The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-28
HEARING NOT ENDED.

From Judge Wickersham'S remarks while here, from the statements which he made from the platform in his addresses in the in terior, one would gather that the delegate contest had been decided and that he had car ried every contested point and succeeded in knocking out the territorial election law, leav- ing Alaska without any safeguard for its vote in the coming election But it is evident that this is not the case.
 The election contest has not been decided either in favor of Delegate Sulzer, or Judge Wickersl1am. We do not make this assertion without proof to support it, but herewith sub- init letter written to Delegate Sulzer on August 20, last or after both Mir. Sulzer and Mir. Wickersham had both left Washington for Alaska and after the committee had ad- iourned this case which has not been taken up since that time.
 We quote the letter in full so that the in formation contained therein may be obtained at first hand It follows:
 Washington, D. C. Aug. 29, 1918. "Hon. Chas. A. Sulzer, Sulzer, Alaska. My Dear Mir. Sulzer:
 'I am in receipt of letter from your at torney, James T. Lloyd, and memorandum of the contested election case of Wickersham vs Sulzer, which 1 presume was sent to all the members of the committee, but the t'ndl hearing i,, the case zO1H probably be postponed until both you and MT. Wickersham return to Washington which, I understand, will not be until after the election of the campaign now in Alaska.
 ''I am glad indeed that you are again candidate for congress for we need men ot your stamp through this crisis.
 "The loyalty of district or community largely depends upon the loyalty of its officers and leaders, and Alaska is fortunate in having such loyal delegate in the support of the administration and the prosecution of the war. "(Signed) Sincerely yours,
 "B. E. WELTY."
 Now Judge Wickersham declared that that committee, of which MT. Welty is member, had reversed Judge Jennings in every point. He made the absolute statement that the cleo ton committee of the house had brushed all these fimsy technicalities aside and said * * * that had been fairly and legally cleo ted" He said that this committee has its re- port all made out and ready to submit to congress for the necessary action 1t takes to seat him as delegate.
 Yet here comes a member of the same committee and states that, far from having reached decision and being ready to make its report, 1t has not even concluded its hear ings Yet in the face of this evidence he has the brazen effrontery to stand up before an intelligent audience and insinuate that Dele gate Sulzer stole his seat in congress.
 The decision of that committee will do more than determine which man is the dele gate from Alaska It will determine whether the people of Alaska have the right, through their representatives in the territorial legisla ture, to enact new election laws, to alter ex isting laws SO that the door by which fraud and trickery may enter into our ballot boxes may be shut forever, or whether not having that right we cannot have the same .protec tion for our votes which is given every other state in the Union.
 Even Judge Wickersham admits this, if not directly, then tacitly He asserts that he deliberately fixed the Organic Act in such a manner that the territorial legislature cam nevey alter amend, or modify the election la7Vs, and if his contentious are upheld, then indeed are we at the mercy of political trick sters.
 This is condition which every right minded Alaskan abhors. And The Citizen be- lieves that the people of Alaska will give crushing rebuke in the approaching election to the man who has the nerve to attempt to foist such infamy upon them and their children.
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