The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-06
BRITT Confident
Will Be ELECTED
Says Reports from Various
Towns Indicate Will De-
feat Frank Aldrich.

"Advices received by me during
the past few days from various towns
from Ketchikan on the south to the
northern end of the Division at Skag-
way. indicate that | will be re-elect-
ed in tomorrOw's election" said w.
F. Britt, Democratic candidate for
Territorial Senator, in statement
made today. He urged the neces-
sitv for polling a large local vote and
said Il consider the election to-
morrow just as important as any we
have ever had and | am seeking re
election for the purpose of doing my
best toward getting square deal
for the First Division
Good Vote at ketchikan
Among the other communication
received by Senator Britt was one
from Ketchikan which said you
can count a substantial majority
here in Tuesdays election" 1t is
expected by Senator Britt's sup
porters there that he will receive
one of the largest votes cast for
any one candidate in Ketchikan.
The Senator has also received word
from Petersburg that he Will get a
fine vote there. Wrangell support
ers of him are encouraged over the
prospects for their candidate and ex-
pect him to poll heavy percentage
of the total vote cast.
Skagway for Britt
Arrivals from Skagway here say
that Mr. Britt will carry that town
by good majority Max Gutsfeld
prominent business man of Skagway.
who is here on business visit,
said that both Britt and g. j.
White were favored.
Mr.. Britt is also hing given en-
couraging reports from Sitka. Let
tiers received by him from there say
his candidacy is we'll received and
that he will be given a majority OF
the Sitka vote.
AIdrich Election Unwise
Senator Britt, in an open letter
to the voters Of the Division, re-
Gently said that his opponent "had
lived at Nome most of the time since
he came to Alaska and, consequent
", knows little of the needs of this
Division" He pointed out the share
of revenue paid by the First Division
into the Territorial treasury, saying:
"At the present, time the First Di-
vision pays into the Territorial treas
llry about so per cent of our reve-
nues, the Third Division about %
per cent, and the Second and Fourth
the balance When it comes to the
division OF revenue, however, il the
Legislature, each Division wants a
fourth and more. When the Legisla-
ture must raise money by taxation 1t
turns first to our fisheries and then
to everything else in the First Divi-
sion The Legislature has the right
to any tax it secs fit on anything.
As we in the First Division have to
bear the main burden of supplying
the Territory's revenue, | would like
to see our Division get the proper
share of these revenues for main
tenance of our schools and for the
development OF our needy indus
tries"
He said he was afraid that his OPP
ponent would be poor representa-
tive for the Division when it comes
to taxation and division of revenues,
according TO our needs. | know the
attitude of former senators from
other Divisions, in which he was in
cluded, and also the attitude of some
Of the candidates there likely to be
elected this year. From long ex
perience | also know that my op-
ponent from personal inclination
might easily be led to follow in their
footsteps"