The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-02-02

nomination IN the primary for the
House are William Paul, Jr., OF Ju-
neau and Ted Danielson Of Ank Bay,
near Juneau. Virgil J. Newell Of AUX
Bay and Steve YukoYich Of Juneau.
For the Senate IN this Division,
the contest apparently is only in the
Democratic party. The candidates
are Norman R. Doc" Walker of
Ketchikan, A. P. Walker OF Craig
and Pelican city and P J. Gilmore
OF Ketchikan. The latter, your per-
iscoper is informed, will withdraw
and leave the race for nomination
between the two Walkers. Doc ,
President of the Senate last session,
has served a number of terms in the
Legislature and "A.P." has the 30
and 80 sessions to his credit.
Around over the Territory in the
other Divisions there is the usual
scurry for nominations. Up in the
Second, which includes Nome, How
ard Lying, Speaker Of the House in
the last session is out for reelection
as Is Senator 0. D. Cochran, both of
Nome. s. w. Taggert Of Nome has
filed for the House on the Republic
can ticket as have Stuart Stangroom
and Rollyn Ball, also Of Nome. On
the Democratic side OF the fence,
Garnet Martin will be seeking re-
election. probably Wallace Porter of
Solomon, TOlbert Scott and Leonard
Smith, who served in the 1897 ses-
sion. W. J. Dowd, who served from
the Second in 1893. will not be a
candidate.
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In the Third things are unusually
active. Harvey Smith, Karl Drager
and H. II. McCutcheon are seeking
reelection to the House. Edward D..
Coffey, IN the House the last two
sessions, is out for the Senate. All
are Democrats from Anchorage.
There are two vac&ncies In the Sen
ate from the Third as the result Of
the death of Senator Joe Holman of
Seward and the resignation of Sen
ator James Patterson of Valdez to
accept the post of U. S. Marshal in
the Third. Don Carlo BrOwnelle,
Mayor of Seward, is out for the 9TH
er Senate seat on the Democratic
ticket. Harry O'Neill of Anchorage
and Warren Taylor of Kodiak We're
expected to make their filings on
the Republican ticket for the Leg
islature as were NORTH Andersen,
Almer Petersen and e. E. Tarwater
of Anchorage. Clyde Spears of Dill
bingham and Walter Huntley of Pal
mer have both filed for the House
on the Democratic ticket.
In the Fourth, outstanding action
was the filing Of Senator Victor c.
Rivers for Territorial Highway En-
gineer on the Democratic ticket, in
a contest for the nomination against
William A. Hesse, incumbent. Riy-
ers has served in the last two ses-
sions of the Legislature and is wide
Iy known around the Territory.
Making a race of 1t in the Republic
can ranks, Irving Nick Reed, former
chairman of the Alaska Game Com
mission, residing at Fairbanks, has
filed for the engineers post on the
Republican ticket and contesting
with him on the COP ticket will be
Harold Miller, street commissioner
in Ketchikan.
Luther C. Hess, veteran lawmaker
and former President of the Senate,
was expected to seek the Democratic
nomination for election to the up
per house again and Gilbert Ste
vens previously had filed for the
position. P. J. Mcdonald of Fair
banks has filed as a Republican for
the Senate. c. H. LaBoyteaux OF
Livengood is the holdover Senator
from the Fourth.
For the House, the Democrats in
the Fourth have thus far reported
Fred Sorri, Secretary of the recent
Democratic convention in Juneau,
Hugh NJ. Fenton, Chester Spencer
Leo Rogge and Frank Gordon.
Among COP filings in the fourth
are Robert j. McKanna and Louis d.
Colbert.
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As filings on party tickets came
to close yesterday, GoPers were
still trying to get DR.. Will H.
Chase of Cordova to run for the
ReDuhlican nomination for delegate
against Sam Duker, young Juneau
attorney, who previously had filed
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