Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-03-25 | Page 1 | Some Pointed Remarks

SOME POINTED REMARKS Delegate Wickersham and Former Governor Hoggatt of Alaska Again in Wordy War Washington March was a hot hol clash again today between former Gover Governor Governor Governor nor W y B Hoggatt of Alaska Alaka and Dele Dole Delegate Delegate gate Wickersham from that territory in inthe Inthe inthe the meeting of the House committee on territories engaged In the consideration of or the Alaskan government bill The former favors President Tafts plan of a government by commission and the latter wants a territorial form of govern government government ment For some time there has been a dispute between the two Today they pointedly interrogated each other on their respective positions Delegate Wickersham asked Mr Hog Hoggatt Hoggatt Hoggatt gatt if It the opposition to him had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been begun about the time Wicker Vicker Wickersham sham being then on the Alaskan bench had decided the Cobb mining case at Fairbanks Yes replied Hoggart because then I was convinced you were not a proper person to be on the bench Mr Wickersham accused the former governor of making public a letter Ither which he had written to him in a confidential capacity oo Mr Hoggatt admitted the charge whereupon Delegate Wickersham declared at the time he wrote the letter he thought thou ht Governor Hoggatt was a gen gentleman gentleman gentleman 1 Thc The latter accused Mr Wickersham of ot changing his views on the subject of Alas Alaskan Alaskan kan government and of at being a trim trimmer trimmer trimmer mer Both men announced their Intention intention tion Uon of resuming their questioning of ot each other tomorrow