The Chitina leader., 1912-02-17
THE ANOMALY OF POLITICS


even udcrous And people take very seriously par
teuary when methods pracced by others when they
themselves are not in position carry the tactics
And that reminds that from report was
red hot primaries Gin the pura held Cordova yesterday
And further develops that many all shades
itcal belief considered that But
happens that 1T really bona de Republican primary held
under authority of the Republican territorial and
properly called and advertised by the territorial committee
man for this locality And the published call indicated that
Democrats Socialists Wickersham Republicans and the fol
lowers OF other pociaa faith expected attend
the and indicate who the delegates should be who
to attend the Republican territorial convention and the
man whom the regular Republicans expected support
This clearly indicated by the published clause call
pubcans who their the delegate election for the
regular party nominee shall be entitled participate the
primaries providing challenged he makes written decar
alton that he will support the nominee of the convention to
which delegates to be elected And the authority this
requirement clearly forth by the territorial committee
which met Dec Is last the official call for the forthcom
ing convention March 30 After declaring that only bona
fde Republicans who if challenged, shall make written de
araon, shall vote at the primaries the following
contained And said territorial committeeman and the judges
Of election named by such territorial committeeman shall adopt
such reasonable rules be satisfy themselves
that such electors offering themselves primaries to
vote HAVE BEEN and ARE bona fde Republicans
But it just happened that many of citizens not
particularly busy yesterday and they onged for excite
ment They had read that primary be held They
didn't take seriously the clause that it really family
fair of loyal Republicans who had given and efforts
two years ago. and who expected to do again with the a
preaching delegate election to win for the party
lot of the boys thought would be good get
busy ticket of their and if possible elect some
delegates to the Republican convention whom they
troll Of most of the they selected wouldn't allow
themselves to be used catpaws they had been eecd All
went well until the hour for voting arrived Then the at
mosphere began to chill There something wrong And
wall OF Indignation when they given to under
stand that if mans loyalty to Repubcansm was doubted
he would really be required make written declaration that
he had supported the last regular nominee and that he would
support the nominee of the forthcoming convention Now
they hadn't counted that Most Of the boys were good vo
ers and workers. too Didn't they hold Wckersham primary
and elect themselves as delegates to the
independent convention at Junau that selected the honorable
James Wlckersham their standard bearer? didn't they
work like Troans to carry the town of Cordova for
aren't they ready today buckle on the armor for his
defense? Of but they wanted keep themselves in
practice and show the real Republicans how caucus should
be held They wrsted with the question for an hour or two
but they knew that they couldn't subscribe the declaration
And IN the meantime regular ticket Of Republicans was
being elected with only occasional vote for the nsurgen
ticket And this also dspleasng to of the men who
had supported Ed Orr two ago. So the different
oc elements decided that their fun not to be npped in
the bud and they determined that they would hold primary
OF their own So of the REGULARS like Attorney Borver
Levy Better and Dan Pendegast casped hands with the strong
Wckersham heutenants like Dr. Chase Jack Dalton and c.
ooda and opened side show of their own on the first floor
OF the City Hail. And they held right smart primary and
elected mighty good delegates convention
rom report questionable whether of these want
TO attend any convention but the nsugent leaders insist that
T. Shackelford will seat them in the Cordova Republican
invention And he may do it, but in the meantime the
regular Republicans of town feel for they realize that
hey have satisfactorily performed their duty And they hard
think that Mr. Shackeord assuming that he will control
the majority of delegates the convention will prove so ncon
to repudiae the written declaration which he himself
wrote into the official call and which adopted by the
oty proxies that he held But then strange things are
done IN politics and tell But the little episode
yesterday shouldn't any hard feelings The bows had
their fun and things must be ivened up while Of
The o votes cast only Ii required to sign declaration
few OF the Wckersham followers offered vote but when
challenged naturally refused to affirm that thew had or
would support the regular Republican nominee so they
down stairs and cast their ballot And the ucrous feat
ures lies IN the fact that of the nsgators of the
primary like Attorney Boryer and Levy Better didn't vote the
nsurgent ticket down stairs but VOTED the regular pr
upstairs But everybody had good time and apparent
" both sides are happy and content.
NOME ENTITLED TO ONE