The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
Special 10 The Citizcn)


 JUNEAU. Mar s. Early tonight aurora boreaIis in all its glory shot ] rays across the sky of the senate ehamhers shuoinc stars added to he brilliancy: a. dawn approached the rainbow yf hope shone forth ending in NOTUTNGNESS." In other words. tho public caucus O. the senators ton aht resulted in the IarnE of all the dirty political linen in the territory Charges of ring.sm. political knaynry. GupIciu were hurled back and forth between rhc part cipanrs, while the repnrtac which was freely used ra5 al times shady and full of double meaning
 During tine debate Sutherland creat cd d sensation b. charging that Dan Callahan and others from Fairbanks had been railroaded to the penlten- riary because they would not join the Democratic party. and that Cal lahan was now un the way back tu Fairbanks, and that 'hc court there would not permit him 10 again stand trial
 His attitude in bringing I'D this matter. which, as the Democrats stated. was entirely foreign 70 the matter in hand Was severely crit rised, and brought protests even from those who attended the meeting as spectators
 SInbaCh Was chosen as chairman )n the caucus in order to have some ane 10 re,osntze as presiding officer At he opening or the meeting the lobby of the chambers was packed with both mon and women eagerly watching and waiting. hoping that he senators were at last about to get together. 1t WAS at least thought lat some comp~om se could be af tccted
 On the rjIst ballot Tuesday Heck man voted for Alduch, then. when he saw that it was impossible to put NaItby whom he was supDortinr across, he switched to Hubbard It was from th.s source that all tha rouble started.
 With Hccluman's detection from AL lrich to Hubbard. Sunback, in order to keep Eddy in the race, voted for Ndrich. leaving the situation un- hanged. Every senator speaking to- night referred to the mechanism. Hubbard declared tha. the Demo 'rats were aIene responsible tlr tn, 'cadlock. This ctaTge Mes denied by Suze. who stated that tharo were only threc Democrats in the enatc d. against five Republicans.
 Tubbsgd stated that jha RgpuaI.- eans have offered to compromise the matter and have failed and that now hey "Ie 2. .ns after every thing down he line. He says that they will tight it out as il has been com meuccd
 Senator All at 9.3O D. N stat d that seeing the tmpossibluy Of agreement with the Republicans. the Democrats were ready to leave the hell and would leave Sunbaca to preside over the balance of the meet ing, not being afraid to leave him alone with four Republicans. know .ns that he was perfectly safe.
 Sunbach was in fact, the only calm m2n wpo look pant in the meet n- He sat launched down in his ahei. calmly viewing the antics and Iiater;ag to charges and countercharg- as, at times raising his voice to protest against some particularly uu- worthy remark. then lapsing into si- 'ence. The future Of the deadlock, and the entire situation, seems at present to be unsolyabln No one ! here cares to make any predictions as 10 the outcome.
 Roman again tonight presented his compromise which he offered this afternoon, but it was rejected by the same vote The meeting tonight was a waste Of time being merely m endless chain of talking and ac- eusations without any point to them many of them irrelevant, each indi- yidual member taking advantage of he opportunity to air his own views on all things political.
 THE DAY SESSION.
 JUNEAU, Mar 8.--"Llt us set our selves today to those tasks that de yolye upon us in the name Of the people of the Territory" said Rev. Christian in the opening prayer at he morning session of the senate today. But the diyine's plea fell upon deaf ears, as far as the sena- tors were concerned.
 The tleup which has so far defied every effort to break it still rules. following the first motion of Sena- tor Hubbard for the election of Heck man as president Maltby as secre- tary and John Heckcs as sergeant dtauns, which resulted in tie vote, Hubbard moved 10 adjourn, and was seconded by Sutherland, who i'm medately withdrew his second. Sey- eral roll calls showed the same re- suit, with no indication of a break on either side.
 Senator Sutherland, from the floor. said: T wonder if he opposition understand the resolution that they vote down and which makes Heck man president It certainly gives them full charge of all patronage alter a permanent organization is effected"
 Nothing has been overlooked" re piled Senator Aldrich quickly.