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SECOND YEAR
CHITIXA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1912.
no. as |
United States Commissioner for Chitina Mass Meeting of Citizens at Kenncott de
Precinct, Alien and Persecutor of Good nounce Healy, Burn Him in Effigy and
Americans, Vigorously Protested Against Demand his and Marshal Brown Removal
. ; Kennecott, March 27.
The intense feeling against U. S. Commissioner Healy and
U. S. Deputy Marshal Brown, a feeling that is widespread and
rapidly increasing in its intensity, culminated Saturday even
ing in a mass meeting of the residents of Kennecott for the pur
pose of protesting against the further continuance in office of
these men. The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Woods promptly at 7:30 o’clock, and after a brief address con
cerning its purpose, called upon several of those present for
spe«ihes. The first to respond was W. D. King, whose biting
references to the deputy marshal and his arbitrary acts, were
received with great applause. Several other speakers dwelt on
various phases of Commissioner Healy’s career, which were
not very flattering to that alien gentleman, to say the least. A
protest was then resolved upon, in order to place the wrongs
imposed upon American citizens in this section before the sov
ereign people of Alaska. This protest was eagerly signed by
practically all present. The meeting adjourned after an ex
ceedingly interesting and successful session, for the purpose of
burning in effigy that arch enemy of the workingmen, Commis
sioner Healy. This was done amid a scene of tumultuous ap
plause, after which a stirring oration was delivered over the
remains of the petty tyrant by his former fellow-townsman,
Tommy Richmond.
A strong feeling of unrest has prevailed throughout the
Chitina precinct. Since the Daily Alaskan and the Chitina
Leader have come to the rescue of a persecuted people and
championed their demands in trying to secure the removal of
Judge Healy, a feeling of security is growing, and men are be
ginning to speak out their true feelings. The knowledge that
these papers will publish further acts of wrongdoing and per
secution upon the part of the commissioner and deputy mar
shal at Chitina is holding those officials in check, just as the
grand jury did for a time. Rut all know that if they are not
soon removed, and if the papers tire of the splendid work that
they have done, these men will again begin to lord it over good
American citizens and make them bow before their petty tyr
anny. It is a matter beyond the understanding of all why this
alien Healy, with his unsavory official record, is permitted to
remain in a judicial office.
The Republican territorial conven
tion convened this morning at 10:30
o'clock in the Empress Theater. Dele
gates were present in person from
every division of Alaska. There
were no contests preesnted to the
convention, as the contesting Cor
dova factions agree to harmonize
their differences, one of the stipu
lations being that all 16 delegates be
seated with a half-vote for each dele
gate. In the absence of Chairman
Blum, the meeting was called to or
der and temporarily presided over by
National Committeeman L. P. Shack
leford. Arthur Thompson, of Katal
la, was made temporary secretary.
The temporary roll call of delegates
was read, and although acceptable to
all, was perfunctorily referred to the
committee on credentials. Motions
were offered and carried that vari
ous committees be appointed by the
chair. An adjournment was then
taken to 4 o’clock, prior to which,
however, Chairman Shackleford an
nounced the personnel of the com
mittees as follows:
Credentials—M. J. Sullivan, R. C.
Hurley, F. M. Schaupp, Chas. E. Her
ron, Alex. Ross.
Resolutions and Platform—Dr. J.
H. Romig, Alex Ross, Thos. A. Mar
quam. Geo. C. Hazelet, C. M. Frazier,
Dr. W. H. Chase, E. L. Whittemore,
A. J. Adams, C. G. Wulf.
Permanent Organization and Or
der of Business—J. J. Finnigan, E.
V. Boyle, Charles Wfells, James Fish,
Chas. E. Herron.
Resolutions on Endorsement of
President Taft—Hon. George H.
Walker, J- C. Martin, Chas. M. Ros
wog, O. A. Tucker, R. J. Barry.
Chairman Shackleford called the
convention to order at four o’clock
this afternoon. The committee on
credentials submitted their report
which was substantially the prelimi
nary roll as read in the morning. It
was adopted without a dissenting
voice, as follows.
ROLL OF CONVENTION
First Division
Chichagoff, Eagle River, Shakan,
Silver Bow, Sitka, 8kagway, Wran
gell, Treadwell, Nevada Creek—L. P.
Shackleford, 18 votes.
Portland—rJ. J. Bugge, 2 votes.
Haines—L. P. Shackleford, Dr. W.
H. Chase.
Juneau—L. P. Shackleford, 4
votes; Alex Ross, Charles Wells,
James J. Joyce, Robert C. Hurley.
Kasaan—William Burnard.
Ketchikan—M. J. Bugge, C. M.
Taylor, A. E. Gurr, F. S. Burkhart.
Killlsnoo—Philip G. Funcke.
Klawack—Ray Winters.
Lorlng—A. J. Adams, Arthur
Thompson, Judge George Walker.
Douglas—Iver St Clair, E. M. Sul
livan, Dan Pendergast, Tom Wil
liams, Guy Higginson, Charles Kits
man, L. P. Shackleford, 2 votes.
Secondi Division
Anvil, Bluff, Candle, Council. Gla
cier Creek, Imnachuch, Nome, Ophir,
Teller, St. Michael, Solomon, Upper
Nome River, Dahl, Taylor—Charles
E. Herron, 50 votes.
Fourth Division
American Creek, Chatanika, Circle
City, Chena, Cleary City, Fox City,
Fairbanks, Fort Gibbon, Gilmore.
Hot Springs, Kantishna, Lower Gold
stream, Miller House, Nulato, Olnes,
Rampart, Ruby City, Upper Fair
banks—Thos. A. Marquam, 42 votes.
Iditarod, Flat Creek—C. G. Wulf,
5 votes.
. Third Division
Ellamar, Landlock, Susitna—C. G.
Wulf, 3 votes
Eyak—J. B. Carlyle, A. H. Hayes.
Girdwood, Hope, Kenai, Sunrise,
Seldovia—E. L. Whittemore, 6 votes.
Katalla—Sam Blum, E. L. Har
wood.
Kenncott—J. H. Jones, 2 votes,
Dr. E- B. Shrock.
Kodiak—C. B. Gillespie.
Seward—E. L. Whittemore, 2
votes; J. J. Finnigan, 2 votes; Dr. J.
H. Romig.
Unga, Chignik—Dr. J. H- Romig,
2 votes.
Valdez—James Fish, 4 votes; J.
C. Martin, Barney Niebling.
Chitina—F. M. Schaupp, 4 votes.
Cordova—Geo. C. Hazelet, R. J.
Barry, A. E Lathrop, James Flynn,
Geo. Dooley, C. M. Frazier, S. P.
Chapin, James MacCormack, M. J.
Sullivan, J. E. Currier, C. M. Ros
wog, E .V. Boyle, V- A. Schmitz, J.
W. Nlckell, each one-half vote; O.
A. Tucker, 1 vote.
The committee on organization
submitted a report which was adopt
ed, as follows:
Apportionment of Committeemen
Your committee on organization
and order of business respectfully re
ports as follows:
1. We recommend that the tem
porary organization of this conven
tion be made permanent.
2. We recommend that this con
vention elect a territorial commit
tee of 21 members, one of whom
shall be elected at large and known
as the territorial chairman. That of
said remaining 20 members five
thereof shall be allotted to each ju
dicial division and their places of
residence or headquarters shall be as
follows:
In the First division one commit
teeman shall be allowed in each of
the following cities and towns, to
wit: Juneau, Ketchikan, Wrangell
Douglas, Skagway
In the Second division Nome shaii
be allowed three committeemen, and
Candle and Council one each.
In the Third division one com
mitteeman shall be allowed in each
of the following cities and towns, U
wit: Cordova, Chitina. Valdez an 1
Seward. That the fifth committee
man shall have his headquarters at
Seward and have jurisdiction ovei
Kodiak Island, the Aleutian Peninsu
la and islands, and Bristol Bay.
In the Fourth division the com
mitteemen shall be distributed ac
provided by the territorial chairman.
We further recommend that the
territorial chairman immediately
designate the limits of the jurisdic
tion of each committeeman, and that
the said territorial chairman be
granted authority to fill committee
vacancies upon request of the ma
jority of Republicans in the locality
affected, and the same shall be sub
ject to ratification by the Territorial
committee at its next regular meec
ing.
Order of Business
Your committee further recom
mends the following order of busi
ness to be pursued by this conven
tion:
1. Reports of committees. "
Indorsement of President.
Platform committee.
2. Nomination of Delegate to Con
gress.
3. Election of Delegates to Nation
al convention.
4. Election of Territorial Chair
man and Territorial commit
tee
5. Unfinished business.
6. Adjournment.
Endorsement of President Taft
The special committee to draw up
a resolution of endorsement of the
administration of President Taft
submitted the following:
“We, your committee, specially
appointed to draft a resolution en
dorsing the administration of Presi
dent Taft, beg leave to submit the
following resolution, and recommend
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»ts adoption by this convention:
“Resolved, That we hereby unani
mously endorse the administration
ot President Taft. We commend his
wise, progressive, economical and pa
triotic policies. We commend the
‘friendly interest of the President in
our problems. We instruct the dele
gates from Alaska to the National
Convention to vote for him and do
their utmost to secure the nomina
tion of President Taft.”
In moving for its adoption, Judge
George R. Wjalker took the floor and
paid a glowing and deserved tribute
to the many exceptional high quali
ties of his friend and former class
mate, President Wm. H. Taft. His
eulogy was received with frequent
applause, after which the resolution
was unanimously adopted by a ris
ing vote.
As the committee on resolutions
was not ready to report, upon mo
tion they were given until Monday
to bring in their report, whereupon
the convention adjourned until Mon
day morning at ten o’clock.
CRUSHED IN SNOWSLIDE
Kennecott, March 27
Early Sunday morning Tim Erick
son, on snowshoes, and Joe Swan
son, on skies, left the Bonanza mine
for Kennecott. The morning was
mild and threatened rain, making
the narrow trail particularly danger
ous from slides. All went well, how
ever, until the men reached a point
on the trail about a quarter of a mile
above the tram line angle station.
Here they were caught in a snow
slide and both men were instantly
swept off their feet and buried- Af
ter being carried several hundred
feet by tne force of the slide, Swan
son succeeded in extricating himself,
none the worse for his experience.
Upon looking around for his com
panion, who was a hundred feet be
hind him when the slide occurred,
he found him nowhere in sight, and
had no idea in which direction the
slide had carried him. The tragedy
had been witnessed by the men sta
tioned at the angle station, and word
was immediately telephoned to both
camps, with the result that between
forty and fifty men were soon at
work with rods and shovels endeav
oring to locate the missing man. Ow
ing to the large extent of the surface
the slide had spread over, this was
slow work, and the morning dragged
by without finding him. Early in
the afternoon one of the snowshoes
belonging to the unfortunate man
was located and several hours later
on the opposite side of the slide, cov
ered by barely three feet of snow
and within a dozen feet of the edge
of the path of the slide and safety,
was found the body of Tim Erick
son. The body was brought to Ken
necott and will be taken to Cordova
by his brother, who arrived here tne
evening before the sade accident.
Owing to the anti-Healy meeting,
the usual Saturday evening meeting
of the Glee Club was postponed to
Wednesday evening.
A force of men is engaged in exca
vating for the installation of a set
of railway scales near the loading
shed, thus making it possible to as
certain the weight of the ore at the
originating point.
J. M. Rhodes, electrician, accom
panied by Ed Coates, left on Tues
day afternoon for the Jumbo mine.
The erection of poles and stringing
of wires to connect with the main
power line to tue Bonanza will com
mence at once.
Charles Nelson left for Chitina on
his way to Fairbanks on Sunday's
train.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
I have leased my interest In the
Chitina Bakery and Coffee House to
Henry Gessner, who will collect all
accounts and pay all obligations.
CARL SANGNETT.
CHITINA HAPPENINGS
Mr. E. F. Gray has returned from
New York to take charge of his worit
at Copper Mountain. He will do
about the usual amount of develop
ment work this year, probably em
ploying 100 men or more. As to the
railroad to his mine, nothing is set
tled as yet.
Rev. E. P. Ziegler came up Thurs
day to conduct the funeral of Tim
Erickson, who was killed in the snow
slide, but as it was decided to make
the burial at Cordova he returned on
Friday morning.
H. B. Burkhart is in Chitina for
a few days, looking after business.
Bert Stevens left for Fairbanks
! with 100 head of cattle in good con
dition.
The recent thaw and rains did
considerable damage to the first 50
milyes on this end of the trail. Many
miles on this end of the trail. Many
Fully half the surface of the
ground in Chitina is bare, Panama
hats are much in evidence and these
warm days are giving several symp
toms of spring fever. Good-la-taw
says this country is getting to be
“all same California.”
Jack Lawrence left for Slate
Creek this week with three tons of
supplies for the Robertson Bros.
With a four-horse team and two and
a half tons on the bob, Jack broke
his rough-lock at the top of Tonsina
Hill last week. He reached the bot
tom in good condition, traveling at
a rate of about 80 miles an hour.
Gus Carlson and Dick Rothenberg
arrived from Chicken Creek this
week, having been on the trail 12
days. They will go to Slate Creek
for the summer.
Scotty Croll, R. Hershberger and
Capt. Hill started for the upper Su
sitna river this week. They took a
horse and about a ton and a half of
supplies for several months’ pros
pecting for placer. The condition of
the trails and rivers makes this the
surest and most practical route to
that section.
If you want to be treated white,
stop at the Chitina Hotel.
Carl Sangnett, of the Chitina Bak
ery and Restaurant, has sold his in
terest to his partner, Henry Gessner,
who will assume all responsibilities
and collect all debts- Carl will cer
tainly be missed, for he is liked and
respected by everyone who knows
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him. We hope he will remain in
Chitina.
If you want to meet your friends
stop at the Chitina Hotel.
Marshal L. J. Brown has pur
chased the lot near the edpot of Vic
tor Johnson.
When in doubt drink Parkford
Rosie Johnson, of the Alameda
House, recorded several claims lo
cated on the Kuskulana this week.
She is an enthusiastic and practical
miner and believes that faith without
works is dead. She has done a
great deal of assessment work this
.year ^nd has just returned from a
hasty trip of Inspection out from
Strelna.
VALDEZ, March -9.—The first territorial convention held
in this town will go down into history because of the turmoil
and wordy antagonism that almost rocked the building in
which it was held from it foundations. The temporary roll call
was prepared by the territorial committee, who placed on tlio
roll the names of the delegates from Cordova who were elected
by the regular Democrats, to the exclusion of the contesting
O’Connor delegation. A small minority sentiment tried to
work up a boom for Martin Harrais, of Chena, for the nomina
tion of delegate to Congress. This same element supported
O’Connor and Frame, who were anxious to make a dicker look
ing to the control of patronage and the election of a national
committeeman.
The convention was called to order by Z. R. Cheney, of
Juneau, chairman of the territorial committee. He ordered
the preliminary roll call, when interruptions were immediately
made. Objection was made to placing on this roll the names
of delegates whose seats were contested. This started a wran
gle that lasted for two hours. William O’Connor, of Cordova,
sought to take the chair by force, on a presumed appeal from
the decision of the chair, and which he declared had carried.
He insisted that none be allowed to vote but uncontested dele
gates, and all the time he had no vestige of standing in the con
vention. Chairman Cheney held his ground, supported by a
large majority of the delegates, although a crowd of Frame fol
lowers and onlookers were there to do the shouting and par
ticipate in a scrap if necessary. The chief of police and deputy
United States marshal were called upon by the chair to pre
serve order, which they proceeded to do after the assemblage
had exhausted their vocal powers. It was after the noon hour
when order was finally restored, and the convention was pre
pared to go on with business. A motion to adjourn until two
o’clock carried and the delegates departed from the hall!?
Realizing that they would not be allowed to reign, the ob
structive element, headed by William O’Connor, John 7rame,
Martin Harrais and John Moe immediately took posserhipn of *
the hall and proceeded to carry on the work of a conveN
their own. The members of Frame’s Club were preset
they and the entire audience were permitted to particip
the proceedings.
When the delegates to the regular convention assem.
at the hall at two o’clock they found it in possession of the i«.
nority element. Not wishing to precipitate any scenes of dis
order, it was thought wise not to interrupt the proceedings o?
the rump convention, so they secured Moose hall, wherertlu
work of the convention is being carried on in an orderly ahct
regular manner. Robert W. Jennings will be nominated for*
delegate to Congress, while A. J. Daly will be elected as a Na
tional delegate with a delegation favorable to his election Ns ^
national committeeman.
Judging from the number of road
commission men in town ready to
leave shortly, we should have an
auto road this fall. There is no
other one thing in Alaska on which
the government spends money that
will benefit as many people.
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The Alaska United Copper Explor
ation Company, in sending to its
stockholders some information con
cerning the copper situation, in
cludes the following article from the
Los Angeles Times:
“For the first time since the panic
the demand for copper is greater
than the supply,” declared Ferdi
nand Lewison, a members of the
New York banking house of Lewisou
Bros., at the Alexandria last night.
Lewison’s father, Leonard Lewi
son, was one of the early associates
of ex-Senator Clark. He started in
tne banking business forty years ago.
Lewison Bros, deal almost entire
ly in the banking business with peo
ple identified with the copper indus
try. Although they are not specu
lators they have great prestige in
Wall street.
"I expect to see copper continue to
advance from now on," said Lewi
son. "The activity in the extension
of electric railways is increasing the
demand for the metal faster than it
can be supplied.”