The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-18
DIM 0 ND TO END. CAMP AICN HERE;.
 SPEAKSTUESDAY.
Senator A. J. Dimond Ar rives to Make Vote
 Drive, This Division.
WILL SPEAK BETWEEN
 SHOWS AT COLISEUM
Predicts Big Party Vote Next Week and Hopes
 for Own Success

To wind up his campaign for tn, Democratic nomination for Dele gate to Congress Senator A. J
 cTony) Dimond, Valdez, arrivey here today and will spend the nex
 week visiting Southeast AlaSkf communities. He will address tn. voters of this city tomorrow eveni ing at the Coliseum theatre be. tween the first and second shows speaking about 20 minutes, anS immediately after that meeting g1g plans to leave by small boat on g tour that will carry him to al of the larger towns and some ot the smaller places in the Divis. ion.
 Indications are very good for the biggest Democratic vote this year in the party's history in tho Territory and the partys primary vote on April 26 will set a new record" he said today.
 Sure of Third Division
 Senator Dinond is modegsgy hopeful of his own success in the contest for nomination for Dele gate, but refused to make any eNtraVagant claibs. His record as a member of the Alaska Legislature and as a resident of the Third Division are nis answers to crit ics. He hopes, he admitted. that the Democrats of Alaska think we'll enough of his ability to rep- resent the Territory in Washing ton to nominate him, but if one of his rivals for the Delegateship should be successful, he has as- sured the party organization it can count on him to make a hard campaign for the nominee.
 He is sure of the Third Di- vision by wide margin. In fact. some of his supporters have in- formed him he will get about 90 percent of the vote cast in the Democratic primary.
 Gets Encouraging Reports
 Unable owing to personal illness and Stress of legal business to make an extended campaign in the Second and Fourth Divisions, he has been in correspondence with many leaders in both sections. He has received very encouraging re- ports from all sources and has been assured of majoritieS in both divisions.
 T have not come to Southeast Alaska to wage political warfare on my rivals for the nomination, :" declared Senator Dimond. Both are men of ability and splendid timber for the office to which they aspire. am here to present my own case to the voters of Ju- neau and elsewhere in the First Division. I shall do this without derogation to the other two can didates for the same place on the partys ticket, end in advance of the verdict of the voters at the polls freely pledge myself to sup- port the successful candidate if I am not named.p
 Will Answer Critics
 There is being made an effort to make an issue out of the pri- mary election law which Senator noted sufficiently to say he would comment briefly upon it in his speech Tuesday night. It is a perfectly futile movement, and one without foundation" he said today. 'Tlhe Democratic party has adopted Territorial platform that sets forth its position fully on the various issues and the di- rect primary is not one of them. The present Territorial primary system has it's defects as even it's defenders admit. But it is not at issue in the forthcoming election.
 There is no reason why the Delegate to Congress should be about it. even if the reverse were true Anything he might feel upon the subject would pc personal and not official since t is matter that lies solely with n the jurisdiction of the Alaska and that body ought 10 be free from dictation by the