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(I'uld Advertisement)
Pertinent Facts as to
Election for Delegate
(Edited by Chns. A. Derry)
T. J. Donohue Discusses the Surprising Utterances of
Republican Politicians Relative to the Delegate Con
test Refutes Campaign Lies and Expresses Confi
dence in Result of Approaching Election
T J Donohue. Demoeralii national)
ci un in it tee it i a n lor Alaska, returned
to his home in Valdez, recently .iM< •
a \.nation ot more than two month
m tin State... To the Miner lie gave
an interview in regard to the politi
cal situation in the States as well as
in tin- territory, in which he stated
that while in the States he traveled
i over a great portion of California,
Oregon and Washington, and every
where the people, regardless of for
mer political affiliations, are whole
heartedly and enthusiastically sup
porting President Wilson's adniinD
■ fiction, and there seems little doubt
hut that the president and tin* Pen
ociatu party will have a safe work
ing majority both in the senate and
the house alter the tall ele. lion It
i almost a foregone conclusion that
any member ot <ongie- who has not
'loyallx supported tin* President in all
his war measures will not he re
turned The nation, he aid. is proud
of the marvellous tilings that ha\e
been aeeoiliplirdled tltldei lie leader
. ,1 . ... ; •. » I I I .el , ... e \ r
*. t ■ . ••*! i In vs ai
T j- -,‘or with S^':Pr
i n .1. - • ( ii i . r * : ■ .
, i .mime stated that while uli the
ay north he spent some time in
1 Ketchikan. .lutieau. Skagway and
i onlma, and met and talked with .i
ie(! many ot i in* \ oters in ea< h of
these towns, and it is no exaggera
tion to say that the sentiment of the
voters is iiIiiiii -t 11n;111i111f> * dy in t i
\ "i of I )elep:ite Slll/.ei Tin* * Dill
Ulitteeman - ay lie w a pleased to
learn of the preaf ehanpe of senti
u.ent at Ketchikan trom what if was
f wo years apo. and in discussinp this
ehanpe there, one man who hereto
fore had he.>n a Wi< •keryham sup
porter, stated the situation about as
follows:
Harmony at Washington
“It is tlie duty of every Alaska Hti
zen to do what is in his power to host
advance the interests ot the terri
tory. Mr. Sul/.er. since he has been
delepate to .uncre, has shown him
sell an aide. eons<dent ions and effec
ti\e worker lor tin* interests of
Alaska. lie »*. m - to he m perfect
harmony with tin* President and the
heads of the various department.- in
\\ ashinplon. and it i a wa ll known
fact that he and (io\ernor Kipps can
and will wm 1, in harmony tor needed
legislation Now. wh-'her \laskans
lilo ii or not. we will have the pres
ent a«lministration at Washington for
the next two years. Therefore it
seems to me that it is much wiser
to return Mr. Sul/.er as delepate than
to elect .1 udpe Wiekcrsham, as if
must he frankly conceded by even the
judpo’s friends that he Would he tin
aide to work in harmony at Wa hum.
ton. or even with Governor Kipps, and
ii Mr Wi.-kersham were elected it
von Id simply recnacf the reprettablc
situation w hu h ha - evi -ted in the
past."
Working for Alaska
I find. said .Mr. I lonnhoc, "that
.-♦•niiinoht • • xpi esscd I»> t his In '
( hikan voter seems to In the general
sentiment throughout tin territor
l*he people have at last awakened t"
the realization that in order to a
eomplish anything tor Alaska we
must present a solid front at Wash
ington. This front Is represented : ;
ehieflv by the delegate and the go'
ernor, and where the> unite on
question congress is almost sun t > <
grant it. but to have a delegate pul
ing for one thing and a governor o; |
posing it. or the governor advancin'
proposition and the delegate oppo
Ing if. then would not be tin* leas*
possible chance of dither side get
t ing an> u here in congress
Glowing Reports from Westward
"Situ • arriv ing in \ aide/. I hav
received reports from nearly e\ei
precinct to the westward. in« lmlim
ldistol Hay, and there seems little
doubt that we will carry all o! thes*
by a good majority for the entin
ticket 1 have also received report
rom tho Fourth division, from Fagb
0 tin* Iditarod, and then* is not the
dightost doubt but that Sul/a-r will
arry tin* Fourth division by a good
najority. I toil safo in pn-dhting
hat Mr Sul/a-r will oarrv tin- First.
1 bird and Fourth divisions |»v a vorv
argo I * 1 iralitv ovor .India Wjokor ;
ham Th<* Sh mid division will ho
ilamt a stand of: Howovor. fin voto
n f hi- div i ion thi \ • nr w ill ho o\
t‘‘tin lv li: h; . in all probability if
' ill Hot o\i oo,J So,. •, ,,tf
Wick s Campaign Dope
"I Mill: i t a 1 < in > Mat oft to .1 idio
vViekershain is a pa-u master in tin*
.a ipi fa< » nr .- of In ii r;i m pa iu ri dop.
w a n pi i til in learn that i In re
eeuieil In be all opinion aillOli: Ohie
-i m y fellow A la I. a li that fin out
nit tee nil elect ions 11a \ nu t lie W iek
r 11 a in Sul/.er contest mob i con-iibr
ition had reported in favor ot Mr
Wi< kcrsham. And I understand that
hid: e Wickcrsham. Charley Herron
ind Kddie Russell liave been dili
gently asserting tin: to be a fact
I can pledge my word of honor to
he people of Alaska that tin is not
;!:• truth. The committee has not
ejM.rted on the contest and it does
not seem as though it would report
'll this rontost before th' present ses
Mon of ("imres* adjourn Then ate
wo reasons why this report ha been
b laser| and win in all prohalblitx
it ill be de|a> ed until t he re< on
'• el!! nr o| (Dllless Tile fli t : that
t M • lliem hers of t he r OIII III i t t • " . like
ill other members ot eoiigro . hi e
be* || e \ ' I e! . 1 \ |,'l -V. a lid I lie 11* l:il"'
‘nil . uri iiiiii d in lie- considerat i"ii of
Me urea i problem- eonfrontiiiu con
ur< and the nation. and h • ■ n *t
had film to gi\«- the runt'll a tail,
ho’ e.t r (uisiderat ion. The emiid
re;i on i that should the i niumitt* e
inni.e a report at this tine the house
0 ld not - pa re tli« i w o da\ which
ordinarily granted for a eon-idera
:oi of the commitf. report on flie
■ Oof ot the house Therefore the
1 d.a hilit ie- a i e that no report w : 11
• a ade during the present s« -sioii
■'h Id a report be made. lwwe\.r, |
ui • every reason to believe if would
»e 'iivoralde to Mr Sul/.er I am at
■ 1 -s to understand how Mr Wiek'i
It. in and his friends succeeded in ob
a ing tin alleged information that
h> committee had or was about to
• port favorably to him. for in flu*
onsideration of an election content
1 «• committee ait.-, in a judicial < t
o ily, and it seems e\ eedingls
frange to me that any authentic in
ormntion of what the committees
>i< m ed action would be could be ob
aife d pi e . io;e to t he rendit ion of
he; report. If this were true t
1 "i; 1 be similar to a court telling a
ew <d' his friends in advance what
IC bcjsioii would be Krom wb.it I
.n< . of the high standing of the per
nu cl of this committee 1 an; 'u!!>
' n ir:e» d that no intirnatum
•i\ • u t.\ any ot it-- members as to
h t heir intended report w oult'i he
Where the Shoe Pinches
his ! il-» report i" the lit -t < im
• a;; i li. put forth b> the trio Tie i>
ill doubtless he many more before
le* Mon day. but the Undeniable fa* t
• n ains that Mr Sul/or is the deb*
at* , performing all the iluties ot that
•nice* and exercising the priwlims
old receiving the emoluments thereof.
bile Judge Wickcrsham is not the
lelegate and. what probahh hurts i
.im more, is not receiving any of the
moluinents thereof.”
Continuing. Mr Donohue stated .
hat he* was confident the whole di I
isional Democratic ticket would he,
lei ted by substantial pluralities He
- in close touch with the political,
ituation. and is sanguine of success.
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ANCASHIRE FACTORIES
ARE MAKING RIG PROFITS
M.WCUKSTKK. Kngland. Sept. 19
Hernurkable profits have been made
the Lancashire cotton industry
nee the beginning of the year, do-1
I'ite the shortage of raw material'
om tin* Knited States and the com-,
ilsory stoppage of machinery.
Fifteen spinning concerns publish
counts whose total profits for the
. ilf year ended June last amount to
•95,125. against $209,790 in the six
onths ending December, 1917 As
result of the good trade reports. *
are prices have steadily advanced .
ad the capital appreciation since the
ginning of the year for the fifteen
• mpanies is over 20 per cent
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ilX FRENCH HOTELS
FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS
HYERES, France, Sept. 19—Six of
lie largest hotels here have been en
aged for American soldiers on leave.
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Change of Dates
Saturday Night, Sept. 21
Sunday Matinee, Sept. 22
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own orchestra
Night Prices $1.00
No Reduction for Children
Matinee $1; Children 50c
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