JOHN W. DAVIS NOMINATED
BY DEMOS ON 103rd BALLOT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, July 9—
John \V. Davis, of West Virginia, former ambassador to
Great Britain, was nominated today for the democratic
candidacy for president on the 103rd ballot.
As the convention went into its one hundredth bal
lot early this morning, McAdoo released his delegates,
stating that for the best interests of the party he would
wiihdraw his name. This intimation was conveyed in a
letter to Chairman Walsh. McAdoo and Smith were each
tied with 353, when the letter was read. The next ballot
gave McAdoo 190, Smith 351, Davis 103, Underwood 4F
Walsh 52, Former Secretary of Agriculture Meredith 75,
Daniels 24. The convention then adjourned until noon.
Ralston Would Not Accept
• NEW YORK, July 9— Senator Rals
ton telegraphed Thomas Taggart to
night that under no circumstances
would he accept the Democratic pres
idential nomination. Taggart said he
would withdraw Ralston’s name im
mediately. “1 had arranged to nomi
r $!e him tonight,” said Taggart, "but
he said that made no difference.”
NEW YORK, July 9.—The conven
tion today passed resolutions of con
dolence over the death of Calvin
Coolidge junior, which was adopted
by a rising vote.
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McAdoo Refuses Compromise
NEW YORK, July 9.—At a per
sonal conference between McAdoo
and Smith last night, McAdoo re
t -fused to concede he was out of the
race. He offered however to throw
his support to Wm. J. Bryan it it
should develop that he could not be
nominated himself. He refused to
consider any other candidate.
Ohio Gives Smith 40
NEW YORK, July 5—On the seven
ty-fourth ballot, Ohio, breaking up her
4*5 ballots that had been going to the
Favorite Sons, gave Smith 40 and Mc
Adoo none. The result of the ballot
was that McAdoo had 510, Smith .164,
Davis 78, and Underwood 47.
Herman Schoernstein suffered con
cussion of the brain when he was hit
on the head by Chairman Walsh’s
gavel as it flew off the handle and
bounced into the delegate’s face.
Alaska Delegation for Smith
NEW YORK, July 5—The Washing
ton delegation in an effort to swing
tt£^ Alaska delegation to McAdoo has
made no headway, as Troy and Grigs
by, heretofore supporters of Under
wood, have switched to Smith, giving
him their votes, with Jennings as the
sor4?supportev of McAdoo.
Call Conference
NEW YORK July 7—Leaders of the
Smith candidacy called a general con
ference today of all the managers of
“Favorite Sons” that some system
might be perfected by which a candi
date favorite to all, would be support
ed by their delegations in an effort to
agree upon a candidate acceptable to
the old line. The seventy-third ballot
gave McAdoo 528, Smith 335, Davis
66.
Three Possibilities Left
NEW YORK, July'7—Bryan ad
dressing the convention today, sa;d
the ci iy men having a chance now to
win in the Democratic presidential
nomination are McAdoo, Robinson
and Glass.
Effoits Break D a«i!ock l ad
& NEW YORK, July 7—All efforts
of leaders to break the deadlock hav
ing failed, ballotting was resumed this
morning, the 78th ballot giving Mc
Adoo 511, Smith 363. Those practical
ly unchanged. McAdoo addressing
his delegates declared he was in the
rat^ to carry out the mandate of the
pefcpie as expressed at the primaries.
NEW YORK, July 7—After num
erous conferences Saturday and seven
more futile ballots the convention ad
journed until late this morning. Mc
Adoo had 513, Smith 267, Davis 76,
Underwood 47, Glass 27, Robinson 24
Ritchie 16, Walsh 2, Saulsbury 6, and
Owen 4 votes.
FLASSH—Convention recessed on
the 83d ballot until 8 tonight. Dele
gates have been released from pledges
in an effort to break the deadlock.
Appai-ently no hope of nominating
either Smith or McAdoo.
NEW YORK July 8—Smith went in
to first place on the 86th ballot last
night, the results being McAdoo 353,
Smith 360, Davis 65, Underwood 38,
Walsh 5, Ralston 92, Robinson 25,
Glass 72, Bryan 7, Meredith 26.
Ralston supporters have approach
ed Smith managers with the proposi
tion to make a deal whereby Ralston
will be named for President with ex
governor Smith as a vice-presidential
i^ibility.
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Delegates Freed From Pledged
NEW YORK, July 8—By action of
the convention itself yesterday, all
delegates were released from pledges
and instruction on presidential candi
dates. By its action the convention ap
proved of the stand of fifteen minority
candidates including Smith. The 81st
ballot gave McAdoo 413, Smith 366,
Davis 71, Underwood 48, Glass 78, and
Robinson 28.
Convention Drags On
NEW YORK, July 8—The conven
tion recessed from four to eight last
night and on the 83rd ballot McAdoo
had 416 votes, Smith 368, Glass 76,
Davis 72, Ralston 24.
The arrival on the scene today of
James W. Cox, titular leader of the
party was in part responsible for the
adjournment yesterday afternoon.
NEW YORK, July 8—At the close
of the 87th ballot last night the con
vention adjourned until ten o’clock
this morning.
Smith now has 361 'votes, McAdoo
333, and Ralston 93 votes .
NEW YORK, July 10.—In the first
pronouncement following the nomina
tion of John W. Davis, he said he
hoped to rally to the aid of democ
racy that great body of liberal, pro
gressive and independent voters who
believe that “progress is motion and
government is action,” and who de
test special privilege in whatever
form, and which does not wish the
American people or their govern
ment to stand still or retreat. In the
midst of a changing world there can
be no compromise with reaction. Lib
eral principles must and will pre
vail. This is the mandate of the
hour and I shall obey it.”
Davis addressing the convention
just before midnight and formally ac
cepting the nomination, sad he would
lead the party to victory.
Nominations for vice-president to
day included Governor Jonathan Da
vis of Kansas, Bennett Clark, a son
of the late Champ Clark of Missouri;
Leroy Springs of South Carolina: W.
A. Gaston, of Boston; Mayor Hylan
of New York; E. T. Meredith, Geo.
Berry of Tennessee, James W. Ge
rard. The convention at midnight re
cessed for an hour.
Bryan Was Opposed to Davis
The opposition of Bryan and the
attempt of McAdoo to deliver his
strength to E. T. Meredith, failed to
stop the nomination of Davis, it was
said here today. The general talk
about the convention hall following
the nomination of Davis was that
the vice presidency would be offered
to Senator Walsh of Montana. The
convention started to vote for the
vice presidency this morning. Sena
tor LTnderwood was next to Davis in
strength at the time the nomination
was made and had a few more votes
been taken would have been in the
lead.
Walsh Refuses Vice Presidency
At the opening of last night’s ses
sion a letter was received from Sen
! ator Walsh refusing to take the nom
ination for the vice presidency. The
letter was read by Acting Chairman
Barkley. Last night’s session would
have been unnecessary had not
Chairman Walsh immediately after
the nomination of Davis and during
a demonstration to name Walsh lor
vice-president, been cut short by the
chairman, who adjourned the con
vention despite an overwhelming roar
of “No’s” that greeted his decision.
On a call for nominations John
C. Greenway of Arizona, and Alvin
C. Owsley of Texas, former National
commander of the American Legion
were placed in nomination for the
vice-presidency.
Alaska Voted for Davis
The Alaska delegation voted four
for Davis and two for Underwood.
Wall Street vs. La Follette
The nomination of Davis as the
Democratic standard bearer means
the issue is clearly between Wall
Street and Fighting Bob Lafollette,
Wm. H. Johnston, permanent chair
man in the conference for progres
sive political action. He said that
Wall Street hail captured the two
tickets.
Charles W. Bryan, democratic gov
ernor of Nebraska, was nominated
vice president yesterday morning on
the first ballot. Mr. Bryan is a bro
ther to Wm. Jennings Bryan of Flor
ida, erstwhile free silver champion,
and two times candidate for presi
dent. Charles Bryan was born in
Illinois.
LONDON, July 11—The nomination
of Davis for President of the United
States was commented upon with sat
isfaction here due to the nominees
popularity when he was ambassador to
England.
CHICAGO, July 11—Dawes expres
sed pleasure today that the Democrat
ic vice presidential nomination had
been conferred upon his old friend Gov
ernor Bryan.
NEW YORK, July 11—If Davis is
elected he will be the eighth Presby
terian president of the United States.
NEW YORK, July 11—Davis an
nounced today to newspaper men that
he would make a speeck-making tour
which will take him into every large
city in the country. Bryan at the
same time will cover the Western and
Northwestern sections of the States in
a speeking tour which will be devoted
principally to appeals for the Farmer
vote and he will also make some
speeches in the east.
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CHICAGO, July 11—Congressman
John Nelson, campaign manager of
Lafollette, declared today that the
nomination of Davis by the Democrats
has made Lafollette certain of the
Presidential election.
NEW YORK-; July 11—Davis and
Bryan today v,Taited upon the National
Committee and requested its reorgani
zation be postponed until after their
nomination. Their wishes will be re
spected.
POISON ENVELOPED HIS BODY
FROM BLISTERED FOOT
END SUDDEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8—
Calvin, Junior, son of President Cool
idge, died last night from Blood poi
soning. President and Mrs. Coolidge
were at his bedside when the end came
in the Walter Reed hospital, where
' Calvin, Jr. lay. Throughout all of yes
terday physicians weif: in close consul
tation and were encoui'aged by Y"oung
Calvin’s unsuspected ability to with
stand so stubbornly, the ravages of the
poisoning, which enveloped his body
from a blistered foot.
WASHINGTON, July 9.—In the
little country churchyard in Ply
mouth among the rugged Vermont
hills where his forefathers have
dwelt for the past two hundred
years, the remains of Calvin Coolidge
junior, who died yesterday of septi
cemia caused by a blister on his heel,
will be interred tomorrow afternoon
following simple funeral services at
the Whitehouse.
NORTH HAMPTON, July 30—Thu
funeral train bearing the bod yof Cal
vin Coolidge, Jr., leached here at sev
en this morning, when business was
halted to pay its last tribute to the
President’s son.
President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge.
and son John, went to the Coolidge
home where they were met by Colonel
John C., father of the President and
Mrs. Goodhue, mother of Mrs, Cooi
idge. Services were held this t,-* ter noon
:t* the Congregational Church, eight
members of the cabinet attending the
simple services. The body was burie.i
in a little cemetery on the hill side,
where Calvin Cooli-'ge Paused lust
August on his v jy to Washington,
that he m.ght say a praver at his
mother’s gia»c her re he entered ac
tively on his duties us pres: if
I-UDLOW, Vermont, July 11- Fresi
dent and Mrs. Coolidge left here to
night on their return to Washington.
John C. father of the President lefc
his home at Plymouth to go back with
the bereaved family. The strain of
long delay has told on Mrs. Coolidge.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 5—
Compulsory* education, if necessary
controlled and supported by the states
under the guidance of the Federal gov
ernment, was advocated today by Cal
vin Coolidge, speaking before fifteen
thousand delegates of the National
Education Association at the conclud
ing session of their annual convention
CORDOVA
POSTMASTER
ARRESTED
CHAS. SCHAFFLER PURPORTED
TO HAVE TAKEN OVER SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS
SEATTLE, July 8—Charged with
embezzling six thousand one hundred
dollars of postal funds, Charles Schaf
fler, postmaster at Cordova, has been
arrested according to word received by
Postoffice inspector Neil at Seattle.
Scheffler’s arrest, Inspector Neil said,
resulted from an investigation of the
purported robbery of the Cordova
postoffice recently.
DR. A. R. ROBERTS
LOCATES IN SEWARD
Dr. A. R. Roberts, a practicing den
tist, from Ontario, Oregon, where he
has been located the past five years,
arrived in Seward on the Yukon with
‘*his family and has taken offices in
the Harriman Bank building until a
permanent office is fixed up in one
of the buildings now under construc
tion. Dr. Roberts is a former resident
of Alaska, having^ieft here about sev
en years ago to enlist for the world
war. Mr. Roberts and family are oc
cupying the Dad Youngs house on
Second avenue.
The doctor has a modem outfit and
treats teeth by the most painless
methods known.
DAN ROSS MARRIES
A letter received by Marshal Sulli
van on the last boat brings the tidings
from Unalaska that Dan Ross, depu
ty marshal at that place was married
! on June 18, to Miss Mary McLeod. The
bride has been a teacher in the Jesse
Lee Home at Unalaska. Mr. Ross is
one of the pioneers of Prince William
Sound, going to Unalaska as deputy
about two years ago. He has a host
of friends here who will join with the
marshal’s office in wishing the newly
wedded pair every happiness.
ANCHORAGE MAN BACK
FROM ISLAND TOWN
Warren G. Fenton, of the firm of
Fenton and Glossop, civil engineers,
of Anchorage, recently returned from
Kodiak where he has been surveying
a site for the new cold storage plant
to be erected at Kodiak, says the Daily
Alaskan.
The cannery site is about one half
mile from the town of Kodiak, and is
located on the southwest end of the Is
land. Although no active construction
work is being done at the present, yet
plans are underway for the opening up
of the project in the near future.
Mr. Fenton, who is now in Seward,
will leave on the Starr to take care
of the firm’s interests at Kodiak.
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ernor Scott C. Bone today.
DENIES MOTION NEW TRIAL
AND ARRESTED JUDGMENT
Judge E. E. Ritchie, in the district
court this week in the case of the U.
S. vs. George Baker, denied the mo
tion for a new trial and arrest of judg
ment. It is stated that the case will
be appealed to the court of appeals at
San Francisco. The issue in the case
was the adequateness of the search
warrant by which the premises owned
by George Baker were searched. After
listening to the opposing arguments,
Judge Ritchie denied the motion. The
attorneys in the case for Baker were
Ray and David.
Henry Hendricks, who was admit
ted to the Pioneers home June 15,
1918, died recently at the Sitka Pio
neers’ Home. He came into the ter
ritory in 1901, spending many years
in the Ruby district.
Frederick K. Lerned who was ad
mitted ‘to the Home in August last
year died also, and was buried in
the local cemetery. Mr. Lerned had
lost one of his feet by freezing a
year ago on the trail between Willow
Creek and Anchorage.
Alphonse Dubois, a Coldstream
wood contractor, was instantly killed
this week at Fairbanks on the Rich
on highwav when a Buick Six
driven by Jack L’Hereux, overturned
on a piece of newly graveled road
near the Joy ranch. The six other
passengers, several of whom were
women, were uninjured.
Dubois was born in St. Flavien,
province of Quebec about 50 years
ago and went to Dawson in 1901,
joining the stampede to the Iditarod.
He went to Goldstream and engaged
I in the wood contracting business up
i to the time of his death.
CLEARY CREEK MINER DEAD
D. T. Boone, a well known old
timer who once operated on Cleary
creek died at Fayetteville, Arkansas,
May 18.
The cannery at Port Graham is en
joying a good run of fish according
to officers on the Redondo. The run
| is nearly all reds.
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Jaska Railroad
in complete supervision over
r the purpose of making a
W. Smith has been appoint
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roceed to Seward, according
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RESIGN SUES SEC. WORK
WASHINGTON, July 10.—The res
ignation of Lee H. Landis as manager
of the Alaska Railroad has neither
been tendered nor requested, said
Secretary Work last night, in reply
to a rumor that Mr. Landis had been
asked to tender his resignation, ow
ing to the appointment of Noel W.
Smith as superintendent of the road.
Mr. Smith will work in connection
with Mr. Landis in reorganizing the
personnel of the railroad.
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