ALASKA POLITICS AT
SEATTLE.
Dick Ryan Expects Help
From the Tanana.
Seattle, May 8.—Marshal j
Shoup left here on tlie Cot
tage City for Juneau last
night. He says the republi
can convention for the nom
ination of a delegate to con-1
gress will be held in Juneau.j
Democrats may also hold a
convention there. This would
force party politics into the
election,. If there are two!
conventions the only feasible
way to make nominations
will be.to ask the Second and
Third divisions to wire prox
ies to persons representing
them at Seattle,- so they can
be present.
The same'faction here that
elected Dick Ryan in the late ;
Alaska convention are boost
ing him for congressional
delegate. Nome is, expected
to receive aid from the Tan
ana on account of .the Wick
ersham split in that district.
It is declared nomination
could be made .bv petition.
By the interpretation of
the law those not. .spending
the last winter in Alaska, if
actual residents, wilt' be en
titled to vote.
Heinze Would
Succeed Clark
New York. May H.~Hoinze
aspires to sueeee«l * Imk in
the senate from Montana.
The latter announces that he
will not he a eamlhlate.
LABOR TICKET WAS SUCCESSFUL
■ AT NOME.
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In the rnuniciitiii e£j£lion held at
Nome on the first Tuesday in April the
labor ticket elected four or five out of
the seven members of the city council.
. No Nome papers have been received
since the election; and the result as
'made known-by” telegraph only con
tained six name?, four of whom were of
the labor candidates.'
. There were two tickets in the field—
the labor ticket and the citizens’ ticket.
The labor candidates were Jud Mather,
.7. 8. Mackintosh, J. F. Palmer, Ivan
Scheike, E. T. Mclntire, W. II. Pearson
and P. Esch.
The citizens’ candidates were Th.
Lehmann, J.E. Phillip^, A. H. Nawratil,'
J. F. Plein, F. II. Was key, .J. 8. Coply0
and C. Dudley Dean. «
Elected — Pearson, Esch^ Palmer,
Mather, Phillips and Dean.
The labor*platform was as follows:
We staud pled|r«l: * .. • •
For a government of the people, by the
people uml for the people.
To enforce a fair and. impartial imposition
and distribution of the burdens and benefits
of self government.
For l>etter fife and police protection and
sanitary conditions.
For improved streets, alleys, highway* and
sidewalks w ithin the city.
For a strict economical cash adiniuistra
For the owning, controlling and operating
of all public utilities by the municipality
w henever possible.
To root out and eliminate all boodle, graft
and corruption wherever found to exist.
To eliminate, iivthe choice of officers, all
Itersonal friendship, pull and all other such
influences; and at all times to avoid dis
crimination in hiring or selecting employees
on account of their affiliations w ith labor
organization* and fraternal societies.
To submit, to a referendum vote of the
people all extraordinary mutters; such us
franchises, etc.
We are opposed, to federal interference in
municipal affairs, unless called upon by.the
proper authorities.
We are opposed to our present warrant '
system, and to the city council interfering in
affairs belonging to the school hourd.
The citizens’ platform:
For the protection and safeguarding of
every interest of the community.
Non-acquaintance forbids a compari
son of the personnel of the' Two tickets.
However, the Nugget had this to say'of J
the citizens’ candidates: “The candi
dates on the citizens’ municipal ticket
are all well-known men, and little can
be said against them personally. Mr.
Lehmann is a well-known grocer on the
sandspit, Mr. Phillips is a well-known
transfer man, Mr. Nawratil is an under
taker and miner, Mr. Plein is a miner,
so is Mr. Waskev; Mr. Dean is in the!
hardware business, and Mr. Coplv'is the
present mayor of Nome, and he is now
serving his second term as councilman."
Taking that as a correct portrayal of
the character of the men who composed
the citizens’ ticket, it certainly makes
the victory of the labor candidates a
notable one. They evidently possessed
the public confidence to a marked .de
gree. That ability was not lacking in
the labor movement the clearly put plat
form, proposing to take the public into
their confidence if successful, is a stand
ing proof. If Nome’s city government
receives the able and honest administra
tion that indications now point to it
will be a hopeful sign to other places
where the men who work with their
! hands are living turned to for guidance
! in the management of public affairs.
The First Boats
To Sail for Alaska
Seattle, May 2.—More than
a hundred thousand tons of
freight for Nome are on the
doeks here awaiting ship
ment. The first boats sched
uled to sail are as follows:
May 10, ('orwin.
May HO, Jenni**.
June 1. Ohio and Victoria.
June 2. San Mateo, Penn
sylvania, Senator.
June I. Melville hollar
and Olympia.
June H, Mackinaw.
June 10, Kdith, Arixahv.
Fire on Seattle
Water Front
Seattle, May 8.—Arlington
Dock government warehouse
was totally destroyed bv fire
at 4 o’clock this morning.
Transport A flan pulled into
the stream with slight dam
age. The Corwin, ready t^>
sail for Nome was saved by
a hard tight. The French
ship Daniel was saved, with
mast alid rigging destroyed.
A hard tight -aved the wa
ter front.
The government lost much
supplies.
EARTH STILL QUAKES
IN FRISCO.
Seattle Filling the Orders
for Wholesalers.
San Francisco, May 8.—
Yesterday there was. another
severe shock of earthquake. ;
Walls of' ruined buildings
tumbled into the streets and
workmen . fiec},, The Pacific
mutual Life building collap
sed and the workmen nar
rowly, escaped.
Captain Webster, of the
Twentieth infantry, ordere<]
here from Vancouver Bar
racks, attempted suicide last
night, due to excitement over
the catastrophe.
Jacob Firth says bank con
ditions are aboviS' par-,. (.
Golden Gate refugees com
plain of the food distribution,
which is under the direction
of the civil authorities. #
Wholesalers are unable to
fill orders. A few are erect
ing tents, but are awaiting
the arrival of stock from the
east. They will not be able
to get down to business for
several weeks. Seattle is sup
plying their customers.
Appropriations
* For Alaska Jails
Washington, May 8.—At
the request of tin* depart*
intMit of justice Judge Wick
ersham went 1m*fore a sub
committee of the house to
urge appropriations for jails
in Alaska. He recoin mended
that $10,non !»«• appropriated
for Fairbanks and the same
for Nome.