The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
Dismissed Officials Say Gug-
genheims Figure in Affair
COMMITTEE SECRETS LEAK
SENATE Members Are Examining the
Protests Against Taft's Nomina-
lions In Alaska and Get
Startling Results

Washington, May 26.-Protesting against
the confirmation by the Senate OF the
Presidents nomination of ii. l.. Fauik-
ner and John Rustgard TO be respectively
United States marshal and district attor-
ney at Juneau, Alaska, Daniel sutherland
and John J. Boyce, who were supplanteo
in these offices by the nominees. today
told the subcommittee of the Senate jul
dietary committee that both Faulkner and
Rustgard owed their appointments, and
they themselves owed their removal, to
the Guggenheim interests and politicians
alleged to be friendly to those interests.
Although Senators Nelson, Borah and
Overman, who constitute the snb-eopmit-
tee. are said to have wished the hearings
to be open to the public, the rules of the
Senate require that all proceedings relat-
ing to the confirmation of appointments
must be conducted in executive session.
Hence the sensational charges made be-
fore the subcommittee thus far have
simply leaked out from the committee
room.
Delegate Wiekersham of Alaska today
-
Tuesday in support of the charges which
he makes against the appointees, and
those whom he alleges to be responsible
for their nomination.
His allegations were supported by Boyce
and Sutherland.
Louis Shackelford, republican national
committeeman of Alaska, began just be-
or in dpfpUSa
of Faulkner.
The directors charge that the deposed
officers were removed on false informa-
ton furnished by attorneys and others
In behalf of the Alaskan Syndicate Ka-
ITALIA company for the purpose of especial
ly forestalling the prosecution of infiuen-
tial persons who are charged with having
witnesses and Jurors in the trial of one
E. Hazey, who three years ago in a pic
turesque battle held keystone Pass
against a railroad construction gang for
q rival company.
One man was killed another was fatal
Iy wounded and several others were in
jured. 1t is charged that the Alaskan
syndicate became active in Hazey's de-
Tense, and that $4,000 was spent in that
cause. Hazey was acquitted on one
charge, but was sentenced to Is months
Imprisonment on the other.
While Boyce was engaged in prosecut-
ing these cases and Sutherland was gath
ering evidence for still other prosecutions
In the same connection both were re-
moved from office, and Faulkner and
Rustgard were named in their stead.
The directors before the subcommittee
charge that their removal was brought
about by the influence especially of for
mer Governor Hoggatt, Governor Clark
and National Committeeman Shackelford.
They further allege that among the other
purposes sought to be attained by the
removal is that Of preventing Boyce and
Sutherland from defending the interests
OF the United States in the suits to be
brought to establish the disputed claims
in the Guggenheim cases, and to see Of
ficials friendly to the Guggenheim inter-
ests in control of the governments side
of those cases curtailed In their activity.
Incidentally they charge that Faulkner
is ineligible to the position to which the
President has nominally placed him. They
allege he is a Canadian by birth and Is
not yet naturalized as a citizen of the
United States.
l.. r. Lyons, one of the attorneys who
defended Hazey, has since been appointed
United States judge Ia Alaska, and the
committee was Informed had been ordered
to the Juneau district on July l.