The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-28

 SULzER IS
 CANDIDATE
James Wickersham Also Files Tor Delegate Upou the Republican Ticket-SoCialiSi Declares
 His Candidacy Also
sULZER MAKES HIS APPEAL
Present Delegate Issues a Gard 70 the Voters of Alaska Presenting His Work As Already Done
 For AlaSka'S Good

JUNEAU. Feb. 2S. - Charles A.. Sulzer. as Democrat; James Wicker sham, as Republican, and Francis Con nalIy as Socialist, today filed their declarations for candidacy as Dele gate from Alaska subject to the pu- maries of April 3Oth.
 Accompanying the filing of Dele gate Sulzer, he made a statement which is a card to the people of the Territory of Alaska as follows:
 "Ia deciding to enter the primaries as candidate for the Democratic nom- ination for Delegate, l feel impelled to make a brief statement to the peo- pie of the territory as now it is near ly a year since l was seated in the House as Alaska'S representative. During most of the time the United States has been engaged in a world war Every resource ot the nation, money matters, and man power Is be- ing devoted to the single purpose ot winning the war. Every member of Congress in considering legislation has placed the war needs above all needs and requirements Subordlnated to the wants of military establish ment
 Alaska has responded nObly to the nations call. She has given her share of property and unstintingly.
 When the Democratic party went before the people in Alaska in Novem- Der, 1916, it stood for certain con structive program which embodied as it's principal the clements of wider measure of home rule for the Terri tory, a sane and a rational policy for development of the natural resources and every possible aid of the pioneers of the country.
 1 have introduced among others the following bills in Congress which l am pressing for passage as the op- portunity affords: granting Alaska full Territorial form of government with home rule the dominating prin- ciple; regulating the fisheries in Alas ka along the lines that will be fair to all and to protect the salmon sup ply from depletion; making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty rod strip; authorizing free surveys of hOmesteads in isolated sec tions; changing the game laws so as to give the people better Opportun- ity to use the game of the country without slaughter; extending the Fed eral Farm Loan Act to Alaska; pro- yiding for the care of Alaska's insane in an asylum within the Territory.
 At all times l have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the needs of the territory and the people of the Territory and in spite of the war, some measure of progress has been achieved. 1 assisted in passing the law which helped the prospector by suspending the assessment work on claims during the years of 1917 and 1918: extension of the wireless and cable and accomplished prospects for further extension of the right recog- milton forced for Alaska in the mat ter of appointments; the second series of training camps for officers; con tracts which prevented the farmers of the interior from supplying army posts with their vegetables where can celled. Suggestions and requests that again go before the people of Alas ka have come to me from Alaskans al over the Territory. In reiterat- ing my desire to serve the best in-