The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-25
6 CRICSBY FLAYS ENTIRE RECORD
 OF W|CKERSHAM
Former Delegate Urges FL ection of Senator Di-
 mond to Congress
ACCUSES WICKERSHAM OF BEING INSINCEREI
Hesse and Walker Make Strong Addresses to
 Complete Big Rally

Predicting that Senator Anthony J. Dlmond would be overwhelm- ing elected Delegate to Congress from Alaska and that his victory would forever eliminate Delegate Wickersham from Territorial poli- tics, former Delegate George B. Grigsby devoted some IS minutes to satirical swan song for the Alaska's present representative in Congress. His sallies drew fre- quest gusts of laughter and rounds of applause.
 MT. Grigsby introduced the sev- eral speakers, Senator Dimond, Highway Engineer William A. Eiesse and Norman R. Walker, candidate for Senator.
 Honorcd by Selection
 q feel highly honored by the selection to cooperate in this meeting with Senator Dimond, who doesn't like to talk about the other fellow, and that gives me the privilege of doing so. do not hesitate to talk about Wickersham. In fact I welcome the opportunity, since he has always been glad to talk about me, and has talked about Senator Dimond in the pres- ent campaign.
 And this is the last time that anybody will have chance to discuss Wickersham as candidate for office. I have been discussing him in that light since 1912, and now that we have him ready for political burial, I wouldn't miss the opportunity for a million dol lars" asserted MT. Grigsby with a typical Grigsby grin on his face Limited Local Power He declared what "Wickersham had done during his earlier terms as Delegate is now ancient history He charged that he had fastened upon Alaska the most restricted form of Territorial government that any American Territory had ever had. and that today as the result of his lack of faith in the ability of Alaskans to administer their own affairs it's powers of government are even more curtail- ed than they were under the or iginal Organic Act.
 Alaska cannot fix the qualifica- tions of jurors. legislate upon the qualifications of voters, repeal a bone dry law that was foisted up- on them by him some 10 years ago, have nothing to say about the administration of it's game and frsh resources, fix the length of residence for divorce actions and are nandcuffed by many other re- strictions. 50 today we stand farther removed from self-govern- ment than we ever were, and on cur way to a perpetual government by Federal bureaucracy" declared MT. Grigsby.
 Rests With Voters
 ''It is up to you" he continued ito the voters of Alaska to say ii you want to wallow along that sys- tenn or get a new deal and gel out in the one way that you stil have-that is by electing Demo cratic ticket that is wholly in sym. pathy and in harmony with thu Democratic administration that vii be given national power beginning next March,"
 Wickersham claims this is ( critical period in Alaska's career and no time to change its repre-. sentation in Washington; that i takes two years for new mar to get onto the ropes so he car do effective work What has ht ever done" asked MT. Grigsby He has been there II years anc with all of his experience he ha. done less than nothing.
 7, He didn't stay in Washington
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