The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-19

ed to an election as United States Senator. His first discussion of Alas ka political question was in a more or less open letter in which he con- mended the policy of Gov. w. E. Hog gait in opposing Territorial Govern ment for Alaska. Shortly after. this he was re-nominated for District Judge of the Fourth Division by Pre- sident Roosevelt, but a Republican Senate refused to confirm the nomlna- ton. Judge Wickersham retired from the bench then, and sought employ ment at the hands of the Guggen- helms as general counsel. Failing io get immediate action on this he de. clared his candidacy for Delegate to Congress, and sought the support of the Guggenheims. At least it is as suined. that he was seeking thei: support, because the announcements of his candidacy came to the coast in telegram to Capt. D. H. Jarvis which. following the announcement Of his candidacy, contained the famous query. Where is Brch?"
 Fought Republicans Before Retire
 ment of Roosevelt
 Finding that he would probably not be able to get the Republican party behind his candidacy for Delegate to Congress in 1908 when President Roosevelt was still in office and the acknowledged leader of his party. Judge Wickersham conducted a cam paign in opposition to the party and it's regular nominee. And in August, 1908, in the midst of the campaign to elect Rooseyelt's personal candi- date for President of the United States, the first election in the coun- try was held in Alaska and the news from 1t. carried the information that the nominee of the Republican party. the party of Roosevelt, was defeated by Wickersham, running as an inde- pendent. His candidacy in the Fourth Division. his home. was largely man. aged by Democrats, and his chief platform speakers were Democrats.
 In 1910 and 1912 Judge Wicker sham again made campaigns against the regular Republican nominees and succeeded in defeating them. In 1914 there was no Republican convention, but early in that year, before the time had arrived for the calling of con- ventions, Judge Wickersham an nounced his independent candidacy for Delegate to Congress. At the same time he was in correspondence with Democrats in the Territory and through them seeking an endorse ment at the hands of the Democratic party on the strength of his support of President Wilson and in view of the fact that he was completely out of harmony with the Republicans. In the campaign which followed he de clared his support of President Will son and his opposition to the Repub- lican party. He called himself in speeches. and when people talked to him, Wilson Progressive" Out al the Westward he was quoted as call ing himself Progressive Democrat A Third Division convention of dis | anu w ties, which designated itself the Progressive Democratic party" had that year nominated Wickersham fol Delegate to Congress and named a fun Legislative ticket, headed by O P. Hubbard for Senator. In 1918 Wickersham refused to submit his candidacy unreservedly to the Repub lican convention. and that conven- ton refused to nominate him foi Delegate He again ran as an inde pendent. In 1918 he reserved all announcements as to his political af- filiations. and few minutes before the time for filing declarations of candidacy expired no Republican having filed his declaration. he filed for the Republican nomination and re- ceived an uncontested nomination. At the same time. his supporters in the Territory entered the Democratic primary and attempted to capture that party.
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