The Cordova daily times., 1920-11-25
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1920
THE MAN FOR THE PLACE


 suit of the election was uncertain. Today the smoke of political battle has cleared away and the Repub- lican party controls practically every office in the United States and Alas ka. Warren c. Harding will be in augurated president next March and Dan Sutherland will go to Washing ton as the Republican delegate from Alaska. Next in importance to the Inauguration of Harding as presi- den to the people of Seward and all of Alaska is the appointing of men the territory. The principal office to be filled by appointment is that of governor of Alaska. The one vital and all important thing to the people of Alaska is that the man who receives this appointment should be an Alaskan. He must be able to represent the government at Washington and at the same time govern the present population of Alaska and the future population which promises to be five times greater in a few years Such men are few and scarce in Alaska at the present time but among the few is one who can qualify for the office from every angle. This man is the Hon. George c. Hazelet of Cordova. MT. Hazelet came to Ala-- ka with the first pioneers in 1898. He was born in Ohio in 1861. The same state which has produced seven presidents. On the Sth day of March 1898, MT. Hazelet landed in Valdez. He prospected for gold and found it. In 1905 he assisted in or ganiZation of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway He was elected first mayor of Cordova when that town was incorporated. He or ganized the Cordova Light and Pow, CT Company and installed the water works, electric light plant and tele phone system in that place. For 23 years he has been closely identified with the building up of the Territory of Alaska.
 At the primary election in April Nr. Hazolct was elected delegate tc the Republican national convention which convened in Chicago in June His two boys, Calvin and CraiG are two of the most substantial citi zens in the territory. Both of them answered their country's call during the late war.
 Mr. Hazelet is a man of high mental ability He has the conf dence and respect of the people oi Alaska regardless of party affilia tions. For many years MT. Haze let has had a wide acquaintance with the leaders of both the Demo cratic and Republican parties throughout the nation. As the gov ernor of Alaska he would undoubted ly recommend many things to Wash ington all of which the heads of the different departments would recog nize as being of merit and the result would be of great benefit to the territory. MT. Hazelet is clear, un biased thinker and his long resi- dence in Alaska makes him thor oughly familiar with those things which we need the most. His home town has endorsed him for governor the Republican clubs of Seward and Anchorage have endorsed him and it is safe to say that every broad minded man and woman in the ter ritory, regardless of party affilia tions will endorse him whole-heart edly and sincerely for the office that means so much for the future of Alaska. We must have real Alaskan of the calibre of MT. Haze let as governor during the next two years and during every year after. The future growth and pros perity of the territory demands this