The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-31
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ChaBNal Ala7Aar AAAt s'.s Editor Sbaeway Alaskan
 As you have asked me to write my Impression O our Delegate to Con r,ss. James wiekersham, gladly comply
 have known Judge .Wto)yersham somewhat intimately for the last el. even years. both as man and as a j5dge. From my observations of his conduct as a judge ! am prepared to endorse tbe. opinions of two judges of the Court of Appeals which has Jurisdiction over Alaska cases, who both told me this winter that Judge .wfakersham was the best judge Al .aska has ever had
 As a man. he has been growing steadily in m. esteem. Both in and .o, of office. he has never missed
 chance to do a kindness. and I have never made a request of him hg. he has not done all in his pow
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 ! did no, vote for Judge wicker sham when be first ran for Congress in 1908. having pledged my vote to good old Major Cum. I did vote and work heartily for his reelection a 1910. because I was convinced that he was the strongest man we could send to Congress to tight for Alas kas best interests ] liked his re- ord thus far. especially his remark work in defeating the m.luir ous uu-Amer.can and insulting Bev
 sdga bill which sought to govern ms by an anpotnuye commission of Egstsm .mrpetbaggers as houeh we were pbuipno Tagaloes. That the credit of defeating yhts bin belongs almost entirely to Delegate Wicker sham nobody conyersan. with the fac win attempt to deny The adds against him were tremendous. Ue whole power and influence of the administration the Guggeuhetm millions. the Hogga,cshacHeford po- uucu machine. au the selfseoang politicians hoping for fat offices in Alaska. the saDd.paters in Con. gross. the Army the Navy. an these and other forces which wished to ay.
 Alaska for their own interests combined to pass Chat Tory b.u I at our DelgeaJe had the courage s.. energy and moss defeat the peyeridee Bill may well make us rroud of him. The had done nothing more than that lt would be sufficient to stamp him NasEas best friend.
 But he has done much more Dur ing fbe past winter I saw Deesate  Wtokersbam frequently in Washington tr his office and on the floor of tho House and was his guest during closing days of Congress He was always hard at work for the welfare of fbe. people Alaska He has written score of bills all look
 ng towards territorial government and rights for NasHus. better mfntn laws. the care Of the m3ge mo.a. appropriations for roads. schools. l -ntbouses. etc In shor, ai his oils have been wisely conceived and sHum1Iy written. and an arc ghe u.crost of be people m large His crerey and skin have forced most of rese bills through the lower nouso and ir some of them have failed to pass tbc Senate. 1t was because of ,be antaeonism of political Hmeserv CTS and erasptnp mouoroltos With Inc present Congress. the wtckcrshau n1s for territorial organization thc opening of ne coal lands for bona gje locations. tae revision of Che mining laws. and other measures de sired by Alaskans. arc likely to pass Wickcrsbam has won his fight for re- com5aou One or his fellow congress- men told me nsJ he was acluovIca- r,d Co be one aC the most rorcecul m mbers of Che House. When he speaks Congress listens He is accor ed a place on important committees and fs -9va- Tn The barI,rrounH