Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-15
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LARGE CROWD HEAR DELEGATE WICKERSHAM IN FORGE
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Displaying his traditional quail ties of seasoned campaigner, and keen debater, Delegate James Wickersham, at the Liberty Thea ter last night, launched a bid for the votes of Seward for reelection.
 Delegate Wickersham devoted the major part of his speech to re- view of his record since he has been in Washington, outlining his pro- gram, if returned to the next Con- gress, and seasoned it with the his tory of his political career since becoming identified with Alaskan affairs.
 Only once did Delegate Wicker sham poiSe his javelin or biting sa- tire and hurl it at his political op- ponents' head. This was when he played Mark Antony to Senator Di- mond's Brutus, accusing the Dem ocratic candidate of being the re- cipient of campaign expenses and emoluments from Big Interests,
 INTRODUCED BY SEN. RAY
 Delegate Wickersham was intro duced by L. V. Ray, candidate for the Territorial Senate on the Re- publican ticket. With Senator Ray on the platform was Leon Urbach, president of the Seward Republican Club.
 Switching from the anecdotal to the serious business of the evening, Delegate Wickersham propounded the postulate that the Democratic party in the nation was due to go down to defeat if for no other req son for that expressed in the pro- verb that "A house divided against itself must fall"
 In this regard a glowing tribute was paid to former Governor Alfred Smith of New York, whom Dele gate Wickersham described as the greatest man in the Democratic party, statesman, scholar, hon. est thoro-going and gentleman.
 In contrast, the Delegate pro- ceeded; We have the combination of Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst, the greatest newspaper power in the United States, who hates Smith, and who combined to place Roosevelt and Garner in the field"
 It is in this schism within the Democratic party that Delegate Wlckesham finds what he termed conclusive evidence of impending Democratic defeat.
 Swinging to MT. Hoover,s record 1t was pointed out that when the nation was beset by the tragedy of depression, and people were walk ing the streets by thousands seek ing work and bread, President Hoo- yer, who is man of few words but a colossal tinker, began sending olllS to Congress seeking to relieve the situation. As a rseult Congress voted him $4,0O0,OOO,0OO which is being expended in rehabilitating and stabilizing business industry, which in turn is beginning to man. lfest results in the steady decrease in unemployment and a gradual reapproachment to an end of the depression. Tt was the War and not MT. Hoover that was responsi- ble for the depression," he said.
 Somebody has said that I was not on friendly terms with Presi- dent Hoover" said Delegate Wick ersham. Tt will be remembered that Dan Sutherland, my predeces- sor, and MT. Hoover had a quarrel. MT. Sutherland, who is my friend, and whom I admire very much, had become obnoxious to President Hoover and word was passed about to departmental heads that the quarrel existed. It was said that l had fallen heir to this schism and quarrel.
 IN PERFECT HARMONY
 ''The platform upon which I was elected pledged that I would work in harmony with the President and the administration. This pledge ] have religiously kept, so much so in fact that when I was invited to dinner at the White House found MT HOOvnr very friendly tO hoth