THE ROOSEVELT CONVENTION !
DOES IT'S BUSINESS
TWELVE REAL DELEGATES MEET WITH ABOUT 135 TELE
GRAPHIC PROXIES AND PROCEED TO NOMINATE A TICK
ET UNDER THE NAME OF REPUBLICAN
Willi I In* taming of (Jeorge
Baldwin and the marooning of E.
E. Ritchie on the turbulent wa
ters <>f Prince William Sound, the
parly of Wiekershani was in con
vention assembled in Eagles'hall
at 10 o'clock this morning. The
rail for the convention was made
in llie name of the Progressive or
Independent llepuhlican party,
hut even this thin disguise was
discarded when the convention
nipt and a large banner hearing
the legem!: "llepuhlican ('onven
lion" was placed over the «»u
Jranee of the'hall, and badges
marked in the same manner were
pinned to the breasts of the dele
sales. A large caricature of
Judge Wiekershani adorned the
wall in the rear of the chairman's
seat.
There were 12 actual delegates
in the convention, Hie remainder
of the GO entitled to seals, being
proxies from tin* First, second
and Fourth divisions represent
ed by citizens and voters of Vul
d»*z.
The Third division was repre
sented by eight delegates from
Ibis city, one from Knick and two
from Seward, the only actual del
egates in the ball save K. Valen
tine of Juneau, and II. It. I.el'evre
of Sknpway.
I Hiring I lie morning session
but little interest was manifest
ed in the convention, there be
ing less than a do/en spectators
in the hall.
E. Valentine, chairman of the
Wiekershani territorial commit-!
Ice called the convention In or
der.
The rail for the eoitvenlion was
read Iiv I>r. F. M. Boyle, of Yal
de/..
K. Valentine of Juneau, nomi
nated L. V. Hay of Seward, for
temporary chairman. lie was
elected I»y a unanimous vole.
The chair then appointed the
following delegates as a commit
tee on organization: (Jeorpre Sex
Ion, Seward: <«eorjre Haldwin,
Yahlez; J. McLean, Yaldez.
The chair then appointed a
committee on platform consist
ing of I'. M. Hoyle, of Yahlez:
II. 11. LcJ-Vvre, of Skajrway: (ieo.
Baldwin, of Valde/.; I.. V. Hay, of
Seward, Al. While, of Yajdcz;
Tlios. K. Wikedtfl, of Yaldez; <5eo.
Sexton, of Seward: H.»bt. McT'hes
ney, of Yaldez; J. McLean, of Yal
dez; L, \V. Storm, of Yaldez; H.
P. KinK, of Yaldez; J. 11. Lee, of
Yaldez; (',. H. Smith, of Yaldez;
(IIij\s. hay, of Yaldez.
The chair then appointed the
following committee on resolu
tions: II. It. LeFcvre. of Skap
way:.('(. B. Smith, of Yaldez: ]•*.
M. Boyle. of Yaldez: 1). K. Morris,
of Yahlez: .1. (IrawTord. of Val
de/.: L. W". Storm, of Yaldez:
llupard. of Yaldez: (ieorjre
Mrown. of Yaldez: II. I'. Kink. of
Yaldez: < iene Dart, of Yaldez:
(leorjie Saunders, of Yahlez; .Ma'r
vinA. ltd lord, of Yahle/.: ,los. Lee.
of Yaldez: Samuel. Mc.Niecc. of
Yahlez.
The follow inp commit l<-,' on
(Continued on papre 3)
WILL CONFER AT
OYSTER BAY
Roosevelt Delegates Are Called to
Oyster Bay to Settle Con
vention Plans
Oysli'r Hay. May t* iioosc
M'll tli'li-jfah's have biMMi aski'd in
rimfpH'iici* hi»rc «»n Sal unlay,
when il is ihoiiKhl a ilclimtc j Ian
of cou\ • • 111 ion action will ho
;ir<T<I upon.
Ji'MVi'smh I lily. Mo.. May 20.
< iovfi'iior I (a r 11 f\ has acccpl •••! the
IImoscM'II Irmlcr of tin' Humilia
tion for Mm* I•'iiiporary «*liairinaii — I
ship ot tin* llepulilican national!
convention.
MAY CL08E CERTAIN
ALA8KAN STREAIVI8
|
The I.'nilud Slates Bureau of
JKishcriex will hold a hearing be
fore cannerymcn ami olher in
terested parlies at Heal I la on Oc
tober 18, with regard to closing
I he streams of Cook Inlet lo com
mercial flshitiK. The bureau al
so ha* under consideration the
Hosing of Kyak lake and river,
Anan or Humpback creek and
Nalia stream In Soulheaslern
Alaska, ami a decision with re
gard lo Ihc closing of those
streams will also bu arrived al as
a result of Ibis conference.
The Arctic Brotherhood held a
large nnd I'littiusiaslic meeting
last evening, at which a number
of candidates were put fiver the
trail. An interestjug address was
made li.v II, R, I.eFovrc, of Hkag
way (lamp No. I, in which ho told
how the order was progressing on
l.ynn Canal. At the next, meet
ing a number of other will he
guided over the puss.
STRONG EVIDENCE
AGAINST DARROW
Jury Bribing Detective Turns
State's Evidence Against
Clarence Darrow
I.os Aiiffch"*. May -U
Kranklin, Ili«» who was
arn'sh'il for allcmplin^r in hriln*
jurors in I In* MrNamara rjis.'s.
was I fie slar wilm»ss for I he pros
ecution in I lie harrow rasi* yrs
Icrday. His testimony was very
•ilroii^r against I he detViulant.
'riu* prosecution assorts Hint il
lias l-'i-anklin's testimony slmnir
|> ro>'i'i>|)oraI
I.ns Angeles. May :M>.— Frank
lin (online* llial Darrow gave him
money I<» bribe jurors*. His les
limimy was no| shaken on cross
examination.
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ACTION Oft fcOAU FIELDS
WILL BE DEFERRED
Washington, May 20.—Con
gress will undoubtedly adjourn
June ir>, or a few days later,
seem>4 to lie the \prevailiiiK opin
ion in Washington, and the
chances are thai legislation lo
open up Ih»* coal fields of Alaska
will he deterred. Because Ihe
navy department is planning lo
convert all the men-of-war from
coal lo oil-burning battleships,
llie Alaska coal land agitation is
dying out. The government's
latest scheme to open up Alaska's
coal areas so that it might be
utilized as fuel for Ihe navy
seems lo have ben knocked in Ihe
head.
Today it was announced (hat
all further discussion of the coal
fields in Ihe northern territory
would he tabu at this session.
ECHO OF THE
KLONDIKE DAYS
Mrs. Wade, Supposing Her Hus
band Dead, Remarries, and
Wade Turns Up Alive
A matter will soiill come up in
cuiiit in Lets Angeles thai lias a
flavin- or llu' early Klondike days,1
and whirh is proving embarras
sing t<> a happily married couple
living here. Several years ago
Mrs. Susie M. Wade was convinc
ed hy men returning from the
Alaskan gold lields that, her Ims
haud had pei ished in the north.
Accordingly, mi Ocloher 7. IIMIH,
she became the bride of (Jeorge
M. Ornishy, of Tacoma, Wash,
l.aler they came to California,
settling here. Two months ago
friends in the north, let into the
secret of her tirst marriage,
1 which had never been revealed to
her father, a wealthy Arizona
cattleman, (old her they had seen
Wade in Tacoma.
Mrs. Wade at once instituted
an investigation and learned be
yond a question that Wade is
alive. Mr. Ornishy was informed
and the sought counsel. The re
sult was the tiling here of a suit
for the annulment of the mar
riage to Mr. Ornishy. The other
day Mrs. Ormshy went into 'se
clusion. Iler attorney say* she
I left no address with him, and in
j tended to keep here whereabouts
I a secret until lb" suit comes to
| I rial.
j "Mrs. Orm-hy is a \iclini of
j circumstances over which >lie
j has no control." says tin* attor
ney. "Shi' received the informa
! lion Itial Wade had perished from
i men who had beeji |ii> compau
I ions. Tliey I<>I<I her lie bail froze
| lo dentil after wandering oil' the
! trail. She refused to believe it
al first, but as the years passed
j without bringing tidings of him
she finally fell free lo marry
again. In the eyes of the law
Wade has no claim. Mis failure
to communicate with his wife lays
| the responsibility for what has
happened upon him."
It is intimated by the attorney
thai upon freeing herself from
j her present husband. Mrs. Orms
; by will immediately endeavor to
|ili\orce Wade.' lie-marriage with
I Ornishy will prohnhlv follow,
i :—
! LORIIHER CASE
IS POSTPONED
The Illinois Senator Will bo Giv
en an Opportunity for
/»
Defense
■ Washington. May Tin1 vole
mi llit* committee report in the
l.orjiner ease will go over in or-*
der In give th«> accused an op
port unity to offer a defense.
MANY ENLISTED MEN
TO REMAIN WITH US
Tweiify-niiie of the enlisted
men at Fori IJmcuiu hav«» suc
ceeded in bring Irnnsferrrd In
the Thirtirlh infantry, ami will
remain here*. Two have applied
to purchase out of the service,
j Lieut. Allyn von Hchrader, Mcdi
ral r.orps, has horn assigned by
the War depart men I. for service
at Liscum, relieving Dr. Jones,
who will aeenmpany the regiment
to the Prexedio, Han Francisco
harbor.
TAFT DELEGATES
BOLT OONVENTION
Ft. Worth,.May 29.—Tho Taft
delegations bolted the Hepubli
ean stale convention.
LONG FOUGHT !
LEGAL BATILEi
i
i
Tltte to the Perseverance Mine
Settled—Ends With Judg
ment Being Paid
I
The till*' In I he I'lTSfViTililci' j
proper!y was settled in .Juneau mi J
Saturday when Attorneys <Jeo. C.'
Israel and Hellenlhal it llellen
tlial. representing Chas. H.
Pearcc. withdrew frnni I he hank
I In* sum i»r $.'10,000, represent intf
I he *25.000 judgment willl ensls!
and interest obtained in llie fed-l
eral euurl bcfnre .Indue Peter I>. j
Overliehl in the suit entitled \
severance Company.*' The jud^r
nielil was appealed In the appel
late euurl nl appeals, itul under
Hie atrreeinnl between the Pcrse
veranee enmpauy and the Thane
syndieale the judgment was as
signed In Joseph T. (iilherl, who
paid the same as the result nfj
Hie filial settlement, of the ease.
.\{anatcer .lames Whipple, «»f the
Thane syndieale, will place crews |
I at linih Sheep creek and Salmon!
| creek. At Salmon creek the heach j
. power plant is to lie erected al j
I once, and it is expected to de_!
j velop over :<oo electric hors«j-1
power fi*«»111 lhi-i plant for use at
I the Perseverance mine. The crew
! will he en^a^ed several month* at
, I lie work. At Sheep creek I he
I company will Iml in the wharf as
i soon as I lie Webster pile driver
• can be secured.
The jras producing plant plac
ed by I lie n111 mine management
oil Ho* beach is In he ovei*h:iiiI»•<I
L'DII electric horsepower will lie i
secured for winter operations at
the Perseverance mill. The plant
produces nas and the {.-as fuel i*.
used fnr generalinK electricity, j
The Thane penple will prnhah- j
l.v start in a few weeks on their j
; bit-' project, that of placing a dam j
in Salmnii creek for the purpose■
| of crealiuK a winter reserve nfj
j water In generate a lar^re •• Ie«*_ |
i trie power service. This work |
, will lie exlensive ami a larjrej
'crew will he required.
"Pearce vs. Sutherland and Per
CAPTAIN ROSTRON
i IS lionized!
!
• I
New York Society Women Are J
Lionizing the Carpathia's
Captain
I
I
| New N«»rk, May til>.--L'pon his
arrival Captain Rostrum, of the
t'.arpnlhia, who has been so high
ly praised for the rcscuc of the
Tilanic's passengers, is being
lionized by (he society women of
the,city. ,
DREDGER INSTALLED
ON FAIRBANKS GREEK
Word from Fairbanks creek is
to I lie efTeel that, t lie hninmon
dredge, the flrsl to tie installed in
the Tanana valley, is now all
complete and sef up ready to be
gin digging, the lask of repair
ing having been completed yes
i torday. A world of work has been
done on 8 above by Hie company.
I However, the gold ship cnnnol be
'started lip f'»r a few days yet, ns
the frost is interfering. In the
meantime, while wailing, it is
proposed to test some of Ihe
ground ahead of Iho drill, men
having been sent down creek re
cerj^v |n gel the drill used by the
Ouggenheims last season.
TACT FORCES ARE ROUTED
ROOSEVELT CARRIES JERSEY
AFTER THE MOST BITTER PRE-CONVENION CAMPAIGNS COL.
ROOSEVELT BURIES PRESIDENT TAFT UNDER AN AVA
LANCHE OF VOTES—DEFEAT FREELY PREDICTED
Xewark. X. .J.. May ^.--Hoose
veil lias swept I hi' stale, (decline
all his :'ti delegates by ail over
\vli«*liiaiiifr majority. La Foll«»tlc
is second ami Tafl Ihird. Wood
riiw Wilson pels -i delegates ami
Champ Clark four.
Tin' campaign was one of I In
most intense political hattl's cv
■ 'I' foimhl in I In* counlry, all busi
ness beinjr practically suspeml
i'i| during Mm* three days in which
il raped. Kvcry power was
I rouplil |n hi'ar hy the aduiiuis
tralioa |o carry I he day, floods of
workers lieinp employed lo make
hand lo hand canvasses of th•>
voters and lo see they po| to the
poll-. The heavies! primary vote
ever cast in the stale is recorded.
The Roosevelt victory is so
-weepinjr that il leaves nothing
for I lie Tafl men to hope for.
Killherford. X. J.. May <M».—
Tile Secret perahves
ha\e arrested a niuuher of for
eigners lien* for having thrown a
paper package al Tafl while lie
was sP*'akinp here on Saturday
niplil. striking the president in
I lie face, causing a considerable
-eiisation al Ihi' lime.
W'a-h inplou. .Ma> •Ji».--The re
sult of (lie .New Jersey primar
ies has struck eonslcrual ion in
I lie administration ranks. The
Tafl hfuihpiarler.- pi\"'> out the
slalemeiit that Tafl is in the lipid
lo >lay and thai lie will lie nom
inated hy ilie Chicago coiiven
I inn.
.Jubilation pervades the ItiHiM1.
veil headquarters. Senator I >i\—
on says "there's nothing to it"'
Roosevelt is as jrood as nominat
ed, "i he !»«•«an* with us ami
cM'ii l ho Iremcmlous |m»\vi*r of the
federal machine can't slop Roose
velt from apain heeominp tin*
president «>f tin* rnili'tl Stales."
New York, May ;M».--Roo-e_
veil"s \ietory in New .Jersey is
settling a deepening conviction
that th<* llepuhlican parly i»
rushing headlong to defeat in llie
fall elections. llels are beiufr
freely olVered on Wall si reel ami
in the hotels at considerable odds
that Roosevelt cannot carry New
York stale. Ods are also priven
that should Taft he re-nominat
ed he will also lose the slate.
All the leading morninp news
papers predict the downfall of the
Itepuhican party in the coming
elections in case Roosevelt is
nominated. The defeat of Taft in
New .Jersey i- causing an added
interest in who the democrats
will h;i\e a- their .-tamlard hear
er.
Wa-hinKlnn. May 2i'-The cam
paign of hitter personalities be
tween Taft ami Roosevelt came
to an end in New .Jersey today.
Newark. N. .!.. May •_'«.» Ri><>-e
veil's pluralit> i> l."».mii». lie heat
Taft three |o one in tin' rural
district.- and two to one in tin'
fit i e S.
GOAL OIL JOHNNY
VERY RETICENT
Evasive and Reluctant on the
Stand When Asked Concern
ing Dissolution
New York. .May :?!» John I».
Hnekefelh*r was placed mi ihe
si ami in Ihe federal court ami
asked In I •• 11 whet her 111 «• Slaml
ai'il oil Ciiiiipanx was !•••;» 11> dis
solved.
Ill* was very relnrlaiil ami eva
si\i' in his answers. I• • 1111i11u lIn*
impression I Ii a I I here were mai
lers Ilia I In* • I ill iiiil can* to make
public.
COMPENSATION STATED
FOR BANK WITNES8ES
On I Im hack of each subpoena
issued in I lie criminal rases
attain*! Hie Washington-Alaska
bank officials. the marshal has
caused lo be placed Ihe following
mile relative |o (lie ciunpeiisalion
of witnesses:
"Mileage allowed wilnesses
from Fairbanks to Valdcz via Cor
dova, (3li ft inn and return aumunls
to #HiO.HO. If you desire to take
expenses ill lieu of mileage il will
lie necessary to lake receipts iu
duplicate for transportation,
meals and bulging hi order In be
reimbursed. Receipts must be
tilled out ami receipted with eilh
er ink or indelible pencil. Ex
penses include only transporta
tion. meals ami lodging. If an
other route is traveled and wit
ness will choose actual expenses
iu lieu of mileage, receipts should
be taken as above."
If you want all the news all th«
lime read Iho Prospector
JENNINGS MEETING
IN KETCHIKAN
Democratic Nominee Makes a
Strong Appeal to Voters of
the Fishing Center
Iv • * I«-11 i k; 111. .Mu\ -!• IImImtI \V.
Jriiiuti^v spuk«' 11#■ i"»• last nipfhl li»
I In* lai'K''-! |»«»l11 ii*3iI ^allowing
cMT In-Ill mi 111<• lowii. Hi* made
.in Ifii| sppppli, raiT.vintr Hip
amiii'iiri' Willi liini. His sinror
11> ami ln> coiin iiu'inir ar^iiim'iil.
in In-half i»f Hi*' I>i*ni<»i>raI i«* party
maili' linn \o|.*s I>> tin* sciiit. rs
piTiall> aiminp tin* liiln>nnu men
ami Ii»11• • i*111•111.
'I'lli^ lias Ihmmi a ln*i*t*l•»f«»)•<•
Wirki'rsliain slroitKlndd. Inil ii is
frpp|> pri-ilirli'il Iipi'p llial .Ipii
niiiKs will rarry I In* ion.
Ilarrais niadp no iinprpssion
annum I In* voters Iipim*.
SECOND CLEAN-UP
ON QOLD8TREAM
With flit* sppond r|pan-up of
flu* si-ason, Frank Horry, nun
of I In* invr'Ti of | In* Hipplow
rlaini oil Hip I»*fI limit of (iold
slrpam, rami' info town Sunday
pvoniiiK. Tlii- tirst rh»an-up on
Hip claim this ypitr hroimht a lit
Hp ovpi* £25,000, whilp Hip spp
otlil oiip, XVplgllillK £50.000,
IuoiikIiI Hip I<>InI amoiinl oltlain
pil so far from I hp winlpr's work
to £5l.l5n. TIip last p|pan-up
rpprpspiitpil 00 hours of slnipin^
from line dump.
URGES LAW TO PROHIBIT
PRIZE FIGHTS IN STATE
hanla Fp, May 20.--(lovornor
McDonald has strongly urgpd (hp
IpRislalurp to piiarl a law pro
vpntiiiK pri/p IIkIiU within tho
««latp.