FRANK BOYLE IS TO
WITHDRAW
REPORTED DEAL WITH
TOM MAROUAM
Frank Boyle to Withdraw
On February 11th last, the “best
people” around Ketchikan, moved
with one accord to consider the
state of the Union gathered in
the Council Chambers of this city.
Among- those present were Lester
O. Gore, the attorney for most
of the big canneries about this
district, A. H. Ziegler, George
Grigsby, William Holzheimer, well
known attorneys, but not on a
regular retainer from the canneries
like Mr. Gore, and W. E. Peterson,
prominent dentist, Edward G. Mor
rissey, editor of the Democratic
paper of 'Ketchikan, and some
others.
By common consent, perhaps
recognizing his promience being
the only cannery retained lawyer
present^ the gathering looked to
Mr. Gore ^to preside. And of
course, the presider must say a
few words that being the usual
thing. He made a little talk and?
we will say this for him, he was
candid and told his mind plainly.
We paraphrase his speech slightly
because our informer could not
remember the exact words. “Gent
lemen, we have been called together
to consider our future course in
the coming election of Delegate
to Congress and to the Legislature.
I do not need to tell you that
Frank Boyle, seeking the nomina
tion for Delegate on the Demo
cratic ticket, is going to withdraw
just as soon as he beats Adams
of Nome, in favor of Tom Mar
quam of Fairbanks. Marquam is
going to run for Congress as
an independent, and we are here
to organize to put him over.”
'Needless to say this was a rather
startling announcement to some.
So the Hon. George Grigsby spoke
up and said, “Is that true that
Frank Boyle is going to withdraw?
Has he so announced his purpose.
And do you mean to say that
Boyle a democrat really does not
want the office for which he has
filed? but only wishes to defeat
another Democrat who r.eally wants
the office ?”
Mr- Gore replied, “No, he has
not said so in so many words, but
it is generally understood that
he only filed to beat Adams’.’
“Well” said Mr. Grigsby, “I
think I will write to Mr. Boyle
before I commit myself. It seems
to me that you people want an
independent to run all right and
you don’t care who he is just
providing he is a Republican.”
Mr. Morrissey following his cus
tom at council meeting now spoke
up pointing the way out and
suggested the name of the Hon.
Charlie Bunnell, (democrat),
President of the Alaska Agricul
tural College and School of Mines
at Fairbanks. Mr. Bunn 11 was
suitable to all the Independents.
On February 18th this league
of ^Independent voters ^formally
endorsed Mr. Bunnell. But these
Independents realized however that
their “independence” might not
be so apparent so long as the
recognized and only cannery lawyer
on a regular retainer acted as
their leader. Therefore they elect
ed W. E. Peterson. Mr. Peterson
now appears in the limelight and
in the full glare as a manager
of a political party. He has brand
ed himself. May he be successful.
At least he might have a fellow
feeling for other “mere politicians.”
In announcing the expected
happy event the “condition” of
the Independent mother being now
very “Interesting” and “Doc”
Peterson being present the Ketchi
kan Chronicle said, “The meeting
held today which endorsed Bunnell
consisted of a number of leading
Ketdhikan who are- willing 'to
put aside party lines and get
behind a strong independent can
didate in the hope of defeating
the present territorial representa
tive in Congress”.
Yes, but is not that always the
“hope” of the Democrats consider
ing the fact that they have never
yet been able to legally elect
the Delegate to Congress?
As for the rest of the “leading
Republicans”, the only leadership
'they have exercised was that of
“leading” their friends to vote for
the Democratic ticket. Not a so
called Republican at the meeting
of “independents” has voted the
Republican ticket^ so far as we
can learn, at the general election
for many years. When a man
consistently votes for the Demo
crats, why not call him a Demo
crat.
Of course, we hardly blame
Edward G. Morrissey in calling
himself a Republican for otherwise
he might not have gotten that
commissionership from the Re
publican Judge.
Where does the abortion come
in? Why Mr. Bunnell refused to
be born of the Independent mother
and now the Independent League
is without a baby. “Doc” Peter
son labored long and hard but
lost the baby perhaps due to his
inexperience as this was his first
“delivery.” It is well the child
died before its mother learned to
love it. They are still seriously,
considering Tom Marquam but a
number of the men who have
regard for morality, are not able
t0 bring themselves to support Tom.
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