The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-25
PRIMARY ELECTION TOMORROW.

A1aska,s nrimary election will occur tomorrow. Tn the various voting precincts of the Territory the voters will there select the Republican and Demo cratic tickets that will be voted upon at the eecuon next November. Also they will select the National Committeeman for the two parties and the Delegates to the National Convention.
 The Democratic Party has had conventions in the various Divisions of the Territory and Terri torial Convention These conventions were strictly party affairs They selected the party organization for the Territory and it's separate Divisions and adopted platforms Further than that the conven- tions were purely advisory.
 The Convention in the First Division was held at Petersburg and attended by delegates from the var ious sections of Southeast Alaska. From Juneau there were score or so of the leading Democrats. From Ketchkan A. H. ziegler, N. R. Walker and Judge w. A. Holzhemer were present. John Roman, formerly Democratic nominee for Delegate to Congress and a former Territorial Senator from the Third Division was there as a Delegate from Hyder. Petersburg and other precincts represented. Notwithstanding that the call for the conventions, issued by Thomas J. Donohoe Chairman of the Democratic Territorial Central Committee, provided for the nomination of candidates for the Legislature in the Divisional Conventions and for Territorial officers in the Territorial Convention the First Di- vision Convention unanimously agreed not to nonl- mate Legislative candidates and instructed it's dele gates to the Territorial Convention to oppose the nomination of candidates for the Territorial offices The Territorial Convention did not make any nom nations and made no suggestions where it was ap- parent that there were those who intended tt file In those offices where no one had an nounced an intention to file, the Convention urged certain persons to become candidates Several O those urged to do so did file as did others in som instances At least a complete ticket was made III when the time for filing had expired If it hat not been for the action of the Convention it i probable there would not have been complet ticket-certanly there would not have been one rep resenting most of the Territorial Divisions
 The Territorial Convention, was personally attende by leading Democrats from all the Territoria Divisions except the Second, and it represente by leading citizens of that Division through proxie appointed by them. All but two three of thos elected as Delegates to the Territorial Conventio were either present in person or by proxies the had designated The roll of the conventions mem bershp consisted of nearly three of the lead ing citizens of the Territory, extending from Ret chikan to Nome. Senator Luther O. Hess, one the leading citizens of Fairbanks, Senator in fou Legislative sessions and two or three times mem Der of the House of Representatives, President the last Senate and former Speaker of the Hous was the Convention Chairman The convention occu pied two or three days The Delegates thorough canvassed the situation throughout the Territory.
 The Territorial Convention in response to part opinion endorsed the Presidential candidacy of Go Franklin D. Roosevelt and asked James J. Connol to file for National Committeeman and others file for Delegates and Alternate Delegates to tn Democratic National Convention, whom they in structed if elected to support the Presidential cand dacy of Gov. Roosevelt.
 Under the circumstances, more representatiy