SELF-BETRAYED
If you were to accuse Arthur G.
Shoup, our U. S. District Attorney
of being dishonest, I believe he would
fight you with his fists. For many
years, this man has fooled the peo
ple into believing that he was for
the people. But he will never live
down what he did at the Cleveland
Convention of the Republican party.
You will remember that in the
last primaries, the Republicans elect
ed John W. Frame as national com
mitteeman over Arthur Frame who
was strongly supported by most of
the Democrats who had entered the
Republican party.
In the same election George Sex
ton was elected delegate to the con
vention and Arthur G. Shoup was
elected an alternate. Both these
men were there. When the Alaska
delegates were asked to name their
national committeeman, the Honor
able Arthur G. Shoup rose in his
place and said something like this:
‘‘The Alaska delegates have unani
mously elected George Sexton for
their national committeeman.” Both
the Honorable Arthur G. and George
were chuckling, happy at the ease
with which they had thwarted the
will of the people.
Just then Senator Norbeck of
South Dakota rose to his feet and
said, “Mr. Chairman, I understand
that the people of Alaska elect their
national committeeman and the man
elected is not named George Sex
ton. Will the gentleman inform me
if I am correct?”
All the laugh went out of the
faces of George and Arthur as the
latter stuttered “Yes.”
“Then I move you, Sir, that this
matter be referred to the National
Committee for decision tomorrow.”
This motion was carried at once,
and Dan Sutherland then said “I
will represent the People of Alaska.”
Arthur G. Shoup said “I will repre
sent Mr. Sexton as his attorney.”
The National Committee met the
next morning and while George
Sexton and Dan Sutherland were
there, Arthur G. was not. The chair
man of the committee then sent the
sergeant-at-arms out after Sexton’s
attorney, but he could not be found.
Arthur did two things; he be
trayed the People of Alaska and he
sneaked away from George Sexton
in his hour of trial. As the Presi
dential campaigns come on, this
man is today planning to secure his
own reappointment as District At
torney for the First Division. Did
he make a bargain with George
Sexton? Will the people of Alaska
forget that he betrayed them?
George Sexton, however, stood by
his guns. He wanted to be (Na
tional Committeeman. He came pre
pared to convince the National Com
mittee that he should be. He ex
hibited telegrams and letters and
other evidence all purporting to
show why he should be the commit
teeman and not John W. Frame.
Alaska never saw such nerve. If
Sexton h<yd nominated somebody
else, it might not have looked so
bad; but for him to nominate him
self for the job to which the people
of Alaska had elected someone else!
No Sexton is not yet the national
committeeman from Alaska, and he
will not be. He has done one good
thing; he has shown the people of
the United States how rotten the
federal brigade of Alaska has got
ten. Sexton is again in Seward.
Governor Scott C. Bone again passed
through Seward where he met with
the policy board of the Alaska rail
road.
AS WRITTEN BY THE COURT
REPORTER
A new reporter on a daily paper
was assigned to gather police news,
with the customary warning as to
the importance of accuracy, and the
danger of libel suits, if his state
ments were not properly qualified.
He was told that^ unless facts were
fully proved, it was always safer to
make use of such terms as “alleg
ed” and others similar.
It happened to be the vacation
season, and the newspaper office
was short-handed. In an emergency
the new reporter was called on to
write up a society function, and this
is the way he did it:
“A woman giving the name of J.
C. Jones, who is reported to be one
of the social leaders of the city
and claims to reside at 1749 Capital
Hill avenue, is said to have given
what purported to be a reception
yesterday afternoon. It is under
stood that a considerable number of
so-called guests, reported to be ladies
notorious in society circles, were
present, and some of them are quoted
as saying they had enjoyed the oc
casion. It is charged that Bower
furnished the alleged refreshments
and Stringham the purported music.
The hostess is said to have worn a
necklace of alleged pearls which she
declares was given to her by her
reputed husband.”—Topeka Capital.
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