Douglas Island news., 1920-02-27
WOODS ARE FULL
 OF POLITICIANS
Many Filing for Territorial and Divisional Primary
 Election

Within Che past week Che clerk Of tho district court of this division land Che Territorial sccrotary's onIco have beon exceedingly busy rocelv- . ing Che filings Of candidates for Che primary election which is to Doc held sixty days from tomorrow.
 Notwithstanding the heavy enc trance fee many people are taking a chance at Che primaries The fec ! for filings is one per cont Of the an- Inual salary. and not exceeding forty doIlan for any office. The forty dollar jobs are tho delegate to con- gress and attorney general offices. Some Of Che offices can be filed for as low as dyo dollars. while tho leg islatvo Jobs cost ten.
 Many fellows have filed who it was supposed had no aspirations whatever along political lines. and the Republicans seem to have filed in nooks. The time for filing closed today at i:3O in the afternoon. Anyone filing before that hour will have his name printed on Che of- ficial ballot with an official doslg- nation as to Che party he belongs to. Those entering the race without dling for tho primary will have their names on Che ballot but will not bo designated by party affiliations.
 Three local men have placed their names on Che Republican ticket subject to nomination at Che primary election. They arc l.. s. Ferris Of Treadwcll and Felix Gray Of Douglas. who aspire to belong to the Territorial legislature in the lower house. Jack Wilson has filed tor road commissioner for this di- vision.
 There arc quite a number Of of- fees to Joe 6ned at Che November election Che primary election for which win Doc held on April 26. Tho offices arc. One delegate to Congress. one attorney general ono national committeeman for each party. two delegates to Che Republican Nation ll Convention and six to tho Demo emuc. with six alternates; one sen- ator In Che first division and four representatives for Che same. there are Co bo two road commissioners To be elected also from this dlvlolon.
 Those who had filed up until noon today for nominations for the various offices are:
 Delegate Co Congress. George B. GrFsby. democrat. Juneau; Dan sutherland. republican. Poorman Attorney general: J .C Murphy. democrat Juneau; John Rustgard. Imcau. J. J. Finnegan, Seward. and ] Q. P Hubbard. Juneau. republicans.
 Democratic National Committee man. T J. Donohoc. Cordova.
 Republican National Committee man John c. Mcbride. Juneau. Charles E. Heron. Anchorage. John D. Chovin. Anchorage. Delegates to Democratic National ! Convention Thomas Riggs. Jr, J. Connor Juneau; L T. Erwin. Fairbanks. Charles A. Derry Cor iova.
 Alternatcs: James II. Patterson. Valdez: Tom McMullen. Juneau.
 Delegates to National Republican Convention: George c. Hazlot. Cor
 Iowa; Emery Valentine. Juneau; T. ! M. Reed. Nome.
 Territorial senator (First Divis-
 on); B. A. Heath, Ketchikan and fsaac sowerby Juneau. democrats; Forrest J. Hunt. Ketchikan. and p. Ic. Mccormack. Wrangol, republi- -ans
 Representatives (First Division) |N. B. Walker, Ketchikan. democrat; IL. 8. Ferris (TreadwelD. Felix Gray ! Douglasl. Walter B. King (Thane). ! F Wouand Juncau). George A.. Getchou JuncaU. George Ramstad I DJuneau). Cash Cole Juneau). Earl h.. Hunter CJunoau). Robert C. Hur- ley lJuuoau) Sidney D. Charles (Ju- ncau); republicans; Henry Roden ! lJuneau and Petersburgl, J. L.. Gray ] (Juneau. w. w. Casey Gunoau). |. democrats
 Road Commissioner: J. l.. Atkint. | Ketchlkan. democrat; Jack Wilton. | Treadwor. republican; J. J. conuors. Juneau. democrat.
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