Iditarod pioneer., 1916-10-21
ELECTION DAY
 DRAWING NEAR
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banks, on the Democratic ticket, and Dan McCabe of the Fairbanks district, nominated by the Socialists.
 Dan Sutherland is the present senator, and has served in both sessions of the legis- lature He is extremely popular in his home district, and also in Fairbanks, but is making his own fight secondary to his interest in the reelection of Delegate Wick ersham.
 Thomas McGowan, the Democratic candl- date, is well known throughout the terri tory, and especially in the Fourth division. He has made several visits to this city, and numbers his friends by the hundreds But his personal friends have sometimes refused to follow him politically. MT. McGoWan has twice before been a candidate for the position he now seeks, and 1t Is conceded that should he be elected he would be an | influential member of the law-makng body. And this very fact has to a certain extent mitigated against him in his former fights and probably will in the present instance For Tom is known as the counsel for big corporation interests in the territory, and this year he Is acting as the representative of the liquor interests in their fight against prohibition in the territory.
 How much of factor his attitude on the liquor question will be remains to be seen; /; but that it will affect many votes is gen erallv believed One thing that can be said in McGowan's favor is that the public knows just where he stands
 For Attorney General
 | There is a pretty contest on for the posi- tion of territorial attorney general, created by the last legislature. There are three ! candidates John H. Cobb of Juneau, the incumbent, on the Wickersham ticket; George B. Grigsby of Nome, on the Demo cratic ticket, and George D. Schofeld, also of Nome, on the Republican ticket.
 Cobb was candidate for the nomination at the hands of the Democratic territorial convention, but was defeated by Grigsby, and thereupon was "urged' to run lnde- pendently. The Democratic newspapers of the territory are particularly bitter against him for what they term his treachery, and some harsh things are being said of him. It appears that he was at one time dis barred for alleged irregular transactions in the affairs of client and the detalls of the story are being made the most of. But the chief contest is between the two Nome men. who are stumping the coast towns. Grigsby the Democratic nominee, 1 is highly spoken of by Iditarod people for merly residents of Nome and as he is cam paignng in behalf of Sulzer's as we'll as his own candidacy he is making good i'm presson. It is believed he will poll large vote in this section.
 For Representatives
 There are fifteen candidates fer member ship in the lower house of the territorial legislature four Democrats four Wicker sham adherents, four Socialists and three independents Four are to be elected for the division.
 Of the Democratic candidates, A. Nj. kll- gore, the Iditarod candidate, should receive the unanimous support of the voters of this section, where he has been a resident for years, and where he is at present work ing as "roughneck" on the creeks. MT. Kilgore is a man of excellent education, close student of national and territorial at- fairs and is an ardent supporter of President Wilson.
 Of the other Democratic candidates, W. T. Burns, the well known and popular min ing man of Fairbanks, has been member of both former sessions of the legislature, and has made an excellent record, which should insure his reelection. L, c. Hess is the Fairbanks banker and mining man, who is also interested in mining ventures in the Kusbokwim section. John w. Dunn is resident of the Ruby district. The Wickersham candidates are Earnest B. Collins. former speaker of the house of representatives; Andrew Nerland, Fair banks city councilman; w. A. Vinal of Ophir, at present United States commis sioner there, and Daniel Webster of the Koyukuk region. The people of lditarod will no doubt cast a heavy vote for MT. Vinal who is interested in the development 1 of mining in the 1nnoko district, and in the promising Tolstoi region. It is felt that the Innoko country, as we'll as the ldltarod, is entitled to representation in the lower house of the territorial legislature, and Mir. Vinal would make an excellent legislator.
 Of the Socialist candidates, none IS known generally in this district.
 The independent candidates are George w Ledger, Joe K. Green and C. K. Snow. MT Snow was a member of the last legislature from Ruby, and was the author of the pro- hibition referendum bill, and also the law providing for an expression by the voters on the subject of general eight day For Road Commissioner For road commissioner, a position ere ated by the last legislature, there are fou1
 candidates Jensen of Ruby, 1nde
 pendent; H. H. Ross of Fairbanks, incum
 bent, Wickersham; Melvin R. Sabin anc
 Peter Steil, both running independently
 Peter Jensen, who is former Iditaroc
 miner, and well and favorably known here
 will no doubt receive large vote in this
 district. Peter would make an excellent
 road commissioner, as he is energetic. in