The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-03-16
ALASKA POLITICAL MIx-UPs

Possibly no other Alaska has more petty per-
sona ealousies than has Cordova And they always find
outlet when matter of political import is to before
people, Business and social affairs inscrminatey
mixed up with political issues with the result that
bnaons brought forth that remarkable to behold
And issues couded that at times observer mped
wonder what it is all about But find that the spirit of
unrest dissatisfaction and ngraude that is evidenced here
not altogether unknown in other sections And then
will do strange things in the of politics Last week
they had Republican primaries in Valdez ticket agreed
upon that thought would be acceptable all interests
But at the last minute the United States marshas office in
cted itself into nice harmonious party and sought to win
the favor of political boss when he need not have been made
issue way and this led the Propector to say the
day of the primaries:
'sThe Republican primaries today the affair
which promised the eleventh hour For the past few
days there has been of possible second ticket being
placed in the field and just before the polls opened evil
dent there would be contest The contest to elect Shacke
ford nShaceord delegates the Cordova convention
The entrance OF the second ticket which said to have been
promoted by Harvey Sullivan caused the politicians get
busy rusng votes and those who in position to know
the contest will be close The judges fair in their
treatment permitting all to vote except those who had partc
pated in the Democratic primaries last week.
Then again. neighbors up in the Tanana not all
harmonious The other day the Fairbanks News Miner sought
draw lesson from the tactics of the Cordova dsurbers
But the article written before little affair home
wered the renchant pen of Editor Thompson matters
ngraude at home that concerned him directly The
ticle in question follows:
'The way the politician in Cordova is full of sensation
and trouble The little town by the sea- the only product of
which is politics. joins whole souedly in rough house when
politics sticks head up and all that said for them
that it dom make any difference to them what brand of poll
tics be- they start the rough house. Party lines
dropped when it comes to political activity Republicans
dropping their work help the Democrats disagree
and the Democrats joining the Republicans whenever Repub
can meeting is to the FORE the interests of disagreement
and trouble.
Those Cordovans will make of the name of their town
byword for all that is undesirable in Alaska unless they either
get together in remain apart all the time in the
interests of peace AS it the remainder of Alaska looks
upon Cordova town peopled with who do know
what they want fighting themselves all the time and
opposing each what the other proposes No town commun
ever reached any desirable consummaton along those lines
and Cordova does not appeal to us for that
''LaerSnce the foregoing written, the Democrats
Fairbanks have held their primaries and while they
characterized such scandals as those
which characterized the Cordova primaries the result
blow to Democratic principles in the interior
''Snce the day upon which 'Fergy the only known
Democrat in Tanana the two who have been foremost
the Democratic ranks in this precinct working and spending
their promote the interests of Democracy in the in
terror have been F. Roth and John Moe They have
failed stand for Democracy when other Democrats
working for Republican and other candidates. and they have
been consistent and hard working Democrats all the time Yes
erday they aspred to election delegates to the Valdez
empty honor which they would have taken per-
sona advantage of had they been eecedand they de-
eated by their while who have
before been known to be Democrats elected in their places
eff that is all that good, hard work for Democracy
win in Tanana what's the of being Democratic What
ward is there and what glory in working for party which
has gratitude courtesy than that?
''Also in this mornings Times is anonymous call for
meeting to form Roosevelt Republican club The fate of
Alaska depends upon the disposition of the administration
knock for the administration knock against the best in
eress of Alaska Roosevelt not the Republican candidate
and there strong probability that he will be- It would
time enough after he nominated to form Roosevelt club
and the effort to form advance of his nomination. when
there possibility of Roosevelt delegate being from
Alaska to the Republican national convention grauitous
knock to the interests of Alaska which fool
Judgment.
In the face of yesterdays local developments in
cned to ask the question: How much better are we than the
people of Cordoa When it to actual results have we
anything them7
AS the returns come in from many sections of Alaska it
appears that party politics in somewhat of tumble and
ange But with time these little affairs usually