IDITAROD PIONEER
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l a' 3 Geo M. Arbuckle. FubUshor No. 13
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Republican national convention. Chicago, June 18.
Democratic national convention, Baltimore, June 25.
THE CASE AOAINST (DEMURE
James Wickersham said much in a few words last week
when he wind the Nome Industrial Worker saying the
Republicans had set the same old trap with a different bait
by their action at Cordova. The bait is the only thing
vitally different from the 1910 fiasco. Then they chose Ed.
8. Orr as their instrument, but he couldn’t fill the bill.
Now they have selected a keener tool and hope to carry the
job to completion.
They have selected a keener tool, and the tool has
accepted them. But in accepting a nomination by a con
vention that indorsed Taft and actually bound its delegates
to the national convention to forward Taft's nomination for
President, William A. Gilmore has disavowed his former
self and stands before the people of Alaska a changed man.
He is not the same Gilmore that helped to defeat Orr and
rebuke Taft for sending members of Ids official family to
Alaska to endeavor to fix the delegate election. By accept
ing the nomination in 1912 lie accepts Taft, past, present
and future. He approves what Taft approves—the with
holding of the land till it is surveyed and classified—the
withholding of the coal while his fellow townsman shiver—
the withholding of the rights and privileges to which
Americans have been accustomed and upon which the ma
terial welfare of people in Alaska depends. He is an out
and-out Taft man, else lie repudiates the men who nomi
nated him. He is an out-and-out Hoggatt-Shackleford man,
else he is a traitor to Charles E. Herron, who went to Noun
and with the forty Nome proxies in his pocket proceeded to
Cordova and voted them for Gilmore.
Gilmore the candidate is a different personage ‘ from
Gilmore the citizen and mayor whom the people of Nome
delighted to honor. What pressure was brought to bear
upon him—what bargains were entered into—we do noi
know. But Gilmore has lost something from his charactei
that he can never regain, no matter what successes tin
future may hold for him.
1 here is no change in territorial or national affairs that
warrants his change of front. With his past avowals lie
would have made a stronger candidate as an independent
than as a standpat partisan. He has reversed himself with
out reason - unless jobbery is the reason.
It is too early in the game yet to understand all th
fra men ps that may have taken place. It is significant,
however, that William O’Connor is on the job again tbE
year, leading to pasture the same old goat with a new set of
horns. In 1910 lie was a candidate and a Laborite and
was trying to split the vote that defeated Orr. Adminis
tration men hoped O’Connor would let Orr in; but William
out a very narrow swath. This year he was at the Demo
cratic convention and helped to split a corner off of it; so
that again followers of the administration may indulge a
hope that they will profit by his handiwork. That does
not take account of Wickersham, and the hope ought to
prove baseless with or without Wickersham in the field.
In either case Martin Harrais is the only man Gilmore
stands to beat if the facts can be put before the voters and
the situation made clear. Every reason that called for tlm
defeat of Orr is valid in the case of Gilmore save one.
Gilmore is a shrewder m m. With the tilings he now
stands for, that is scarcely a recommendation. Orr had
fully as many friends as Gilmore has—and he gave his
friends no cause to distrust his integrity of purpose, as
Gilmore has.
As was said, it is too early to get at all the ins and
outs of the case yet; hut the situation plainly indicates
emphatic defeat of Gilmore, and we believe the defeat will
be richly deserved.
Speaking of the funny stunts that are sometimes pulled
off in Alaska, all the queer actors of the territory can doff
their hats to the men who so ingenuously double-shot the
play at Cordova. As partisans they met and selected Louis
P. Shackleford and Jafet Lindeberg to go to Chicago and
carry out their commands by voting for Taft. This done,
they converted themselves into a non-partisan body and
“demanded” everything for Alaska that Taft is determined
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DOUBLE DEALING
OF O'CONNOR MEN
Valdez Miner, March 3: Another
lively political factional fight occurred
when the Democratic primaries were
held at Cordova last Monday. John Y.
Ostrander, the territorial committee
man who called the meeting to order,
wished to have those barred who had
voted at the Republican primaries Feb
ruary 12. T. C. Price and Wru. O'Con
nor were placed in nomination. Mr.
O’Connor, the labor party man, then
objected to the qualifications, roasting
Mr. Ostrander who in turn scored the
men who would take part in both Re
publican and Democratic primaries.
After an exciting time the matter
was put before the house which sus
tained Mr. O’Connor, who was then
elected chairman.
As a result Mr. Ostrander and his
followers bolted and held primaries of
their own, electing T. C. Price. C. P.
Mickieson, Wm. Fursman, James Smith
and Jack O’Brien. These delegates
favor Jenning-'.
O'Connor and his followers elected
O’Connor, Wm. Graeber, R. R. Hunter,
Nels Smith and F. A. Jones as dele
gates to the Valdez convention. They
are uninstrueted. It is claimed that
all with the exception of O’Connor
vored at the Republican primaries
F .‘bruary 12.
1'hey claim the fight, was made
against Judge Ostrander because lie at
tempted to control llie meeting by ma
chine methods.
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PIONEER ROADHOUSE WOMAN
COMES OVER SEWARD TRAIL
Mrs. George Albright, a pioneer
woman of the Innoko and later of the
Iditaiod, after spending t.he winter
Outside is back again at her old stand
at 1 above discovery, Otter. Mrs. Al
bright mushed in over the Seward t rail
accompanied by Captain Albright. She
has taken over the roadhouse, which
was run on lease during her absence.
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POLITICAL TALK |
OF WASHINGTON
(Press Correspondence)
Washington, March 10.—With a
strong probability of the present ses
sion of congress being continued to
about the middle of August, all of the
solons assembled here are playing poli
tics for all the game is worth. Manv
of ihera have engaged extra clerks and
the mails are congested with copies of
i he Congressional Record, resolutions,
committee debates and oilier govern
ment documents, which are being
mailed under the franking privilege to
their multitudinous constituents Both
the Democrats and Republicans have a
plethora of candidates for President
The streets and hotel lobbies art
crowded with dark horses, but both
parties are wofullv lacking in a white
hope. Headquarters have been estab
lished here for Roosevelt, Taft, LaFol
lette, Woodrow Wilson. Champ Clark
and any number of candidates.
Gifford Pinchot looks very much wor
ried and appears to have aged ten
years in tlie last few' months. It is
thought that he sees himself riding to
a certain fall. The former chief for
ester is sitting on the horns of a di- !
lemma. For some time be was a most
ardent advocate of LaFollette. Then
the Big Voice anti inventor of the short
and ugly word appeared in the offing,
and Pinchot went back to his first love.
When campaigning for LaFollette,
Pinchot did not know that Roosevelt
was a probable candidate, and now
since he has deserted LaFollette the
latter’s supporters are bitterly c e
nouncing the disciple of reforestation
and the bachelor father of out- cltil
dten’s children for having used their
principal as a “come on” in a confi
dence game.
There d es n * appe ir to beany v r\
gr'vi' rush I «r h** j■ of Vic -FV -
dent. A few of the Sou hern D-.-ti
criiis have s ar.ed an etnbry jc.unpi gi
lor General Sherwood, 1 he fa her
the old soldiers’ pension bill. . iu
South is going o p ay a pret y si rone
part in the nex Democratic couven- |
in»n. Oscar Underwood and ; h m
lar.v are both makuu a strong bar,
for i he nomination. (’lark’s defea *
Sena'or Gore’s forces in OKlabom t. »• -
gineenal by 1 ’ongressman Scott Fern**,
which resu led in ('lark capturin'*
m m of the delegates, somewn.i
st i r led he oilier candidates. Kerr
s a much stronger man than w i*
generally supposed and it is not im
probable that lie will succeed Gore in
t he Senate.
(’ongressman Flood, chairman of tin
committee on territories, has presente
a bill which offers a solution of the
somewhat complicated situation per
taining to Alaska railroads. The hi.i
provides for the appointment of a com
mission of three, to be composed o.
one officer of the engineer corps of the
United States army, one com pet etc
railroad construction engineer and one
competent coal mine operator, all «>•
well known ability, to be appointed
immediately upon the passage of tin
bill. The commission is authorized to
call for assistance from every depart
mi nt of the administration, and to go
to Alaska and collect all maps and ger
all possible information pertaining to
railroad routes to the coalfields and tin
Interior, and to make a recommend*
tlon to congress by December 1 nex
This will eliminate the bickering and
quarreling that has been carried on
before the committee in regard to the
various proposed routes. The bill will
be reported out of the committee at
t lie next meeting and placed on the
calendar for passage. It probably will
head off all other proposed railroad j
legisla' ion.
Mr. Flood takes the position that it
would be fooli.-h in the extreme for
the government to appropriate a large
sum of money to build a railroad it
Alaska without definite and accurate
information as to where the railroad
would start and where it would end.
He thinks the selection of a proper
route is most vital to the successful
development of the coal fields and lie
bases the argument on the fact that
the cost of transportation of coal will
rut a most important figure in the
ability of the operators to market the
fuel. J. J. UNDERWOOD.
TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY
NOW ON MEXICAN BORDER
The Twenty-second regiment of
United States infantry, which was
doing service in Alaska for the two
years ending in 1910, is now on the
border in the neighborhood of the
strife in Mexico. The legiment went
from Alaska to Fort Sam Houston, San
Antonio, Texas. It was part of the
force hurried to El Paso February 24
with instructions to prevent firing
across the border, even if they were
obliged to invade Mexican territory.
Alaskans who know the boys of the
Twenty-second will readily understand-'
tiiat they ate pleased to be around
where there is a prospect of ‘‘something j
doing.”
Get your new hat of H. Boas, the big
clothing store on the corner. p
The first game of basketball in two years was plaverl in Nome
March 15
It is estimated that the trial o' the Washington Alaska bank cases
will cost the government over $100,000.
The steamer North western sailed from Seattle March 20 with ever
5 >0 passengeis bound for Interior Alaska and Nome
Sixteen f et of snow had fallen at Valdez up to the first of March,
and the Mil er sav- this is the lightest snowfall they’ve iiad for years.
Chief Good-la tah of the Tarol trihe of Indians has filed suit f,r
$1 1.1 o against die C .ppei River railroad for disturbing the grave of
bis grandfather.
Pupils of the Fairbanks high school are preparing to get out the
fir i"U of a school annual w >ich will contain a complete history of
tile Fairbanks school and the year’s work to date. It is to appear
I" ut the middle of June.
All told there were 389 cases of smallpox in the Porcupine country
1 ’-t Miuitne:, fall and early winter. Cadzow, the trader located at
Rampart House for the past several rears, came out the mi idle of
March and said he epidemic is a tiling of the past, hut the quarantine
is still being maintained.
Cuailev Coloiimbe. Ivl Heppenstall and Joe Shaw are taking an
u til aero s from he head of Ray river to Jim river, a tributary of the
•. n il hoik of ihc Rovukuk, there to reni >iu n 11 i prospect for an in
etini'e time. I iiev have beard tint gold can be rocked from the bats
<> Jim liver, but it is a hard region to get supplies into
George ("Monte”) Tut re'll. 62 years old, was reported to be acting
qne< t «• Ciia'auikn, where fie is chopping wood, not long ago. Tir
f"tmeil\ lost ins feel by freezing He was sent Outside, got a pair
r»ifilial limbs and mushed iu over the trail People of Chatauik.i
ive ffered him assistance, but he declined it, saying lie is able ,
, l;e cu re of him elf.
LITTLE SUNBEAM
j She was sweet and soft and cling
1 ing. and he always found her sing
ing. when he came home from h s
ml1 - is ih" night was closing in;
she was i tug uisniug and s.euder, and
her eve-, were deep and lender, and
he simp y couldn't tell her that her
c >TTee was a sin. Go den hair her
he. l was crowning; she was food of
quoting Browning, and she knew a
Hundred legends of i he olden, golden
tine; for her heart was full of yearu
; g tor the R'lsicrucian learning',
and he simply cou dn’t tel! her that
the beefsteak was a crime. She was
posted on Pendeuuis, and --he know
Hie -pngs of Venice, and he listened
to her prattle with an eilirt to look
pleased! and she liked the wit of
Weller, hat he simp'y couldn’t tell
her that the eggs lie had for break
last bad been laid by hens diseased.
So he filled his home with beauty
and she did her wifely duty, did it as
she understood it, and her conscience
didn’t hurt when dyspepsia boldly
s night him and the sexton came a id
got hitn, and his tortured frame was
buried'neath a wagonloa i of dirt.
Oh, thosa marriageable misses,
thinking life all love and kisses,
mist and moonshine, glint and .gla
mour, stardust borrowed from tiie
skies! .Man's a gross and sordid
lummox — men are largely made of
stomachs, and the songs of all the
sirens will not take the place of pies.
— Walt Mason.
IN
The accidental drowning of W. W.
Wiles, in tfie Innoko river, in front of
Ophir City, a short time ago, is re
ported in the Ruby Record-Citizen of
March 30 oil the authority of Billy
Bates.
It appears that while walking along
on t lie ice Wiles stopped to take a
drink from a water hole, and fell head
foremost into tlie hole. His mitts were
found in a position which indicated
that lie had placed them so that he
could rest his hands on them while
leaning forward.
It is thought heart failure caused
tlie unfortunate accident.
Quitclaim deed blanks—Pioneer.
E. C. SHELTON INQUIRED AFTER
E. C. Shelton is requested to c; .
naunieate with Mrs. K. Hunt.
Ketchikan, Alaska, who can give bin.
information in regard to his ag.- l
mother, who is very anxious to lira:
from hi u. If anyone knows the nher -
ab *uts of Mr. S'e-lton, he will please
notify him that he is being i iquinal
for.
Dr. Heinrich Wort man n.
Physician and Sni'iyeon
Ot!u*e at (Miy L>«-uu Sioro. T*
First Avt1., Bet. Widow aiai B .• i.:,,
Cilice Hours- -i i to i. 3 to 4, 7 : > *
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DR. H. BE ML A.
Dentist
Gold St., Flat City. Opp. Grand Hotel
Phone 4
ALFRED F. FA ALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Office Simpson Bldjr. First and UVi v
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing.
Richmond St., Iditarod
Wickersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, ’10 Ksntucky. '91
The I'ioneer Attorney of this Lamp
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