The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-21

better mining conditions for both the men and owners. 'I am not a pub |lic speaker but am a miner as said before, and think shall sit down before l crab this meeting. He was forced to respond to an en- core on the strength of his last statement.
 shaokleford Attacks erlsaby and
 Cobb.
 Lewis P. Shackleford, tho ack. nowledged leader of the Republican party of Alaska, was given a tre- mendous ovaucn when he was pre-. scented.
 MT. ShacMo.ord said thot he felt he had no occasion to make any apologies to a Juneau audience for Ihis course in Republican politics in ] Alaska. He said thGt he was Re- publican when a boy in Kentucky land had been one ever since Answer ling charges against George D. Scho- field. he said that he had lived in Alaska constantly for fourteen years, ! and had removed his family from Nome only when advised to do so by physicians. and that he now spends Ihls summers there and practices law there. He said that schofeld has always been a Republican. He char ged that George B. Grlesby had been Republican csrpetbagger coming to ! Alaska as an assistant United States District Attorney under his father That he had been appointed United States District Attorney and that he had been removed by President Taft for engaging in private practice while holding office.
 Cobb as "Non- expayer."
 Mir Shackleford, speaking of J. H.. Cobb's speech a few nights ago, said that 1t was a good speech, but l don't believe him." and he said that few old timers in Juneau did be- lieve him. He compared Mr. Cobb's record as tax-colector with his re- cord as a taxpayer He said that Mir. Cobb is execution proof, and does not keep property in his own name. He then called attention to the cir cumstances that the taxes of the members of his family are delinquent And. he said, the city had to sue be- fore it could get Emery Valentine whose attorney is Mr. Cobb, to pay his taxes. Mir. Shackleford said this record of Mr. Cobb and Mir. Valen. tine as "non.taXpayers" probably eX- plained the letters that Mir. Wicker sham claimed to have received from Juneau opposing the Juneau school house bonding bill
 Why Republicans Did Not Nom-
 mate Candidate.
 Mir. ShacNeford said that he be- Ilieyes in bipartisan politics, and that Republicans did not nominate candidate for Congress because mo- thing could be settled through tri- party contests. We left the field clear" he said. between Senator Sulzer, the man, and Judge Wick ersham, the man, hoping that out of the contest would come a return to party action"
 Mir. ShacMeford said that he had suggested that those Republicans who are favorable to Judge Wicker sham, who voted for the Republican ticket, would appoint a committee to come to the regular Republican or ganization after the election and dis cuss tho plans for common action within che Republican party "Bu. want men on that committee who have records as Republicans" ," he said, "and l don't want any Cobbs or Frames on it."
 MT. Shackleford cOmplimented Sen ator Sulzer for the manner in which he had conducted his campaign throughout Alaska. and complmented Judge Wickcrsham for the course he followed while on Gastlneau Chan mel
 Russell Asks Republicans to Vote
 Against Democrats.
 Ed. c. Russell, chairman of the meeting, who earlier in the evening sprung on the meeting telegram from Delegate Wickersham, endors ing the Republican Legislative ticket closed the meeting by declaring that