The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-24
THURSDAY, APRIL "A, 1919.
WlCk'S WORD.

 ing&that he intends to file a contest if the canvassing board of Alaska gives the certificate of election to his opponent, MT. Sulzer. Of course it has always been understood here that he would start such proceedings. As soon as it was realized that he had again been defeated at the polls he and his workers began to gumshoe around making efforts to dig up any thing upon which any old kind of charge might be hung.
 And Wick is always prolific in charge It is his theory of political warfare and it's good enough politics, to be cloud every issue with enough charges to throw out the entire cleo tion, if it were possible, and in this way insure his tenure of office forever and day It has become so that Wick is Alaska's Old Man of the Sea, from which there seems to be no way to rid ourselves.
 And at times even he talks fair enough about his intentions. To out siders, people he meets in Washing ton and such-like, it might almost ap- pear that Wick is doing Alaskans a great favor by remaining in congress. Only a few weeks ago on the floor Of the national house of representatives he made positive statement that he was tired of it, the fuss and trouble was getting too much for a man of his delicate sensibilities.
 And it was made in connection with the possibility of contest being filed over the 1918 election. On January 4, last, during the proceedings of the house in the contest of Wickersham against Sulzer, MT. Harrison, of Mis- sissippi, speaking to Wickersham said, (we quote this from the Con- gressional Record), Tn this last cam- paign-last November-Was the prop osition discussed as to whether you were elected or MT. Sulzer was elected?"
 "'Mr. Wickersham. It was discussed; yes
 MT. Wickersham We do not know vet. The answer will depend upon whom you ask. If you ask me, say that I am elected, and have no doubt that if you ask Mir. Sulzer he will say that he is, but l am perfectly willing to say that it is so close that nobody can honestly tell you, and that neither you nor we will know until the official count is had
 ''Mr. Harrison, of Mississippi. And there will probably be contest over that?"
 MT. Wickersham. Not if I lose, because I have had enough of it. Uaughter).'
 Sure they laughed at it. Who wouldn't? Does anyone think that Wick would refuse to contest if he nau SnOSI OA olio" Io he'hS oiA'o the public treat Remember that this was after January 1, of this year, and Wick knew then that he was behind in the votes received and that every chance was against him receiving the majority and winning the election. He knew then that he was defeated and ther isn't a doubt in the world but what he was already going ahead with plans for contesting the electeion. Yet he makes an absolutely positive state ment that should the vote go against him, should he lose, he will not con test. And the odds are ten to one that some of those men sitting there listening to his bull believed what he said. Laugh, certainly they did, such statement coming from Wick would make a dog laugh.
 If I lose, says their Jim" wont contest. Not me. have had enough that's plenty. So he told the house of representatives, Wick has lost He's been to Juneau and he knows he got the small end of the vote. Now he is back in Seattle, and knowing that he lost, declares he will contest