Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-03
VICIOUS CHARGES FILED TODAY
 BEFORE SENATE
SAYS REED, SHOUT AND BONE CONSPIRED TO SEAT GEO.
 SEXTON COMMITTEEMAN
CALLS SEXTON "WEAK OLD MAN"
Accuses Ritchie and Other Officials of Many Wrongs and of Refusing
 to Help Clean Up

 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 3 (P)-- Charges of a political conspiracy ln- cluding Judge Thomas M. Reed, of Juneau. District Attorney Arthur G. shoup, and Former Governor Scott C. Bone were lodged with the Judiciary committee of the Senate today. Dele gate Dan Sutherland told the commit ice thar John w. Frame was elected National Committeeman in 1924 and that Reed, Bone and Shoup conspired to seat George Sexton, of Seward, at the Cleveland convention. He related that Mr. Sexton and Dr. L. P. Dawes were elected delegates to the Cleve- land convention and that when Dawes found he could not go he gave his proxy to Sexton.
 Sexton "A Weak Old Man."
 Sutherland decribed MT. Sexton as ga weak old man." and said that Reed and others "bribed him with money" He added that Reed telegraphed Ar thur Shoup, at the time in San Fran cisco as follows: Dawes is not going. You must go. We are for Sexton or Ray for committeeman. They are sat isfactory here. Take action as this is urgent Sexton will stand firm"
 This charge opened the first gun of the battle by the Delegate and oth- CTS against the confirmation of three judges, two district attorneys and four marshals, recently nominated by the President for offices in Alaska. Illicit liquor dealing and the sale of narcot- ics enter into the charges. The anti saloon league has filed complaints and Wayne Wheeler head of the organi- zation is on hand with the evidence.
 Reed Has Strong Backing.
 Congressman White of Maine stated that it was his belief that the busi- ness and professional men of south eastern Alaska approved the reap pointment of Reed and Shoup.
 Congressman French of Idaho de- fended Arthur G. Shoup and Albert White, whom he said were former Idahoans and that he knew both and had great confidence in them.
 Judge Reed and District Attorney Shoup of the First division, were ac- cused of subpoenaeing Keith Carmine as a witness for a cannery in civil suit. Although it was never called as a criminal case the government paid the witness mileage totalling $122 Sutherland said that affidavits filed with the Department of Justice stated that District Attorney Shoup did not want to issue the subpoena but finally conse1ted. He said that Marshal Beaumont refused to pay the bill saying the cannery should pay it, but that Judge Reed ordered the bill paid. Delegate Sutherland related the case of three fish pirates, indicted at the instance of a cannery company and acquitted by a jury, who stated that he personally knew they had com mitted perjury and sentenced them to serve ninety days in the Federal jail. After their release the men were again indicated and again acquitted by a jury, although both Judge Reed and District Attorney Shoup testified they had committed perjury.
 Favored Restricted Districts
 Delegate Sutherland accused Judge Reed of favoring. restricted districts in Alaska cities, and declared that Governor Bone ordered cleanup on the occasion of President Harding's visit to Alaska, but that Judge Reed refused to cooperate Sutherland read ing from report regarding conditions in Ketchikan said that there were bootleg and narcotic rings there which reach right into the business and pro- fessional elements of the city," He added, right here I want to say that these men about whom Congressman White is talking benefited by this trade"
 He said that Governor Bone en- ployed Charles H. Miller of Seattle as assistant district attorney to help clean up in anticipation of the visit of President Harding, but Miller was peremptorily removed by the United States Attorney General without giv- ing him (Miller) chance to reply to