The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-17

ton to be filled determines the appropriate com mittee. For example, an applicant for postmaster ship should present his qualifications to the precinct committee for endorsement Should that body ap- prove, the committee chairman forwards the en- dorsement to divisional committee for it's endorse ment which is in turn forwarded to the appointing authority.
 In the case of divisional position, such as marshal, deputy, judge, etc, the applicant should have the approval of the divisional committee.
 Territorial positions-Governor, Secretary of AL aska and so call for the endorsement of the divisional committees, the Territorial Central Com mittee and the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman.
 This outline of party procedure is necessarily brief Several pages are given subject party bylaws
 By routing applications through these channels, appointments of these important posts. When these channels are bypassed and appointments are made without the approval of the people, dictatorship places democracy.
 Aaska's Democrats are learning that committee endorsements are seldom requested except occasion ally the of postmasters jobs and. some Terri torial board appointments And when endorsements provided applicants for political posons-to the few applicants who go through the approved organi zation channels-they frequently ignored.
 Passing up endorsements to fill minor positions might be excused Immediate for to fill a position or the fact that applicant is one who would undoubtedly have party approval might war rant omission of proper procedure.
 But we doubt that there was any attempt on the part of the Governor to go through party chan nels either in asking for the dismissal of Lew Will Hams as Secretary of Alaska in securing the ap- pointment of Joseph Kehoe as his successor.
 Even the Delegate to Congress said that he knew nothing about Williams removal.
 Does this mean that the Governor and the De- partment of the Interior accomplishing their purges without the knowledge and consent of the Delegate to Congress from Alaska?
 The Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, is credited with having won the west for President Truman; with having been the guiding genius of his tour through the western states Ii this is the case he should have respect for political parties-and of course the Democratic party in par ticular And he should realize that his success de- pended in large measure the cooperation Of the Democratic party organization
 This has nothing to do with Williams dismissal or Kehoes appointment It is too late to save Will Hams job and Kehoe has already been relieved Of his second division judgeship
 Our purpose is to call attention to the fact that the Democratic party and its organization Tn Alaska has no standing with our present administration
 The Governor, professed Democrat and Demo- cratic appointee has demonstrated his contempt for his marty by repeated purges of Democrats and, in some cases appointments of Republicans to important positions.
 Only the names are different. In Missouri 1t was Prendergast in Jersey it's Hague, in Tennessee US Crump = and in Alaska it's Gruening
 Alaska's government is a one man proposton- one man. aided and abetted by the Department of the Interior.