The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-04-21


ity of people in Ia rbanks do not
know that at the present moment
there are no less than nine candi.
dates for the marshalship. who are
working by every known political
ruse. and some that are not known
TO impress upon President Wilson
and the department of justice their
particular fitness for the place
The only place that is really vacant
now the office of United States
marshal, the term of H *. Love
having expired in January At that
time Mr.. Love was reappointed by
President Taft for another four
years. but the nomination was not
confirmed Ivy the senate He is. there
tore but holding office until Sue
eessor has been chosen for the
place
The Citizen has complied list
of the candidates for the office of
marshal as we'll as for the various
other offices to be T He'd later on.
with few explanatory words. If
by chance anyones name has been
left out the error will be rectified in
the next issue of The Citizen if the
person so offended hut informs the
paper OF the mistake
The nine persons whose names
have been mentioned for marshal are
Harry Marsh. Of Fairbanks: Floyd
Steele, OF NJ ller roadhouse; c. X.
Snow, Of Ruby: Mark Manson. of
Fairbanks; Merit O'Connor of Pedro
creek; Captain Westby. formerly
chief of police of Fairbanks, now
of Minnesota; l.. T. Erwin of Fair
banks, and Dan Callahan. of Fair
banks
Starting at the top of the list :
Harry Marsh. Mr.. Marsh has been
first a lifelong Democrat, which of
itself ought to help some. He is a
native of New York. where he has
been connected with and worked
the party for years. He is
man of vast business experience
well-fitted for the position to which
he aspires. For several years he has
been located on Allen creek where
he has been prospecting and mining
Floyd Steele. the next man on the
| st, has been for some years located
in the Circle and Miller roadhouse
district and is we'll and favorably
known
c. X Snow. of Ruby, has the
strong backing of his own camp
where he formerly held the position
OF deputy marshal. Mr.. Snow has the
respect and esteem OF all in his
camp, as we'll as everyone who had
dealings with him while he was
deputy marshal.
Mark Manson, the next on the lst,
has been for some years located on
the different creeks of this camp.
and engaged in mining the greater
Eait of the time, 1t is understood
that his CHIEF support FOR the office
which he now seeks comes from the
Outside
Mort O'Connor. of Pedro creek
was in town last week and assured
.is many friends that he was right
in the race to stay. His principal
backer and supporter, SO he says
is Hugh Wallace. candidate for am
bassador to France. Mr.. OConnor
assured the representative of The
Citizen that il he had made up his
mind two weeks ago to run for the
PLACE that there would be nothing to
the race hut O'Connor. Since talking
to Mr.. O'Connor it develops that
Wallace had not enough influence
to land his own job.
Captain Westby is now on the Out
side, but is willing TO return to the
Narth provided he can get a good
rat salary. he was formerly Culel VI
police of Fairbanks and is well known
here.
L. T. Erwin at present is report
ed to be at Washington furtherine
his own candidacy. OF Mr., Erwin
there has been some few words print
ed in The Citizen heretofore so
that there is little need OF giving
his history. Besides this is the front
page.
The last one on the list, Dan Gal
lahan. is knawn in Fairbanks, as
he has been holding down place on
the city council at interyals for
the last eight or ten years. His can
dldaey is taken about as seriously
rs are his speeches in the council.
Now that the army Of would-be
marshals have been named, few