The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-13
COBB ADDING
 HYPOCRISY TO
 PARTY TREASON

John H Cobb. independent candidate for attorney gen. ea was seen interviewed yesterday, having but recently from swing to the westward
 He was asked he had anything say the charges by Grigsby alleging political heachery to him, and he had been rewarded by Governor Strong with the appointment of attorney general for having voted for President Wilson thereafter had miled the party which gave appointment
 Such a charge" replied Cobb lis insult to the governor l to believe that con- sideatou influenced Governor Strong m making the pontment other than having in mind the best interests territory belief that would conscientously which appointed
 "So far as l believe question of making
 appointment political reward occurred to the and more than it did 10 me"-DlsPATcH)
 Mir. adding hypocrisy reaeher He knows better than he speaks.
 In the first place. Mr. Ggby rany said that Mr. political services" No one under stands his appointment which holds Probably values his service highly enough to imagine anything Of 
 However Mir Cobb and everybody been appointed the Territory he had not pre- Democrat and supporter Of Democrats for oh' position Gov Strong has said much-but that was not necessary Mir CoDbs sarcastic msnuaon that 'o' strong could not with honor politics into account when appointing him the he holds not only demagog and hypocrisy display ngtude to the man who gave him chance
 No less nyprocritco and baseless coDbs hor assertions his statement in the Dispatch Quoting:
 "How about the Grlgsby charge that you was a ber of the party and boted the convention?
 "'That g untrue Mir. Cobb. not a member of the 1916 convention As was an or at least quastonce holder l declined believe holders should not be delegates to com yentons their official acts might be subjected to criticism.
 Eight proxies the Democratic convention came to without request or solicitation on my part They were sent to from Nome, declined to represent them and turned them over to alernates,
 The records of the convention and convention They show that Mr. Cobh represents delegates in the Democratic Territorial convention Grgsby the city from the South shortly after the convention convened and was sg Ill lne UT pheum theatre when the committees were named by Iemor lie left the convention hall in tower ing Helenta did appoint him to place on Of the committees One of the marrng features Of he whoe Mr. Cobbs display in various conyer on the of Juneau because he had not been given place on a convention committee by temporary chairman Mr. s simply bolter Democratic office holder salary other things he peended 10 be Democrat and is working against nominated by convention member at he left the convention before 1t completed its hbors that fact only fixes the hour of his bolung
 coee PLEDGED FEALrY
 Mr. Cobb appointed chief counsel Territory been that he prossed to be Dem many for years loyalty party. the campaign two Democratic made this statement in interview by himself for The Empire The Empires the statement part printed octo- Der 2, 1914 follows:
 Some of the friends of Judge Wickersham attempt capital the fact that J. H. Cobb sat upon the stage Monday night the Delegate dressed the people Juneau The claim has been made Mir. Cobb openly supporting Judge Netherlands candidacy. reporter of The Empire asked as to the facts, Cobb said:
 CT upon the by invitation which took as personal courtesy to me- glad the Dele gate every possible courtesy his visit to Juneau. In fact Judge Wickersham personal friend of mine appreciate and value But personal friend ship and social ameny is thing and politics is an- other NEVER SCRATCHED A DEMOCRATIC TICKET LIFE. NEVER WILL So far from supporting Judge Wckersham if the plans made at the Skagway venton had carried would be sumping the interior of Alaska for Mr. Bunnell."