The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-25
DEMOCRATS OFF ALASKA FAVOR
 ED. ROOSEVELT
Instruct Delegates for New York Governor-Sea
 lect Candidates


 Instructing its delegation q he National Convention next Jun9 Tor Franklin D. Roosevelt, the D o- cratic Territorial Conve ntiok2 at Fairbanks last Saturday becam1 the first organization in the United States to officially go on record for any candidate, according to Associated Press dispatches to The Empire today.
 The Conv ention completed its labors Saturday night and adjourn ed after adopting a platform and without nominating any candidates. It, however, passed resolution saying it was the individual and personal conviction of the dele gates" that Senator A. J. Dimond ought to be the candidate for Dele gate to Congress.
 Dimond Opposes Nomination
 Senator Dimond personally op- posed the nomination of himself and at his insistence the conven- ton adopted resolution urging that George B. Grigsby and Rep resentative A. H. Ziegler, both of Ketchikan, as well as Dimond, enter the primary and make the race for nomination for Delegate.
 The Conv ntion, unanimously adopting the report of the nom mating committee, recommending that the following file for the pri- mary:
 James Truitt, Anchorage, for At torney General.
 Claud Helgesen, Juneau, for Audi tor.
 Anthony E. Karnes, Ketchikan, for Commissioner of Education.
 William A. Hesse, for Highway Engineer.
 J. J. Connors, Juneau, National Committeeman, was requested to file for reelection.
 Those requested to file for Dele gates to the National Convention were: A. A. Shonbeck and Harry F. Morton, Anchorage; John w. Powers, Eagle; T. s. Deal, Fair banks; and w. B. Kirk and John w. Troy, Juneau.
 Hesse Has Filed
 MT. Hesse has already filed his declaration of candidacy for reel ection. The endorsement of the convention probably will leave him unopposed for his party's nomina- ton.
 MT. Truitt is a well known An chorage attorney and was the party's candidate for Attorney General in 1928.
 MT. Karnes was the party's can didate for Commissioner of Educa- ton in 1880 and lost to w. K. Keller, Republican candidate, by narrow margin. He is Superintend- ent of Schools at Ketchikan.
 MT. Helgesen is accountant for Goldstein's Emporium and is well known throughout the First Di- vision. He is active in American Legion circles and is a. Past Post Commander of the Juneau post.
 When he was notified today of the conventions action, he said he appreciated it's confidence, but that he would have to give the matter fuller consideration before making his decision.
 Filings Close Soon
 The filing period for all offices will close next Tuesday afternoon. Filings for Territorial and Divi- sional offices may be made by tele- graph but those for all party offices must be made either by mail or in person as they require certifica- tion.
 It is not known here whether other candidates endorsed by the convention will file. All of the per- sons picked by the Convention to file for party offices probably will have their declarations here by the date of filing expiration.
 MT. Powers and MT. Deal were delegates to the meeting from the Fourth Division and attended it. MT. Morton and MT. Shonbeck planned to attend also. MT. Kirk is here and his declaration and that of MT. Troy, who is in the south, will be filed shortly. MT. Connors, who attended the conven- ton, is due to return next Sunday and will file, according to party leaders here.
 MT. Truitt's declaration is ex- pected to reach here from Anchor age next Sunday. 0FnIlnn 01lRuTAI