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Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditauod, Alaska.
V a1 3 Geo. M. Arbuckle. Publish or No 44
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CUR TICKET
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
( in’cllding ai.aska)
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Strong
NON-PARTISAN I
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LEGISLATIVE !
candidates!
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First Territorial Legislature ot Alaska, !
Election to be Helri November 5, 1912;
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FOB TERRITORIAL SENATORS!
Henry Roden
OF I DITARO I)
Dan Sutherland
OF RUBY
FOR REPRESENTATIVES!
E„ B. Collins
William Burns
Dan Driscoll
J. J. IViuffally
OF FAIRBANKS
HENRY RODEN FOR SENATOR
In making a final appeal to tiie voters of Iditarod to
support the Non-Partisan ticket at the territorial election
to be held next Tuesday, the Iditarod Pioneer does not feel
that any apology is needed. A glance at the ticket will be
sufficient to show the strength of the combination and tin
wisdom and judgment evinced in its formation. The men
selected are of varied political faiths; they are all men of
experience and long residence in the North, and none of
them, so far as can be ascertained, have any private ends
to serve whieli would prevent absolute devotion to the in
terests of the territory.
Apart from Iditarod's own candidate for Senator—
Henry Roden—perhaps the candidate whose place on the
ticket gives most satisfaction here is William Burns. Most
of us in the Interior know or have heard of Mr. Burns,
who is recognized as a man of principle, common sense and
many other sterling qualities. On that account it is grati
fying to read of the stand he took when the Non-Partisan
ticket was in process of formation. If will be remembered
that when the proposal for a fusion ticket was broached
(and to the Iditarod district belongs the honor of making
the first move in that direction) fear was expressed that by
sheer weight of population the Fairbanks district might i
override the wishes of the residents of this section. That
that fear was in a measure justified has been amply proved
since, and it was mainly through the efforts of Mr. Burns
that the conflicting elements were brought together.
Not content witli the nomination of the four candi
dates for the House of Representatives, there were many in
Fairbanks who wished to ignore the claims of Iditarod com
pletely, discard our nominee for senator, and substitute a
man of their own choosing. The discussion which followed
the proposal to eliminate Mr. Roden as a Non-Partisan can
didate was somewhat acrimonious in tone and lasted two
hours. How it would have ended none can doubt, but at
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I HAVE JUST RECEIVED AND PLACED ON DISPLAY
THE LATEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS IN
the psychological moment Mr. Burns came forward and an
nounced that if Henry Roden’s name were not retained on
the ticket then he also would withdraw and refuse to allow
his name to go on the the ticket. Such an outspoken dec
laration, coming from a man with the following and stand
ing of Mr. Burns, speedily convinced the delegates that
persistence in their selfish policy of ignoring Iditarod’s
claims to representation would imperil the whole ticket. To
lose Mr. Burns meant to lose the strongest man on the
ticket, and rather than take chances of disruption, the ob
jections were withdrawn and Mr. Roden was endorsed for
the Senate.
There was a great deal more than warm personal
friendship for Henry Roden in Mr. Burns’ action. He
realized that the exclusion of Henry Roden would not only
weaken the ticket, but would also be most flagrant injustice
to the Iditarod section—and Billy Burns always plays fair.
Vote the ticket.
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Nome, October 30.—After being out for about six hours the
jury in the case against Tiberg, charged with stealing $14,000 in
dust from the Pioneer Mining Company, brought in a verdict of
not guilty. The accused was ably defended by Attorneys Villetl
and Grigsby.
There were several sensational incidents during the trial,
chief among which was the testimony of Norwegian Vice-Consul
Koldrup. Koldrup was in the employ of the Scandinavian-Ameri
ican bank at Seattle, and also enjoyed intimate relations with the
Pioneer Mining Company. On account of his business connections
the testimony of Koldrup was objected to by defendant’s attorneys,
but the objection was overruled by Judge Murane. Koldrup then
divulged information which had been given him under pledge of
inviolable secrecy in his capacity as consul.
The Pioneer Mining Company obtained an injunction against
turning over the money to Tiberg, and will institute a suit in
equity to recover the amount.
In offering himself as a candidate fcr Senator
from the Fourth Division of Alaska,
HENRY RODEN
submits the following outline of his Plat
form :
Improved conditions of labor for miners, including bet
ter living quarters, and an eight hour day;
Amendment of the placer mining laws so that they
would be easily understood by the every day man,
and thus enable him to go and stake ground with
the certainty that lie was not at the same time
staging a lawsuit;
Amendment of the miners’ lien law so that it would in
clude the claim, and not merely the dump, as is the
case at present;
Amending the law regarding assessment work, so that
those doing assessment work for others would be
paid for the same in cash, i- e , $100 for $100 worth
of assessment work;
Providing for a home for aged and infirm prospectors,
and establishing a fund for its maintenance;
Better educational facilities for Alaskan children, so
that they would get a fair start in life;
Provision for the care of the sick and otherwise unfor
tunate, so that it would not be necessary to “vag”
a man simply because he is without means;
An extension of the powers of the Alaska legislature
until it has absolute control of those matters which
are peculiarly Alaskan.
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If elected, HENRY RODEN promises to use his utmost
endeavors to secure the passage of measures cov
ering the above, and will, in addition, support any
measure which lias for its object the betterment of
the condition of the laborer,the furtherance of Alas
kan trade, or the general prosperity and happiness
of our citizens.
GOV. WILSON’S BROTHER
NOT AFTER POLITICAL JOB
One of the managers of the publicity
department at the Woodrow Wilson
headquarters at New York is Joseph
R. Wilson, brother of the Presidential
nominee.
Mr. Wilson is a newspaper man, and
city editor of the Nashville Banner.
To the hundreds of callers at national
headquarters he is more or iess of n
a point of curiosity, but he is entirely
unconscious of the interest he creates,
as ho bends over his desk preparing
copy in behalf of his brother.
“Of course f am doubly interested
in tite success of the Democratic tic
ket,” explained Mr. Wilson. “But
the fact that my brother is a candidate
for the Presidency did not change my
views or attitude. The only thing that
f grow impatient over is" that everyone
seems to think that 1 will have a polit
ical job after Wilson and Marshall are
elected.
“This is not my idea at all. I ex
pect to return to my newspaper duties
and I wtll be entirely satistied if in a
small way I help bring about the suc
cess of the Democratic ticket.”
Mr. Wilson is an inveterate smoker
and his one bad habit is that he for
gets to go to lunch. One of the office
boys in the national headquarters has
been delegated to remind him every
five minutes between 12 and 1 o'clock
that it is time to eat. Mr. Wilson’s
invariable answer is “In a minute,’’
and he is again lost in the midst of
of preparing Copy. But in failing to
go to lunch Mr. Wilson is only follow
ing the habit of practically all the
workers in the Democratic national
headquarters.
“We are too much interested,” is
the usual reply of department chiefs or
important assistants, when the ques
tion of eating comes tip.
Juneau, October 25.—Acting Gover
nor William L. Disun and Collector of
Customs John R. Willis canvassed the
voles polled at the recent delegate
election in Alaska, and announc the
following as the final and official count:
Wickersham, James 3,335
Gilmore. William A. . 1,726
Krauczunas, Kazis . 1,6S3
Jennings, Robt. W. . 1,171
Harrais, Martin. 2M
Total . 8,201
Scattering . Hi
Total regular vote. 8,220
Irregular votes. lift)
Total votes cast. 8,410
DEES' ACCEPTANCY SPEECH
AND FAIRBANKS SOCIALISTS
The following extract from the
acceptancy speech of Eugene V.
Debs is in marked contrast to the
attitude of those Fairbanks Social
ists who oppose the election of John
Conna to ttie Senate on account o!
his color:
“The appeal of the Socialist
party is to all the useful people of
the nation, allwho work with
brain and muscle to produce
the nation’s wealth, and who
piomote its progrtss and con
serve its civilization. There are no
boundary lines to separate race
trora race, and sex from sex, and
creed from creed in the Socialist
party. The common rights of all
are equally recognized ”
Debs says there are no boundary
lines; some Fairbanks Socialists are
not in agreement with him on tha!
point, evidently.
Dr. Heinrich Wort man n,
Physician and Surgeon
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Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wicker sham &. Reden,
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Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, ’81 Alaska, ’10 Kentucky, 91’
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
The editor of the North American Review makes the following
comparison between President Taft and Governor Wilson:
CHARACTERISTICS TAFT WILSON
Age. Fifty-five Fifty-six
Physique . Robust, portly Lithe, sinewy
Environment. Mid-West South, East
Habitation. _ Ohio New Jersey
Ancestry. English Scotch-Irish
Religion. Unitarian Presbyterian
Recreation. Golf to excess Golf at. minimum
Temperament . Prudent Daring
Manner. Genial Graceful
Address Winning Charming
Nature.. . ........ Grateful Just
Grain . Compassionate Tenacious
Temper. Sweet, mellow Quick, zealous
Intellect, . Capacious Keen, imaginative
Knowledge. Wide Profound
Mental attitude. Tolerant Self-reliant
Disposition. Concilatory Uncompromising
Expression. Earnest, pleasing Eloquent, persuasive
Diction . Fair Fine
As lawyers ... Judicial Analytical
Politics. McKinley Republican Tilden Democrat
Political purpose. Steady progression Reform
Political tendency. Mildly progressive Intelligently radical
Political character. Pure Luminous
Political convictions. Constant Immovable
Title and Term of the President
The address of the President is simply “The President of the
United States.” In the First Congress there was a debate over a title
and it was proposed by some members that he be addressed as “His
Excellency” and by oihers as “His Highness,” but a committee re
ported that “it is not proper to annex any style or title other than that
expressed in the constitution.” In the constitutional convention th e
first report fixed the term of office at seven years, without eligibility of
re-election. In debate various periods from “during good behavior” to
20 years were favored. The limit of four-year terms was finally
adopted in grand committee and ratified by the convention.
President &1ust Have Majority
Article XU. of the Constitution provides that a person to be
elected President must have a majority of the electoral votes. If no
candidate has a majority the House of Representatives, by ballot, will
select the President from among the three candidates having the high
est number of votes. But in so choosing the President the electors
shall vote by states, each state having one vote, and a vote from the
majority of states being necessary for a choice. In the event of the
House making no such choice before March 4, the Vice-President be
comes the President, as in the case of death of the President. A major
ity is also necessary for the election of a Vice-President, but in this in
stance it is the Senate and not the House which has the appointment.
It will thus be seen that it is quite within the bounds of possibility
that Gov. Wilson will not be elected, although he might be an easy
leader in number of votes cast.
Figures at the Last Election
Following are the figures of the Presidential election of 1908:
Electoral
Candidate Party Pop. Vote Plurality Vote
William II. Taft .Rep. 7.778,908 1,269,804 32t
William J. Bryan Deni. 6,409.104 162
Eugene V. Debs.Soc. 320,793
Eugene W. Chafiu Pro. 253,840
Thos. E. Watson . .. Peo. 29,100
August Gilhaus . Soc.-Eab. 13.825
Thus L Iligson .Ind. 82,872
New York Has F*Sost Electors
There are now 48 states entitled to olect members of the electoral
college, with a total of 531 electors—which means 266 for a choice,
j \Tew York has 35 electors, Pennsylvania 3S, and Illinois 29. Delaware,
| New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming have but 3 apiece.
MRS. WI. PETERSON’S PARTY
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Last Saturday evening, at the Cas
j cade laundry, Mis. Wm. Peterson was
hostess at a very enjoyable card party.
Bridge was played to a late hour and
a dainty supper was served during the
evening.
Mrs. Frank Larson and Ben How
land won the first prizes, while the
booby prizes went to Mrs. Bishop and
C. Fran* zon.
Among those present were Miss
Peterson, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Marsh,
Mrs. Frank Larson, Mrs. Bishop, and
Messrs. C. Frautzon. Ben Howland,
Ronald Frost, Ritchey, and Harry
Donnelly.
Location blanks—Pioneer ofiice.
E. Coke Hill visited Flat Sunday.
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Mutton, by the carcass.. .35
Fowl,, per lb.40
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