The Seward gateway., 1922-02-27
LITTLE INTEnE5T IN POLITICS

ing taken in Territorial politics this year, AIasEans being so busy keeping the wolf from the portals Of our dom icie that we have little tine to indujGa in the old Alaskan game The prinar 8 nominations closed Saturday night with bare bakers dozen filed fer Of. fee. and in the case of road commis sioners, no candidates yet appearing at ali ior the position, Messrs. Benson and Johnson apparently being doomed to hold over until their successors are elected As the office is no sinecure, there will be little mourning.
 The filings on the RepuEli-an ticket were:
 Thomas B. Drayton, of Seward.
 James L. Galen Of Cordova.
 Dan A. Sutherland, of Juneau.
 Republican candidates filing for Sen ator were E. E. Elsner of Cordova and Thomas B. Wade of Anchorage.
 Republican candidates for Represen- tative are: Frank H. Foster of Cor dova; Joseph H. Murray. of Mccarthy, II. B. Selby, of Seward, and Harry I. Staser of Anchorage.
 There is TO contest among Demo- cratic candidates, the names filed be- ing E. J. White of Juneau for delegate 1; Anthony J. Dimond of Valdez, for sen- ator; and Thomas C. Price of Anchor age and E. E. Ray of Cordova for Rep ros0ntatives.
 The ticket is a representative one, all the candidates being long time res idcnts of the Territory, and amply qualified to fill the positions if elect ed.
 Dan 4. Sutherland, the present dele eGtc, is resident of Juneau, where f2 is engaged in fishing. He has been in the mining game in Fairbanks, Nome and many other camps, and has many friends.
 James L. Galen is engaged in the coal and transfer business at Cordova. He is a mining engineer and has a wide acquaintance in the Territory.
 Thomas B. Drayton, the Seward car didate, is a we'll known newspaper cor respondent and writer, who claims a wide knowledge of conditions in Alas ka, and things Alaskan. He has resid- cd in Seward for several years.
 E. J. Stroller White, is a veteran newspaperman of Whitehorse, Douglas and Juneau. He was late publicity agent for the Territory and also has a wide knowledge of things and condi tions He is the democratic candidate.
 Richard E. Elsner Cordova candi- date for senator, was a member of the last legislature, where he did yeoman service for his constituents. He is an aggressive, fearless speaker and has a wide acquaintance in the Third division
 
 senate from Anchorage, is a farmer attorney and all round business man who has many friends in the division
 Anthony D. Dimond, democratic can. d1date for senator from Valdez, is a well known attorney, who has been in the Territory since 1898, and is well acquainted with conditions, as he has prospected mined and mushed in all parts of the Third division. He is a good speaker and a capable man.
 Harry I. Staser the Anchorage can didate for Representative, is an ex-ser vice man, and has resided in the Third division for several years. He is en dorsed by the American Legion.
 Frank H. Foster, the Cordova attor ney, is well known in the division, hay. ing lived in the Copper River valley for many years. He is an able man,
 Joseph H. Murray, the Mccarthy at, torney, is too well known to the voters of the Third division to need introduc- ing. He has been a member of numer- ous legislatures, and has mined, pros pected and practiced law in many camps. Joe is a true sourdough.
 Hal B. Selby, of Seward, has been in Alaska number of years, engaged in the newspaper business at Valdez At the present time he is engaged in publishing the Gateway. He has held many positions of trust in the States but is before the voters the frs. time in Alasha.
 Thomas c. Price of Anchorage, was member of the recent legislature, having served four years as Senator.