The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-04-16
INTEREST QUICkENS IN
PRIMARY ELECTIONS As
CANDIDATES SPEED UP

With the Territorial primary elec-
tions taking place April 27, ten days
away. interest among the voters IN
the various contests is apparently
becoming keener as the candidates
( fer the several offices bestir them
selves to greater activity.
For the first time in years, the
Democratic party has but two can
didates in the field both for Dele
gate to Congress. The Republican
party is more fortunate. or some
may consider it Il misfortune. 1t
has contests for every office except
road commissioners with a total Of
ten candidates in the field.
Boyle Against Adams
The interest of the Democrats is.
therefore. confined to the race for
nomination candidate for Delegate.
The two candidates for this honor
are Frank A. Boyle. of this city. and
Gilbert A. Adams, of Nome
MI Boyle, who has resided here
for many years and at Anchorage for
the period of a year, was registrar
and receiver of the L. S. Land Office
in the juneau district and al Anchor
age when ii was first transferred
there He resigned that office to
return here and practice law He
lis regarded as specialist in land
laws and is we'll versed in all pro
ceedihgs relating 10 the public do
main He was the Democratic can
didate for Delegate in 1921 Up to
the present time his campaign ma
terial has consisted solely Of "A hand
bill OF announcement Ii is general
ly conceded he will have the undi-
vided support of his party's regulars.
While Mr. Adams held office as
Clerk of Court al Nome under the
Wilson administration in its early
years, he mad previously held office
under Republican administrations and
broke away from party affiliations
and opposed several Democratic can
didates for elective offices. From
Nome recently circulars i'll support
of his candidacy have been received
here and elsewhere in the Territory.
He is little known outside of the
Second Division and reports from
there indicate he will have difficulty
in carrying his home town
Mixup Over Deleeateshp
In the Republican primary are all
the elements for an intriguing situa-
ton. There is a three cornered fight
for the nomination for Delegate to
Congress in which the present en-
eumbent of that office is being OPP
posed by two men who formerly
were counted among his warmest
supporters and one of whom was for
several years his principal lieuten-
ant in the Territorial legislature
Opposing Delegate Sutherland for the
nomination are Senator Frank A.
Aldrich, of this city, and Harry G.
Mccain, formerly Asst. L. S Attor-
ney in the Third Division, now a
resident Of ketchikan All three men
are flooding the voters with cam
paign literature and to a certain eX
tent using newspapers carrying on a
sympathetic advertising campaign.
Morality Main Issue
w. l.. Paul, Indian boss. who was
recently characterized by Mr.. Nc
Cain as the spokesman for Suther
land in the Territory, has declared
that morality is the main isue at
stake in the election. The Delegates
lown literature seems to confirm this
as he is circulating copies of few
grand jury reports which were
harshly critical of conditions they
alleged to exist.
His platform doesn't give any di-
rect support to the morality issue.
He takes stand for better law
enforcement" However he an
nounced his opposition to Gov
George A. Parks proposal for a
Territorial constabulary and stands
out for a continuation of the pres
ent system.
High lights on his platform are:
Opposition to a full form of Terri
Itorial government and confirmation
by Congress of the miscalled Liter
lacy Test law enacted in 1925 by the
Territorial Legislature. This law has
been roundly denounced from one
end of the Territory to the other by
organizations like the American Lee
gion and its Auxiliary, commercial
and civic organizations and individ-
uals who took leading part two
years ago in the movement for a
literacy test for voters which would
break up mass voting of llterate
Indians. He advocated increased
power for the local Legislature, in
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