The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-01

bile supply and repair business in this city. ana has made success of his business lie is now an active and able member of the June1u C. v Council.
 Mr COnnors is sA~nr~ v'r'e nd able man. He has positive convic tions and all the courage necessary 70 give them full and free expres sion. He has had wide experience and has made full use of them He s good citizen, good Alaskan md will make an excellent member )f the Legislature.
 l. soWERBY
 I. Sowerby, nominee for re-elec ion as Representative, has been a -esident of Southeastern Alaska for nearly twenty years, living at Skag way, Haines and Juneau. He is one of the best known men in the Divis on, and all who know him are his friends. He is a student, man of excellent training and fine judgment He has occupied many positions of rust, and has always made good. He was a member of the last Terri ed by a large majority over John Beck, also acknowledged to be one If the strongest men in the Terri 4ory. His record in the Legislature vas consistent and sound. MT. Sow erby's election is conceded.
 E. J. WHITE
 E. J. White Everybody knows him IS the Stroller) voted for Grover Cleveland in 1884 at which time he was conducting a newspaper in Flor ida More than 20 years ago he came North and has since been en- gagged in newspaper work, first in Alaska, then in Yukon and latterly in Alaska. At present, while still proprietor of the Douglas Island News, he is chief of the Territorial Bureau of Publicity in which capac- ity he is devoting his efforts in con nection with his ripe experience for the rehabilitation of Alaska. For five years and while a resident of Yukon he was in the American Con sular service in which capacity he served his country faithfully and well. Regardless of his political af, filiations, he was an appointee of that great American ex-President William Howard Taft. Probably no American ever left Canada with more friends and we'll wishes for the future than did MT. White. As evi- dence of his foresight, he sensed the great tidal wave of prohibition which was just forming to sweep over America and he was the first news paper editor in Alaska to advocate that measure for the Territory. He stands on his record as an ardent friend of education, labor and the common good. MT. White is a can didate for representative from the First Division. He is able, con scientious and a hard worker He will make a fine member of the Territorial Legislature.
 PERRY J. WILEY
 Perry J. Wiley, nominee for Road Commissioner, has had wide exper fence in construction work of all kinds. and he has been used to posi-. tions of responsibility, and handling men. A native of Illinois, he came to the Pacific coast when a young man. and engaged in the logging and lumber business in Oregon, where he was successful. He remov- ed from there and located in Port Angeles in the early sos. There he served two years as County Commis- sioner, and made a most excellent record In the State of Washing ton the County Commissioners have full charge of roads and roa1 work. MT. Wiley came to Alaska in 1897, having been a victim of the panic of the '90s. He has been resident of this Territory ever since that time. He was one of the discover