REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEEMEN
[Communicated.]
In the lust issue of the Forum there
appeared an article hy Frank u. Wells,
claiming to explain how central commit
teemen are selected. \\ hile the expla
nation is almost correct, it does not fully
state the facts. As the author only
claimed to partially enlighten his read
ers, I would not comment on his article
if it were not for the fact that it is very
misleading.
Each locality is entitled to a given
number of delegates to the territorial
convention. The delegates are chosen
by a public convention of the republi
cans of such locality, and it is the duty
of these delegates to ascertain who is
the choice of the republicans of that
locality for central committeeman and
present his name to the territorial con
vention, and the territorial convention
confirms the j>erson so presented by said
delegates. It is neithei the spirit nor
the practice for the wishes of the mem
bers of the party in the different sections
of the territory to lie disregarded in the
selection of territorial committeemen.
The local central committeeman is no
where in the states or territories arbitra
rily selected by the state or territorial
convention, which always ratifies the
name of the person selected by the re
publicans of the locality he is to repre
sent.
Kampart was entitled to three or four
delegates to the territorial convention;
but the republicans of Rampart were
never officially notified of the time or
place of holding the convention, and the
jieople of this locality were not repre
sented by any delegates from here,
either in person or by proxy, who were
elected by a convention of any kind in
Kampart, and there was no opjiortunity
for the people to express their desire us
to who should lie their central commit
teeman. Frank D. Wells was arbitra
rily appointed by the convention, with
out being recommended by either the
people of this place or delegates legally
elected to represent them. It may lie
possible that through some secret ma
nipulation the convention was led to
believe that there had been delegates
elec Its 1 anil their proxies sent to mem
bers of the convention, and that the
convention was led to Iw-lit-vi- Frank I*.
Wells was the choice of the republicans
of Kampart for central committeeman;
but if so it was falsi-, for the people were
given no opportunity to express their
preference or elect their delegates. In
fact it was not known in Kam|>art w hi re
or when the convention would la- held
until after it was too late to call a con
vention and get tin- delegates or their
proxies to tire meeting.
If the republican*of this locality want
Frank I* Well* for their central roue
niittirenian, all well ami g<**l; but it ia
only fair that they should have an up
portunity to express their wishes in the
matter, and to do that we should have a
republican organization and every per
son who will vote for and support the
republican administration should have
an opportunity to join it and have his
say.
At the time it became known here
that Wells had been appointed central
committeeman the Forum was very
rahid and in an article headed “Who is
Wells?” denounced him in most hitter
terms, and in several other articles was
very hitter against him. Why this
change of heart? Why should the Fo
rum denounce the organization of a re
publican club? Its pretext is that it is
an attempt to kill the miners’ union.
Is it sincere in its profession? The
miners’ union does not claim to l>e a
political organization, but it does want
a miner elected as delegate to congress.
Four fifths of the republicans in this
precinct are miners. They would be in
complete control of the organization,
and could direct the organization in the
interest of the miners and thereby ben
efit them and assist them iu accom
plishing their purpose. The Forum,
previous to the present time, claimed to
be a republican paper. Its editor, James
B. Wingate, claims to la- a republican.
Frank 0. Wells, who is said to be the
brains of the paper, claims to he a re
publican and poses as republican central
committeeman. If they are republicans
why do they fear a republican club?
The club would lie open for all republi
cans to join; no republican would be
liar red. Why, then, I say, do they op
pose the organization of the club?
Simply because they know that there
are not five republicans in the precinct
who have any confidence in the honor
or integrity of either of them, and they
can not get the endorsement of the re
publicans here for anything and their
doom would be sealed. But if the re
publicans are not organized and are not
iu touch with the republican organiza
tions of the territory, they, “wiugate
and W fils, believe they can pose as
the republican representatives of this
locality and by secret devices hold Frank
]>. Wells as central committeeman and
the Forum still carry water on lioth
shoulders.
Dm any one ever before hear a repub
lican oppose a republican organization?
Are they ashamed of their party? or
are they wolves in sheep's clothing, pre
tending to lie republicans when in fact
they are traitors to the j«artv? Their
conduct is surely enough to create a dis
trust of their honesty of purpose.
If the position of republican central
committeeman is so important, is it not
also iiii|M>rtunt that the place la- tilled
by a |>erson who can command the
esteem and resjs-et of the community in
which he resides? If we hud a commit
teeman of integrity and standing, when
he made any charge* against any federal
ollicial some attention would la* |«uid to
them; but to be<s| to the ranting of the
forum and frank l>. Wells would la
bile trying to make music out of the
howling of a coyote on the desert. It
may sound musical to a few, but to tin
discriminating |aihiir it is simply a hai
rs-us discord.
Their rantings remind me of acireum
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stance that hap{>ened in Kansas in lKT.'L
It had l>een a very dry year, and the
crops throughout that region were al
most a total failure. From some cause
it rained on one man’s cornfield at the
right time, and he had a fairly good
crop. The farmer was out working in
his field near the road when a preacher
passed that way, and, noticing that the
corn was fairly good, he rode up to the
fence and accosted the farmer thus:
“My friend, how does it happen that
your corn is so much letter than your
neighbors’?”
The farmer replied: “When I saw
that my crop would he a failure if it did
not rain, I just got down on my shin
bones and prayed for rain, and the Lord
sent the rain.”
“Yes,” said the preacher; “but your
neighbors are all praying people, and
their crops are a failure.”
“Yes,” said the farmer; “but they
are all the time bothering the Lord with
every fool thing, most of which they
don't need, and he had got tired of lis
tening to them; but I never bother the
Lord unless there is something impor
tant."
ARCHDEACON STUCK
VISITING RAMPART
Archdeacon Stuck, of the Episcopal
church, arrived on the Power from Fair
banks last Friday night. He will re
main in KUmpart through the present
week, and his stay may possibly be pro
tracted a week or ten days more.
Keligious service was held at the
courthouse Sunday evening and was
well attended. The service will lie re
]H-ated next Sunday. The archdeacon
a speaker of remarkable power and has
a wonderful store of knowledge to draw
from. His sermon next Sum lay evening
will undoubtedly lie appreciated by
many who seldom have an op|s>rtunity
to listen to a man of such distinguished
ability.
Archdeacon Stuck can not at present
say whether or not a minister will lie
assigned to St. Andrew's mission, bishop
Kowe will visit interior Alaska the pres
ent summer, and will dis|s>s|. ,,f the
matter then.
Dr. Carter to Visit Tanana.
Pr. farter, the dentist, pro|swes to
visit Tanana after the rush of work at
Uampart is over. He also has expressed
a wish to pay a visit to the creeks of tfa*
Kaui|svrt district during llie present
summer.
|»r farter will winter somewhere on
the Yukon, prolwbly at Kampart.
The tirst wiki owes of I tie season were
seen in the hand ol tieo. W. VV.ssts to
day. TWy were from the hillside
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NOTED OLD-TIMER
NEARING HIS END
People from Fairbanks gay that Jaiueg
Dougherty, for a long time known on
the Yukon as “Nigger Jim,” ig in the
hospital at Fairbanks ami may never
recover sufficiently to go outside.
In 1!K)1 he suffered a stroke of paraly
sis at Dawson, ami has never since fully
recovered his health. Stomach troubles
ami other complications have since set
in, ami it appears that the noteil old
timer's eml is approaching.
“Nigger Jim" was a miner among the
miners on the Ferty-mile before the
great discovery on the Klondike, lie
was early on the ground at Dawson, was
a go,«l fellow with the class that bad
plenty of money to s|*-nd, and himself
got to lie unite a rich man. The habits
formed during the Hush times stuck to
him, at the expense ol his health and
his fortune.
Hut, whether mining on the Forty
mile or leading in thr mad whirl of the
newlv rich el the Klondike, "Nigger
Jim’' always “kept un his eml,” ami
those win, know him best have always
maintained that his impulses were geti
er* sis ami his dealings —poire. t\ hatever
else may Is-fall. Ins last days will hardly
he friendless