The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-04-05
TTalR0UGH TH1s POLITICAL
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 4 political periscope probably isl not the thing to glimpse a potlateh through. but regardless of where we swing the old glass this week | that Wrangen PotIatch seems to get into the sights so we might as well make the best of 1t.
 For candidates who are successful at the Primary, April 30, we suggest l the POtlatch as a dandy place tOI strut your stuff and let the boys and girls know you are around. For ] those who get the lesser number of votes. we recommend the Potlateh asI fine place to forget all about it. We have the guarantee of those ini charge that the subject of politics. will never be mentioned For theI voters who vote for either loser orI winner at the Primary the POtlatchI i is going to be a fine place to forget for the time being at least thatI you'll have to vote again in theI fall and listen to all those campaign speeches before hand In the event. any reader should get the idea from these few brief sentences that We are boosting the Potlatch to be held in Wrangell June 8 and we'd bet ter set 'em right.
 We aren't exactly boosting; we're just shouting from the house tops, at any rate. the totem pole tops that the Wrangell Potlateh, June 8 and 1, is going to be the greatest event of it's kind ever held In AL aska. or on the Pacific Coast; maybe west of the Mississippi. If P. T. Barnum hadn't said 1t first, we'd say the greatest show on earth. All right, if you don't think so we'll so declare, the greatest show on earth in this year 1940, and if you still don't believe it, the dates are June 3 and and the transportation com panies are prepared to see that you get here. If you don't get your moneys worth, the Periscoper will guarantee to escort you free of charge from Shakes Island, whereI there is no admission charge, to the Mccormack dock to catch your boat. We might even take a half block side trip to see Wrangell's new Federal building which then will be under construction and let you get a glimpse of Wrangell's new million pound cold storage plant.
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 Climbing down off the ballyhoo wagon and into a pile of correspon l denee we find that some of our cor i respondents are convinced that the race in the primary which may not be decided until the last vote is counted will be the one for highway engineer between Territorial Sena- tor Vic Rivers of Fairbanks and William A. Hesse, incumbent, who has held the position for eight years Engineer Hesse, say our correspon- dents, never a man to hesitate toI express himself emphatically when called upon, may find that his ex-I pressions have not always met with favor. In fact, one correspondent makes so bold as to predict that MT Hesse may learn after the primary that he has talked himself out of office. Many have, but we aren't prepared to say whether MT. HesseI has or not At any rate, against theI incumbent highway engineer is anI ambitious young man who has some general acquaintanceship through out the Territory due to his twoI sessions in the Territorial Senate, and who our correspondents seem to think will poll a lot of votes. They refer, of course, to Senator Rivers It'll be interesting
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 Maybe it's that Potlatch spirit that is getting us, but here we goI i 30 days before the Primary predict ing that Mayor Van H. Fisk of Wrangell will lead the nominees on the Democratic ticket on April 30 | Mayor Fisk, reelected this week to :, head the Wrangell city government, is candidate, as you probably re- member for a seat in the Territor- | rial House of Representatives. Every slate which correspondents have sent in so far from the various towns of the Division includes the name Fisk among the top four. If the sentiment continues for the next 30 days, it would appear that Wran- gell's Mayor is a cinch for the nom ination and ultimate election. Here ! O