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City Official Paper
ctBPiiiflv 26.1916
THE ELECTION.
In the absence of party lines and op
posing issues Hie forthcoming election
seems to be settling down to a matter
uf personal equations, if one may judge
by the arguments of the street, and the
largest measure of discussion seems to
be directed to the question of which of
Hie so\ et ui candidates is the best
qualified lo fill the vacant senatorship
from this division. In the midst of
all the squabbling, which includes
much searching of the past records of
the several candidates, and incldently
some mud slinging, the only outstand
ing fact apparent to the casual ob
server. is that, as far as past records
go. they ore all pretty nearly equal.
All of them have been in the country
for many years, all have proved them
selves good citizens, and. owing to the
closeness of association, incident to
the country, their qualifications are
fairly well known to all. Hence it is
difficult to understand what all the at
tempted muck-raking is about, and it
is no far-fetched conclusion to believe
that it is animated largely by personal
pettiness and spite and if this is the
case Its emanations are hardly worthy
ef regard Looking at one and all im
partially and without favor, there is
little to he chosen between them. The
matter of petty personalities count for
but little in the face of the known re
putations of the men who are seeking
election and the wise voter will disre
gard all such in making bis final choice.
What the people of this Division want
is active representation, in the legis
lative assembly, and the promulation of
such laws as will be to the benefit of
all the people and, inasmuch as thd
men now seeking the suffrage of the
people all practically stand for the same
objects, the question of who can secure
the desired results should not be dif
ficult of solution. The argument voiced
in some quarters that the two candi
dates who arc ,ii present on the out
side are not bona fide Alaskans should
be little heeded, being in every way ridi
culous, Hotli James and Anderson are
as typically dyed in the wool Alaskan’s
us any that tread the soil of Seward
Peninsula. They, and particularly An
derson. have resided in Nome for many!
years, practically- all their business in- ,
terests arc here and both, by assorla- ,
•‘on and interest, are thoroughly iden- <
tilled with Seward Peninsula. Jieoause i
of the mere fact ihal they have done, i
what ninety per cent of the residents of ,
Nome are constantly longing lo do, <
namely, spend a season of rest from the
endeavors and toils of life in more salu
brious climes, it is straining logic to j
decided attenuation to contend that
they they are thereby Invalidated or
that their election would In any way be
establishing a precedent, which might
ultimately result In someone being
elected at some future time who vat
not on actual (meaning continuous'
resident of the territory.
The Nugget has no desire to steal
away the political thunder of the can
idate who is at present In Nome, hut
truth is truth, according to the maxim,
and in the case of James and Anderson
such contention is absurd and ridicu
lous on its face As to the establishment
*>f a bad precedent the voters of this
district are hardly likely to be led
astray In that regard either now or In
the future
While appreciating to the fullest ex
tent the nbilltv and the qualifications
of the socalled "Inside" candidate there
is a grave doubt that be is in a posi
tion to secure the results desired by the
people of this district, owing to the
difficulty of reaching the legislative seat
before the commencement of the ses
sion.
Judging by the returns from the last
election, In the event of the election of
the Inside candidate, there Is little pro
bability of his being able to leave None*
before the fourth or fifth of March at
(he earliest, and in the event of a close
contest this time may be extended into
two or three weeks befofa the results
can be accurately determined The re
sults from several of the outlying pre
cincts in the November election did not
reach Nome for several weeks, those
from Kiana and .Marshal C'ltv not be
ing returned until after November i!0th
Should this occur in the present con
test the senator elect could in no eveni
leipe to fill his seat before the session
is half concluded
The most conservative estimates
j place the time required to travel from
Nome to Juneau at thirty-five days
hence in the event of the newly elected
senator leaving by March 5, which is
[about the earliest date possible, he
would not be able to reach his desti
j nation before April at the earliest
What the electors think of this pro
! liability remains to be seen, but it
would seem the height of absurdity to
send a man to look after the legisla
tive needs of this district who can in no
case fulfill his duties for more than
half of the specified term (t Is truly a
sorn matter that this is the case, but
such It is and the voters of the district
.must make their choice in accordance
with their desire to have a full and ac
tive representation or a representation
which cannot fulfill th« necessities of
(he occasion.
ALASKA
NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
.SEATTLE.—.John T. Ross, known to
almost every old-timer in the North as
"Jack Ross, who followed every
stampede from Juneau to the Maken
zie river, died recently at Victoria, IJ.
C, according to a dispatch received
from his former partner. Herbert Wil
son, formerly of Fairbanks, and now
of Seattle
FAIRBANKS.—Dave Caseation. the
old-time miner of this district who re
turned recently from n trip to the new
Tolovana discovery on Livengood creek
has nothing but good words to say of;
the new camp He believes that it is.
a real discovery and that with devei-1
opment it will make good
Jl'NKAU.—The general round-up i
made by the police, accompanied by j
the federal officials, in which several j
persons were arrest#! and charged
with being vagrants, resulted in all the*
accused being dismissed by the city
yesterday. The officers claim thai the
city magistrate is tying their hands;
they claim that the submitted proof
that several of those arrested were
without "visible means of support" and
were suspicious characters, and that
the action of the magistrate in dis
missing them is playing into the hands
of undesirables
FAIRBANKS.—In a letter receivod
by A. C. Chapman, the news is given
Lhat Tunis Henry, who left Fairbanks
ast summer for the Pioneers' Home:
it Sitka, died there November 20th. 1
Fie suffered from locomotar ataxia
CORDOVA.—■Alexander Chrichton,
.no of the pioueer residents of Chitina
lied at his home recently. Mr. Chrlch
on was a staunch Schotch Presby
erian and bis body will be laid to rest
omorrow with the services of bis 1
liurcb. Rev J. L. McBride, of Cordova, j
ifficiating.
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There is a good eduoattss In a live |
is per. Subscribe for tbs HVOABT, ,
fOR SENATOR—WHO ?!
r
The Industrial Worker of Keb. _*4th Vererred to the platform of I homtts
1 MoQann as demonstrating ‘Why Mr Mot Hum is so populai a oandldati w in n
I Andrew Anderson wash eandidat* for the same ottlee last fall '■ ,j published
platform. There is no reason to think that ho lias hail n * tiaiiin °t lieatt In
a. "deadly parallel” we publish both platforms l.et the voter determine fo
himself wherein the superiority lies if nay
ANDERSON'S PLATFORM
PLATFORM OF ANDY ANDERSAN.
If elected Senator to represent the
people of this District in the Legis
lature I will stnnd on the following
platform.
FIRST 1 am in favor of the repeal
of the mining law passed by the Iasi
Legislature.
SECOND: To repeal the Sunday
Closing Lm
THIRD: A full Territorial govern
ment.
FOl'RTH: I am in favor of the eight
hour law, being an employer of labor
1 was one of the first to grant an
eight hour day In this District
FIFTH To advocate that all em
ployers of labor shall pu\ all wages!
due on the first of each month.
SIXTH To work anti vote for all
Measures and Laws Introduced that
ire beneficial to the people of Alaska
• nd Seward Peninsula in particular.
ANDY ANDERSON
Candidate for Senator to Alaska
I .eglalatuve.
McGANN’S PLATFORM
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND
DIVISION.
\m t candidate in the approaching
special election to he held February 27.
I beg to submit for your consideration
i he following measures which 1 will
particularly advocate and support if
elected:
1 \ Universal Wight Hour Law.
2. Legislation amply protecting l.a
t,or from the piratical methods of em
ployers who annually defraud working
men of their earnings
2. The maintenance of the Austra
lian ballot system in all elections; and
legislation establishing the initiative,
referendum and recall.
5. a law prohibiting .«ti> person from
qualifying as a candidate for any elec
tive office who is not an actual bona -
tide resident of the territory at the time
of nomination.
THOS McGA.N'N
fondidate for Senator, Alaska
Legislature
We believe thut Mr George Jamgs. who is also a candidate, and wan last talt,
neglected to publish any platform. He was known, however, to favor the
building of u railroad from Teller to the Knugarok. rather than rehabilitate the
preaent railroad from Nome. "Stick a pin there" citizens of Nome
The virtue of platforms lies in lie honest purpose, intent and ability to
carry them out- assuming that each of the candidates is equally honest so far
as purixtses and iuttni are concerned -Avhat of their ability to carry them out .’
The session of the legislature cf an men coy on the 2nd day of March. It is
limited to sixty days Election takes place Saturday, Feb. 27. Two weeks or
more will elapse before the completed returns tire in. and several yveeks more
will pass before the votes are canvass d and ihe certificate of election issued
By forestalling the canvas**, Andernun or James could report at Juneau near the
opening of the session \t heat more titan half of the session would he over
lief ore McGann could popsthly report for duty.
A short session is necessarily a strenuously one. Most of the bills will
have been Introduced, referred to the appropriate committees, and their merits
discussed and considered during the tlrsi thirty days of the session To expect
a legislator, who by enforced absence during thu* time, has neither bad time or
opportunity to read the bills, and much less to havo heard them discussed, to vote
intelligently is asking too much of human frailty To presume It' do so would
simply tie an evidence of bumptiousness
Under the circumstances, and assuming that the member-elect is worth hi*
per diem, the efficiency of Anderson or James would be twice as great as that
of McGann If the purpose of an election be to secure service and not merely
to give an aspirant “a handle to his name," self-respecting citizens will
vote accordingly
Nome lias been the home of each of the candidates for the past fifteen years.
They are all Alaskans in the full sense of the term, "one swallow docs not
make a summer" nor does the accident of "living out” during one winter change
the ciiarscter, resident e or qualifications of the- candidate The argument is
puerile. When and how did Mc-Gann become the "local man?" Uy tvhat right
does the Industrial Worker call Anderson and James "Seattle candidates ."' Hud
either been elected last fall, necessity would have taken him to the “outside"
pending the session of the legislature Dots the fact that Aldrich, Coombs and
Moran went to Seattle and that ("Jvtcliell went to Juneau overland giv’c the lattet
a better standing' In the legislature or before hit* constitutents than his colleagues’.
Does the fact that McGann was defeated aigl “remained in" give him a pre
scriptive right to the office
Neither Anderson or James are here in person to meet insinuations, hut
their friends are. So also a host of self-respecting voters who do not relish,
and who resent the effort to play them for ‘‘suckers "
Anderson and James are supposed to draw from the same (dements. This
militates in favor of McGann. Uecausg we believe 111ajr Anderson is the stronger
of the two, basing our opinion on the vote of hist fall, we urge the opposition to
McGann to concentrate on, anti vote for Anderson
Adv- ANDERSON CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
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! W. J. ROWE
| TRANSFER AND FREIRHTINO
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Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
Hay and Grain *
! Horses Por Sale*
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• 4.4.4-4.+,4. .+ .. 44, 4#
Board of Trade f
A Resort for Gentlemen J
3Ae tor^ajt Billiard and Poet Room in Cltaefta. f
^AAiAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA .^^VWVWWS i
; RUSS DOWNING, PROP X
EATING FISH'
t
Is not only a Lenten require
ment but a seientlfleal fact that
fish is a food of great value.
The National Board of inquiry
recommended the use of more
Halt to curtail the high coat of
living.
You should coma to us find
purchase by the pail or dozen and
save money. Here are a few
suggestions.
OYSTERS
Wo have et»stern and western
packed In one and two pound
tins.
CLAWS
Our S. A \V. can not he equal
ed.
SARDINES
We have French. Italian, Span
ish and S. & W. Sardines smok
ed and in oil.
The best brands of Lobsters
and Shrimps.
CRAB
Besides tiie tegular brands of
Crab we have McAleliumUi Crab
meat for Deviled’Crab with each
can a package of crab shells are
given free.
SliAD & SHAD ROE
Are new canned goods. If you
have not tried them, do so.
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HERRINii
.Smoked, suuced and sour. A
v ery palatable and appetising
dish.
Here is where we shiue, we
have the best local herring ever
offered, fat, large, each herring
especially selected.
TUNA
la like chicken; you know it is
good any way, salud or sand
wltchea.
SALMON
We liavo it from 10c per can
i to 35c; it is all good, but like
everything else, the best if you
want, we have it..
ARCTIC TROUT
Is our own product. \V> can
not praiso it too much.
FISH BALLS
imported from Norway; ask
who know- about it, they will tell
you that they are good.
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PICKLED FISH
SALHON BELLIES
Large juicy and fat, when
lightly prepaged. Meat is un
comparable, as there is more
nutriment and food value than
In twice that amount of meat.
HACKEREL
We sold so many at the last
sale that those who bought the
same will buy more
BLACK COD
Kverybody speaks highly of it.
TONGUES & SOUNDS
COD FISH
Boneless, in two pound bricks.
SALNON SHOKED
This Is the best grade of Col
umbia River Chinook Salmon.
Fine for lunches.
BLOATHERS
Yarmouth Bloathers are a de
licious and appetising dish, not
the kind usually called blind rob
ins, but that kind that arc soft,
juicy and fat.
Po let’s
Stores
tjftfjftflJciTY OFFICIAL BUSINESS
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice it hereby givett that the Pell
Book, for the registration of voters of
the Town of Nome, is now open at the
office of the City Clerk, City Hall
Building. All citizens of the United
States and those who have declared
their intentions to become such, who
have resided in Alaska for ons yeer.
and reside within the incorporated
limits of the Town of Nome are en
titled to register and vote at th# oom
ing municipal election to be held on the
6th of April 1915.
Nome. Alaska, February 17, 1916
PHILIP CORRIGAN.
10 T. CITY OLBRK.
ROOM MAKING 8ALE.
Cut prices on all goods. Must have
room for Spring Stock. 8ults, Ladles
and Childrens Dresses, Skirts, Shirt
Waists, Sateen and Silk Petticoats.
Stamped Goods. Wool and Valvat
Hoods.
Ticket with every fl.OO purchase on
64-inch table cover.
MRS. J. WANGER’S
2nd Ave. opp. Court House.
TO THE VOTERS.
Mr. George .lamen in a candidate for
ilia speetul Election und hln name will
not be withdrawn in this election, ae
is rumored. There neema to be some
doubt as to which .lomeR It is that in
i candidate George .lames came to
Noma In 19<M) He mined In the Kon
go rok and Council und was proprietor
of the Elite Baths for a number of
yearn until that well known hotel wan
destroyed in the big storm of 191S.
PITAS W. BROWN. JR
\dv. tf. Raprea mtatlve.
FLOUR IS CHEAP.
Bread only 6c. North Pols Baker »
and Anvil Bakery.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the Popple's
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop..
After you have read thla paper pass
it .in to some one else that la also In
terested in Aluska. You will be doing
them a favor as Nome la deetlned to be
on« uf the large cities of Alaeka.
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j > For Ch ice Beef, Mutton, Pork, < j
J ► Voal, Reindeer and Poultry, a loo j J
< I Black Cod, Halibut and Salmon ]>
< [ go to the j»
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| MEAT MARKET jj
W. H. WEBB. Prop. j !
Telephone Main 15. <,
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