DELEGATESHIP
SITUATION IS
BADLY NIXED
(From Ketchikan Times.)
Button, button, who has got the
delegate button? If complications
keep appearing in the delegateship
situation in Alaska, it will take not
only congress but the peace confer
ence of Versailles to say who is to
hold the office, if the prognostications
of territorial politicians are to be
taken seriously.
The canvassing board of the terri
tory awarded the certificate of elec
tion to the late Hon. Charles A. Sul
zer, press dispatches say. The Hon.
James Wickersham, delegate to con
gress since 1908, who was seated in
January for the election field in No
vember, 1916, announces that he in
tends to contest the election of Mr.
Sulzer. In fact, he so stated or In
ferred before the untimely death of
his opponent, and yesterday he re
iterated his intention of proceeding
with the contest, expressing the belief
that he had been rightfully elected.
As contests go, the present one
might have dragged along in congress
lor some months but now a new com
plication appears. Governor Thomas
Riggs, jr., has issued a call for a
special election to be held on June 3,
to fill the vacancy alleged to be caused
by the death of Mr. Sulzer.
The Democrats are to meet in Ju
neau tomorrow to Choose a candidate
for that election, and indications are
that George Grigsby, attorney general
of the territory, will be given th
honor, if he will accept it.
Some Republicans have been talk
ing of running, or their friends have
been talking of putting them up for el
ection. In the fall election, Judge
Wickersham ran on the Republican
ticket, but it is not known now
whether he would accept the nomina
tion for the special election. He may
decide to rest upon his oars to take
his chances on his contest. And if
he refuses to run, there is a possibil
ity that the Republicans will put up
another man. There is no certainty
as to that but there Is a possibility.
Now, if the Republicans should put
up another candidate and he should
be successful and insistent on his
rights under the election, a strange
situation would be presented to con
gress, Judge Wickersham, contestant,
having run on the Republican ticket;
and thO other candidate, also of the
Republican ticket.
On the other hand, if the Democrat
should be elected he undoubtedly
would be seated until such time at
least until the contest could be de
elded by congress, and the matter
would be In virtually the same posi
tion as if Mr. Sulzer had lived to fight
the case.
If Judge Wickersham should decide
to run and should be elected by a
safe majority, the matter probably
would be settled . If, however, he
should lose out by a large majority,
it might be more embarrassing for
him in his contest. He would not,
however, lose his legal rights to con
test, it is believed.
"I am unable to say whether I will
be a candidate or not,” said Judge
Wickersham yesterday, who is in Ket
chikan on business “as I don’t know
what the legislature is doing in the
matter of changing the election laws.
Neither have 1 consulted with my
friends to ascertain their feelings in
the matter.
“I expect to go to Juneau within a
few days to learn the situation there.”
It is believed the situation is more
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unique than any which ever arose in
any congressional district in the
United States since the first con
gress; that it is the first time that
there ever was a contest between the
same two men two times in succession
with the vote as close as it was in
Alaska in 1916 and again in 1918.
EL PASO IS FEELING
EFFECTS OF OIL BOOM
EL PASO, Texas, May 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Texas oil fever
has spread west to El Paso, and every
hotel, vacant storeroom and office is
filled with oil posters, oil stock liter
ature and bulletin boards quoting
prices on the different oil stocks in
the producing fields. A curb market
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for buying and selling Texas oil stocks
has been opened on South El Paso
street and does a brisk business daily.
Several local companies have been
organized to explore prospective oil
fields near El Paso and oil rigs have
been built in the valley and on the
desert near here. Many of the “oil
millionaires” from the Ranger, Burk
Burnett and Comanche fields have
come here to live, and have bought
homes in this city, while more than
one hundred El Pasoans have moved
to the Texas oil fields.
Wilson butcher knives, French laba
tier, salmon splitters, vegetable
knives. If it’s a knife, we have it.
Northwestern Hardware Co. 1-tf
FRAMING UP
FOR SEASON
OF FOOTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 8 (by
Associated Press). — Gridiron pros
pects at Indiana University for 1919
are brightier than they have been in
years.
Close followers of football who saw
the first spring workouts of Coach
Stiehm’s proteges believe that the
luck of the Crimson at last has
changed and that Indians will make
a strong bid for tho conference cham
pionship. The huskies who will make
up \his year’s team are drifting in
from the war. Already the bulwark
of the Stiehm line is in school. This
number includes Pierce a sophomore,
who weighs 220 pounds and who will
probably play at center or guard.
Captain James Ingles, at tackle, will
prove the sensation of the Big Ten
this year, according to Coach Stiehm.
Risley, who played at right end on
the 1917 team and who was re
sponsible for much of Indiana's scor
ing in the last game at Purdue, will
return to Indiana next September.
He is now an ensign in the navy.
In addition to these men, Coach
Stiehm has the following members of
Indiana’s 1918 team to fall back on:
MtoLain, Lohrei, Coliter, Dean, Espen
laub, Howard, Buck, Boggs, DuCumb,
Leonard, Maloney, Harper, Donovan,
Kyle, Cunningham, Kilpatrick, May
nard, Stahr, Beehler, Childs, Habbe,
Kercheval, Marcovich, Jones, Uhland
and Wooton.
Indiana will play only two confer
ence games this year—Minnesota at
Indianapolis, and Northwestern at
Evanston. Notre Dame at Indianapolis
and Syracuse at Bloomington, are two
other big games scheduled.
Following is the schedule:
September 27—Wabash at Bloom
ington.
October 4—Center College (Ky.) at
Bloomington.
October 11—Kentucky at Lexington.
October 18—Minnesota at Indian
apolis.
November 1—Notre Dame at Indian
apolis.
November 15 — Northwestern at
Evanston.
November 22—Syracuse at Bloom
ington.
ST. LOJLJIS, May 8 (by Associated
Press).—Urban Shocker, one of the
mainstays of the St. Louis American’s
pitching staff, expects to receive his
discharge from the army soon.
Shocker was sent to Camp Custer, at
Battle Creek, Mich., after his return
from overseas. He was the club’s
leading pitcher and one of the leading
batters last season.
ST. PAUL, Minn., (May 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mike O’Dowd, the St.
Paul middlewight claimant of the 158
pound championship, is anxious to re
turn to the United States for a num
ber of ring battles. O’Dowd advised
his mother that he expected to be
back about July 1. He is attached to
the 55th engineers and is stationed at
a camp near Paris.
AUSTRALIAN CITY IS
HARD HIT BY INFLUENZA
SYDNEY, N. S. W., May 8 (by As
sociated Press).—The city of Sydney
has spent nearly $100,000 since the be
ginning of the Spanish influenza epi
demic in dealing with distress due to
unemployment because of the disease.
Sixty-four depots have been estab
lished throughout the metropolitan
district with officials at their head
authorized to extend rent relief and
provide lodgings and board to those
made homeless or penniless through
the disease.
Up to date 16,0,89 persons have re
ceived relief through the agency of
these depots.
, Advertise in the Daily Times.
P. J. Flynn, of Skagway, bought a
piece of property in Tacoma, paying
for it on the deferred payment plan.
When he was through paying for it
he asked for his deed. He was told
that the deed had been delivered to
a man by the name of P. J. Flynn,
of Tacoma. P. J. Flynn of Skagway
went to Tacoma and after a little
legal difficulty compelled P. J. Flynn
of Tacoma to disgorge the deed.
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