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FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(including alaska)
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
J AMES WlCKKKSH AM
Full GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Strong
ELECTIONS
Alaska t.-niiorial election for Delegate, Aug. 13, 1912.
National President i d election. Nov. 5, 1912.
A DEMOCRAT'S TRIBUTE
i CYiacn ssiijial Record, April 24, 1912 )
Air. Flood of Virginia (Democrat, Chairman of
the Committee on Territories): And I want to say here
that Alaska has been very fortunate in the last two
Congresses in having a representative of such high
character and splendid abilities as Judge V\ ickersham.
(1A pplause.}
MR. GILMORE'S IDEA OF A CONGRESSMAN
Some men achieve greatness, while others succeed only
in making themselves look ridiculous. In the latter cate
gory may be placed Mr. William A. Gilmore, who is run
ning for delegate on the Shaekleford-Hoggatt ticket. Here
is Mr. Gilmore’s idea of the duties of a delegate from Alaska,
as announced in his speech at Cordova:
“If I'm elected. I'm going to talk to the President wherever he
might be, and I'm going to f OLL F those congressmen, and see if I can't
get something done."
Now there can be no particular objection to a delegate
talking to the President, or even jollying the congressmen:
but if Mr. Gilmore thinks legislation beneficial to Alaska
can be secured by such means, he is woefully mistaken.
Congressmen may like to be jollied, but they are apt to look
upon the jollier merely as an amiable clown, whose recom
mendations in the matter of legislation need not be taken
seriously. Making laws for Alaska, and, indeed, for any
other country, is a serious matter: serious alike to the legis
lators and those legislated for: and if Mr. Gilmore were in
any way fitted for the position to which he aspires, he would
not talk such nonsense. But of course he is not fitted, and
it is doubtful if he would have aspired to the delegateship
had he not been urged thereto by representatives of the
“rule or ruin gang,” who are making a bid for power
through the medium of Mr. Gilmore's personal popularity.
Mr. "Wickersham is in Washington fighting to the last ditch for
the passage of the IIome-Rule bill. It is almost a law. The battle
is two-thirds won. He is the general at the front working for
Alaska, and neglecting his political interests at home for the sake
of all of us. While he is there making the greatest single-handed
fight that eyer a human being made, a pack of political grafters
are running through the territory stabbing him in the back. Men
who are not fit to blacken his shoes are blackening his character.
He has fought the good fight. He is a mental giant compared to j
any of the pygmies who are opposing him. Alaska was scarcely
mentioned except as a land of snow until James Wickersham went
to congress, and now the whole world is throbbing with interest
over our unbounded prospects which he ha$ uncovered to their
knowledge. — Skagway Alaskan.
When, during the next two weeks, it becomes evident that
William A. Gilmore cannot be elected, it is probable that the
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standpatters will advise their followers to vote for Krauczunas
They will argue that Krauczunas will be powerless against their
lobby in the house of representatives, and therefore their objections
to him would not be very serious. As a precedent for such action
the last election is cited. On that occasion O'Connor received a lot
of support from the Shackleford crowd at the last moment—the
gang switching from Ed. Orr when they found his cause hopeless.
The sole object was, of course, to defeat Wiekersham. How
Bill O’Connor fared we all know.
William A. Gilmore says that he is a “compromise” candidate.
That is true. When Mr. Gilmore accepted the nomination at the
hands of Shack legatt and Hogford he compromised himself. When
he threw over Delegate Wickersham, whose henchman he had been,
he compromised with his conscience. When he deserted the Pro
gressives of Nome, who had elected him mayor, he compromised
his former supporters. Mr. Gilmore is certainly in a very com
promising position. _
Robert W. Jennings has a law office at Ketchikan and another
at Seattle; but his home—and it’s the home that counts—is in
Victoria, B. C- And yet Mr. Jennings ask Alaskans for their
votes. _
W. A. Gilmore is touring the country—but notin a “chariot of
song.” Wisely enough, perhaps, he left the song writers back in
Nome. _
A telegram from Fairbanks says that Martin Harrais’ as a
candidate is not taken seriously. We’ll bet Martin is quite serious.
"As to Mr. Wickersham, I admire
his ability, and I have known him for
years.”—Wiliiam A. Gilmore at Valdez.
The launch Nancy Bell arrived from
Dikeman Monday, with passengers and
one and a half tony of mail.
Miss Halley, formerly connected with
the Iditarod Telephone Company, has
returned from the Outside. She is
staying at Fairbanks for the present.
E. H. Langley returned to Ruby Sun
day,
LOOK AT HIS LILACS
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Do you recall Peffer of Kansas? If you
do, probably you recall nothing except
his whiskers, which waved hilariously in
thousands of cartoons from the moment
he came to prominence in the politicsof
his state to the moment of his retirement
from the United Slates senate.
Peffer at 82, is in a hospital at Topeka,
minus a leg, to avert death from bone in
fection. He submitted to the amputation
of the left leg and this was only another
sacrifice for the cause he holds dear—
the Populist cause.
You see, he was in the midst of an
elaborate art icle, “The Rise and Fall of
the Farmers' Alliance,” and was bound
;o finish it “if it takes a leg”—which it
actually did.
Young citizens may bo interested to
know what that wild-eyed populist move
ment of twenty odd years ago was all
about. Well they fought for a lot of
hair-brained ideas. Here are some of
them: Direct primaries law,public utili
ties commission, direct vote for United
States senators, prohibition of railroad
rebates and discrimination, initiative
and referendum, recall of judicial
decisions.
Were those populists insane? No, just
dreamers who talked about “the rule of
the people.” They were laughed off
the face of the earth.
Of course it was easy toanswer them.
All you had todowas to point to Peffer’s
whiskers! Could you imagine anything
more conclusive in the way of an intel
lectual clincher? Hardly. But even
in his old age Peffer clung to these delu
sions and thinks them worth writing
about. But whatcan you expectof him?
Look at his whiskers.—Denver Post.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAETS CAREER
Delegate James Wiekersham was
born at Patoka, Illinois, August 24. 1857,
and received acommon school education
in his native town. The following
summary of his career is from “Who's
Who in America”:
1880—Admitted to the bar; married
Deborah S. Bell, of Rochester 111.,
October 27.
1884-8—Probate judge of Pierce
county, Washington.
1804—City attorney of Tacoma.
1807—Member of Washington house
of representatives.
1900 7—United States district judge,
Third (now Fourth) division of Alaska.
1908—Elected to Congress as delegate
from Alaska.
1910 -Re-elected with increased ma
jority.
Mr. Wiekersham is a writer of some
note and in 1894 compiled a report for
the Smithsonian Institute entitled,
“Mounds of Sangamon County, III.”
He was at one time assistant editor and
writer on ethnological subjects, in the
American Antiquarian, Chicago, and
other scientific publications, and was
also editor of the first and second Alaska
Territory law reports.
OWES momnTs
DISQUALIFIED
Los Angeles, July 24.—The fight
between Owen Moran and Jack White
in this city resulted in Moraa being
disqualified in the ninth round, because
he made use of his elbows in the cl incites.
The fight was an unsatisfactory one and
very slow, Moran forcing the fight all
the time.
Ad Wolgast has gone to his farm in
Oregon.
Joe Rivers and Joe Mandot have
sig el artic es to tight here on Labor
day.
SENATOR SMOOT'S PROPOSED
NEW MINING REGULATIONS
If Senator Smoot’s new mining bill
becomes law, it will put an end to much
litigation which has harassed the miner
in the past. One section of the new law
proposes to abolish extralateral rights:
that is to say, the right of the locator
of a valid claim to follow his vein on its
dip beyond the vertical plane of the
side of his claim. This right has been
the cause of much litigation. Another
| clause would make recording compul
sory. At present a miner is not com
pelled to record his c’aim at all, provi
ded he mines it continuously.
M’GOVERN GOES TO THE ANIAK
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J. R. McGovern left for the Aniak
during the week, accompanied by Pete
Anderson. They took along a pack
mule, and will travel overland as far as
Georgetown. From Georgetown they
will go down the Kuskokwim in a
poling boat or on a raft, and then pole
up the Aniak to Marvel creek. Mr.
McGovern is interested in ground on
Marvel, being a partner of Tom Howard,
who is said to be in the pay. He also
has extensive holdings on the Hoholitna.
Mr. McGovern expects to return to
Iditarod City in about six weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Faucutt, recently
of Iditarod, ara the happy parents of a
bright baby girl born June 29th at
Fairbanks.
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SUBSCRIBERS TO
MAIL TELEGRAMS
The subscription list started last
week to secure funds for the purpose of
telegraphing to Washington and other
places regarding the Iditarod winter
mail service, which bad been threat
ened with extinction, resulted in $126.75
being raised.
A uniform donation of $2.50 having
been decided upon, the following firms
and individuals contributed that
amount apiece:
John F. Baird, American Bank of
Alaska, Iditarod Pioneer, Alaska Wire
less Telegraph Co., Anderson Bros. &
Norland, Imperial Cigar Store, H.
Boas, Cascade Laundry, Sam Wilrner,
Morris Wolfe, H. Schlapik, Robert
Simpson, Sam Bayles,Ramps Peterson,
Iditarod Traction Co., Crowley & Por
ter, Merchants Cafe, N. C. Co., A. B.
Rome, Bill Anslev, Manuel Gularte,
Joe H. Smith, J. L. Sale, M. & M.
Bank, Henry Riley, Yukon Gold Co.,
The Branch, Clark Lumber Co., The
Connolly, Casey’s. Jerry Ford, Grand
hotel, E. W. Griffin, Hussey & Bain, N.
N. Jaffe, Minshall & Finnegan, Thos.
McMahon, Mert Marston, Peck Trad
ing Co.. Pioneer Drug Co., Price &
Ives, Rathskeller, E. M. Spaulding,
Snyder house, C. Suter, F. E. Webber,
A. A. Shoubeck, Abe Weiss, Stanley
cafe, Morris Friedman, T. L. Thurston.
A receipt for the amount paid over
may be seen at the postoffice.
The telegrams brought a speedy re
sponse from different quarters, and bids
for a weekly mail service of 400 pounds
have been called for. The service last
winter was performed by Haley & Grif
fis, of Diskaket.
WILL SEARCH FOR LOST MINE
IN THE PORCUPINE DISTRICT
Armed with a mysterious chart,
obtained from ‘‘an old mining man on
the Outside,” Horace and Frank
Huddleston, George S. Lewis, Fred
Oakes and Phil Ott, all of Fairbanks,
left two weeks ago in a poling boat for
the headwaters of the Porcupine.
Ostensibly they go to prospect, but the
real object of their journey is the re
discovery of a long-lost mine.
The chart says, and surely the chart
cannot lie, that the lost mine will be
found in latitude and longitude marked
thereon, and it is to make sure of the
location that George Lewis, who is a
surveyor, is being taken along. The
mine—like all lost mines—is reported
extremely rich, and the fortune hunters
are conlident that success will reward
their efforts, and prove the veracity of
the story told by the ‘‘old mining man
on the Outside.”
NEW CANNERY FOR KUSKOKWIM
According to A. H. Twitehell, of the
Kuskokwim Commercial Company, who
arrived from Takotna last Tuesday, the
San Juan Fish Company have started a
cannery at the mouth of the Kusko
kwim river. They are using anew and
mild cure, which is said to be a great
success.
Mr. Twitehell reports all quiet along
tlie Takotna—nothing of particular mo
ment happening there at the present
time. _
Power-of-aitornev blanks—Pioneer.
THE STRICKEN HUSBAND
I’ve been sewing divers patches on
my Sunday pantaloons; I've been
holding burning matches trying to
locate the prunes; I am weary now
of eating cold potatoes and such grub,
while my wife is at a meeting of the
’steenth ward tariff club. I am sit
ting in the cellar where L fell an hour
ago, and I hale a broken smeller and
my heart is full of woe. Oh. my soul
is sore with friction as I sit upon a
tub, and I call down malediction on
the'steenth ward tariff club. Took!
days, surcharged with beauty, ray sa l
recollections roam, when a woman
thought her duty was to navigate a
home; when she used to cook the
mutton for her tired and toil worn
hub, and she didn’t care a button for
the 'steenth ward tariff club. Now
her sitting room's forsaken, from her
bower she’s gone away; she has quit
the eggs and bacon and she talks of
Schedule K. And (tie clothesline
now is sagging where the rugs she
used to drub, and her tireless tong tv
is wagging aL the 'steenth ward
tariff club. Often I have sadly pon
dered on the future, for alack! all my
shirts are now unlaundered and my
coat’s slit up tHe back; there is none
to do my sewing, there is none to
cook or scrub, for the women all are
going to the 'steenth ward tariff
club.—Walt Mason.
Peter Marchesi, who came to Iditarod
early in 1910, and opened the first
restaurant in the city, is now back at
Eagle, where li 8 was located for
! several years before removing to Fair
banks Mr. Marchesi always regretted
leaving Eagle, and took the lirst oppor
tunity to return.
Nels Giant/ was a visitor in Iditarod
Monday.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann.
Physician and Sunpn
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OEBces: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
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DRS. BEHLA & CARTER,
Dentists
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Fiat Oily
Appointments by Telephone
ALFRED E. MALT BY.
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
| Office Simpson Bldg, First and Willow
CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Richmond St., Iditarod
Wickersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT TAW
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, '10 Kentucky, 91,
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
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