The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-23
SOCIALISTS
 FILE TICKET
 FOR ELECTION
Candidates on All the Tickets Have Filed Petitions with
 Court Clerks.
LAST DAY FOR FILING

Today Is the last for filing peti- tions for candidates for office to be voted for at the election which will occur November 2. None except those whose petitions shall have been filed by 3 o'clock this after noon will be able to get their names on the official ballot.
 The last filings were those of the Socialist ticket this morning. lt is full except that it has no candidate for Attorney-General and only three candidates for Representatives in the Territorial Legislature.
 No notification has been received by Clerk of the Court J. w. Bell of the filing of the nominating peti- ton for George D. Schofield, Repub' ucan nominee for Attorney-General, though one is expected tomorrow.
 Tho Wickersham petition was filed in the Fourth Division. Sulzer peti- tlons have been filed in all four Di- visions.
 List of Candidates
 The various tickets whose candl- dates will be found on the official ballot in the First Division are as follows:
 Democratic ticket-Charles A. Sul- ger. Delegate to Congress; George B. Grigsby, Attorney-General; J. M. Tanner. Territorial Senator; Nels Anderson. John z. Bayless, w. w.. Casey and J. J. Connors, Territorial Representatives; Peter s. Early Road Supervisor.
 Republican tickct-George B. Grigs- by (if his petition should be filed). Attorney-General; J. R. Heckman, Territorial Senator; Monte Benson, James Freeburn, John c. Held, and p. c. Mccormack. Territorial Repre- sentativcs Ed. Hurlbutt Road Su' pervisor.
 Socialist ticket-Lena Morrow Lew is. Delegate to Congress; John F. Greene. Territorial Senator; Carl Arola, John Fahey and Charles Hels- ing. Territorial Representatives.
 Independent nomination - James Wickersham. Delegate to Congress; John II. Cobb. Attorney-GeneraL
 Additional Democratic Petitions
 Additional petitions were filed yes .erday afternoon in the office of Clerk J. W. Bell for four of the Democratic nominees for the legisla- live positions in the First Division. The petitions were prepared in Skag- way and Haines and were signed by residents in thos places. The peti- tion of J. J. Connors was signed by 65 voters. that of John z. Bayless by 55 voters. that of w. w. Casey by S4 voters and that of P. s. Early for road supervisor by 'O4 voters.
 The mail from the Sterior and Westward brought a big batch of signatures to the petitions requesting that Lena Morrow Lewis name be placed on the official ballot as a candidate for Delegate to Congress. Anchorage. Valdez and Fairbanks and vicinity contributed to 1t. These with the names gathered here in Juneau and Douglas totaled 524.
 The legislative ticket which is be- ing backed by the Socialists was gotten out only a few days before the time for filing the names closed. They disclose that 11S voters have signified their willingness that the names of John z. Greene for Sena' tor, John Fahey, Chas. Helsing and Carl Arola for Representatives shall appear on the ballot.
 It is expected that speaker from he States will tour the coast towns in the interests of the Socialist tick ct arriving in Ketchikan early in Sep tember. Mrs. Lewis expects to GOV CT a considerable iortion of the Ter ritory.