The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-21
Gov. Riggs Announces That Call Will BeIssued May 3. With Election to Be 30
 Days Thereafter.
ALL FOR EARLY CONTEST
Legislative Sentiment Fav- ors Early Election; May Have Democratic Con-
 venti0n May 2.

Gov Riggs onnounced this morn ing that he will issue call on May 3 for a special election to be held June 3 for a Delegate to Con gress to fill the vacancy that was caused by the death of Delegate Charles A. Sulzer. The election will
 be held under the terms of the spec
 ial Act of the Territorial Legislature
 approved April 29, 1915, providing for special elections for Delegate to 1 Congress, and the Federal laws on the subject.
 The law of the Legislature pros
 vides for 30 days notice, and Gov. Riggs gave early notice today in or der to give the people the additional i time to prepare for the special cleo l tion.
 Legislature For Early Election A canvass of legislative opinion
 has disclosed practically unanimous | decision in favor of an early cleo i tion. and not to change the provis-
 ion for only a thirty day notice. The | law OH tlt otdIQtS DOOho Nt'H NAA
 acted when the Legislature had no 1 specific case before it and was meant
 to meet a situation. It has been de cided, therefore, that it would be
 better to follow it's provisions than
 to change them while politicians are
 canvassing the situation with the interests of candidates in the bal
 ance, and other confusing cOmplica
 tions that usually attend the prelim
 inaries of an approaching election
 confronting the people,
 A caucus of the Democratic mem 1 bers of the Legislature, who consti
 ute large majority in both hous
 es, unanimously decided Friday night
 to stand by the program that is al
 2ady provided by law, and for the election early in June.
 Democrats May Hold Convention 1 Here Soon
 The Democratic members of the Legislature Friday night also decided
 to advise Chairman w. T. Burns o1 i the Democratic Territorial Centra
 Committee of the facts that confront
 the people and to urge him to cal a Democratic convention to convene l at Juneau immediately after the ad | journment of the Legislature. Demo
 cratic National Committeeman T. J l Donhoe arrived in Juneau Saturday afternoon, and he immediately rein l forced the action of the Democratic | legislative members by endorsing ] the request for the convention to bC
 held here May ?.
 MT. Burns, who was a member O.
 the First, Second and Third Terri
 torial Legislative Assemblies, lives 8
 Little Eldorado, near Chatanika, il
 the Fairbanks district, where he i: f engaged in mining No reply to tho
 requests have yet been received iron
 him, but they are expected tomor l row.
 Representation in Convention | Under the rules adopted at tho
 last Democratic convention, each Q
 the Judicial Divisions is entitled t'
 50 delegates at large and two fo i each hundred votes cast at the las general election for the head of thu | Democratic candidate for Delegate l Q Congress. This would give tht Divisions representation as follows First Division. IS delegates; Sec )nd Division, 56 delegates; Third Di | vision. 82 delegates; Fourth Divis | ion. "A Delegates.
 Wickershamtes Seem Uncertain | The adherents of former Delegate | James Wickersham are uncertain a: | to what course to proceed, accord
 ing to report Whether they vii elect to stand upon the contention | hat Wickersham was elected las i November, when he got B fewe | votes than the late Delegate Charie l A. Sulzer, and depend upon him t' win his contest, or to attempt to SC cure a Republican nomination fo ] him or someone else, has not beer | announced, and, probably, not de cided upon. It is understood tha | they have abandoned purpose Q
 Judge Wickersham to have the cleo | ton postponed until the determine | ton of contest of the last election | Judge Wickersham, who was on th' Alaska bound for Valdez, stopped off at Juneau, and is personally look | ing out for his interests.
 Republican Altitude Uncertain The absence from the Territory o | the Republican Territorial Chairman
 George Irving, and National Commit | teeman Judge c. D. Murane, and tn
 lack of activity of the Republical organization for several years make the probable attitude of that part,
 very doubtful.