The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-09
[. F. ALEXANDER, PORTLAND MAN., IS FOR JU D 6 E.
Son of Former U. 5. Cab- met Officer Named for
 Position, This Division
WAS U. s. MARSHAL IN OREGON UNDER WILSON
Marshal and U. s. Attor. ney for Fourth Division
 Also Nominated

Three additional Alaska nomina- tions were submitted to the Senate late yesterday afternoon by Presi- dent Roosevelt-one for the Federal bench in this Division and two other Department of Justice posi- tions in the Fourth Division Those named are:
 George F. Alexander, Oregon, for United States District Judge, Juneau.
 Joseph A. Mcdonald, Fairbanks, United States Marshal Fourth Di- vision.
 Ralph J. Rivers, Fairbanks, Uni ted States Attorney, Fourth Divi- sion.
 First Is Surprise
 The nomination of MT Alexand- CT came as a surprise to the Alaska Democratic organization leaders The first official intimation that such step was to be taken was contained in telegram received yesterday by National Committee man James J..4Connors from Dele gate Dimond.
 The other two nominations were expected Both MT. Mcdonald and MT. Rivers had been endorsed by the local organization and theii names were on the regular slate The organization, however, had endorsed s. Hellenthal, local att torney and First Division party leader for several years, for that position and had been informed that his name would probably be sent in.
 Is Nationally Prominent
 MT. Alexander, an attorney of Portland for many years, is na- tionally prominent in the Demo- cratic party and has been active in its work for a long time. He was United States Marshal for Oregon under the second Wilson Adminis- tration. He was inducted into of- flee on September IA, 1917 and served for four years.
 He is the son of Joshua w. AL exander, Democratic leader of Mis- souri and Secretary of Commerce under President Wilson from 1920 to the end of the Wilson Adminis- tration on March 4, 1921. Prior to that time the elder Alexander had served seven successive terms as a member of the national House of Representatives, and before that served several terms as Circuit Judge on the Missouri State bench.
 M'Dohald Known Here
 MT. Mcdonald is well known in this city. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the late Alaska Legislature and mem- Der of the 1881 House. He is a longtime resident of interior Alas ka, conducting a business for many years at Ester and owning exten- sive mining property on Ester Creek which is now under option to the Fairbanks Exploration Con- pany.
 MT. Rivers has practiced law at Fairbanks for several years. He has been City Attorney there, and is Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The terms of the present en- cumbents of the offices named have expired. That of Judge Jus tin w. Harding was over early this year. United States Marshal Len Smith, of the Fourth Divi- sion. died last April and a tempor- ary appointment was made by Judge E. Coke Hill pending filling of the vacancy by presidential appoint ment. Julian Hurley. United States Attorney at Fairbanks, whom MT. Rivers will succeed, is also serving beyond his regular term.
 Marshal Harvey Sullivan of the Third Division completed his term sometime ago. And the term of Warren Cuddy, United States AL torney there has also expired. Other Department of Justice or ficers in the Territory still nave sometime left of their four-year terms. It is possible no changes will be made in them before next winter.