The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-08
HISTORICAL FACTS.

HISTORICAL FACTS.
 The passing of time has made no difference in the matter of reports .agarding the delegate election. For nobody has as yet been able to au- 1 horitatively state just who will rep
 resent Alaska in the next congress. Whether it will be Charles A. Sulzer
 5r James Wickorsham yet remains n enigma. However, it is to be hoped that the problem will be solv- =d some time this year. for with all
 he matters pertaining to Alaska
 ahtch will undoubtedly come up be ore the new congress, Alaska cannot fford to be without a representative here.
 In this connection it might not be amiss to mention a few histori-
 al facts concerning the delegate elections of the past. They will be remembered by most of the oldtim, CTS of the country, but a statement regarding them might be a matter f education to the cheechacoes.
 The first and second delegates to 1 congress from Alaska were elected it cne election. The election was
 held in August, 1906 The act of congress giving the territory of Al asl-a the right to have delegate stated that such representative was b be elected every even year to serve for two years commencing on
 March i of the odd years. This made a short term election neces- sary, which was the reason for two
 elections being held at the same 1 time
 l In 1906 the candidates for dele gate to congress for the short term,
 -nding March 4, 1907, were Frank ! |. Waskey, nominated by the Demo 1 clats and Miners party of Nome, and the Miners party of Fairbanks; l \. P. Swineford, nominated by an ] independent petition of Skagwayites and the Democrats of the First di 1 vision. and Cornelius D. Murane, nominated by the Republicans. There
 were three divisions at that time
 Mr Waskey carried the Second and 1 Third and was elected. Former Gov i Swineford carried the First division | by an overwhelming majority,
 At the same election the candi- dates for the long term, beginning
 March i. 1907. were Tom Gale, hold l ing the same nomination as MT. ] Waskey, c. D. Murane. Republican, and II. W. MeLcn, Democrat Gale carried all three divisions and was l elected.
 ] In 1908 the candidates were John 1 Roman, Democrat; John W. Corson, l Republican; B. A. Chilberg, Labor;
 John P. Cum, ndependent-Republi- can, and James Wickersham, Inde- pendent The latter was elected and ! has since been Alaskas representa-
 tive in congress. He did not decide
 to run until long time after the
 candidacy of the other aspirants for
 the office was announced, but being
 well known throughout the terri tory, and particularly in this divi-
 sion, which was then the largest
 and most populous, he easily car ried the day.
 In 1910 the candidates were E. s.
 Orr, Republican; William O'Connor,
 Labor, and James Wickersham. h.
 dependent. There was no Democratic
 candidate. MT Wickersham was
 elected.
 In 1912 the candidates were Robert
 w. Jennings, Democrat; w. A. Gill
 more, Republican; Kazis Krauczunas,
 Socialist; James Wickersham, Inde- pendent, and Martin Harrais, lnde-
 pendent Democrat. MT. Wickersham
 was elected.
 In 1914 the candidates were Chas.
 F. Bunnell, Democrat; John Brooks. Socialist, and James Wickersham, h.