The Chitina leader., 1912-06-15


al committee has disposed of the
contests from Kentucky, giving Taf
enth district. This is the first con
tested delegate placed in the Ro3se
welt column by the committee. The
Roosevelt leaders will hold mass
meeting on Friday, at which future
faction will be decided upon inct,1
ing likely a decision as to the aovl~.
ability of holding an indere;u;eni
convention. Both sides are now
working to secure the balance oi
lpower in the preliminary organiza-
ton through the uninstructed dele
favorable to Taft, like those from
New York, but have not been posi-
lively instructed for him. And on
such delegates remains Teddys only
hope of having a look-in at the con-
vention. The Taft leaders are now
confident that the fight is practical
ly over and that Taft will have sIf
ficient delegates to nominate hin. on
the first ballot.
OYSTER BAY, June 12.-Colonel
+, Roosevelt has issued a statement in
which he declares that Mr.. Taft 'as-
sumes that the Presidency is to be
treated as a gift bestowed by the
politicians, in defiance of the ex-
pressed wish of the people; and such
conduct is against the spirit of our
institutions and the whole spirit of
our democratic free government.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Roosevelt
forces made a fight to seat contesting
delegates-at-large from the state of
Kentucky, but were decisively de-
| feated. Some of the contests are SO
ridiculous as to indicate to the COM
|
good faith, Notwithstanding the con.
tinued cry of Teddy about being
jobbed.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Jau
Ribarik was hanged yesterday for the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Novak and
Stephen Stanvoni. Just before the
execution and while his daughter
Antonio was kissing him goodbye
Ribarik attempted to choke her. She
had testified against him and he felt
incensed.
SEATTLE, June 12.-The protests
of Hi Gill, who has been carrying his
contest for the mayoralty through
the courts, has been availing. Judge
Albertson has ordered a recount OF
the vote cast for mayor at the recent
election.
NEW YORK, June Theodore
Roosevelt, in an article in the ''Out-
look" says, 1.-The contest for the Re-
publican nomination has narrowed
down to the naked issue between
right and wrong; whether we shall
permit system of naked fraud and
theft from the people to triumph
Taft cannot be nominated unless he
gets an overwhelming majority of
the contested delegates, and that
would be rotten throughout"
WASHINGTON, June 12.-It has
been decided that the judiciary COM
mittee shall send a subcommittee to
Seattle to hold an INJURY into the
official acts of Judge c. H. Hanford.
The charges are considered serious
and thorough investigation will be
made.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, June 12.-
Lieut.. Leighton Hazelhurst, of the
Seventeenth Infantry, and A. l..
Welsh, of Washington City, were
killed last evening by the fall of an
army aeroplane. There was some
trouble with the machinery and the
machine was dashed to the ground,
almost instantly killing the occu-
pants.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Of
fetal acts of Judge C. H. Hanford,
of the western division of Washing
ton, will be looked into. The House
judiciary committee decided this
morning to report favorably Victor
berger's resolution recommending
that a thorough investigation be
made of the judges official acts.
PASCO, Wash, June 11.-A. r
Carey, a prominent contractor, has
been placed under arrest for the muir
der of banker Christensen. The lat.
ter was supposed to have committed
suicide by taking poison, but recent
developments have cast suspicion or