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HOW IT HAPPENED.
Now that the votes in all the states have been counted and
the correct returns are at hand politicians are in a position to
take a survey of the situation and at least hazard a reasonable
guess as to “How it happened.”
Of all the normally republican states that gave Wilson
their electoral vote, the most incomprehensible to republican
national leaders is the state of California. As the vote in the
electoral college finally developed, California turned out to he
the pivotal state in the election. Her 13 votes were essential
to the election of either candidate and a switch of less than
2,000 would have given them to Mr. Hughes. We do not have
any doubts hut that its loss was due to the want of a clear
understanding on the part of the republican leaders in the i
east of the situation existing there, and to the internal bicker
ings between the progressives and stand-pat republicans. Of
all the states that four years ago rolled up substantial progres-;
sive votes, California is the only one in which that movement
has attained any permanence outside of that to he found within
the two old parties, and is the one in which there is the keen
est opposition to any person in politics who is inclined to he |
what they are pleased to call reactionary. Although this could
not be used as an argument against Justice Hughes with any
semblance of truth, still in his sojourn in California in the ear
ly summer, during his whirl around the circle, his constant com
panions throughout the state wore those considered by the pro
gressive to he the most reactionary. Justice Hughes could not
be blamed for this as those parties at that time were at the
bead of the republican state organization, and were perform
ing a duty their position imposed upon them; hut as an aside
to a vote-getting enterprise, it was an exercise of had political
judgment. The suffrage vote may have been stampeded to
President Wilson to a certain extent by the cry “The election
of Hughes means war,” so persistently used by the democratic
orators during the war campaign, hut the simple fact that the
jealousy still existing between the old-line republicans and :
the progressives was too bitter to make possible between them
that harmonious action necessary to win in a close contest, and -
both factions preferred the loss of the state rather than to hear
the other claim the credit of carrying it.
It is from this little circumstance that the republicans for
another four years may reflect upon the mistakes of human.!
judgment and enjoy such consolation as may be derived from
considering that “The Lord loveth whom he ehasteneth.”
SUCCESS TO THE SCANDINAVIAN CLUB.
There will be a practical side.as well as a social side, to
the recently formed Scandinavian club in Anchorage. The
president. Dr. K. O. Kyvig, in bis introductory remarks, told
wherein the club could be of vast aid in the settlement of the
Cook inlet country by carrying on a vigorous,campaign with
Scandinavians in the old country, to the end that many might,
be induced to come to this land teeming with opportunities.
There are some 1,000 residents of Anchorage who belong to
the Scandinavian race, according to the estimate of the leaders
.in the dub movement. It is quite possible.that' at least half of
the number will affiliate themselves with the club. Tn this
event, what a power for good toward the development of the i
Cook iidet country this organization might become! Informa-,
tion about this region, sent to the old country under the aus
pices of a club of this character would have vast weight and
influence with the people there, because it would be known that
the information supplied could be relied upon as true to all
intents and purposes. It would in no sense be a promotion
scheme but would be a case where many Scandinavians from j
the old country had found a land with which they were satis
fied and wished to tell others of the opportunities that could
be found in this comparatively virgin field—a region very sim
ilar, in climatic and other respects, to the Scandinavian conn-1
fries. It is not reasonable to suppose that in the overcrowded
countries of the old world there are hundreds and thousands of
very desirable people who would come to Alaska, if they but
realized the opportunities for agriculture, fishing, mining and
other pursuits and industries were here for the taking? And
is it not reasonable to assume that the best method of convey
ing this information is from, say, Scandinavians who reside
here and who have had an opportunity to become conversant
with the latent resources that prevail in abundance, to Scan
dinavians living in the old country.
The Times believes that the Scandinavian club of Anchor-1
age will prove a great power for good, and wishes it all success.
The Willow creek "old camp comprises a mining; region
that experience has proved will stand powder. That is to say,
a claim owner can put in a shot without fear of blowing the
bottom out of his surface showing. It is too much to expect
that all of these fine surface showings will evolve into produc
ing mines. The history of other good gold camps proves the
contrary. But it is safe to assert that a fair percentage of the j
gold veins that are visible on the surface will pay to develop, i
There can he no cpiestion now about Willow creek. Tt is a j
gold camj) and the coming season will prove the best in its his
tory. There will be more development, and out of this com-1
prehensive development, mines will he made.
Alaskans made no mistake in electing George B. Grigsby
as attorney-general of the territory. Grigsby has reeentlv
taken a shot at the pernicious Alexander fishing bill, now pend
ing in the congress, that shows where he stands with respect
to this measure. Grigsby is with the people, of course. I
"The Store Th#»t Hh»* >Vh«t You W'nnt—M’hon \ oii Wnut If..*
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
" SATl'HDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1916.
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MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN ROUGH
AND DRESSED LUMBER.
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will put that roof in water-proof condition.
Yard Next to R. R. Track in Old Town
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three blocks from the main street
and make the night hideous with
their howls; they have looted every;
chicken house in the camp and sev
eral dogs have been rounded up and
killed by the invaders.
Mrs, Charles Naughton, going to
her woodpile yesterday afternoon, en
countered a big timber wolf in the
yard. She drove the animal off with
a club.
The Indians say they have no tradi
tions of a visitations of this kind.
They never have heard of such a thing,
and like the white people, who escort
their children to school under arms,
the natives are applying “safety fr*"j
principles. An Indian funeral
held yesterday afternoon. The ceme
tery is about a mile from town, and
each of the large crowd of mourners
who attended, carried ether a rifle or
shotgun in the procession.
Anchorage souvenir spoons. Lord,
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TIMBER WOLVES
TERRORIZING IN
KATALLA REGION
SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—Much to the
annoyance of the inhabitants, both
white and native, a large pack of
timber wolves, driven north by the
bounty hunters of Southeastern Alas
ka, has put in its appearance at Ka
talla, where, according to a dispatch
received in Seattle last night, they are
making life disagreeable for every
body concerned, says the Times.
A number of bounty hunters will
start out today to try and clean up the
band, but will probably only succeed
in driving them off. It is feared that
because of the heavy snows the wolves
will not attempt to cross the coast |
range to the caribou country, north of'
the Yukon and on the Makenzie river j
delta, but will continue northward j
along the coast until they strike the,
domesticated reindeer herds on the
Kuskokwim and along the shores of
Bering sea.
Serious Menace to Reindeer.
If the wolves once get into the
reindeer country the herders doubt
less will suffer considerable loss.
The reindeer herds are valued at
more than $2,000,000 and a few packs
of wolves soon would wipe them out.
The wolves circled Katalla not j
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