The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-20
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 ic party,n who sails for Europe today, has given out red hot interview on the present situation. He declared that Bryan had ''driven the Demo. cratic party to Hell' and labelled Governor Johnson of Minnesota as nothing more than a poorhouse candi- date. He declared that the Repnbli- can party was in the worst condition it had been in for many years, that II was torn with fact onal fights and that with a decent candidate, Demo- cracy would have walkaway. He stated that the keynote of the present campaign should be made on the per sonal candidacy of Taft, the methods used to secure his nomination, and the certainty o. political patronage being used improperly to preserve his orga- nization if he were elected The former governor was plainly disgrunt- led and dsgusted with the reports of the Bryan successes in the various state conventions, and could barely
 
 restrain his speech when discussing the matter.
 | Seattle, June 12.-The first Great Northern passengers who have been held up by the floods in Montana ar rived here today. Four hundred of the arrivals had been detained and lnarooned on short rations for ap en- tire week and many thrilling stories are told of the raging streams in the flooded district. All accounts agree that present conditions in Montana are by far ihe worst in the history of the entire Northwest. The Northern Pacific is in much worse shape than the Great Northern. particularly around Missoula, where the loss will run into hunrdeds of thousands. About fifty miles of track that was laid at enormous expense are said to be washed out, and it is estimated that it will be impossible to put trains through in less than ten days, The Northern Pacific has over ten thous- and men at work ou the roadbed al ready.
 Chicago, June 12.-Frank H. Hitch cock, in general charge of Taft's cam- paign, today claims that five hundred and fifty-four votes are absolutely as- sured for Taft on the first ballot, and the opposition forces concede him five hundred and thirty mine. Not thstanding the terrific odds against them at present. at least three of the other candidates stale that they will fight to finish for the nomination. Cannon stands hy his guns in Illinois and Knox is quoted as saying that the fight is only well begun. The big delegation from Pennsylvania arrived in the city today and are whoopng it up for Knox early and late. Sam Stephenson, manager for Senator Foraker of Ohio, is also determined to stay by his candidate to the finish and there has been much talk oi open re- helljon on Foraker's part. He has talk en up the cause of the Ut groes who claimed they got the warst pf in the state conventions, they having looked to him as their champion because of his efforts in the Bro vsnv He affair. The general sentiment. however, is overw beimingly for Taft, The hear l.. hi rnl begun yesterady is being continued this morning. IL is expected that the entire delegation favoring Taft, ex- cept one, will be seated. It is ger eralIy accepted tonight that the great est fight in the convention will not be uver the nominations, but in the de- libetatlons of the Committee on Resc- iutious. There will te a fierce fight on the labor and capital pl ks, the first moves having been prepared seN- eral days ago. The plank in the Dem ocratic platform opposing government by injunction will be the storm center This plank was inserted by Bryan II luS6ll anu SlCuo ShOl "i'i pS made by number of well known re- publcans in the East to have the re- publican platform come out squarely on the other side, on the ground that such a recommendation is a direct us urpation of the prerogatives of the court. As recorded several days ago Samuel Gompers and the labor forces will make just as strenuous an effort to have similar plank inserted in the Republican platform declaring against injunction methods. President Van Cleve, of the National Manufacturers Association and prominent Republi- can, is already in the fight, stating today that any recommendation gainst the proper use of the injunc- tion Tn labor disputes would be rank class legislation. He resents any in- reference from Gompers, saying that Gompers would not support the Re- publican ticket in any event, and ad- visiug that the labor leader be told to take his agitation and his policies to Denver when the Democratic con- vention meets.
 Washington, June 12.-The disturb