The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-03
ALASKA'S FIGHT FOR FULL TERRITORIAL
 GOVERNMENT. ' tt 3 }.

There has probably never been a more conSfSten, campaign waged for sefgovernment than that which the people of Alaska have conducted for the last score of years. The actual campaign to get self properly be said to have been started ill October, 1899 when the late Gov A. P. Swineford Judge A. K Delaney, Judge Robert w. Jennings, Col Sol Ripinski and others supported the resolution offered in non partisan cony ention Juneau by Col RpinsM asking for Territorial form of government for Alaska At that time let it be said, and for more than dozen years afterward those who support ing Territorial form of had other form in mind than that which Gov, Clark, President Taft President Wilson and others have called "full Ter rtoral form of government They had in mind the form of that the other Territories of that period and those which had been Territorties but afterward admitted States had.
 The Skagway Alaskan In almost daily editorials urged that the non-partisan convention at Juneau which began the campaign that lead getting code for Alaska the municipal government law additional courts and other reforms, to ask Congress for Ter ritorial form of government. As far known that the last time Alaskan convention ever di- rectly voted down such resolution. The following spring both the Democratic and Republican conven- tions declared for Territorial form of government. The fight for it in the Republican convention was led by John c. Price of Skagway and T. A. Marquam of Haines. MT. Price had been the delegate from the Juneau partisan convention to Washington where he appeared before committees of Congress behalf of legislation the convention had recommended. He not only won the fight in the Republican convention but he was recommended by the convention for Re- publican National Committe eernan The delegation to the Philadelphia convention did not carry that recommendation.
 In 1903 non-partisan convention which all the Judicial Divisions of Alaska were represented asked for Territorial form of government. Former Gov. A. P. Swineford went to Washington a dele gate from this bipartisan convention and urged Territorial form of government.
 In 1904 both the Democratic and Republican con- ventions urged Territorial form of government In 1906 it was supported by three of the five men wao ran for Delegate, including candidates the short and long terms. The two who were elected were among those who supported it. In 1908 three of the candidates supported Territorial form of govern ment Judge Wckersham, of the three, elected Judge Wickersham during that oppos ed the so-called Beveridge Bill, offered an Adminis- tration measure, which provided the governmen mt of Alaska through combination executive and legis latiye commission to be appointed by the President Prior to this time Representative William Suzer had been regularly introducing in each Congress Ter ritorial form of government for Alaska bill approved many times by commercial and political or ganizations in Alaska and elsewhere
 In 1910 Judge Wiekersham who was running fo, reelection independent among the canddato o. for Delegates to Congress stressed the> >Territoria form of government issue. and he was elected Dur ing this term with the assistance of the forces had been laboring for a Territorial form of govern. nnent such the other Territories had had Jud~e Wickersham secured the passage of the attenuat ct Organic Act of Alaska, first step toward tht desired end From this time forward the advocato o of real elf-governmen for Alaska asked for full Territorial form of government, of government they had had in mind all the time, to distinguish il from the Territorial form of government we actual had been given.
 Alaskans charged with representing the peop at Washington have not supported the proposal witt the vigor that public opinion would warrant. Del gate Wickersham introduced full Territorial fora of government bill early in 1916, but did follow 1t up Delegate Sulzer introduced one early in 1918 and one hearing held 1t when MT. Sulzer wa told by the Chairman of the House Committee 1i Territories that while Alaska should have flu, Territorial form of government the committee woulC not have time. account of the war, to whip on into shape and put it through Congress that time
 However, there has been time since Gov Swineford asked for self-goyernment for Alaska 1T his first report until the present when people W ( urged Territorial form of government for Aaska did not have "fulr' Territorial form of government in mind.