Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-01
FULL DEMOCRATIC LINEUP IMPORTANT
 SAYS ]. CORNERS

lNdC1Ondi committeeman, mas sent out over the Territory an open let ter to the Democrats of Alaska in which he predicts the election of Governor Alfred E. Smith to the Presidency and urges that Alaska elect Democratic and Divisional of ficers so that she may be in line to reap full benefits from the new Administration. He also impresSes upon Republicans who live in the Territory that, should Mr. Hoover be elected, George B. Grigsby, the Democratic nominee for Delegate to Congress, with a strong Terri itoriel Platform and @ friendly Ma tional organization can accomplish a great deal more for Alaska than man without platform and a bitter enemy of the Republican Standard Bearer.
 MT Connors' letter, which is ad- dressed to the Democrats of the Territory of Alaska, in full, reports the Juneau Empire, follows:
 "AS the campaign progresses it is becoming more and more evident each day that Governor Alfred E. Smith will be elected President of the United States at the November election. Chairman John J. Ras- kob was not talking idly when he said that Governor Smiths election is already assured-that there are enough certain States to guarantee that. He says that Governor Smith will carry the South and in the East, New York, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island; Delaware and Mary land are certain and Connecticut and Pennsylvania will go for Smith if the vote is got out. Tn the West Wisconsin, he says, is the safest of them all' and Ohio and Indiana have ceased to be doubtful. He is hopeful Of Illinois and the Corn Belt States.
 If Alaska is to reap full benefit from the certain election of Gov crnOr Smith, she ought to elect the Territorial and Divisional Demo- cratic Tckets The best credentials this Territory could take to the National Capital when the new Ad- ministration shall have been in stalled would be the fact that the 1 Democrats made a clean sweep at the election which gave Governor Smith the Presidency.
 There are other reasons why the Democratic Party should carry AL aska. Its Platform stands for self government for the Territory-the government of Alaska by Alaskans Il Alaska-including control of the fisheries and game. The Republi- cans have no Platform, and the delegate is opposed to Alaskans having the right to govern them selves.
 "The Democratic National Plat form declared for Self-government for Alaska and pledged that the personnel of all officials of the Ter ritory should be composed of bona ] fide resident AlaSkans. The Re publican National Platform simply declared for the continuation of the present condition of things. AlaskaDs ought, by an overWhelm- ing majority, to show the Demo- crats of the Nation that they ap- ipreciate it's promises to the Terri |, ry and should rebuke the Repub- licans of the Nation for their lack of interest. That may be done by clecting Democratic Territorial and Divisional Tickets.
 "The Democratic candidates, headed by George B. Grigsby for Delegate to Congress and James S.. Truitt for Attorney General, stand squarely on the Democratic Terri torial and National Platforms.
 Tt is the duty of every Democrat 10 vote for and work for the cleo lionof the Democratic candidates and it is also their duty to impress
 upon the Republicans who have been voting for the delegate that if the unexpected should happen