The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-24
EVERYBODY GETS .--'-
 r. | NOMINATION Big List of Councilmen and School Directors Named. HANDS NOT DISCLOSED
Four Slatss Offered to -Skagvay yot- srs-Some Scattering The List In. oludss Forty One Candidatss.-Ds- tails of the Convention.

The mass meeting last night did not serve to clear up the fog surrounding Skag- way city politics. Twen.y-nine names were placed In nomination for citv council- men. The number strongly suggests four complete slates, with one man for good measure. The selection of just twelve names to be voted for school directors fur ther suggests the Idea of four slates.
 The meeting was unique in many res- poets. There was an evident purpose of the different combinations to conceal their hand that it may be played at more op- perfume time. Whether thls was from fear or from uncertainty did not appear, vet that It was done Is evident from results.
 The meeting was we'll attended, Fire mans hall being packed.
 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hlslop promptly at S:3o. R. w. Jennings was chosen chairman and Lara mic Mayer. secretary. The secretarv read the call for the meeting and the order of the court calling the election. MT. Price moved that the meeting discuss and form ulate a platform. which carried.
 Alex. Green moved that the chair ap. point committee of five on pl attorm. The motion carried and the following appoint ed: Alex Green, J. c. Price, L. s. Kel- Ter, E. o. Sylvester and Phil Abrahams.
 The committee reported the following platform which was adopted;
 I. That no salary shall attach to the office of counoilmen or school director.
 2. That public improvements shall not be made without due regard to existing conditions of prosperity, and that all such public improvements shall be made with due regard to each and every part of the corporation.
 3, That economy shall be the constant watch word of the council elected. That no taxes shall be levied except such as are absolutely necessary to carry On the city government; that no salaried offices shall be created except such as conditions i'm peratvelv demand
 4. The council and school board in all appointments to positions under them shall not be controlled bv the political affiliations of the applicants, but such shall be ap- pointed or elected with view to their fitness to fill such positions.
 On motion of Price, all candidates were required to pledge themselves to support the platform, IN. Wilcoxen moved the judges of election heretofore appointed be requested to accept as an official ballot and publish as such. any ticket of one or more names presented to them on or before noon of the day before election, presented by IS peti' lioners. Tabled. On motion ofF. B. Romo, the meeting proceeded to the nomination of an unllmlt- ed number of city eouncilmen. the names of whom be handed to the judges of elec- lion, with the request that they be placed on the official ballot. The following were placed In nomina. l tion:
 E. o. Sylvester, Fred Ronkendorf, Geo. w. Sells. Laramie Mayer.
 John Hlslop. John Quinn. Alex. Green. E. R. Peoples. c. Chealander. WI. Bledsoe, Lee Cathrie. A. H. Baker,
 w. L. Metealf, F. T. Keelar. T. A. Shorthlll,