The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-25

nsa az Juneau May II was 4 htrh1p
exciting affair. and was the direct caaso
et the death cf Judge John 8 Ruxbs>
Sso was one os the participants Ia sh0
ansfr. As . matter os fact. rival conyen,
ions were held IA the same han. AZ the
same time. and two sets Of delegates wsro
Louis
There we're two factions iuvolx.a- cu,e
the -stra.ght-ours." az they were caue1
the other the "iasfependents- Tne oeru,
barfsy OF the contest was that the iafsse
element. which included an the vzxs>kn
shester keepers. hchos and .-Boat~ne
we're literally supplied with czmpaiGu
Funds distributed In advance 10 IL is -.
legged. by g, w. DeiAmster, Who va a..
feased for governor Of PennsylvAuiA IN
hooert r Atrson. but who ~ nov . citf.
zen OF TAcoxuA DelAnAfer vas IN Juneau
short time before the primaries vsro
held, on alleged private businAas. The
nature OF this business. II now aupeara.
was TO secure the election cf . dslexns3n1
70 ST. Louis opposed TO Mckinley. n d
certain that the .'independenss'' opuratna
the seiection Of Mckinley Delegates uero
literally supplied with money, and thas
y was used Iasishiy In the primary esec-
tionA
The swo sets Of delegates elected eoossss
Of c. =. Johnson and Thomas 8. Novel;
elected by the s'straixht-outs," and c. W.
Young and c. Z BiAekets by the sc-
called independents. Biackett ana Younn
took passage 10 Seattle BY the WilIipa.
and Johnson and Nowen By the AK
There WAS = lively race - to which boat
souid frst reach the Sound and permit tho
conflicting delegations 70 put their senxss
ments before the public The Al-K cue.
ceeded IN making the trip In the hnoo
time. and Mr.. Johnspn h now In the city.
There Is one thing which may here -
mentioned. and that II, that both dale.
CATIONS arc composed Of sound monsH
men. fhe only tight which was made b.
ing ON Mckinley. The s'sfrnlxht-outs'' are
for any ono who uiu aid n recurine
needed legislation for tho territory. whi1o
the ''independentx." for whose election
wires. are nominaily for Reed. but h
reality are simply opposed to Mckinley.
From tho accounts puhaished in the
Alaska newspapers Il b evident that the
convention Wa the scene Of . disxraceful
broil. and that Desperate AfteGnpss were
made b. the independents to capsuro tho
organization. but without snccsnR-
In the ahsenes OF eny ruSes ne terri
tortal commfttse agrsed n advancs that
the rules governing the naf1oonl conveu-
tion Of - should - the enes under which
the convention should WORK with the ed
ditional rulA that - con4esting delerasson
should b seated af The convenfion until
tho casa had been passsd en By the COM
mitfes on credentials.
when the corventiun assembled the
strzight-outs mustered - votes: the IN
dependents claimed TO have y. made up
IN great part Of alleged proxies from ais
tanx points. In some Of which places Il -
certain that no primaries were held. and
In ons instance from . precinct. HhaktaI
where only two men PesidA enc . prs-
ncunred Democrat ami the other ~ uns
naturalsxed Eugiirhma1- The latter. how
ever. sent In proxy u the ''fndspeudens9
crowd
In accoriancs Win The agresd suasa.
Chairman cids. Of the territorial snuns
nafttee. who stood In with ths straight
outs, appointed John @. Heid temporary
chairman.
Then pandemonium broke looss. Ths n.
dependents realized that II the chair. ens-
lowing the rules. appointed committso
on credentials. all their frandnsent proxies
would be thrown ort. One Of their NUM-
bcr nominated Judge Buxbce for TEN.
porary chairman. declared the motion car.
ried, and the crowd seized the Judge and
rushed him to the chair. The excifcmene
was too much for him. and he had an At
tack somewhat IKE apepiexy and Was car-
rsei from the room. Then tho crowd In
the same manner brought o. s. Hnmmon
to the chair. and proceeded 70 organiss
the so~eaIied convention. amidst . sceno
OF inae<rrshable confusion.
The straixht-oufs. with Held n the
chair In the other end OF the roo0. pre-
eesasd likewise 70 orEanize-
The two conventions thea proceeded d
due course: ard each selected z dsiegAffou
20 St. Louis. The strasxhf-out delegates.
Msssrs johnson and NOVEL;. are armed
with credertsals signed by the president
and sessretary OF the territorial central
committee, Afsestinx the regularity Of
their election, ard the others are armed
Simply with afsdavits and certificates
from the officers Of their own conventions
selected In the manner set cut
The platform Of the regular Republicans
convention - as follows.
.whereas. The past var has denon-
ssratoa mere than ever before the need
of representation from Alaska IN the con-
rrs@. Of the United States. and feeling
assured that whsa tbes. facts hscoms
known that a speedy remedy viii b
given and
.syyhsrpss. The izoiafed condition Of the
ts~rffery os Aiaska srd the great efs-
tarcs from The seat % government renders
II frrpracficabie for congress 70 know the
condition Of the territory, therefore he ss
.sRerolv.-f Tba. ths Development Of the
eoslasrv. The increase as pcpuizfion srd ths
fnweesrnenf Of carstzl demand more iexfx-
tsty,,r ~ congress-. sna we respectfully
zsssx mat Agaska be accorded a delegate in
.h~ co~Rrras of the rnlfed States 10 ths
srs mat oar legislators mar be enabled
"a act fafri1sxrrtiy upon sseh ieg'siatscn
as nav be needed In the territory.
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