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EDITORIAL PAGE
JAMES WICKERSHAM
If Wickersham never does any
thing more than ho?d off thai
Shaoklcford crowd. tie mil de=erre
the evorlasiinc praise of Alaska
The reaton that Alaska is not
.?>ow <>iff(rin| under an appointed
. ommisMon of imported rulers, is
because WickershaBi fowtkt It to
its death Still the Sharklcford
i ro? <1 sa>s Wii torshi* hasn't done
anything.
The hon;e rule bill and the
intended bill limiting the power
??f attorney and th* recall tion of
.-.saociatton claims, are before the
senate Progressive men bets are
working for their p??s.ur The bills
are for th?? interest of Alaska ?the
sha<kl?-ford crvwd is fighting them.
If nm elect Gilmore he ? ill do
something He *11 do something
good and pl?*ntx hy ktilinc these
Mils
Presidential norilve.-* Wilson
and Taft ha ve pone into re<i i IMl lit
tor a f p* days until they can frame
op speeches <tf Offi
cially they do not kcov that they
are nominated l^egal they are
as innoownt as babes and when the
notification committee* \lnit them
and say "William and Woody,
the nation has grabbed you out of
a million panting aspirants to come
forth and save ns" they will look
surprised and reply ' een^pwen.
'his Is so sudden ' Then t hey
will twd off so?io rambling rhotor
Ir about Thoma? Jefferson. Schedule
K, the Flag, Our common country,
Pine hot. tariff for revenue and pro
bono publico." Then the people "will
shout and contribute to the dollar
cam pa ten funds
John Frame, printer, journalist,
ex -statesman, carele-** with words,
fearless, sometimes shocking. r?i
erally right, humortst, and poor,
has arain startod a publication
which he wiU* "Truth " This Truth
comes to light in Valdec and is
devoted to the furtherance of the
Marti* Harrais eandid.ncT for demo
cratic dolorate to congress Hit
publication is a literal interpret ?
Hon of the adare that "truth ctnsh
ed to earth will rise arain .**
Truth sites up part of the Alas
ka situation as follows:
"0*>e A1 iWj, who. throe or
four yuars a. 3 luring the days of
McKeniic. when the "sjoUm"!
were in power was a resident of
Nome, has, at the hands of the
Tammany machine, been selected
is National committeeman of the
>ietnocratic party to serve the "In
tpr?>sts'' in the same capacity that
SkarkMnrd has served them In
the republican party for the last
five years,
? There is no difference between
the Daly winjr of the democratic
party and the Tafl win* of the re
publican party Both are non-resi
dents or Alaska and assume to dic
tate the politics of the territory fori
the same machine, thourh under a
different nam*.
"Waly selected Jennings as his
candidate and being a member of
the National committee he suceed
?>d in b-'inc renamed for that posi
tion again by taking a delegation
down there who was willing to sup
port Parker and Wall street. The
ltarrais delegation which was elect
ed by the regular convention here
had no standing as eron as it was
learned that they were solid for
Bryan But Harraia has a much
easier fight than Judge Wickereham
WW SPECIMENS mm
"ALASKA FOR ALASKANS"
You people who haw decided to vole for Gilmore in the belief lhat he is
sincere in hi? statement that he favon Alaska for Alaskans," should read the fol
lowing affidavit* taken from the records of the national convenbori. Hoggatt, who
?wears hu home m m New Jersey, is a beautiful Alaskan. So i? Shackleford of
i Tacoma, and Sullivan of California Hot Alaska bunch that. Yet they are the
manager* of Win. A Giimore. who wants to succeed Alaska's delegate: James
Wtckenham.
This In to certify that at a reg"
Ur Republican Convention of Repuh
licans of the District ot Alaska,
held at Cordova, Alaska, March 30,
1912, Jafet Mndeberg. of Nome,
Alaska, and L. P. Shackelford, of
Juneau, Alaska, were duly chosen,
and elected by t>.e unanimous vote
of said convention, as debates to
the Republican National Convention
| to be held at Chicago, June 18th,
1912, all of which proceedings were!
duly had pursuant to a call ot
the Republican Territorial Commit
tee, and the proceedings of snld :
Committee, as shown in the hereto
attached copy of said proceedings;
iand we further certify that an al
ternate for the said Jafet Llndetorg,
i so eletced by this Convention, was
I by order of the Convention, duly |
chosen, whose name and addr?>ss is
| us follows; W. B. Hoggatt, Sum-'
| rnlt. New Jersey; and w? further
i -erUfy that an alternate for the j
said Convention for the said L. P. I
i Shackelford, was so chosen and
selected by order of the Convention,
whose name and address is as fol
lows: J. T. Sullivan, San Fran-j
clsco, California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and by
j authority of said Convention, the
J Chairman and Secretary thereof
j have set their hands this second
j day of April, nineteen-twelve.
i/ouis P. Shackelford.
Chairman.
Arthur G. Thompson,
WITNESSES: Secretary.
| Robert C. Hurley.
kkyks ritonccre cxwhi*a\y
71 West 23rd Strert,
N>w York.
May 22, 1912. j
Honorable Wm. Hayward,
r-ecy., Nat. Republican Convention,
Chicago, Illinois.
T*ear Str: ?
In compliance with request of
Honorable Louis P. Shackelford,
National Committeeman for Alaska.
I send herewith credentials for del
egate and alternates from Alaska
to the Republican National Conven- j
lion, which meets in Chicago, June
18th, 1912.
These credentials were sent to
1 tie by Mr. Shackelford, together
I with all the Minutes of the Republi
; can Territorial Convention, which j
| elected the delegates and was held
| at Cordova, Alaska, commencing '
March 3i?th, 1912. These Minutes,1
together with credentials of all dele
gates, who attended this Convention
are held iy ine, and will be present
ed to the Committee in the event :
of anv ccntests either by Mr. Shack
j has had for he has Bry*.n and Wll
s>n behind him while Wlckersham
I ^a* not -wily had the "Interests" to
? fight but the president a? well."
The best meals in Whitehorse at
the "White Tass Cafe," only white
h >lp employed. Mrs. Orloff Kinp
proprietress. tf
Only One "BROMO QUININE"
Tat is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Lock for ttie signature of K. W.
GROVE, t'aed the World over to
Care a Cold In One Day. 25c.
Subscribe for The Alaskan today.
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REGULATIONS 1910.
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Porfe-babies ONLT delivered cw Su-'x.'ay or at flight
All freight shipment? destined ?onthK und must b? accompanist by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (pap*r? can be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms >fTice) and must *?e delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on U?e wharf after this hour.
RAGGAE ? Tolls win be roH?cted on CHECKED B AGO AGE ONLT
No charge for bags and grips wh- a unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer la Hearing
dock and trill be opened when pas-ongers hare disembarked.
Wharfag* TarifT can be bad oa app'.l atlon at office on dock.
P. O. Bo* 17V C. J. SHAW, General Manager.
TheWhitePass JtYukon Route
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and ehec1ri>d. Inspection la ?topp?d SO tnlnntoa before leaving; time of
trains.
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el ford, or In his absence, by myself,
who holds Mr, Shackelford's proxy
as a mom Iter of the Committee.
Very truly yours,
. W. R. Hoggatt
Mr. W. B. Hoggatt,
71 W. 23rd Street,
New York City. N. T.
My Dear Sir: ?
I nm In receipt of your letter of
the 2Jnd, transmitting a certificate
of the election of Mr. Jafet I.inde
berg of Nome, Alaslia, and I?. P.
Shackelford, of Jun>Niu, Alask*.. as
delegates; and Mr. W. n. Hoggatt
of Summit, New Jersey, and J. T.
Sullivan of San Francisco, Cal., ss
Alternates to represent the District
of Alaska at the Republican Nation
al Convention to be held here June
18th. These papers will be filed
for the consideration of the Republi
can National Committee when it
meets to make up the temporary rol
of the Convention. We have no In
formation of any contest, as yet,
from Alaska.
Tours truly,
Wm. Hay ward,
Secretary-.
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from Shaft No. 6, Oj-ater Ray Mine*
at Lady?miUi, the highest grade
Household coal of all the B. C. fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform Heat.
Light Ash
On and after July 1st, 1910, we
shall offer this ooal, selected and
graded as follow* : ?
fumble Screened and sacked. .$13 ton
Screenings (sacked) 8 ton
Screenings (bulk) 7 ton
Above prices include delivery
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