The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-29
LOGICAL CHOICE.

vote for Martin IIarrais He Is the logical man out Of the whole five for the people to send to congress Jennings is out ot the question loI the reason that the question Of his bonafide residence in the tcrritor! Is seriously questioned. and for the further and convincing reason that he is tied up body and soul with A j. Daly. Seattle lawyer. who is irving to get control of the appoint ments Of men to fill offices in Alaska
 Gilmore is also out Of the question for the reason that he holds his nomination as gift from the un- .hinkable Shackleford This alone Aiil condemn him in the minds of Alaskan voters No word of his 10 the effect that Shackleford and Governor Clark are double cross ing him will efface the fact which stands out so very prominent. that he, Gilmore went into league with Shaekleford's man Friday. whose name is Heron and went into Shackleford's convention at Cordo- Va, and took the nomination from Shackleford, aye from Shackleford himself. member of the Arctic club of Seattle. and resident of Tacoma and intimate friend and co-work CT of A. j. Daly of Seattle. would-be boss of the Democrat party in Alas ka. Gilmore will have to back up. and take a start from better com pany before he can expect the sup port of the true Alaskans We will have none of Shackleford. and We will have none of Daly. IL may be true. as claimed by Gilmore in his Fairbanks speech. that Shackleford has given him the double-cross. It may. be that Shack comedies the election of Democratic president. in which event he would most like ly go to his friend Daily. whom he believes to be nearer the govern ment pap which he had had between his lips for so long a time. Be that as it may, the fact remains that Gil more took his nomination from Shack-and that disposes of him.
 We now come to our present dele gate. MT. Wickersham has held the highest honors and the most re- munerative positions that Alaska could give him ever since he has been in the territory. We have given him our best and for long. We state this mercy to show that he could well afford to step aside for some new men, some man that will be politically in accord with the administration in power in Washington. It would be no mark of disrespect for the people to sue ceed him with another man at this
  tion to Mr Wickersham' election this year. and that is his attitude to- wards the building of a railroad to interior Alaska from tide-water. and his opposition to the automobile road to the coast. Secretary Fisher recommended the moving of the Is- thmian railroad to Alaska and run ming it from the south coast to the Yukon basin. and recommended that it be operated by the government Congressman SulZer introduced a bill in congress embodying the rec concentrations of the secretary, and hard fight was made to get it through at this session. but our delegate remained supinely quiet and withheld his support He stated to his friends in Fairbanks that he was opposed in principle to the government building that railroad He agreed while in Fairbanks to assist in getting an appropriation for the automobile road. and also agreed with the Commercial club to render the same assistance, but when it came to the crucial test he refused to introduce the bill. and the bill never was introduced His attitude