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Excerpt from Contested-Election Case of James Wickersham V. Charles A. Sulzer, Deceased, and George B. Grigsby, From the Territory of Alaska Sm: I have the honor to present herewith a letter from the Hon. James Wickersham inclosing the original copy of a notice of contest and the petition and statement specifying particularly the grounds of his contest for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-sixth Congress as Delegate from the Territory of Alaska, which notice of contest could not, it is stated, he served on said Sulzer owing to his death two days prior to the issuance of his certificate of election by the canvassing board of the Territory of Alaska. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...comc to Klawock after fishing season?--A. Before fishing season. Q. He fished at Klawock?--A. Yes, sir. Q. He is a Thlinget?--A. Yes, sir. Q. Do yon know how those natives down there voted; who they voted, for?--A. No, sir. Q. I mean the last election: Novemher 5, 1918, --A. No, sir; but Watson was down there pretty strong for Wickersham. Q. Who?--A. "Nigger" Watson. Q. He doesn't live at Klawock, does he?--A. Why, he was there quite a while hefore the election. Q. At Klawock?--A. Yes, sir. Q. What is he; a Thlinget?--A. No, sir; he is a nigger. Q. He is a fisherman?--A. He is a prospector; I think he is. Q. Now, it was a question hetween "Nigger" Watson and Hibbs as to who was going to carry the village, wasn't it?--A. I don't know anything about that. Q. You don't know anything about that?--A. No, sir. Q. Do you know anybody that voted for Wickersham?--A. I don't know anybody that voted for Wickersham. but I know quite a few of them was condemning Mr. Sulzer on account of the fish bill, quite a few of the boys, but I could not say who they voted for. In fact, I didn't have time to talk to them and ask them who they voted for; I was too busy selling heans. Q. Was that hefore or after election you heard them talk about Wickersham or Sulzer's fish bill?--A. Before. Q. Are the Indians there Thlingets?--A. Yes, sir. Q. Now, how far is Klawock from Craig?--A. Why, they claim it is about 6 miles. Q. About 6 miles?--A. Yes, sir. In fact, they all claim it is about 6 miles; I don't know whether it is 5 or 6. Q. Did you use your boat to take the boys over there with?---A. Charley took down the Winifred I) and Boh Peratovich went down with a bunch of hoys. There were several boats that went down. Q. Were there more than two boats...