Iditarod pioneer. (Iditarod, Alaska) 1910-19??, 1912-04-13
THE CASE AGAINST GILMORE

James Wickersham said much in few words last week
when he wired the Nome Industrial Worker saying the
Republicans had the old trap with different bait
by their action Codova The bait is the only thin
vitality different the asco. Then they chose Ed
S. Orr their instrument, but he couldn't fill the bill.
Now they have selected keener tool and hope to carry the
Job to completion.
They have selected keener TOOL and the tool has
accepted Them But in accepting nomination by con-
yenon that ndorsed Taft and actually honnd its delegates
the national convention to forward a nomination for
President William A. Gilmore has dsavowed his former
self and stands before the people of Alaska changed
He is not the Gilmore that helped to defeat Orr and
rebuke Taft for sending members of his official family to
Alaska to endeavor to fix the delegate election BY accept
ing the nomination 1912 he accepts Taft past present
and future. He approves what Taft approves-tIe with
holding of the land till it is surveyed and cassiedthe
withholding of the coal while his fellow townSman shiver
the Withholding of the rights and privileges to which
Americans have been accustomed and upon which the
teral welfare of people in Alaska depends He is out
andout Taft man. else he repudiates the men who nom
him. He outand-out HoggattSackleford
else he is traitor to Charles E. Heron who Nomt
and with the forty Nome proxies in his pocket proceeded
Corloya and voted them for Gilmore.
Gilmore the candidate is different personag e from
Gilmore the citizen and mayor whom the people of Nome
delighted to honor What pressure brought bear
upon him-what bargains We're entered ino-we do MOI
know. But Gilmore has lost something from his character
that he regain. matter what successes tn
future may hold for him.
There is change in territorial national affairs that
warrants his change Of front With his past avowas he
would have made stronger candidate independent
than standpat PARTISAN He has reversed himself with
out reasOn-unless jObbery is the
1t is too early in the game yet to understand all thu
frameups that may have taken place. 1t is significant,
however, that William O'Connor is the job again this
year leading to pasture the Old goat with
horns. Ia 1910 he candidate and a Iaborite and
trying to split the vote that defeated Orr AdmniS
traon hoped O'Connor would let Orr in; but William
cut very narrow swath This year he at the Demo-
cratic convention and helped to split off of it;
that again followers of the administration may indulge
hope that they will profit by his handwork. That does
not take account of Wickersham, and the hope ought
r.
In either Martin Harrais is the only Gilmore
stands to beat the facts be put before the and
the situation made clear Every that called for the
defeat of Orr is valid in the of Gilmore save one
Gilmore is shrewder man. With the things he now
stands for, that is scarcely recommendation Orr had
fully many friends Gilmore has-and he gave his
friends to dstrlst his integrity of purpose
Gilmore has.
As said, it is too early to get at all the ms and
outs OF the case yet but the situation plainly indicates
emphatic defeat of Gilmore and believe the defeat will
be richly deserved.