The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-01
THREE ASK FOR PLACE
 IN SENATE

Private advices from Nome say that Dan Jones. Of that place has entered race for Territorial Senator rom the Second Division to succeed tho late Senator Elwood Bruuer. Andy" Am derson and George James. had already announced their candidacy. The news from Nome is that Jones will make 9 spirited campaign.
 Whether or not the announcement Of the candidacy of Dan Jones will TO. suit in the withdrawal Of Anderson or James or both of them is not known. but they have. according to news from Seattle. agreed to leave the choice of the Senator to mass meetings Of the citizens Of Nome and vicinity.
 The election takes place on February 27. Gov. 2. r. A. Strong having set that date ia order to give Second Di- vision voters thirty days notice as the law has been construed to require.
 Candidate on Ground Favored.
 Senator Aldrich. who is in Juneau. believes that the candidate who is on the ground. will stand tho best chanc- es Of winning. although. he declares. this does not necessarily mean that Jones will be the successful candidate. Senator AIdrich hopes that Mayor George ]. .Grigsby. Democratic lead er ol Nome, and a prominent lawyer will enter the race, although he has re- ceived no assurances that 0ir. Grigsby has filed bis candidacy
 ITO win at Nome a candidate for of. flee should have his political lonces in high state of repair, ct least that has been my experience, Senator AL drich says. .And the candidate should be lon the job constantly as the cam paign is likely to develop many unfor seen situations that have strong bearing on the issue. It is for this req son believe that whoever is elect ed. it will be some one who is now in Nome. and not on the outside
 Would Miss Half Session.
 If the successor to Senator BrunerI Is chosen from tho candidates on the ground, the Sonator-Elect would miss the entire first half Of the Legislature. as t would take the candidate be- tween 25 and 80 days to reach Juneau. This is assuming that he did not de- part from Nome until after tho cleo don
 Two years ago. Mir. Aldrich then a member of the lower house, made the trip out from Nome. over the snow md ice in SS days. but the trip can be made in much shorter ,ime. On hat occasion it was midwinter. and he days were much shorter; conse- quently the dog-musher could not make the same distance that he could 6 he made the trip later in the winter as the days grow longer
 I believe tho trip could loo made In March. in about 27 days. Mir. Al. irich said this morning. This would give the Senator.elect a little over month at lawmadng"
 May Start Earlier.
 Should. however. the people Of Nome agree to the mass meeting plan that lanes and Anderson are said to have suggested from Seattle. and a man who is now at Nome be selected as The choice Of the mass meetings over Anderson and James. he could leave immediately after the mass meetings md arrive In Juneau earlier in the session, and depend upon the voters Q ratify the mass meetings selection 't the special election.
 The James.Anderson suggestion is given by the Seattle PostIntelligencer n the following story appearing in that paper Of January 26th:
 Andy Anderson and George James, neighbors for eighteen years. from he dmbered valleys of the upper Yu- kon to the bleak beaches of Nome. both visiting in Seattle. yesterday an. 1ounced they would be candidate for .he seat in the Alaska Legislature uade vacant by the death of Eiwood Bruner of Nome. They want the people of Nome and the nearby out- lying districts to assemble in mass meetings and select one of them as q candidate ct the special election which Gov. Strong, Of Alaska. has call. cd. When one is chosen by the mass meeting. the other will withdraw and if some outsider is named as inc choice of this mass meeting, both Anderson and James have agreed to drop out Of the race.
 At 9 meeting here of former Nome mining men last evening, on announce men was formulated to be sent to Nome. asking that series oi mass
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