The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-08
NONPARTIsAN

Two of the bills that have had their purpose the eea ton of office of AttorneyGenera propose that in making appointment to the office the appointing power shall take into account only the fitness and availability of the apponee and shall not consider the politics at a The proposition stated be in the interest of non-partisanshp in Alaskan p0ca affairs.
 And this recalls that there is strong sentiment favor of non-partsanship Alaska But whether not majority of the members present legislature nonparsans as has been suggested known. is known however that on in one divsone Second-were non-partsan candidates elected to the legislature. partisan "NonPartisan ticket selected by convention which adopts common platform for an the candidates and selects committee to conduct cam pagn common them and to form an organization for future oitca work is no more nonpartsan than Republican Demo cratic Socialist or Prohibition tickets
 Four out of five of the members the legislature elected from the Frs division November chosen partisan
 on-Partisan ticket; elected Democratic ticket
 The "NonPartisan candidates were pledged neutrality the Delegate question though three of them Republicans but they were nominated by convention and made the race on common platform which the convention made for them-and the convention organized NonPartisan party The otner member elected is a Democrat.
 Four out of five of the members elected from the Third D vision were chosen Progressive Democratic ticket and one on the Democratic ticket The Progressive Democrats
 were parisans of Delegate Wickershn though most o 1he in National politics are Democrats The candidates recevea heir nominations through regular political organization
 Four out of five of the members elected from the Fourth Division were chosen partisan NonfarSah IcAe Oes nominated at convention and having regular orgazaon 0 hind them Unlike the Non-Partsans of the First DlVlson tF were nledoed supporters of Delegate Wckersham One
 member elected from Fourth Division chosen on the Democratic ticket.
 In the Second Division only there semblance of non rrsanshp There each candidate his own strength without rartv organization behind him. though of the
 ates attached the party designation Democrat or Repuo can or "ndependent after their for the Information of the individual voters of them it said received more or less active organized support from the Nome Democratic club
 However there question about the existence of non partisan sentiment Alaska There coming to be nonar san sentiment existing everywhere throughout the Nation has been introduced municipal affairs in sections ct the countparcuary the West but also in Eastern cities such as Boston and Cleveland There is distinctive movement no" on foot to extend it County and State governments leaving only positions the National Congress- and perhaps State Gov ernors to be elected as political candidates
 Real non-paranshp prevents the participation in politics of continuous political organizations of all kinds In Seattle or Spokane or Tacoma or Portland Francisco Boston for instance the endorsement candidate by regular political organization such as Democratic Republican, the kind of
 Partisan organizations that have in Alaska would dlS qualify the candidate and would not appear on the official ballot
 the Alaska Legislature desires to introduce nonparsan- ship into Alaskan affairs let it make it unlawful for any convention to candidates for Territorial municipal office Let provide direct primary for instance at which there shall ballot upon which shall the names of all aspran for office without political or other designations Let receiving the highest number of votes at the primary to the extent of twice number be finally elected be cer fed as the nominees the election Let the names of these out political or other designation and let the people then vote without the interference of political organizations h
 In no other way get non-partsanship.
 Nonparisanshp cannot be secured simply by egisatng against the Democratic and Republican Prohibition and Socialist"