Seward daily gateway., 1923-02-24
MISREPRESENTATION NEWS
 OF THE PAST WEEK

session Of the Territorial Legislature | less than two weeks distant, candi- dates for President of the Senate and | Speaker of the House are being groom | ed, quietly it is true, but none the less It can be predicted with | a fai- degree of certainty that the 1st division will shave no candidates for the former position, and that it will have one in the field for the speaker ship.
 Forest J. Hunt, holdover member of the upper chamber of this division. it is reliably reported. has made the def mite statement he will not be candi- date and Frank Aldrich, the incoming Senator, disavows all ambition as the Senate's presiding officer.
 Cash Cole, who was member in the 1921 House and was reelected last November will probably be candi- date for speaker. In fact, another mem ber-elect of the next legislature Who declines to be quoted, is authority for the statement that Cole is actively campaigning for the speakership.
 cHAMBERLIN MENTIONED
 Among the others mentioned as pos sible timber for President of the Sen
 ate is E. E. Chamberlin, of Seward. He is familiar with the Senate rules of procedure and his service in the last session is said to give him some claim for the position. Two others, both new men are also frequently mentioned. M. D. Snodgrass, of Fairbanks. can get some support if he wants the berth
 There seems to be a sentiment for him. Just who is behind the movement is not known. Fred Aver of Nome is the third.
 A. J. Dimond, Valde1an, is adnifted to be one of the best qualified men for the position but will not De consider ed as he is a Democrat and party lines will enter into the organization of both houses. However, Dimond is look ed upon as.likely to prove one fthe most valuable men in the Senate and his views on matters of legislation will undoubtedly carry weight. CONTEST OVER SPEAKER A spirited contest may develop in the selection of Speaker of the House. Cole will undoubtedly have number of supporters. Joe Murray, with eX- perience in two former s'ssions, is considered good speaker material and if he wants the job can make the fight interesting for all the other contenSt- ants. James P Daly, leader Of the fighting battalion from Nome, has as much experience as Murray and may throw his hat into the ring. He arrlv- ed here on the Northwestern and Will have his wires all up by the time the session opens March 5th.
 PATRONAGE MAY BE INVOLVED The award of patronage in both houses, however, may enter into th. organization. Thele are at least two and possibly more candidates for chief clerk of the Senate, and the woods are full of persons looking for the sim ila. house job. Miss Selma Scott of Valdez, is groomed for the first nam- ed place and looks to have the advan- tage.
 Will A. Steel is the other avowed candidate. He is being supported by Frank A. Aldrich. While it is reported that the Nome contingent will have a candidate for the job, none has yet shown up.
 In the House, Earl Jamieson, Earl Blossom, H. F. Morton, the latter chief clerk of the House in 1919, and others are mentioned as candidates. No decid ed strength has developed for any of them and it is not impossible that the job will go to some one not mention ed at all.