The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-26

Concrete reasons for re-nominat- | ing Charles A. SulZer for Delegate | to Congress next Tuesday at the Democratic primaries, frank dis cussion of campaign issues, an ex- posture of the combinatoin between Strongly WickershamM Maloney to cap ture both the Republican and Demo cratic primaries in the interests oi the campaign of Wickersham as Delegate, and an answer to allega- tions made by Mrs. Cornelia T. Hat cher and others, with plenty of ap- plause, marked the Democratic Sul- ger rally held in the old Dream theatre last evening.
 The house was filled, many being forced to stand up in the rear.
 Judge John R. Vim and J. A Hellenthal were the speakers of ths evening. On the platform besides the speakers were J. A. Snow, who introduced them; w. w. Casey, J J. Connors, James McCloskey, E. J White and William Britt. An or chestra furnished the music.
 Judge Vim gave a history of thc events leading up to the exposure by The Empire of Gov. J. F. A Strong as a Canadian citizen, paying his respects to Mrs. Hatcher, Johr B. Marshall, Frank Aldrich, and others of the political combination which he claimed was formed by Wickersham and Strong and Terri | tOrial officers on the payroll under Gov. Strong.
 Hired a Detective. ! He said the Democratic party hired a detective when it found that Strong intended to become q candidate for re-appointment and secured the facts, and secret ser vice agent sent out by Secretary of the Interior Lane had checked up the evidence, and found that it was even worse than represented by the Democrats asking for the removal of MT. Strong
 The speaker said considerable sympathy had been expressed for Gov Strong and it was remarked that he was down and out and had been used rather harshly. Judge Vim contended that he was very much alive and active in the poli- tics of the Territory, through the combination that he had formed He declared that he, for one, did not want foreigner acting further as Governor of Alaska and dictating to American citizens their political policies.
 Aldrich Is Famed"
 Judge Vim charged that Frank Aldrich, game warden, was drawing as expense money, aside from his salary, three times that drawn by J. F. Mcdonald, whom he succeeded, and that Aldrich was using the ex- pense money for conducting a cam paign. He said, for instance, Ald- rich went to find men on the streets of the town for killing deer, and spent two or three days there cam paigning. He charged that Maloney the mine inspector, was also cam paigning on the Territorial pay roll
 "The taxpayers of Alaska are pay ing for these campaign workers who are working personal politics at the peoples expense" declared the speaker, "and Gov. Strong has per mitted this. And some say that the Governor is down and out. Does that look like it?"
 The speaker good Eaturedly banned" his political opponents in way that caused many a ripple of laughter and applause. but be- came serious regarding the efforts of a combination to double-cross the people by putting up one candidate for the primaries and expecting to elect another candidate at the polls.
 About Mir. Marshall.
 Referring to Marshall he said he himself helped to get up peti- tion to have him appointed United States Commissioner, and not long afterwards had to help against pe- titions gotten up for the removal of Marshall. He said, of course, all officials when they leave office re- sign, and that Marshall finally re- signed. and at once attached himself to the Governors payroll and became an active opponent of the party to which he had belonged. Judge Vim said that Marshall had been drawing good pay as publicity agent for the Territory. and was supposed to advertise the resources of the Territory in way that would bring capital and miners and others to help develop the resources.
 Suppose said the speaker, | Marshall should show some capi- | talist copy of the Boob which | he edits. and then expect them to invest their money in the North!"
 The speaker wanted to know if it looked like the Governor had quit. when he permitted such things. Mrs. Hatcher Is Nexk
 Judge Winn then paid his respects to Mrs Hatehar Ho onanly charga