The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-31
Audience Cheers When Road Builder Asks for Delegate Who
 Will Help.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Five Hundred Pleased Auditors Greet Demo- cratic Candidates
 at Coliseum.

A great personal ovation to Col w. p. Richardson, president of the Alaska Board of Road Commission CTS. a request of Col. Richardson that the people of Alaska send a Delegate to Washington who will CO., operate with him in securing road and bridge improvements that are so necessary, a request that was ap- plauded to the echo, were the dis tnguishing features of the meeting at the Coliseum last night.
 While there was room for more people at the Coliseum last night than were present, more than 800 people made up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers as the can dldates of the Democratic party for Legislative positions. Col. w. P. Richardson and Chairman w. A.. Holzheimer spoke.
 Seated on the stage, which was nicely decorated with flags and pie lures of President Wilson. Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson and oth- CTS. were W. w. Casey Nels An derson. J. J. Connors and John z Bayless. candidates for election to the House. J. NJ. Tanner, candidate for election as Senator Peter S. Early. candidate for road commis- sioner. Col. W. P. Richardson, Pres ident of the Alaska Road Commis- sion. and William A. Holzheimer, the chairman of the evening.
 In opening the meeting W. A.. Holzheimer paid his respects to the Wickersham party for circulating dirty" campaign "lies" at the elev- enth hour stage of the campaign for the purpose of trying to break down the stone wall of confidence and respect and support the voters of the First Division have for Sena- tor Charles A. Sulzer. He answered the charges that have been un- earthed. and defied any man 10 at tempt to work the political slime off under circumstances where he would have to meet the world face to face He defied any man who has ever worked for Senator Sulzer to say that he hadn't worked for the finest of bosses and had the finest of treatment
 connors For First Division
 He then introduced J j.. Connors as the only Democrat in the camp of Candle for over nine years MT Connors told the audience how he had been in Alaska for fiftaeen years. Mir. Connors stated that for over nine years the Democratic par ty at Candle was unanimous, because he was the only one there. He paid tribute to President Wood row Wilson:
 CT am sure Senator sulzer car take care of MT. Wickersham and am here to speak to you about my self. think it is the duty of an! man elected to the Legislature t' look to the greatest good of all O Alaska. but at the same time not t' overlook the fact that his home pee ple need his first thought.
 "The First Division shall be m first and only interest, if l an elected. and ] shall leave 1t to th Representatives from the other D visions to fight for theirs. am il favor of the Territory spending cor siderable money on roads in Alas ka. and as much as possible in thi Division. It is up to the Territor to help Col. Richardson, who ha always been ready to help us an
 who has done everything possibl
 for Alaska"
 Mir. Connors said he was in f' vor of caring for the insane Alaska, and anything else whic
 would be for the good of the Fir' Division, or Alaska.
 a Anderson Speaks
 - Nels Anderson, the next speake - of the evening, told of his first lanu
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