The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-05-03
THE JUNEAU VOTE

A prominent citizen of Ketchikan, writing to Jul
neau, asked what the matter with juneau!
How it that Mcbride dld net get maJoIly theie
like he did at this place."
Inst after the late city election, The Empire said
that the result was about the the result
of the primary election would be. An analysis
of the returns of both show that The Empire was
correct The Mr.. Heron the last Tuesday in
April was practically the same as that for Mr. VOL
land the first Tuesday in the month. Mr.. Nc
Bride about 200 less votes than Mr. Robert
son because there about 200 votes that
were polled for Mr. Robertson which cast in the
Democratic primary not at all last Tuesday There
was attempt made to get out Democratic vote
last Tuesday, yet there were about 100 Democratic
ballots voted the primary The total vote at the
primary was about 700 At the City election it was
S02 1t is safe say that the difference
was mostly due Democratic apathy the absence OF
officials and others who were in the city early
in the month The organization of the Heron sup
porters got practically the full vote of the Wick
ties. If the election had been non-partisan con
test, like the city election the vote for Mr. Nc
Bride would have been about 200 larger than it
and his majority about the that by which
Mr.. Robertson elected.
comparison of fthe juneau vote cast for Mr.
Woand for Mayor and that cast for Mr.. Heron for
Republican National Committeeman tells its own
story.
Precinct Precinct Precinct
No l. No. 2. No g. Totals
Wolland for Mayor 149 105 Ga 31S
Mr.. Herrons larger vote in Precinct No was
due, undoubtedly. to the greater activity of his work
in that precinct. Precinct No. /, the largest
in the city the principal residential precinct, is
indicative of the general Juneau sentiment In that
precinct Mr. Wolland received three for
Mayor than Mr.. Heron received for National Com
mitteeman. 1t in that precinct that most of the
Democratic votes were cast and it was there that
most of those who did at the primary reside
These figures also throw enlightment another
matter than has been talked about good deal
that of bi-partisanship. They disclose that some
zoo Democrats of Juneau either voted in the Demo
cratic primary did all
The fact is that the most pronounced bipartisan
ship in the campaign in Juneau the side of the
Heron forces. The Socialist vote in Juneau, which
In the days of Lena Morrow Lewis and A. B. Gala
ham from 100 $50, the radical no party ele-
ment practically all entered the Republican primary
and voted for Mr. Heron. That was the case at
other places in ALASKA. Practically all the advocates
of the One Big Union of half year ago. the pedders
OF the l. w w. literature and other radicals of that
Time voted Ia the Republican primary here, at An
chorago aud other places for Mr. Heron. Mr. Her
ron's vote was largely composed people who are
rot Republicans at ALL element which is being
condemned by Republican platforms and speakers
throughout the country. Mr.. Heron openly bid for
this element of the voters
Mr.. Herrons chief newspaper support was the
Ketchikan Times, whose editor few months ago was
writing letters to Sawyer, since taken AL
aska under charged with eyading the draft in
which is the abolition of profits and the nationalist
tion OF industry-the control of industry by those
who work in them. That is Republican doctrine
by any means
AT ketchikan the situation was different There
less than half the number of that were cast at
the municipal election in April were east in the Re
publican primary last Tuesday The total vote for
Mayor at the election early in April was 500 The
total vote for all the candidates for National Com
mitteeman in the Republican primary at Ketchikan
and Charcoal Point 296.
III voting in the Republican Primary at Juneau
had been as nearly strictly confined Republicans
it at Ketchkan Mr. McBridc's juneau ma
jority would have been more than two to one over
Mr.. Heron If as large a percentage of the Demo-
Gratis OF Juneau had voted in the Republican pri-
mary the percentage of Socialists and no party
who did vote Mr.. McBrides majority over
Mr. Heron would have been than 800
RIITCHERINC CIntr