The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-04
Phone 262 Phone
OUR CANDIDATE FOR DElEGAT


 next gentleman to run for delegate from Alaska on the Democratic ticket seems to meet with the ap- proval of majority of the people of the city. The Fourth division is large and there has not yet been time enough to hear from the out lying districts. but it is safe bet that they are with us.
 If there is a single thing the gen eral public dotes upon it is a win her. and since We have struck the popular chord and picked the man who can carry d unanimous vote We feel pretty well satisfied with ourselves
 Marshal Erwin is in thorough ac cord with our choice. He agrees that better man and greater vote-getter could not have been named in the territory. He says so himself, and that makes il trua even if it were not so.
 There is but one man in the ter ritory. so far as We have been able to find out, who is not in hearty sympathy with the movement, and there is still hope of getting him safely lined up for Massa Judge. and that man is John Frame, of Valdez
 In a letter just received from Mir Frame he says that if We keep up the joke Erwin will get swell headed and really get to thinking he might have chance.
 That is where Mr Frame gets in wrong again The marshal has al ready taken the precaution of hay ing steel band made from a pair of handcuffs and placed around his cranum to stop the expansion, for he has just enough sense to know that there is a limit to everything. And Frame is wrong in another d- rection also. The selection of Mir. Erwin as a candidate for delegate is not joke. Mir Erwin thinks he is the most popular official in the territory. and we want him to run on his popularity.
 We also want him to make the race for the benefit of the National party. He is needed in Washington in the weighty conferences that are being held almost daily, and with inn fa " makes it very embarrassing for His Honah, Sah.
 Marshal Erwin states that he will be in Washington during the early winter but just look at the expense. The government will surely charge il up against the territory, and that is not right. The people of Alaska need roads and trails, and the officials at Washington need Er win. so why not make the exchange? When Erwin is elected as delegate he will necessarily have to remain in Washington and the expenses Of coming and going will be cut out entirely.
 Another great man in the Rep Wick-Dem. party is just a little bit jealous because he was not ten dered the billet instead of the mar shal. He has just as good an opin- ion of himself and really thinks that he is some pumpkins. In fact, he is a regular devil in his own home town, but he has been away from home for some time. This gentleman's name might be Ananias, but it is Roth instead. He became quite peeved after our last issue, and really got to talking. He is man of very few words, generally. and whenever you do hear him talk it is always in a subdued tone of voice.
 Now there is really no use for him to get jealous over the the se lection of MT Erwin for candidate to congress, for they really are good friends-so good in fact, that Mr, Erwin furnished at least part of luc money lO pay lue eApeHSeS ol MT Roth when he attended the Democratic convention ias. year at Skagway.
 Speaking of that convention and MT. Roth using Erwin's money to attend it reminds us of little story that was told privately just after the delegates returned, but we will not be able to tell it just the way it happened until we see Dan Callahan. which we will endea- vor to do during the week.
 And speaking again of Roth using Erwin's money reminds Us ol the note which was sold by the receiv CT of the WashingtonAlaska bank few months ago. We don't know the full particulars of the deal for it was pretty much on the quiet, but suppose it could be dug up if neces- sary Evidently the motto of the marshal is, All kinds of money for politics, but to h. with the depositors.
 Au Revoir. but not good by