The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-19
THE REPUBLICAN SITUATION.

Considerable interest centes in the Republican territorial convention be held at Seward April 19 While is generally conceded that Delegate Wckprsh will receive the regular party nomination for ection his supporters ser ousy object any Shackcford being tied to him. There also large number of Republicans throughout Alaska who for ShackcforT than the delegates friend love for Shaccford than the delegates friends they believe that is the time o eliminate the Juneau
 SIacklcford realizing that his political influence practically nil, made desperate play by giving out the in formation that he and Wickersam had formed alliance and he riding the same wagon with the Delegate. By this trick Shack made combination with Wick's supporters in the First dvson and succeeded in having of his lieu tenants elected delegates to the convention Some of the papers in Southeastern Alaska evidently taking orders from Shack, and did good publicity work in his behalf but after the smoke of the battle cleared away the Juneau Dispatch announces in bold headncs ''Wckersham in rol of the Frst Of he M and when his friends learn the truth they will awaken the fact that Wickcrsham be nominated without any support from his -enemy- P Shackleford.
 For the past month there have been rnors of an attempt part of Shackefod to make of deal with Wckeham and these reports not received with favor by the Sck to Wick" men, Harry Thisted, who has been active and persistent supporter of the Delegate wired him at Washington in reference to these ors, and he received the following rey which should set at rest any doubts to his feeling towards the Juneau boss:
 T have not and will not make any combination political otherwise, with Shackleford"
 Practically the entire delegation from the Third dvsion is mShackoforl Wckcsam is in absolute control of the Fo"tn divson and has great many if not majority o the delegates from the First It is believed that the Second division will also be mti-Shackleford
 Under the caption of IIc Could Not dc, the Kech- kan Progressive Miner says
 "According dispatches from Juneau, the Republicans have had hard time manage their primary election, due solely the fact that Shackeord could keep his hands off Anybody that he created the factions and caused all the trouble Mr. OComnor had perfect right to in the absence of the regular committeeman, and knew that better than Shackleford himself.
 ''As to his accusation of OConnor and Rustgard of at tempting to ruin rule the party in Alaska, satisfied that these could ruin it. Slackleford did that long time since As to the ruling part of it, candly say that the people have confidence in the integrity of these than they will have in other who have been ruling the party the last few yearsthat is what there left of because these jewels and shine like stars in the political horizon in comparison."
 The Seward Gateway thus comments on Shackleford's flop to Wickersham
 'here is now very clearly, big fight the ques ton of making Mr. Wckesam the candidate of the regular party The delegate to have crossed the ubcOn and burned his ships behind him. He has evidently in his lot with the regular Republican party, to sink swm and mab dcu, the Yukon natives say, his chief supporter be the whom would least expect being the side of WickershaIous F. Shackeford What are coming anyway. Taking this fact and the European and Mexican and Chinese into account well bel leve that this old world has gone topsy turvy.'