The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-19
Announcements of Former Delegate Indicate He Wants to Capture Re-
 publican Party
NEARLY FULL TICKET
WickiteS Are Now Out For Places on Republican Ticket Except That of
 Attorney-General

 egate to Congress James Wicker sham will support the candidacy of Territorial Senator Dan A. Suther- land for Delegate to Congress and 1 that he will be a candidate for Dele gate to the Republican National Con vention makes a complete lineup oi Wickershamites for the Republican primary-except, perhaps, fer the of fee of Attorney-General. Announce- ments previous to that of Judge Wickersham had been made of the candidacy of Charles E. Heron for | the Republican National Committee- manship from Alaska and of former Mayor Emery Valentine for the of flee of Delegate to the Republican National Convention.
 The straight out Wickershamites who have announced their candidacy to go before the Republican primary in April, therefore, includes:
 For Delegate to Congress, Dan A. Sutherland for National Committee man, Charles E. Heron; for Dele gates to Chicago Convention, Emery Valentine and Judge Wickcrsham, | himself.
 Judge Wiekersham's announcement of his advocacy of Territorial Sen ator Sutherland for Delegate to l Congress and his own candidacy for Delegate to the Chicago Convention was preceded by statement said to have been wired from Washington that he was in favor of the complete reorganization of the Republican Others who had announced candid party in Alaska
 1 acies before Wickersham' announce ments for honors at the Republican primaries were Territorial Senator J. R. Heckman and former Represen- tative Milo Kelly for National Com mitteeman and George C. Hazelet and i former Territorial Senator O. P. Gaustad for Delegates to the Repub- | lican National Convention. The Seat ale Alaska Dispatch last to reach Juneau said that J. R. Beegle, the Ketchikan business man, had said
 
 candidacy for Delegate to the Chi. I cago Convention.
 The announcements of Judge Wick ersham and the political situation in the Territory as it presents itself are taken by close observers to mean that Judge Wickersham is out to capture the Republican organization in the Territory. It is said that the plans of the deep inside are to make WickerSham Governor of the Terri. tory in the event of Republican sue. cess in the next Presidential election. Wickershad Has Record Against Re
 publicans
 The fight of the Wickershamites for control of the Republican party in Alaska is a reversal of their for mer procedure-unless the act Of Wickersham in filing as candidate in the Republican primary two years ago for Delegate to Congress is con- sidered his first attempt to capture that party. At that time Wicker sham's declaration of candidacy was hiCu OhAs hCN liihutCo UClOlC tnC date for filing expired, and it is gen. erally asserted, and never has been denied, that he would not have filed had any regular Republican filed for the nomination. This claim is based partly on the fact that all of Wick ersham's previous candidacies had been in opposition to the Republican party of the Territory, but particu, larly on the fact that the first intima- ton that he would seek election to the filing of his declaration of can Congress as Republican came with didacy.
 Came Here as Republican With Com
 mission in Carpetbag
 Judge Wickersham cane to Alaska in 1899 from Tacoma with commits sion as United States District Judge in his carpetbag. He was appointed by President Mckinley the in- stance of Senator Addiso,. c. Eos ter of Tacoma, whom he had assist.