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BRITISH CABINET CRISIS
VERT NARROWLY AVERTED
BRITISH CRISIS AVERTED
LONDON, April 20.—The crisis which threatened to
disrupt the British cabinet has been averted and the dif
ferences over the conscription issue have been settled.
This announcement was made officially today and it is re
ported that a compromise was reached by which conscrip
tion would 1h? postponed for two months to give the vol
unteer system another chance to produce the number of
men which the army heads demand. Up to last evening
the crisis looked very grave but a ministerial conference
was held and a more hopeful feeling became evident. The
feeling last evening wsa that the grave nature of the
statement made by Asquith indicates that the life of the
ministry hung by a thread.
HOLLAND STILL EXERCISED
THE HAGUE, April 20—“The dangers which the
government feared have not yet disappeared,” declared
Premier Vanderlinden today to a delegation which re
quested him to allow the customary Easter furlough to
the soldiers of the Dutch army.
RUSSIANS REACH FRANCE
PARIS, April 20.—Russian troops have been landed
at Marseilles but no information has been given out as to
their numbers or the manner in which they reached
French territory.
CALL STRIKE
FOR SATURDAY
UNLESS WAGE SCALE FIXED ON ^
GOVT. R. R. BY THAT
TIME.
ANCHORAGE, April 20. — Nine
hundred members attended the meet
ing of the labor union last night and
passed a resolution calling a general
strike on railroad work for Saturday
at noon unless the Labor Commission
ers fix the wage scale before that
time. The union leaders and the labor
commissioners have made no state
ment.
CHARTER SECTRED
ANCHORAGE BANK
Harry Balderston received a cable
from Sid Anderson this morning stat
ing that the charter for the Bank of
Anchorage had been secured and that
he is now purchasing the equipment
and supplies with which he will come
back as soon as possible.
LONDON EXPECTS A BREACH
AND VERY PROBABLY A WAR
WASHINGTON, April 20.—Ambassador von Bern
storff will send to Berlin tonight a long dispatch interpret
ing the situation at Washington and making recommenda
tions. It is understood that he has advised his govern
ment that he believes the United States means just what
it says in its note and that something will have to be done
quickly if friendly relations are to continue. In answer
to questions today von Bernstorff said:
“I can make no comment either on the president’s
address to congress or upon the communication which is
being sent to my government."
THINK GERMANY WILL DEFY
LONDON, April 20.—Well informed officials of the
British government do not believe that Germany will
yield to the American demands to cease the present
methods of submarine warfare and the opinion in diplo
matic circles is that a break in the relations is certain and
war a strong probability.
NOTE REACHES BERLIN
BERLIN, April 20.—President V. ilson’s note reach
ed the American embassy at 11 this morning but not
enough time has elapsed for its delivery. No comments
have yet been publicly made.
FRENCH APPROVE WILSON
PARIS, April 20. — President Wilson’s strong stand
with Germany won instant approval here and the question
of the relations between Germany and America now over
shadows the progress of the battle at Verdun.
HUNT AT STANDSTILL
WASHINGTON, April 20.—To lay the ground for
the wtihdrawal of the American forces from Mexico is be
lieved to be the object of General Scott's trip to San An
tonio. In the meantime the hunt for Villa is at a stand
still, but whether because it is believed Villa is dead or
that the Washington administration does not wish to deny
the request for withdrawal is not known. No further in
formation has arrived as to the real facts concerning the
finding of the alleged body of Villa but a strong doubt still
exists as to the identity of that body. N o report has been
issued about the rumored advance of an American de
tachment towards Satevo but it is believed that all the
United States troops are stationary now.
CUAKLES HEUKON
CAME TOO LATE
Charles b. Herron, tormeriy cnair
man of the Republican territorial
committee, arrived this morning on
the Northwestern but too late to take
part in the convention. It is under
stood that even if he had arrived in
time he would have been with the
minority. It has been stated by sev
ral delegates that the convention
should not have been called without
him and it was even rumored that he
and others intend to call another con
vention. He declined to say yes or no
today when asked if he really intend
ed to call such a convention.
BRYAN DEFEATED FOR
DELEGATE TO CONVENTION
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 20.—
The returns from the Nebraska pre
ferential primary indicates that Wil
liam Jennings Bryan is seventh in
the list of candidates for delegates at
large to the national convention with
four delegates only to be chosen.
NORTHWESTERN BRINGS
BIG PASSENGER LIST
Seventy-five people arrived this
morning on the Northwestern. Trie
names of the passengers from Seat
tle were printed before but the fol
lowing came from way points:
J. Lafer, W. H. Merritt, E. Girard,
Miss Lillie Latie, Miss Jennie Jimes,
S. Magids, Mrs. Magids, H. G. Steel,
M. V. Latten, H. Cfessncr, E. V. Boyle,
W. A. Steel, S. 0. Brydman, F. T.
Hayman, C. E. Martin, 0. Larson, 0.
Hewett, C. A. Bronson, H. S. Wilson,
Mrs. Wilson, S. E. Austin, H. Brady
and 10 steerage.
DELEGATES LEAVE
The great majority of the delegates
to the convention got away on the j
steamroller—beg pardon—steamship
Evans this morning but a few, in
cluding Messrs. Hazelet and Oscar
Fish, are still here.
CONVENTION FAILED TO NOMINATE
A CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE
National Committeeman.
C. D. Murane.
Delegates to National Convention:
l/ouis P. Shackleford and W. A.
Gilmore.
Candidate for Attorney General:
George D. Schofield.
Committee to Select Candidate for
Congress:
H. L. Faulkner, of Juneau; W. A.
Gilmore, of Nome; Harvey Sullivan,
of Valdez, and Thos. Lloyd, of Fair
banks.
Territorial Committee:
First Division: Howard Ashley, of
Skagway; Elmer Smith, of Douglas;
H. L. Faulkner and S. H. Ewing, of
Juneau; P. C. McCormack, of Wran
gell; J. U. Heckman, of Ketchikan;
John Goodell, of Sitka.
Second Division: Wm. Eddy, A. A.
Allan, Fred Daniels, Henry Burgh,
Dr. Chace, George D. Schofield, H. H.
Moiler, all of Nome.
Third Division: J. J. Finnegan, of
Seward; S. M. Graft, of Seward, John'
Lyons and A1 White, of Valdez;
Chace, of Cordova; Boyle, of Valdez;,
and Frank Cotter, of Anchorage.
Fourth Division: Thos. Lloyd, T.
A. Marquam, Cecil Clegg, Joseph
Dehr, Leroy Tozier, all of Fairbanks
or Tanana; Charles Hoxsie, of Ruby,
and. Percy Charles, of Iditarod.
Advancing into Seward in solid
ranks, the delegates of the First,
Second and Fourth divisions entered
the Republican Territorial convention
yesterday and swept everything be
fore them, including the sometimes
bitter opposition of the delegates
from the Third division, and the re
sult was that just before 11 o’clocl
last night the convention adjourned
with the above named men select* d
for the several positions designated
before their names. At times the
delegates from the Third division
opened all their batteries on the in
vaders and the convention became
warm to the point of roasting. Early
in the day it became known that all
the other three divisions had arranged
everything before arriving and that
the Third division had evidently been
not considered in the deliberations.
It was noticed at once that the vast
majority of the home delegates gath
ered together in one part of the hall
as though to make their fight all the
more courageous by the knowledge of
the propinquity of each other, and
there they sat as might the opposition
party in a house of parliament, voting
in a solid phalanx and making up in
strength of language and lungs for
lack of numbers.
Throughout the day adjournment
after adjournment was called so that
an answer might be received from
Delegate Wickersham by his repre
sentative, Ed. Russell, of Juneau, but
no answer arrived and no candidate
for delegate was nominated, a com
mittee consisting of one delegate from
each division being appointed instead
to select the standard bearer of the
party at the coming congressional
election. It is stated that Mr. Wick
ersham was asked merely to wire to
the chairman of the convention that
he is a Republican and that he sub
scribed to the platform drawn up by
the convention but this, the leading
delegates say, he failed to do before j
the convention adjourned. Just be
fore the close Mr. Russell announced
that he would not place Mr. Wicker
sham’s name before the convention
and he then withdrew.
At the reconvening at 4 p. m.
Faulkner presented the report of the ,
credentials committee which showed
that the divisions were represented, (
respectively by 60, 60, 66 and 43 dele- J
gates or their proxies. This made a
■ total of 219. The report was adopted.
In answer to Shackleford, Faulkner
said none were protested. Kitchie
wanted to know if it were necessary
to read the names but the chair said
that as there was no contest the read
ing was not necessary. Oscar Fish
requested the reading of the names
and the chair so ordered.
Murane presented report of perman
ent organization and Order of Busi
ness which recommended that the
temporary organization be made per
manent. This made Irving, of Ju
neau, permanent chairman and
Thompson, of Katalla, permanent sec
retary. After a discussion between
Kitchie and Gilmore as to propriety
of adopting the platform before mak
ing nominations the report of the per
manent organization was adopted.
Frazier moved that the platform be
adopted before nominations but chair
ruled him out of order. Russell de
clared the committee on platform was
not ready to make a report and
Hazelet mo veil adjournment to 9 p.
m. Chair said “noes” had it but
Kitchie called for a division. It was
here that the solid ranks of the First,
Second and Fourth showed in the
casting of votes in great bulk by
proxy and Kay remarked that the
Third had “no one man power." The
motion was lost.
Nominations.
Schofield moved to proceed with the
election of delegates to the national
convention and Faulkner nominated
Shackleford and Gilmore. Ray nomi
nated John Sutherland, of Anchorage,
and L. L. James, Jr., nominated John
Rustgard, of Juneau. Murane moved
the nominations closed ami it was
carried. Millard declared that it was
conceded by the Third that Thompson,
the two Sullivans and White would
vote for Shackleford and Gilmore and
this was the first public indication of
how the Third delegation was divided.
After a little discussion on the Port
Wells representation the chair an
nounced that Millard was allowed to
sit for Granite and White for Port
Wells.- Millard asked if White was
here in person from Valdez and here
in person also from Port Wells and
the delegates and audience laughed.
When the voting came for the nation
al convention delegates Ritchie cast 45
votes from the Third for Rustgard
and Sutherland. Finnegan, Howard
and Cotter of the Third, however, an
lounced they would vote for Shackle
ford and Sutherland. Thompson did
likewise. Schofield and Whittemore
suggested placing the names on pap
er and voting for them. Faulkner
cast 57 votes from the First for
Shackleford and Gilmore and the
Second and Fourth went solid for
them. Shackleford ironically declared
“I cast one vote for Mr. Rustgard”
but the thing was hopeless from the
anti-Shackleford point of view. Here
a little tiff came between the chair
and Ray whe said Afognak ought to
be voted before Chitina and ever
afterwards when Ray voted Afognak
he sarcastically thanked the chair for
granting him the permission to do so.
Harvey Sullivan voted “for Shackle
ford and his partner who is going to
be sent to Chicago with him.” The
voting showed that all the other three
divisions were practically solid for
Shackleford and Gilmore while the
Third was for the others, a few of the
Third, however, voting for Shackle
ford instead of Rustgard. The result
of the voting was Shackleford 179,
Gilmore 175, Sutherland 45 and Rust
gard 37. This is about the same as
the result of all the other divisions
and shows how the delegates were
lined up. Shackleford and Gilmore
were declared elected and Murane
moved that it be the sense of the con
vention that they go uninstructed. Ray
moved they be instructed for Theo-.
dorc Roosevelt and it was cheered but
Murane said that in view of the fact
that Roosevelt had expressed his in
tention of refusing the nomination
and that he had expressed himself in
favor of Hughes it would be unwise
to instruct the delegates for him. In
speaking Murane said the convention
should be fair and the Third delega
tion laughed ironically, no doubt
with the thought of the vast Murane
I majority and the use made of it, and
I the judge got a little peeved and let
j out viciously at the Third delegation.
Shackleford seconded his elfort. “We
are here as your guests, gentlemen,”
he reminded the Third men. “There
is no intention to be discourteous,”
answered Kay, “and there is no reason
for showing your peevishness.”
Murane declared he had not taken
umbrage at what was said but at the
“sneers.” "I object to the manner
in which I was received by the Seward
delegation,” said he. “We expect
courteous treatment,” said Shackle
ford again. Millurd here declared he
for one was in favor of sending tr.e*
delegates to the national convention
uninstructed. “I am not in favor of
Roosevelt,” he said, “ but l would sup
port him if he got the nomination be
cause I am a Republican.” He believ
ed the delegation should go with
hands untied to do the best for Al
aska. Ritchie agreed with Millard
and also expressed regret that anyone
had offended Murane. Gilmore hoped
the convention would not tie his
hands. He wanted to get the best
nominee to defeat the Democrat.
Schofield believed it would be a bad
policy to have word sent outside just
now that Alaska favored any man
above another. Bruner agreed with I
Murane. Ray said if Third division
delegates wished his amendment 1
withdrawn he would do so but the
‘chair put the question and Murane's
motion was carried.
National Committeeman.
Schofield then moved that the dele
gates to the national convention be!
instructed to secure the place of na-1
tional committeeman for Murane and j
the motion carried.
Attorney General
Finnegan moved and Shackleford
seconded that Schofield be nominated
for attorney general of the Territory.
Ritchie moved and Dooley second
ed nomination of C. M. Frazier of |
Cordova. Schofield received 178 votes
and Frazier got 41. Called for a
speech Schofield declared that all
soreness in the party should be cut
out. He believed excessive legislation
the curse of all states and territories.
“I hope to be able to instruct the
legislature against foolish legisla
tion,” he said, “and now that I have
received the nomination I expect to
make a fight for election from one end
of the territory to the other.”
Russell moved and Millard seconded
that convention adjourn to 8 p. m.
and the motion carried.
After Adjournment.
On reconvening at 8 o'clock Chair
man declared the next order of busi
ness to be the nomination for delegate
to congress. Frazier repeated the
statement of belief that the platform
should first be adopted.
The Platform.
The request of Frazier was granted
and Finnegan read the platform. It
called for greater power for the ter
ritory and statehood, for the en
couragement of railroad building,
private and otherwise, for the quick
construction of the government rail
road, for restoration of protective tar
riff, for building a merchant marine,
far extension of cable and wireless
systems, for eliminating delay in
securing title to lands, for investiga
tion of fish monopoly, for adequate
coast defenses, for appointment of
bona fide Alaskans to office in the
territory, and it finished up with an!
attack on the Democratic adrainistra
tion. rl he platform was adopted.
Again the convention came to the
nomination of candidate lor congress
hut Russell again asked a delay, lie
evidently still expected woru from
Wickershum. The chair granted the
postponement and Shackleford moved
to proceed with the election of the
territorial committee and he asked the
chair to be vacated. Judge Murane
took the chair temporarily and
Shackleford moved and Gilmore
seconded the nomination of Georg**
Irving, the convention chairman.
Irving was elected and he spoke
strongly against the appointment of
carpet-baggers to positions in the lei
ritory.
“The standard of society in Alaska
is such,” he said, “that we do not have
to apologize for ourselves.”
Territ orial Conim11lee.
Shackleford then moved that the
convention proceed with the election
of a territorial committee but Ritchie
moved as an amendment that each
division select its own members and
then the battle royal began. Ritchie
in a strong speech declared that ail
states and territories elected their own
representatives. He declared that
other divisions had no right to foist
representatives on the Third. He be
lieved that by the convention electing
the committee a blow would be struct
at the Republican party in Alaska.
Sloan and Hazelet backed up Ritchie
warmly. Hazelet said the election of
the committee by the whole conven
tion for all divisions would lose votes
for the Republicans. “I beg you not
to do this,” he said in conclusion. Ray
also was strongly with Ritchie and his
friends. Gilmore said he was tired
of hearing from the Third divison
that other divisions were not so
strongly represented and he reminded
the Third that the others had great
distances to travel. He declared that
the Second division and the Fourth
were harmonious and that was why
they had the power. He had come by
way of Seattle because that was the
only w'ay to come and he stated that
neither he nor Schofield had ever
voted outside. Shackleford hit the
Third delegates by saying that they
had prepared their oratory for a
Seward audience. He believed to oust
carpet-baggers men must be placed
on the committee who would know*
how to act.
“The Sullivans and Finnegans arc
just as good representatives to have
on the committee from the Third divi
sion as the Hazelets and Ritchies,”
said Mr. Shackleford.
Hazelet here remarked that by say
ing so Shackleford had cast asper
sions.
“I only said ihoy w'ere just as
good,” answered Shackleford.
“Thank you,” came back Hazelet,
“I don’t agree with you.”
Whittemore declared that when the
Third division came to vote it show
ed favorably in camparison with the
rest. Finnegan agreed but Murane
created a hot moment or two when
he said the majority of the Third
ostracised their own minority.
Htizelet and Millard both denied the
statement of Murane that a caucus
had been held on the boat b> the
Third division and that any were left
out.
“All were invited to the caucus last
night,” declared Ritchie.
“At Valdez caucus all were not in
vited,” answered Shackleford.
“I w*as not at that caucus,” said
Hazelet.
“Maybe they had no confidence in
you,” hit back Murane.
“I did not know such a caucus was
held,” said Millard.
“Because I believe you had been
ostracised at that time,” Murane
came back again. Frazier told how
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