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WHERE, RAILS AND RIVERS MEET
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
VOL. III.
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NENANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1920.
NO. 58
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE HARDING
BIG CONVENTION LANDSLIDE ELECTS DARK HORSE
TEN BALLOTS NECESSARY TO PICK STANDARD BEARER
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HUKIAL nil to
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SUNDAY AT 1:30
Arrangements have been com-1
pleted for the holding of genera! j
memorial services in Xenar.a tomor- j
row afternoon for those who passed j
away during the recent epidemic of
influepza. The services are to be
held at the Coliseum, commencing
at 1:30, after which a special train
will make the trip out to the ceme
tery in order that those desiring to
do so may place flowers on the
graves of departed relatives ami
* friends. The service at the ceme
tery, if any at all, will be very
brief.
The service at the Coliseum will
consist of a memorial address by
Rev. Robert Joseph Diven and a mu
sical program which has been ar
ranged by Miss Luella Shaffer. The
entire program, it is estimated, will
consume about an hour. The train
will leave town between 2:30 and 3
and should be back again in a little
more than an hour, figuring half an
hour out and half an hour return
ing.
For the convenience of those who
will visit the cemetery, a path has
been cut through the brush between
the track and the cemetery, which
is only a short distance and on dry
ground.
It has been impossible for the
commission to complete the work of
preparing’ headboards for the new
graves, so that not all of the graves
will be permanently marked by to
morrow. The work is being done
as rapidly as possible, however, and
the boards will be put in place with
in the very near future.
Everyone is invited to attend the
services at the Coliseum, and it is
believed that a large number will
avail themselves of the opportunity
to pay their respects to the dead of
Nenana in that manner.
N610 GET
HINT SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.—
Replying to the request of General
Pershing for permission to retire
from the service, Secretary of War
Baker itiformed the general today
that he felt sure the request would
be granted by President Wilson at
an early date.
* The secretary also informed Gen
eral Pershing that the President ap
preciated his proffer of assistance
in the reorganization of the army,
and also the distinguished service
F « he had already rendered to his coun
try.
Fisheries Inspector Cal Townsend,
who was in Nenana recently enroute
to the mouth of the Yukon in the
I* new fisheries boat Tern, reached the
Carlisle cannery today, with Special
Investigators Gilbert and O'Malley
as passengers.
LOWDEN, WOOD AND JOHNSON
FORCES ROUTED DURING LULL
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CHICAGO, Jane 12.—The Seven
teenth Republican National conven
tion practically came to a close at
a late hour this afternoon, when
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio
was given the nomination for the
presidency on the tenth ballot, fol-1
lowing one of the hardest fought
political battles in the history of
national conventions.
The break in the strength of the
Big Three — Wood, Lowden and
Johnson—came when Harding jump
ed from 89 in the sixth ballot to
105 in the seventh. The eighth bal
lot showed a further gain of 28 h>
votes, giving the Ohio senator third
place, with Lowden leading with
307 and Wood second with 299.
At the end of that ballot there was
a strdng Harding tide apparent, his
gains being chiefly at the expense
of Wood.
At this juncture, amid confusion
and protest, the convention recessed
at four o’clock, Chicago time, to
enable the leaders to reform their
shattered forces. It was too late to
stop the landslide, and while the ses
sion was still in recess, former Gov
ernor Willis of Ohio announced that
“It will be Harding as soon as we
come back.” It was soon noised
about that the Missouri delegation
intended to go over to Harding, and
at the same time it was reported
that Kansas would take similar ac
tion, and perhaps Pennsylvania.
Senator Penrose had previously no
tified the Pennsylvania delegation
that the nomination of Harding
would not be displeasing to him.
■ During the recess, Ohio and other
delegates flocked to the Harding
hotel rooms and headquarters ami
overwhelmed the senator with con
gratulations, all of which he pro
tested were premature.
Colonel Proctor conferred with
Lowden and it was reported that
the Wood and Lowden adherents
Iwere planning to pool their strength
J for the purpose of stemming or
blocking the firm drift to Harding.
. Efforts were also made to induce
Johnson to consent to accept the
nomination for the vice-presidency,
i in the interest of party harmony.
Negro delegates, representing all
but three negro votes, called on
Senator Harding during the recess,
obtained a satisfactory statement
from him, and later threw their
strength of 55 votes to him.
Senators Smoot and New and
Harry S. Barnes of New York got
•together, it is said, for the purpose
of launching a drive for the unani
mous nomination of Harding.
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Seventh Ballot.
j Wood 312, Lowden 311%, John
son 99%, Harding 105, Sproul 76,
ICoolidge 28, Hoover 4, Butler 2,
jKnox 1, Kellogg 1, Poindexter 15,
I Dupont 3, LaFollette 24, Ward 1,
Lenroot 1.
Eighth Ballot.
Wood 299, Lowden 307, Harding
:133%, Sproul 75, Coolidge 30,
t Poindexter 15, LaFollette 24, Hoov
er 5, Butler 2, Dupont 3, Knox 1,
Kellogg 1, Lenroot 1.
Alaska still backing Wood and
Coolidge.
Vote Weakens.
The first break in the solidly in
structed delegations occurred in the
sixth ballot, when 11 Michigan dele
gates broke to Wood and one to
Lowden. Ohio broke four from
Harding to Wood. Nicholas Murray
Butler refused the New York dele
gation, which, on the seventh bal
lot, gave Lowden 45, Wood 24,
Coolidge 3, Butler 2, Harding 8,
Lenroot 1, Poindexter 1, and Hoov
er 3.
How It Started.
Chairman Lodge called the con
vention to order at 10:45, the lead
ers, tired and sleepless, being slow
in arriving. Most of the delegates,
however, were on hand bright and
early and the usual confidence was
expressed by the supporters of Wood
and Lowden. The Johnson men, on
the other hand, were very quiet, and
it was evident from their appear
| ance that they entertained little
hope of landing the nomination for!
the aggressive Californian.
The leaders arrived at the con
vetinon hall prepared for further;
tests of strength between Wood, j
Lowden and Johnson, but ready, if ■
necessary, to turn to the string of
dark horses. Conferences held dur- '
ing the night appeared to put Har- j
ding at the head of the dark horse
| group, and the landslide which came
! later in the day was not altogether
in the nature of a surprise.
COOLIDGE FOR VICE.
Flash.—Governor Calvin Coolidge
• of Massachusetts received the nom
'ination as candidate for the vice
J presidency on the first ballot.
Yesterday’* Session.
After ten hours’ continuous ses
sion in the gruelling heat, the con
vention voted to adjourn at eight
o’clock last night, and to conclude
the work of balloting today. The
motion to adjourn was put forward
by the Lowden and Johnson forces,
JACK MORAN KNOCKED
OUT BY BILLY MISKE
MINNEAPOLIS, June 12.—Jack
Moran of St. Lous went down for
the count here last night in the sec
ond round of a bout in which he
appeared against Billy Miske of St.
Paul.
MAIL LAUNCH ARRIVES;
REPORTS SLOW VOYAGE
The mail launch Pelican reached
Nenana at 10 o’clock last night, and
Jim Moore, who assisted in bringing
the craft up river, reports a very
slow voyage on account of engine
trouble. The launch was met here
by the Moore launch from Fair
banks, and started back down river
this morning with several sacks of
mail for the lower river.
The Moore launch, which was
brought down during the night by
J. G. Moore, Jr., started on the re
turn voyage to Fairbanks this morn
ing, but met with a mishap and was
• compelled to put back to port for
' repairs.
GIBSON CAR ENROUTE
WITH OUTSIDE MAIL
An incoming mail stage, with the
first shipment of Outside mail un
der the Gibson summer contract,
was at McCallum’s this morning, and
the mail should reach Fairbanks on
Monday.
The first outgoing stage left Fair
banks this morning and will meet
• the incoming rig at Miller’s.
Joe Mills is back in Nenana, after
an absence of several days in Fair
banks. He arrived home on yes
terday’s train.
Bill McDonald was an outgoing
passenger on this morning’s train,
enroute to the end of steel. He is
returning to work after a stay of
six weeks in town.
SECOND ATTEMPT MADE
TO MURDER MINISTER
CAIRO, June 12.—1The second un
successful attempt within six months
to assassinate Yusef Wasba Pasha,
Egyptian premier, was made today.
BLACK HAS CONTRACT
FOR KANTISHNA MAIL
George Black, well-known river
man, has been awarded the contract
to deliver mail during the summer
to the Kantishna district, his con
tract calling for four round trips
during the season of navigation be
tween Tolovana and' Roosevelt.
Black is now in Fairbanks getting
ready to leave for Tolovana, from
which point he will start for the
Kantishna on his first trip on June
15. He expects to get away from
the upper town tomorrow or Mon
day.
FAIRBANKS LIBRARY
OPENED FOR SUMMER
The Geo. C. Thomas memorial
'library, at Fairbanks, which was
Iclosed during the winter, was re
I opened to the public this afternoon
land will be kept open throughout
the summer, with Mrs. Tupper in
^charge as librarian. The ladies of
!the upper town are giving a tea at
the library this afternoon in honor
of the opening.
The Dorman Baker Fairbanks post
of the American Legion will hold
its first regularly authorized meet
ing in the upper town tonight, for
the purpose of electing officers and
inaugurating a campaign for addi
tional members. This is American
Legion week throughout the United
States.
Joe Sweatz returned to his head
quarters at the end of steel this
; morning, after a visit of several
jdcys in town.
and carried with a subatar.i..al mar
gin, in spite of the \\ ood faction, .
which hoped for a landslide during
the night. The adjournment was •
taken until ten this morning.
During the course of the session
yesterday, eleven names were placed
in nomination and four ballots were
taken, marking an epoch in Repub
lican convention history. This is
the first time since 1888 when more
than three ballots found the party
still without a choice, and the sev
enth time since Lincoln when more
than one ballot was required to
nominate.
At the end of the fourth ballot
yesterday, Wood, Lowden and John
son had a substantial majority of
the votes cast, the other contestants
showing a strength of only 240
scattering votes.
Borah’s Stand.
When the session was resumed
this morning, Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho announced that he
would not support either Wood or
Lowden. "If either is nominated,”
he declared, "the issue before the
people will not be the platform of
the party. It will be on the issue
of the corruption of the American
people.”
The Fourth Ballot.
Wood received 287% votes on
the first and second ballots yester
day, and in the third his strength
jumped to 303. The fourth ballot
showed a still further gain, the
standing of the various contestants
at the cdose of the session last
night being as follows: Wood
314%, Lowden 289, Johnson 140 %,
Hoover 5, Harding 61%, Sproul
791-2, Coolidge 25, N'icholas Murray
Butler 20, Knox 2, Poindexter 15,
Sutnerland 3, Borah 1, Dupont 2,
LaFollette 22, Watson 4.
The Fifth Ballot.
Wood 299, Lowden 303, Johnson
133 %, Harding 78, Sproul 82 %,
Coolidge 29, Hoover 0, Butler 4,
Ward of New York 1, Kellogg of
innesota 1, Poindexter 15, Suther
land 1, LaFollette 24, Dupont 6,
Alaska gave one to Wood and one
to Coolidge.
The Sixth Ballot.
Wood and Lowden tied with 311%
each, Johnson 110, Harding 89,
Sproul 77, Coolidge 28, Hoover 5,
Butler 4, Knox 1, Kellogg 1, Poin
dexter 15, Dupont 4, LaFollette 24,
Watson 1, Ward 2. Alaska still
sticking to Wood and Coolidge.
Count Not Full.
The totals shown in the various
ballots are not necessarily full, nor
are they the same in every case,
as it happens that not all of the
delegates are in the hall for every
ballot.
Majority Required.
The rules of the convention are
that the successful contestant must
receive a majority of all the votes
in the convention. The delegates
total 984, of which number 493 are
required for nomination.
CLUB Will URGE
SECRETARY PAYNE
10 HELP ALASKA
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Convinced that immediate and
drastic action of some sort must be
takent by the Government to check
the movement of oldtimers from In
terior Alaska and to attract now
people to tlhe country, the Nenana
Commercial club, at a regular meet
ing hold last night, voted to apprise
Secretary of the Interior Payne by
wire of existing conditions and urge
his assistance in saving the country
from depopulation. The club is
aware that Alaskan affairs are now
receiving the consideration of the
special committee which recently
held hearings at Seattle, and that
the interior department and mem
bers of Congress are desirous of
speeding the development of the
Territory, but the proposed reforms,
it is feared, will not arrive in time
to be of benefit to those oldtimers
who have pioneered the way fur fu
ture territorial greatness. The club
believes that the seriousness of the
situation in Interior Alaska is not
known at Washington, and the wire
to Secretary Payne will point out
that something must be done imme
diately if the railroad, which the
Government is spending millions to
construct, is to be of any use after
it is completed.
Copies of the wire to Secretary
Payne will bo sent to Representa
tive Charles F. Curry of California,
who is one of Alaska’s foremost:
champions at the national capital;
to Senator Key Pittman, who is i
former Alaskan, and possibly to oth
ers who have displayed a friendly
interest in the welfare of the Terri
tory'.
The wire will point out, amonjr
other thinjrs, that there are not now
nearly enough men in the interior
to carry on the important work of
railroad build inn on anything like
the scale it should be done; and
that the railroad forces are beimr
disorganized by the departure of
oldtimers—-men who are a real asset
to the country—who are leaving the
employ of the Alaskan Engineering
commission because of the failure
of the commission to make employ
ment on the railroad sufficiently at
tractive. And it will be shown that,
the entire railroad project is seri
ously menaced by conditions which
have been permitted to develop since
the work of building the road was
started.
The campaign which has been in
augurated by the club has two ob
jects. One is to net immediate
remedial action—something that will
turn the tide of travel to Interior
Alaska instead of away from it.
And the other is to speed the con
struction of the railroad, upon the
early completion of which the future
prosperity of Interior Alaska de
pends as much as upon any other
one thing.
Mrs. J. J. Kestly returned to her
home at Mile 358 on today’s train.