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SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, Jl NE 10, 1916. ________
LANDSLIDE OCCURS AND E. R.
IS LEEE OUT IN THE COLD
CHIC AGO, June 10.—Charles Evans Hughes, justice
of the supreme court, was nominated as the Republican
candidate for the presidency on the third ballot toda>. He
received nine hundred and torty-nine and a halt votes to
Roosevelt’s eighteen and a halt. Weeks got three votes,
Lafollette three, Dupont five, Lodge seven and one was
absent. The nomination ot* Roosevelt by the Progressive
convention was b\ acclamation and the issues aie, theie
fore. clearly drawn between Hughes and the toimer piesi
dent. It was general accepted this morning that Hughes
would be selected as the standard bearer of the Republic
cans within live roll calls and it was thought that the call
for him might come on one ot two ballots.. It was also be
lieved that any one of half a dozen favorite sons might be
chosen as his running mate. This was the teeling today
when a night of conferences had shown no concerted op
position to Hughes and no possibility ot the restoration ot
harmony between the G. O. P. and the Hull Moose. On the
first ballot Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois led
the procession that climbed on the bandwagon and se\eial
defections from other opponents also occurred. The cul
mination was, indeed, a landslide to the Justice. Just be
fore the convention opened today Frank llitchock, the
volunteer Hughes captain, expressed the belief that his
man might be named with one additional roll call.
FAIRBANKS FOR VICE
CHICAGO. June 10.—The Republican convention un
animously nominated Charles Warren Fairbanks this af
ternoon on the first ballot as candidate for the vice-presi
dency with Hughes. The ballotting for presidential can
didate began last night. Two ballots were taken before ad
journment with the following results: Hughes on fiist
ballot got 252 and on the second ballot got 328. Roosevelt
got 65 and 82. Root 103 and 98. Burton 76 and 76.
Weeks 105 and 75. Sherman 66 and 65. Fairbanks 73 and
88. Cummins 81 and So. Brumbaugh 29. Lafollette -6
and 26. Knox 36 and 36. Ford 32. Taft 12 and 13. Willis
41. McCall 1.
Hughes is the man who introduced the whiskers into
present-day politics. The former governor of New York
and the present justice of the Supreme Court is the cai
toonists delight. Plenty of foliage on any sort of a face
indicates Hughes in cartoons. The Hughes whiskers used
to be six shades darker in their burnt orange color than
the justly famed soup strainers sported by Santor James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois. Hughes is also famous for
his silence.
When the former governor was elevated to the Su
preme Bench New \ork lost one of its best political fight
ers in Republican ranks since the days of Roscoe Conklin.
He came by his aggressive ability naturally, being of
Welsh descent. New York knew him as a man who would
just as soon scrap aa sing, and he used to do a good deal of
the latter.
Born in Glenn Falls, New York, on April 11,1862, his
father was Rev. David Charles Hughes, direct descendant
of a noted Welsh family, while his mother, before her
marriage, was Miss Catherine Connelly. The futuie
justice studied at the public school in Oswego while his
father was preaching there and later in Newark, N. J. and
in New York City, where he was a pupil in “Old 35,” one
of the Metropolis’ noted grammer schools. His liking for
oratory was demonstrated early.
When only thirteen he delivered the salutatory ad
dress for his class on graduation. His education was
completed at Madison, now Colgate, University, and at
Brown University, at both of which institutions he was
popular with fellow students, even though he was very
much of a student.
After graduation Hughes essayed school-mastering,
teaching Greek and Mathematics in Delaware Academy,
Delhi, N. Y. He also studied law at odd moments in the
office of Judge Gleason.
In 1882 he entered Columbia Law School, New York,
and furthered studied Blackstone in the office of General
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LATEST
ROOSEVELT REFUSES
TO MAKE THE RACE
Hughes Accepts Nomination
and Resigns From U. S.
Supreme Court.
CHICAGO, June 10.—Theodore Roosevelt this altcr
noon refused the nomination ot the Progressives as can
didate for president. This probably means that Hughes
will be the only candidate of any branch ot Republicans.
It is also announced that Roosevelt will endorse Hughes
if his statement of principles conforms to Progressive
ideas.
PARKER FOR VICE
CHICAGO, June 10. — Captain John M. Parker, of
Louisiana was chosen by the Progressives as the running
mate of Roosevelt. At the time this was done Roosevelt
had not accepted the nomination and there is a feeling
that he may not do so. A resolution has been passed, how
ever, empowering the national committee to fill the
vacancv in case Roosevelt declines to mn.
HUGHES ACCEPTS
WASHINGTON, June 10.—Hughes has accepted the
nomination as candidate for the presidency and ha., hand
ed his resignation as justice of the Supreme Court to
President Wilson. The President accepted the resigna
i.ion immediately.
❖ CHAS. WARREN FAIRBANKS *
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The root of the old line of states
men that so long summarized the
heights of American opportunity—
“From the log cabin to the White
House”—are being grubbed out these
days. The main part of the forest is
already gone. Indiana, in C harles
Warren Fairbanks, presents a candi
date for the Republican presidential
nomination who goes back to that old
line. The former Vice-President not
only was born in a log cabin but was
cradled in a sugar trough.
Some term him as a “quiet man
with a warm heart.” Rut no one who
knows the real Fairbanks will say
that he is cold or lacking in cordiality.
It is upon statesman-like qualities
that the Fairbanks supporters will
place emphasis when they place his
name before the Chicago convention.
An extremely tall man, Fairbanks
has been termed “The Sycamore of
the Wabash.” In personal appearance
the choice of the Indiana delegation
bears a resemblance to Lincoln. Not
alone in appearance but in methods of
work, in thinking and in a sort of dry
humor Fairbanks is said to resemble
the Civil War president.
A clean record as United States
senator from Indiana and the manner
in which he filled the office of vice
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president are the chief assets in the
Fairbanks’ claim for fitness for the
highest office of the nation.
It has been pointed out that when
Fairbanks entered the United States
senate in 1897 he did a remarkable
thing even those days by severing
every railroad connection which he
had formed during his lawyer days
and by selling every public service
company security.
In his four years as vice-president
he was absent from the presiding
chair in the Senate only two days.
Fairbanks’ father, Loriston Monroe
aFirbanks, was a poor wagon-maker.
Barefooted in summer, as a youth,
Fairbanks urged the crops to grow.
In winter he carried his more than six
feet of frame across country to the
district school two miles distant. At
fifteen he had saved $41. With this
and one suit of clothes he entered
Ohio Wesleyan College. Funds ran
low and young Fairbanks worked as a
carpenter on Saturday.
White carpenters would not “fool
with students” so he hired out to a
colored contractor. One day he and
Ira Andrews, his roommate, scuffled
t and irreparably ripped those trousers.
The leading merchant refused credit.
Finally a rival tradesman took a
chance and continued him on a school
basis to the extent of a $3.25 pants
! credit.” It was the beginning of a
| long friendship.
KITCHENER GOT IN SMALT BOAT
BBT GREAT SEAS SWAMPED IT
SEWARD WILL PLAY
COMMISSION LI AM
The best game of the season is ex
pected tomorrow when u nine repre
senting the Engineering Commission
and a nine with the Seward City col
ors will battle for supremacy on the
city grounds. The betting favors the
| Commission bunch but Seward has
lots of fanciers. The following are
the teams:
Commission Team—
Haasch, capt. lb.
Carlson 2b.
Taylor ss.
Manthey 3rd.
Adams If.
Ryan cf.
Large rf.
T. Finnegan c.
Lucas p.
Seward Team—
Campbell, capt. lb.
J. J. Finnegan 2b.
Kaeerosky 3b.
Poehlmann ss.
Nash cf.
Ennis rf.
Day kin If.
Tolman c.
Nickerson p.
JULIA SANDERSON WILL
BECOME BRIDE OF
LIEUT. BARNETTE
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
NEW YORK, June 6.—Julia Sand
erson, musical comedy star, will be
married to Lieut. Bradford Barnette,
head of the New York branch of the
United SUtes hydrographic bureau,
here today.
Miss Sanderson's first husband was
Tod Sloan, the jockey, from whom
she was divorced four years ago.
The present romance is like the
book of some of the musical comedies
to which Miss Sanderson has lent her
winsome personality. She met Lieut.
Barnette at a tea aboard the United
States battleship Rhode Island in Bos
ton harbor six years ago.
“We just met by chance,” smiled
Miss Sanderson, “casually, you
know, and though I have know him
all that time, it doesn’t seem long, and
we really haven’t had the opportunity
to see very much of each other Ire
cause he had been on foreign duty
most of the time.”
Mr. Barnette was graduated from
Annapolis in 1904, having been ap
pointed from New Jersey. While at
the naval college he was prominent as
an athlete, won several tennis champ
ionships and rowed on the varsity
eight. He is a son of the late Rear
Admiral W. G. Barnette.
Miss Sanderson is a co-star with
Donald Brian and Joseph Cawthron in
“Sybil” at the Liberty Theatre. She
was born in Springfield, Mass., Aug.
20, 1887, and made her first appear
ance in a local stock company.
Mis3 Sanderson said last night that
her approaching marriage would
make no difference with her stage
career.
That B. H. Barndollar, the disburs
ing officer of the Engineering Com
mission, will stay at Anchorage fS a
likelihood suggested by the fact that
he has sent here for his personal be
longings.
The two Mrs. Ashcrofts of the
Home Bakery were passengers on the
Alaska to Valdez this afternoon.
They do not contemplate returning to;
Seward.
HAMPSHIRE TOOK FIRE
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, June 10.—According to
statements of trawler and steamboat men who have come
from the Orkneys region the cruiser Hampshire was seen
to be attire before she went down. The vessel sank last
Monday night an hour after Lord Kitchener and the mem
bers of his staff embarked. One trawler reports that cer
tain facts indicate that the cruiser was blown up, and it
now seems clear that a terrific storm was raging at the
time of the occurrence. It is also known that she sank
twenty minutes after having been first noticed to be in
distress and on fire. She went down at a point somew hei e
between Marwicek head and the Brough of Birsay near
the western coast of the Orkneys mainland. Accoiding to
the latest reports Kitchener and the members of his statf
were placed in one of the ships boats which got clcai of
the wreck but was later swamped by the terrific seas.
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LONGSHOREMEN WIN
COMPLETE VICTORY
SEATTLE, June 10—The longshoremen’s strike has
been ended with a complete victory for the men. I he
strikers by their victory have secured fifty-ftve cents an
hour with one dollar an hour overtime. The working
day is fixed at nine hours and the maximum number of
men that can be placed in one gang is eight. The condi
tions brought about by the strike were such, the shipping
people say, that compliance with the demands was im
perative.
SEATTLE HAS PARADE
SEATTLE, June 10.—In the preparedness parade in
this city this afternoon fifty thousand people will march.
That number has been enrolled but many more may take
part. Eighteen thousand women will head the parade.
SEVERAL GETTING WILD
FLOWERS FOR DANCE
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Largo bunches of wildflowers will
be worn by some of the dancers this
evening in A. B. Hall. The committee
wishes it to be understood, however,
that dancers need not have bouquets
if they so wish but the more who wear
them the merrier will be the time.
All kinds of blossoms will be used and
one person is said to be going with a
bunch of grass if nothing else.
RESURRECTION ROAD
BRIDGE NEARLY BUILT
Superintendent Anton Eide is now
waiting for some of the superstruct
ure lumber for the completion of the
bridge of the Alaska Road Commis
sion over the Resurrection river. All
the other work has been completed.
SHOT UP IN AIR
J. C. Conley has just been treated
by Dr. Romig for an injury which oc
curred the other day at Kenai Lake
and which makes a new record. He
was cutting ties from a fallen tree on
which he stood when another tree
was felled by another man. The fall
ing tree struck the one on which
Conley stood in the manner in which
a child hits a little stick to make it
jump up, and the tree and Conley and
all were hoisted into the air. All
Conley can tell is that either his axe
fell on him or he fell on the axe, but,
anyhow, he got a rather severe cut in
the loin which had to be stitched.
A NOTED WRESTLER
WANTS MATCH HERE
Paul Bugart, a noted wrestler from
the outside, is now looking for a
match here. He has arrived in Sew
ard and some of his friends believe a
wrestling match would be a splendid
feature of the Fourth of July cele
bration. It is a fact worthy of note
1 that the man wrestled by Bugart in
Seattle, Harry Courry, is a cousin of
George Courry, the Seward business
man. It is reported that a man who
can meet Bugart on fairly even terms
is now here.
AUTHOR OK FAMOUS
ALASKA BALLAD ENLISTS
Jack Suttles of Dublin Gulch, Daw
son, has enlisted in the British army
and is off to the front. He is the
author of the famous old ballad whoa*
refrain is “Life along the Yukon is
good enough for me." In the earlier
versions of this ryhme the closing
line was given as “The squaws along
the Yukon are good enough for me"
but in printing the verses recently tho
Dawson News says the line is less
horrible and that it is “The girls along
the Yukon are good enough for me.”
BROWN BEAR AT MILE 8
W. W. Flynn, who came in to have
attention for a slight injury, reports
that he saw two brown bears near the
| Mile 8 camp on the railroad