The Nome nugget., 1921-09-10

with the failure of George C. Haze lett to secure the governorship has drawn a signed statement from Sutherland. addressed to the editor of the Cordova Times. which fol- lows:
 July 13.1921. To the Editor of "The Cordova
 Times" Cordova, Alaska.
 My Dear Sir: A copy of the Al aska Dispatch" at hand contains an editorial extract from your paper of some previous date. wherein it is stated that "before fifteen represen- tative citizens of Cordova Dan Suth- erland made the following state ment, in substance: If am elected delegate l shall consider it my duty as such delegate to look after the affairs of my constituents in Wash ington. As to political appoint ments there are matters which are not my concern and I shall leave them to the national committeeman and other officers of the republican organization The foregoing was reiterated in written statement published by the newspapers of Southeastern Alaska. over MT. Suth- erland's signature. Y"
 h reply desire to state that no such statement was published over my signature in any paper in Alas ka. to my knowledge. and if such a statement did appear it was without my consent.
 club at Cordova I made the same statement. in effect, that I had made everywhere I went prior to and af- ter the primaries-that wanted to have the patronage handled by the organization and that I desired to avoid the contests incident to the distribution of patronage. For this reason l declined to make any en- dorsements of the candidates of any aspirants for office. but did not at any time relinquish my right as a citizen and as delegate to congress to pass upon the qualifications of candidates
 To you personally. to. MT. Haze let. to Mir Galen. to one hundred or more citizens of Cordova I stated that my one ambition was to see good. capable officials in Alaska i; that the people of the Territory were looking for change for the bet ter and would demand the appoint ment of good men to office. Upon republicans all over the Territory I urged the importance of organi- zation along democratic lines and the prevention of the degen6racy of the organization into an auto cratic machine.
 Prior to election l reiterated to MT. Mcbride the statement that the organization should handle the pat ronage. but on the condition that only good men should be appointed to office and that the two factions of the party should he recognized when appointments were to be made.
 Prior to my leaving for the States in November last there was com plete understanding with Mr. Me- Bride that both factions would be recognized and that any semblance Of machine work would be avoided.
 Then came the meeting of the na- tional committeeman and his ap- pointed divisional committeeman tone by proxy) at Seward. where by exclamation they unanimously select ed themselves for the high offices of the Territory. This unanimity of action was immediately recognized by the people of Alaska as machine work Of the old Shackleford vintage and protests arose from all sides :.
 AC uCtltltlcS Ol lut organization were transferred to Washington in March and while the announcement was made by Mir. Mcbride that no endorsements of minor officials would be made until the governor ship was settled, I learned from members of congress that endorse ments were being made. These en- dorsments were made in barter for governorship endorsements. and furthermore. learned that federal offices in Alaska were being hawked off to the cannery interests of PY- get Sound and Alaska at reasonably low prices which were paid in the hard won coin of the cannery people
 The organization looked to the delegate to ratify these performances