The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-10

the middle of August. all of the solons assembled here are Tsaying politics for all the game IS worth Many of them have engaged extra clerks and the mails are congested with copies of the Congressional Record. resolutions, committee debates and other govern ment documents. which are being mailed under the franging privileges to their multltudinous constituents. Both the democrats and the repuhli- cans have n plethora of candidates for president. The streets and hotel lob bies are crowded with dark horses. but both parties are woefully lacking in white hope. Headquarters have been established here for Roosevelt. Champ Clark. and any number ot candidates. Nobody knows exactly where Roosevelt stands. the one cer- tain thing being that he Is not seeking nomination for ce-president
 Clifford Pinchot looks very much worried and appears to have aged ten years in the last few months II IS thought that he sees himself riding certain fall. The former chief forester Is sitting on the horns of dilemma. For some time he was a most ardent advocate of LaFoliette. Then the Big Voice and inventor of the short and ugly word appeared in the ofiing, and Plnchot went back to his first love. Pinchot when campaigning for La Toilette, did not know that Roosevelt was probable candidate and now since he has deserted LaFollette. the latters supporters are bitterly de- nouncing the deciplc of reeforestation. and the bachelor father of our chtl- dren for having used their principal as come on" in n confidence game.
 There does not appear ;o be any very great rush for the job of vice. president A few of tho Southern democrats have started an eInbryo campaign for General Sherwood. the father of the old soldiers' pension bill. The South Is going to play pretty strong part in the next democratic convention. oscar Underwood and Champ Clark are both making strong fgh, for the nomination Clark's de- feat of Senator Cores frees In Okla homa. engineered by Congressman Scott Ferris. which resulted in Clark capturing most of the delegates. some what startled the other candidates. Ferris is A much stronger man than was generally supposed and it Is not improbable that he will succeed Core in the senate.
 Congressman Flood. chairman oi the committee on territories. has presented A bill which offers 6 solution of the somewhat complicated situation per taining to Alaska railroads The bill provides for the appointment or commission of three. 10 be composed of one officer of the engineer corps or the United States army. one competent railroad construction engineer. and one competent coal mine operator. all of we'll known ability. 10 be appointed immediately upon the passage or the bill. The commission is authorized to call for assistance from every depart ment of the administration and to % 10 Alaska and collect all maps and get all possible information pertaining to railroads routes 10 the coal fields and the interior. and Co make a recom- mendation to congress by December l next. This will eliminate the picker ing and quarreiipg that has been car ried on betor the committees in regard to the various proposed routes. The bill will be reported out of the commit
 tee at the next meeting and placed on the calendar for passage. II probably will head off all other proposed rail- road legislation.
 MT. Flood takes the position that Il would be foolish in the extreme for the government to appropriate a large sum of money to build railroad In Alaska without definite and accurate information as to where the railroad would start and where 1t would end
 He thinks the selection Of a proper route Is most vital to the successful development of the coal fields and he
 bases the argument on the tact that the cost of transportation of coal will cut a most important figure in the
 ability of the operators. 10 market the fuel
 ! Congressman Sulzer's seal bill | which provides for the killing and
 marketing by the government of sur
 plus bachelor seals. passed the house
 a few days ago after a somewhat bit
 ter quarrel among the democratic
 members. some of whom tried to forcs ! n% AVs