The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-08

A. AldriCh, or Nome now meuiDei of the Alaska Territorial Senate. Another authority gives credit for the suggestion that lead the meas ure to the grave to former United States Marshal James M. shoup.
 In 1910 a Democratic Congress was elected, and Delegate Wickersham appealed to those of the old Terri torial government crowd that were Democrats to aid him in securing Democratic support for his Territor- ial government bill The writer, at Judge Wickersham's request took 1t up with several of them.. Gov. swins- ford had disapproved of the bill long before. It was soon discovered that it would be impossible to get assist ance for the bill unless 1t was changed. The Delegate became an gry at the suggestion, but finally said "oh. yes. I'll humillate myself, IIl do anything, because must have the support of Alaska and Seat tle Democrats" It was on this basis that the cooperation between Wickersham and the Territorial gov ernment advocates. which had exist ed during the fight against the Bev- cridge bill. was continued for a while longer. Wickersham did not make all of the changes that he was asked to. but he made the more important of them and promised to regard his bll as a first step" only toward selfgovernment Then A. J. Daly of Alaska and Charles G. Heifner and William Pigott of Seattle went to Washington ard aided him in securing the passage of his bill by appealing as Western Democrats to the Demo cratic leaders in Congress.
 Refusal of Wlckersham
 Delegate Wickersham parted com pany with the Territorial government advocates when he refused to take the second step toward selfgovern- ment.
 In all tho campaign for Territor- ial government the campaign that made the issue popular and which made it necessary for any candidate for popular favor to declare for it. was conducted by men among whom the record fails to disclose the name of a prominent Wickersham advocate today with the possible exception of Judge Le Fevre, of Juneau, and two or three others who have been left ont of the most recent Wicker sham movement-the movement that has again attached to the Delegate his Tory friends of the days of yore and Dr. Keller of Skagway.
 First and foremost among those who made the fight for self govern ment in Alaska. the Grand old Man of the movement, was the late Gov Alfred P. Swineford. Closely behind him came that other grand old Alas kan. the late Judge Arthur K. Delan- ey. Others were Gov. J. F. A. Strong. Judge Robert w. Jennings, John c. Price, then of Skagway now of Seat tie, the late Gen. c. w. Turner, then of skagway Phil Abrahams, Of Slag- way; Charles A. sulzer, of sulzer, who made Q notable speech in the convention of 1908 at Juneau and who was ever tlreless in the contest; former Congressman William sulzer, of New York; who introduced many full" Territorial form of govern ment bills in Congress- James Nj. Shoup. now of Ketchil1an; D. o. syl. vester, then of skagway, now in Call fornia; z. R. Cheney of Juneau; Charles D. Davidson, then a citizen of Juneau, now SurveyorG General and temporarily Acting Governor; the late Laramie Mayer of Skagway; Col Sol Ripinsky, of Haines; John Roman; T. A. Marquam (who aiterward chang ed his mind on the question: Frank IT. WaslSey, Judge IT, B. Le Feyre, pr. L. S. Keller the late John J. Burns, of Skagway; and others who were more or less prominent We hope without being accused Of Inn modesty that the writer may claim place among those who took minor but unwavering part in the contest.
 Delegate Wicke-sham's name has no place on the list, nor, with the exceptions noted, has that Of any Of his prominent exporters For most of tho period Delegate Wicker sham and the present day leaders of his clan had either openely or GOV ertly opposed self-goyernment in AL aska, or remained gilent.
 Practically an of these men who are still residing in Alaska are now urging iull Territorial form Of gov.