The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-03

territory. Washington soon begaa to send in carpet-baggers to fill tho places 50 eagerly worked for by tn" Alaskans themselves An Ou,- side judge, district attorney ant assistant district attorney came to the Second division. An Outside district attorney and assistant came to the Third division. and the Firs; division was treated similarly. with the result that newly born Demo CratS" became afflicted with an cpi- demic and began to die off in in fancy, and the epidemic spread as the new appointccs began to dis tribute the subordinate offices tc mon of all parties, and worse still. to men who actually opposed the regular Democratic candidate h. this respect. it may b. said. that in no country in the world. perhaps. was the rank and file of a party SD hGsely betrayed by the leaders when t4iN 7 i3lh lhtlI oN II W dIlLN dlltIutI to. To that rank and file the leaders owe their fat jobs today and thes have paid their debts by spurnir their creditors from their door steps
 In Nome Ruby, Fairbanks. Juneau. Valdez. Seward. Skagway everywhere almost men are holding positions un- der the Democratic party today who fought that party, while men who fought for the party begged like a '">aiuS from ;l up~tart Dies ir vain
 But. hope springs eternal in IT" human breast, and when the last election came along, and with a Democrat in the presidential chair of the United States. a Democratic candidate was easily found and he succeeded in finding enough sup porters to make his candidacy worthy of notice in the national capital Charles F. Bunnell, whose period of adherence in the Democratic party previous to his candidacy has been questioned, became the landi- date. The Republicans failed 70 see any advantage, in the condition of national politics, in putting a candidate in the field, but most of the regular members of the G. Q. r. signitied their intention of sup porting Bunnell to defeat Wicker sham and they probably did 70. There were still many wavering selt- styled Democrats supporting w ok ersham and they justified their course by declaring that the terri tory should know no politics A day or two before election President Wilson expressed a wish for I}ul. nelIs election but even then Bun nell went down to defeat before the apparently invincible James. f3r the experiences of the past had shown the rank and file that na.lEer from Washington nor from the heads ot the party in the territory itself could any reward be eXpec.el for faithful service However, Brunell is now judge of the District co1rt of the Fourth division.
 Already, the sounds of the seat guns are heard in the opening of the next battle As usual rumorc are afloat that Wickersham win not run. From Fairbanks comes the story that he will be a candidate for the governorship if the RepGb- lican party wins in the presidential election. His name has appeal,d ln the Congressional Directory as a Republican and he has ~apparcntly abandoned the Bull Moose In the Directory for 1913 he was entered without the mention of his politics It Is stated that after the election of Wilson he declared himself Democrat. but throughout it all he delegate maintains the same old SphynX-like silence. His henchman, Dan Sutherland, of Ruby, is men. toned as the most likely man 10 take his place if he decides not to start in the race again. Buunel has been mentioned as a likely ran- dldate for the Democrats again, but it is hardly likely that he would re. sign his judgeship for a mi;itty uncertainty like that of being sent to congress. Republicans of Nome have, we are told. declared them selves favorable to the candidacy of Senator Willard, of Valdez. An attempt is being made to create ,he belief, or the belief really exists, that the Republicans will win lbe next presidential election so that We may expect a strong Republican rally next year. At present ,he question of candidates is only luder discussion, but we can look forward to four sure candidates at the next election-a Republican, a Democrat, Wickershamite and laborite. The two great parties will be repre- sented because it is presidential year with the national election m doubt. The Wickershamites will be represented because it would be i'm possible in so short a time to neal the wounds that have been inflicted opened and reopened, and the labor