The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-12
WICK ATTEMPTS TO IMMEDIATE
 SOLDIER BOYS


 James Wickersham, former delegate to congress, was in town for few hours yesterday on his, way to Juneau. He spent last week at Valdez, work ing up evidence for his coming cleo tion contest. He will attempt to gain a seat in the house of representatives on the ground that man wearing the uniform of Uncle Sam has no right to vote while in the nations territorial nossessions. notwithstanding the fact that most of the boys in khaki are Alaskans. Each of the soldiers in the Valdez cable office received letter from MT. Wickersham which is self-ex- planatory, and follows, together with the affidavit the victim is supposed to sign:
 "My Dear Sir: Herewith l inclose a blank for an affidavit which you are requested to sign and verify before Arthur Lang, clerk of the United States district court, whose office is in the court house, next door to the cable office, where your headquarters are. If the affidavit does not correctly designate the candidate for whom you voted at the general election on Nov. 5. 1918, have it corrected by MT. Lang by the insertion of the correct name. I will pay the fee charged by the clerk for the verification.
 My purpose in asking you to sign and verify this affidavit has been fully and officially explained to Col. Lenoir, your commanding officer at Seattle, and to Captain Faust, and copy of my telegram of explanation to Colonel Lenoir, dated April 21, 1919, and his answer thereto, dated April 22, 1919 are herewith inclosed.
 q shall call and interview you per sonally, as suggested by Colonel Le noir's telegram, and request you to kindly act promptly in the matter, for am limited by the United States laws and the infrequent steamer serv- ice and wish to get your final action as soon as possible. Respectfully,
 JAMES WICKERSHAM."
 The Affidavit
 'Territory of Alaska, Precinct of ss.
 heinz first du1v sworn, depOses and says: That he is soldier in the regular army of the United States and is now stationed at --....-.........-..-....., Alaska l States army at in the state Of..................-.........,O on the ------....day Of....-...........-..--,1 191....., that at no time prior to his enlist ment as aforesaid was he resident within the territory of Alaska; and that after his enlistment within the regular army he came to Alaska as a soldier in such army, and that his stay in the territory of Alaska has been as a soldier in the army as afore- said; that he was stationed in Alaska as such soldier on the 5th day of November, 1918,
 Alaska; that he was advised he could vote at the general election held on that day for candidate for delegate to congress from Alaska, and thatI acting upon such advice he did so cast his vote on that day at said general election and voted for Charles A. Sulzer as such candidate for dele gate to congress at the regular poll ing place in the .,........-. voting precinct, Alaska.
 ---------..--------....------.---.-. Subscribed and sworn to before me this. of........, 1919.
 
 Notary Public for Alaska; my com mission expires '' The soldiers receiving the request for affidavits paid little attention to summons through Notary Public I. Hamburger, commanding the soldiers to appear before him and testify as to whom they voted for during the last election. The summons are re- turnable Wednesday, May IA, at the hour of l 0o'clock in the forenoon, and threaten those summoned with dire penalties in case they refuse or fail to attend. A copy of the sum- mons follow: Tn the matter of the Contested Elec- tion for Delegate from Alaska, now pending in the United States House of Representatives. Election held November 5, 1918. "The President of the United States
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