Give as Representatives
In Fact as Well in Name
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The committee appointed by the late
Alaska convention at Seattle, on future !
convention, are respectfully requested
to car^fu lly consider the following* facts.
The call issuded by the Nome Chamber
of Commerce, contained this clause:
“ . . the call for an election of
delegates to this convention will be
made at once.”
In pursuance to the call Nome itself;
, . and Council held an election and the
'elegates from Seward peninsla were
- representatives in fact as in name. In
the first division elections were also
called and delegates duly elected by the
people. In the third division the call
for an election was ignored and every
delegate appointed. This is how the
delegates were “elected” at Valdez:
Mr. Fish stated that the object of the
meeting was to elect four delegates to
to the territorial convention which had
been called by the Nome Chamber of
Commerce to be held in Seattle on Nov.
15, 1905. The call issued by the Nome
Chamber was read, and a motion was
offered to the effect that the citizens of
Valdez elect four delegates to attend
t the convention. Some one thought that
this motion was unnecessary and moved
the nomination of candidates be in or
der. FredM. Brown nominated Judge
James Wickersham as one of the dele
^ -rates, and the names of Sam Blum, Ed
mith and James M. Lathrop were of
.ered in quick succession. A motion
that the nominations close and that*the
four men named be elected by acclima
tion prevailed and the chair declared
Judge Wickersham. and Messrs. Blum,
Smith and Lathrop the duly elected
delegates.—Valdez News.
At Fairbanks the same system was
adopted, and at Rampart a private or
ganization met secretly and “elected”
one delegate; two others were after
appointed by the local commissioner as
requested by Johanson by telegraph
' from Seattle on the eve of the sitting
of the convention. Every delegate so
appointed from the third division was
counted upon by the conspirators as
solid for Wickersham. The people of
this division owe a debt of gratitude to
those delegates from the third w ho as
* rted their mnnhood and killed the u: -
_ jly attempt to pack the convention.
The gentlemen acting as a committee
in future are looked to for prevention
of a repetition of such chicanery. Sue h
practices continued would in time ren
der a convention a farce and destroy
all hope of resultant benefits. .
r
. W. YOUNG
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Rampart Indians Potlatch
This Year at Fort Hamlin
The greater portion of the local Ind
ians left Wednesday for Fort Hamlin
where the Christmat potlatch will be
this year. Last Christmas the Rampart
Indians atteuded the festivaties of the
Tanana tribe at Tanana.
During the absence of the Indians at
Hamlin their morals will be in the care
of the Rev. Huhn, who accompanied
the party in the capacity of sky pilot.
The party was liberally supplied with
liquid refreshment, according to a late
arrival from upriver, who reports that
the trail of the Indians is marked by a
miscellaneous assortment of whisky and
beer bottles, and that a careful search
failed to disclose any evidence of tracts.
The distance from Valdez to Fair
banks over the stage trail is 341 miles.
The distances between roadhouses vary
from 10 to 25 miles.
Masonic Fraternity Celebrate
With Banquet St. John’s Eve
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The Rampart Masonic Association
will celebrate St. John’s eve, on Tues
day, December 26, with an informal
banquet to be given at the California
Kitchen. All members of the frater
nity are invited to attend as guests of
the Association.
The brethren will maet at the resi
dence of Dr. J. H. Hudgin.
J. W. Young.
G. H. Wand.
C. A. Davidson.
Committee.
According to the Ann Arbor Times,
an Illinois editor, who started about 20
years ago with 55 cents, is now worth
$100,000. His accumulation of wealth
is owing to his frugality, good habits,
* strict attention to business and the
fact that an nncle died leaving him
i $99,998.
Northern Commercial Co. SOLfcl AGF.N i
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