Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-21
BELIEVE BUNNELL
 CARRY INTERIOR
Miners Against Netherlands Bill To Save Nonresident Mine owners-
 Many Voters Left Fairbanks.

FAIRBANKS, Oct. 21.-The regular Democratic candidate will receive a large vote in this division and it Is believed by many that the present delegate will hardly be able to cross the tape ahead of the administration candidate, although Wickersham has heretofore had a big majority in the Fourth judicial division.
 Many reasons are given for the change. The change of the day of election from August to November has worked against the Wickersham vote because many of the men who sup port him leave the country each fall after the close of the mining season and return in the spring. The float ing population of this division is strongly for the delegate, but will be lost to him because of the change in voting date.
 The addition of the women vote is also an unknown quantity and many politicals believe that the women will vote strongly against the delegate.
 The efforts of the delegate to se- cure the suspension of assessment work upon mining claims owned by non-residents is costing him many votes among the workingmen, who prefer to see plenty of work and not to have work stopped when men are hungry, and more especially as the claims upon which the work had not been done are owned by big corpor- ations and non-residents. The reports from Nome indicate that the delegate will receive g smaller vote than ever because of the Johnson bill.
 It is believed here by business men returning from Juneau that the First division will give Bunnell a tremen- dous vote, as the Democratic organ ization is we'll organized and the bus mess interests are working to prove to the administration the fact that the people of the north appreciate the legislation secured by President Wilson for Alaska and will show 1t by voting for the regular Democrat ic candidate. The same reason will influence many voters in this divis- ion, where things have been going from bad to worse during the years that the delegate has been in Wash ington under a big salary.
 The Socialist vote in Fairbanks will equal that of the delegates ac- cording to many wise politicians.
 Many voters here are also opposed to the continual fighting of men able to help the territory by the delegate, who refuses to conceal his personal hatreds and thus prevents gains foI Alaska. The delegates attack upon Col. Richardson will also. influence the voters, who prefer to see appro. priations instead of hearing of fights
 Wickersham's continual fighting of men able and willing to help secure appropriations and legislation for Alaska has lost him votes and friends. His selfshness has lost him workers. His fighting against Col. Richardson has lost the aid of the miners and prospectors. who realize the great good being done by the road con- mission with the limited amount of funds at its disposal. The business men are turning against him because they prefer to have appropriations and legislation instead of hearing of Quarrels, while the majority of the people are inclined to grant the ad- ministration any advantage the cleo uon of a delegate from Alaska may give them because of the passage by Democratic congress at the request of a Democratic president of more constructive legislation than has been placed on the statutes for a decade.
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