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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 137. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, June 12, 1928. PRICE TEN CENTS
KEYNOTE SPEECH
OF SENATOR FESS
U1S COOLIE
VICE PRESIDENT DAWES PROS.
PECTS FOR RENOMINATION
ARE SOARING
KANSAS CITY, June 12. (JP)—In
•the keynote speech Senator Fess de.
scribed Coolidge a the “greatest per.
^ sonal political force in the world to.
day. After five years and seven
months leadership of our Nation he
leaves office by his own fiat which ap_
pears to be final and is so interpreted
by many of his friends and in spite of
the fact his nomination and election
would be a foregone conclusion did
he not forbid.”
Fess saved his tribute to President
Coolidge until the end of his long
speech, otherwise an old.fashioned
Republican keynote address, giving
the greatest attention to prosperity'
and peace and promising sound financ.
ing and a program for farm relief and
giving the greatest benefits possible;
also the shortage of unsound pnopos.
aJs of government stimulation of arti.
ficial remedies which in the end may
“add to our problems.”
Vice President Dawes prospects for
renomination soared high when Mel
lon said he was the “logical candi
date”. Leaders believe Dawes will
accept the nomination and his friends
believe he will solidify Urban and that
agricultural Republicanism will bal
ance the Hoover ticket.
ft. His agricultural stand and his fi
nancial connections make him accept,
able to both east and west. His friends
contend Watson failed to persuade the
backers of Lowden, Curtis and Goff to
unite on one man whom they could
throw a “protest vote.”
SEES IMPROVEMENT IN NATION’S
CONDITION SINCE PARTY IN
POWER
WASHINGTON, June 12. {JP)—
Phosperity and economy the slogans
of the Coolidge administration, were
broadcast in a speech by the President
delivered on the eve of his1 party’s Na
tional Convention.
There was no mention of the Kansas
City gathering or to the President’s
own views as to his own future. He
spoke of the improvement he saw in
the Nation’s condition since 1921 when
the Republican party came into power.
MABEL TAKES THE AIR
NEW YORK, June 12. (/P)—Mabel
Boll hopped for Harbor Grace in the
DELEGATIONS BOARDING BAND
WAGON; IDAHO PREVIOUSLY
INSTRUCTED
KANSAS CITY, June 12. (£>)—'The
nomination of Hoover became a cer.
tainty when the Pennsylvania delega
tion at the suggestion of Mellon de
cided to support Hoover on the first
ballot. Hoover’s managers said this
alone gave them; the votes to win.
Chairman Butler of the Republican
National Committee announced his
vote as Delegate.At.Large from Mass,,
achusetts , be recorded for Hoover
and he so advised co.members of the
Massachusetts delegation.
No sooner had word of this drift
spread among the delegates than the
Idaho delegation, 11 strong and pre.
viously instructed for Borah, decided
to board the Hoover band wagon.
This action was closely followed by
New Jersey with 31 votes.
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WICKERSH1, CHASE
ENTER CONVENTION
HI'S BANNER
ALASKA DELEGATION SHORT DUE
SEATING OF COMMITTEEMAN
LATHROP
KANSAS CITY, June 12. (JF)—With!
Hoover certain of the nomination the|
Alaskan delegation entered the Con.!
vention still clinging to the Lowden
standard with the possibilities of back,
ing Curtis if he is introduced as a
compromise.
Wickersham declared “looks like a
losing fight but wTe will hold out. We
like Hoover personally but it seems to
us Hoover doesn’t like Alaska.”
The committee received assign
ments Ion platform resolutions upon
Wickersham and Chase furnishing
credentials.
The Alaskan delegation lacks a Na
tional Committeeman because of the
delay in tabulation of Alaska election
returns wherefore the Committeeman
selection is still in doubt. Alaskans
occupy aisle seats back in the center
of the auditorium.
ESTIMATED -OSS AT KILLISNOO
FIRE IS PLACED AT
ABOUT $45,000
JUNEAU, June 12, (ff)—Thirty,
seven familes of the total of 107 per
sons lost practically their all in the
Killisnoo fire. Dr. Devighne and Mr.
JDwkesworth have returned and have
estimated the loss at $45, 000.
The estimated aid from the Red
Cross for lumber, cooking uten^’s
and clothing for immediate need will
be about $5,000.
David John, age 80, an Indian
was severely burned when he at
tempted to save a box containing $1,
000 in bills in his burning cabin. The
box will be sent to the Treasury Dt
j partment in an effort to secure full
| value. He is in the Juneau hospital
1 undergoing treatment.
The North Pole has again been visited by man, and in token of the lat
est conquest a cross rests there, dropped by General Nobile (left) from his
Arctic dirigible Italia, on May 23. The crdss, bestowed by Pope Pins, is
shown at the lower left with the Mayor of Milan. General Nobile’s route
from his Spitsbergen base is shown on the map, which also indicates previous
Arctic flights, including Nobile’s recent voyage over polar land above Rus
sia. The path over Greenland is one Nobile intended to follow on the third
SENATOR BORAH
TO FORCE THE NOMINATION OF
COOLIDGE BE HIGHLY DAN.
GEROUS STATE
KANSAS CITY, June 12. </P)—F r
the Republican Convention to fc
the nomination of Coolidge “would >
highly dangerous,” Senator R 1
his State Delegation at their firs'fl <^n_
ference for “we should ther 2ie
position of selecting a candidate who
would withdraw leaving the party to
make the campaign with a second
choice.
“As for Coolidge I am confident he
will not run and I am inclined to be
lieve he will ask no further votes be
cast for him, if any are cast, on the
first ballot. ,
“As I see Tt theare two men in
the race; one is probably in without
the consent of Coolidge and the other
is Hoover.”
Borah said if there is any stragic
advantage in voting for him he would
be willing it be done bujt added be
hoped his state will do nothing to im
pair any advantage it might have by
taking a leading part in the selection
of a Presidential nominee and he is
willing to have Idaho votes go to
Hoover on the first ballot.
FEW FRILLS ARE
EVIDENT IN G. D. P.
CONVENTION HAIL
EVEN ENEMIES OF HOOVER PRE.
DICT HIS NOMINATION FIRST
ROLL CALL
KANSAS CITY, Convention Hall,
June 12. (JP)—In a plain business like
Convention area minus the many cus
tomary frills, and decorated in a sub_
dued and almost somber color scheme,
the Grand Old Party of the Republic,
assembled for what seemed certain to
be a plain business like National Con
vention.
Helped by the tremendous last min.
ilte boost from Pennsylvania, Hoover
moved on without a moment of abate
ment. Hoover’s managers, friends
and some enemies predicted hie quick
nomination on the first Toll! call.
NUMBER ITALIA CREW
IN NEED SPEEDY AID
KINGSBAY, June 12. (&)—At least
some of the Italia crew face a crisis
for what they gain in one day they
lose the next on floating ice. With
three of the crew definitely missing
and two injured the Italians need