John W. Troy 1023, T. A. Wake
field 994, J. T. Moran 984, W. B.
Kirk 870, D. W. Hoskins 923, John
Walmer 944, Harry F. Morton
823, T. H. Deal 721 and A ,A.
Shonbeck 639.
Chase-Hungerford Lead
Dr. W. H. Chase and E. S.
Hungerford led the way in the
race for delegates to the Repub
lican national convention. The
former received 1092 and the
latter 975 votes. Karl Theile,
Secretary of Alaska, polled 783
and his running mate, J. H.
Davies of Ketchikan 637 votes.
United States Marshal Albert
White, the only candidate for al
ternate delegate to the G.O.P.
convention, was given 1246 votes.
The five candidates for alter
nates to the Democratic conven -
tion polled the following vote:
S. Hellenthal 1286, Arch Mac
Donald 1464, P. C. McMullen
1142, Senator Allen Shattuck
1366 and C. J. Todd 1085 votes.
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THE UNDESIREABLE VOTES
In the past elections the mis
ruling political faction has con
demned the Indians for partici
pating in elections. Condemning
them as unfit on account of
illiteracy. Every effort has been
made to break the solidarity of
their forces. Their leaders have
been called demagogues and
declared to have enriched them
selves at the expense of the or
ganization. There has been a
steady and persistent effort to
discredit the leadership through
distrust. In some sections they
have succeeded in a small mea
sure.
In the past election these
Indians voted the Democratic
ticket in the West Coast of
Prince of Wales Island and
Ketchikan and in some of the
larger precincts. The Juneau
leaders of the opposition who
condemned these illiterate votes
were glad to receive them and
they have not condemned their.
entrance into the Democratic
ranks.
As a leader of Klawock, Frank
J. Peratrovich stepped forward
and accepted the support of the
Democrats. They had promised
support to him, if not directly
still sufficiently to warrant en
trance in their ranks as a
candidate.
The election showed their
insincerity. George Grigsby de
clared “All factions of the De
mocrats are united in support
ing this man.” The support of
the Empire was said to have
been thrown that way. Still
Peratrovich was thrown off the
ticket and J. W. Kehoe elected.
Some 500 Indian votes went in
support of Peratrovich all of
which did not go to Kehoe. In
other words if the 500 votes did
not swing that way Peratrovich
would have stood only 900 to
Kehoe’s 1400 votes.
This fact is pointed out to the
people of the West Coast that
they might think upon the
vagaries of the Democratic
leaders of Juneau who make
promises they have no intention
of keeping.
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Alaska Neglected Say
Wn. Politicians
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Justice Adam Beeler, of the
State Supreme Court, announced
his resignation and stated he
planned to enter the Republican
race for United States Senator
against Senator Jones. Beeler, in
a public statement, announced
that he favored a resubmission
of the prohibition question and
said he was opposed to the
World Court and the League of
Nations.
Beeler’s sentiment toward
Alaska was aptly expressed in
liis statement wherein he said
that altho Senator Jones has
been in Washington for 34 years
he had forgotten that “to the
north of us is the great empire
of Alaska.” Beeler said “it seems
incredible that public servants
can be so oblivious of their duty
as to so woefully neglect that
empire.”
. The vacancy caused in the Su
preme Court through his re
signation will be filled by Gov.
Roland H. Hartley through ap
pointment.
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DILL WOULD AID ALASKA
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Woodrow Wilson and a Demo
cratic congress built the Alaska
railroad and made possible quick
transportation to the interior of
that great northern empire.
Another Democratic adminis
tration should assist in the de
velopment of Alaska’s resources
instead of hindering and handi
capping such development as
the last three Republican ad
ministrations have done.
When a Democratic adminis
tration has restored public con -
fidence, and prosperity has re -
turned this government should
assist in turning our people’s at
tention to the development of
this, “the last west.”
Its proximity to the orient will
make it possible to help build up
a far greater trade with the far
east.—Seattle Star.
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Unlock Alaska
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Some western Democrats are
trying to get a platform plank
pledging the party to a course of
development in Alaska. It’s a
good move; it ought to win.
It was the Klondike rush ana
the discovery of new gold fields
that did much to bring good
times to the west around the
turn o!f the century. The golden
flood started business wheels
turning everywhere.
For years, Alaska has been de
liberately locked up by various
big interests. Morgan, of course,
dominates these interests, and
administration of the territory
proceeds a§ h$ fishes,