The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-06

firm at this time are attorneys for the plaintiff In a personal injury case in which the Copper River & | Northwestern Railway Company is defendant, the amount sued for be, ing s10.00O
 Having put the statement of my position and that of the Democratic party clearly before you. let us now consider Judge Wlckersham's connec. tion with these "malefactors of great wealth" On June 20, 1916. Judge Wickersham wrote Bart L. Thane. of the Gasuneau Mining Co. the following letter:
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
 U. S. A
 Washin.ton. l. C.. June 20 ie;8. Bart L. Thane. Esq.
 Thane, Alaska.
 My dear Thane: This letter ia written to you In entire frankness ; and confidence. Your reply will be held o..ivtIy confidential also. 1 have made every effort in my power to secure proper organization of the Republican party In Alaska so that we might not only elect the delegate | but the Republican members of the i legia.atu"e as we'll It seems to me 1 the situation is such to urge all i members of the party to lay aside personal grief and join hands that Alaska may stand square with the administration of Hughes and Fair 1 banks after the 4th of next March. 1 shall support the National Re publican ticket as have always done except in the single instance of four years ago When Mr Roosevelt was candidate 1 supported him. I send you herewith a copy of the letters and telegrams which passed between me and those in charge of the Sew ard Republican convention insofar as the nomination for delegate is con cerned. From this correspondence you will discover that If had agreed to surrender my freedom as the rep resentative of the people of Alaska in the matter of patronage I would have been nominated there. I did not do that and in my refusal was and now am fully supported by the Congressional Republican committee, to whom all the correspondence and the facts were submitted.
 The question which confronts me good friends In Juneau do in the matter of assisting me to secure proper organization of the Republican l party through the divisional cOnven. ton. Will you support me as can dldate for delegate with earnestness or at alle Would my nomination in the divisional convention in the First division be agreeable to you, l and would it give strength to the or ganization and assist In electing Re 1 publican members to the legislature? If l can feel assured that can have l a fair support around Juneau l feel sure of reelection. Will you write me frankly and tell me what the situation Is and what can depend upon in the First division.
 1 Your reply will be held strictly confidential.
 Very truly yours.
 (signed) JAMES WlCKERsHAM." :" MT. Wickersham on the same day wrote an identical letter to P. F.. Bradley, who controls the great Treadwell corporations. You will note from Judge Wickersham's letter to Mir Thane his longing to CO., operate with MT Thane. MT Thane Is manager of the Gastineau mine and MT. D. C. Jackling is the presi' dent and controlling factor of the Gastineau Mining company, Mir. l Jackling Is also a large stockholder and reputed to have the controlling interest In the Pacific Alaska Navi- I gation company. which company operates what is known as the "Ad- miral Line" of boats. So much for one transportation company.
 Let us now see about the other transportation company. At the re. cent Republican divisional convention of the Third division. held at Valdez on the 17th day of July. 1916, MT George c. Hazelet. who Is generally recognized as the Guggenheim po- litical representative of the Third division, secured in that convention the nomination of MT Wickersham for delegate to congress as a candi- ] date of the Republican party of the Third judicial division. The aggrega-