The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-08-02
Skagway Delegation Makes a
 Strong Case.
CONTRADICrS HIMSELF
Mir. Price Points Out Inconsistencies in National Committeeman Va rious Statements-Hi Resume of Convention Proved False.

The Skagwav delegates to the late re- publican convention were indignant at the allegations of John c. Held in his inter view contained Tn yesterdays DAILY ALASKAN. They were unanimous in pro- nounclng 1t tissue of falsehood. There was only one truth In the whole article. the four delegates who were present agreed, and that was the admission that the con vention had chosen MT. Price as member of the national committee for Alaska.
 pr. Keller. who was the chairman of the Skagwav delegation at that convention said:
 "The facts as they appeared in the DAILY ALASKAN'S editorial on Saturday, were absolutely correct.
 "Mr. Price was never against Mir Heid, but stood for him throughout the whole convention, and it was at all times within his power to defeat Held. After the ballot had been cast, and before the announce ment of the result, and it became apparent that Van Doren, for whom Skagwav voted, was defeated by Mr. Held, by changing from Held to Willis. MT. Hed's $ vote could have been reduced lower than that of MT. Van Doren. Juneau delegates and others urged that We make the change. spoke 10 our delegation, and all were will ling except MT. Price who stood firm. Had MT. Price weakened, MT. Held would have been left at home.
 "Mr. Held knew all the time that Mi Price was candidate for endorsement as national committeeman. The fight center ed around that question and the question of Governor Bradv's attitude.
 "Mr. Held agreed on numerous occasions to S, pport MT. Price for committeeman He emphatlcally said he was not candi, date. When he was placed in nomination for delegate, MT. Nevins, one of the Juneau delegates. asked him on the floor of the convention the direct question if he would vote for MT. Price for national committee man if he were elected a delegate, and he answered directly. Yes sir
 'Mr. Held voted for the resolution en dorsing MT. Price for national committee man, which was carried by A ayes to I nav"
 Geo. E. Henton, who was delegate ant who is a member of the district centra committee said:
 "All have to say is MT. Held is liar There is only one truth in his whole inter view, that is that Mr. Price was choser for the position of national committeeman by the republican convention.
 "Mr. Held owes his election solely to tn, Skagwav delegation, and we elected hin in face of repeated warnings. Frank Young, amongst others. told us we wer. making great mistake. If you elect Held delegate, you are defeated,' said MT Young. If that man Is elected he will gc down there and take the commiteeship for himself We defeated MT. Van Doren by electlng MT. Held, too.
 "He talks of his popularity. He was was elected delegate by the smallest vote of any of the four chosen.
 "He time after time agreed to support MT Price for national committeeman, in caucus and on the floor of the convention. The only thing he asked for was to bt chosen delegate. He said the committee ma1ship belonged to MT. Price because oi the work he had done for Alaska.
 "Mr. Held certainly never made the statement that MT. Price could not be com