Iditarod pioneer., 1914-10-31
NEXT TUESDAYS ELECTION

Next Tuesday, Nosenhor the people of Alaska and women alike VII choose dceatc congress and territorial legislature There are two leading candidates 10: e congressional odce-ames Wckershaa e ncsnr: an3 Charles BuoncI of Valdez The Socialist caaatc o.n M Brooks looked upon possibility For the legislature three tickets the hcdhe NonPa'san the Democratic and the So> The Republicans have ticket The various noa. on je egoNe tickets have been named ev denv with tie of giving representation to the different sec of the large territory comprised the Fourth udclal dlSct but n no instance car @ ticket m called representative and the chances that te coce c uc }o | not he coi:sd to any one par tc5Iar ticket.
 IT., chef interest 1T the cruon will of center in the js delegate. nconccoe that the partsans o N.Y. bunnel should entertain the least expectation of eectng c candidate, yet so bitter been the fight made %icersam and so powerful are the influences arroyed against h that behooves the trends o he c 10 De alert election day, and by hel interest and activity n his behalf help administer the monoposts and he tools who backing Mr. Bunne anddacy the rebu&e winch they merit.
 l. not necessary to recount the claims of Mr. Wckeam for election His to the territory well known to every resi- dcn that recital ot h work congress- winch eaG like history o Alaska during recent yeaY1 would be suneruOu Ills cme clam to
 recognition w of course his remarkable and successful gh o the enactment of legislation provide railroad transportation tor the territory ard herein where the strenuous opposition o the big corporations comes Having done then utmost to defeat the plan for government raoad they thelr spleen the man who made that legislation possible The unfortunate feature about the situation that there should be found o Pomnence ana official position n the territory lend themselves to the schemes o revenge lie interests which feel agge eel at the action of congress n providing competition with them Recently there has been put n circulation ridiculous story regard to Mr. Nlc<efs1aUs h2TnG
 hered eaon which would have benefited greatly he inter e that are G-htng kn but the story improbable that lis authors dropped when Mr. Nckersha promptly dn:ed It. he c~gn of Mr. B5nen has been conducted upon any claims he may have political hono inc hands of the people Of the territory, but upon denas of Mr. Wckeaags Accomplishments on behalf of his constituency.
 The trump card of Mr. Bunnes supporters played when peal made the upon the plea that Mr. BunneA should have the support the Democratic of the territory the of that party and that voting for him ndosement would be
 given to the policies of President Wilson This week have secondhand from the chairman of the Democratic congress onal committee that every Democrat Alaska ought to vote tor the Democratic for aEng tor granted that such statement really issued from Washington, D. C., the people of the territory will naturally the adyce and respectfully submit that they capable of determining whom they fought to vote or without advice from abroad.
 The attempt make partisan campaign the most ridiculous fea-
 of the effort defeat Nkeshan When understood that territorial delegate congress has vote and merely the Dokes- man his constituents the legislative halls will be that dis play of parsanho his part would work 10 the dmen of the territory he represents Much of the delegate has met n his legislation for Aakas benefit has been clue to the
 fact that he could from nonpartsan standpoint ndse the
 ractve policies of President Wilson and his cabinet
 The voters of Alaska will doubt look upon the contest the light