The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-14
SULzER MAKES GREAT HIT IN
 JUNEAU SPEECH Given Housing Reception and Applause from Large Audience Which
 Gathered. FRAUDS ARE EXPOSED Makes a Strong Plea for Support in the Develop
 ment of the
 Territory.
FRAUDS ARE EXPOSED

Supported by sworn testimony, Charles A. Sulzer, Delegate to Con- gress from Alaska, gave an expose of election frauds and election trick cry, in connection with the Bristol Bay precincts which were thrown out by the court, including a scath ing denunciation of the pretended sincerity of Gov. J. F. A. Strong, and made such incisive and telling comparisons, that they first rocked his audience with laughter and then brought forth sincere and spontan- eous applause from the large au- dience which crowded the Palace Theatre last night to hear him speak
 Aroused over what he character ized as a campaign of falsehood and deceit which had been handicapping his efforts at the National capital in his work for Alaska, the Dele gate hammered home truths and made clear issues with a force that swept everything before him. Many complimentary expressions on the part of those who have differed from him politically were heard from in dividuals as they crowded out of the meeting.
 Plea Made For Alaska
 The Delegate touched upon con servation. fishing interests, laws af- fecting homesteads. timber. oil and coal, made an eloquent plea for sup port in all things which would ad- vance the interests of Alaska. He declared for the development and utilization of the resources of the Territory rather than their reserva- tion. He urged the removal of pow CT from Eastern bureaus to Alaska, the government of Alaska, including the Federal interests. here by Alas kans. This would mean, of course, the full Territorial form of govern ment urged by President Wilson and the application of the principles of Secretary of the Interior Lanes de- velopment board.
 Election Contest
 As the climax of his remarkable speech, he went into the details of the election contest with James Wickersham and the manner in which votes had been secured. He declared that the action that was brought by himself against Gov. Strong and the other members of the canvassing board to compel them to ;couo o cortificota of aIoction to him in accordance with the law and results of the election was for the purpose of vindicating the Australian l ballot law. law designed to elim- | mate fraud and ballot-bOx cheating such as had been practiced for years | of clean politics, clean and better government, development and pro gress.
 The speaker showed that uncivil ized Aleuts, who continued to live under their aboriginal tribal rela- write English or Russian, who knew not for whom they voted or why to whom an expert interpreter could not convey the idea of what the of flee of Territorial Attorney-General or legislative member meant were voted for Wickersham in herds ir the Westward precincts, contrary to law. He showed that these natives had ballots prepared and handed tc them and put in the ballot boxes He introduced sworn testimony tC show that official ballots had beer sent to precincts in the same envel opes with other election supplies. the other supplies were used and ths ballots were not used. All thes, precincts where fraud was practicet gave almost unanimous votes fo Wickersham.
 RidicuIed Governors Pretensions
 Gov. Strong's pretension that hil course on the canvassing board wal dictated by desire to protect thu rights of the voters In remote pre-