Fawdleozo
was am sted for hurling three bricks into Win. K. 'Vander
bilt's Fifth avenue home. He told the police that lie and a
Mend had planned to kill Rockefeller because they believed
he was the cause of all the suffering the poor were enforced to
endure.
“We got the wrong house,” said Fawdleozo. “I was to
throw the bricks and my frier; 3, armed with a revolver, was
to shoot Rockefeller when he came to the door to investigate.
'Vanderbilt was asleep on the second floor when the attack
was made. The first brick went through a plate glas< window
anl smashed an $8,000 mirror, the crash of which awakened
the household. Vanderbilt appeared at a downstairs window
as a policeman knocked Fawdleozo unconscious with bis night
stick At the request of Vanderbilt the officer took Fawdleozo
inside of the house, where he confessed to the plot.