The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-04-28
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1uEaudE EAEGAA1h III " AANA 1ob Bartlett. former Alaska Secretary, rolled to an easy nomination for Delegate to Congress on the Demo cratic ticket reveals. as often men tioned, that the anti-Governor sen timent is confined almost exclusive ly to Juneau. and there it amounts to only a very small but highly vo- cal minority. In the capital city where the anti-Goyernor Empire roared daily at the Governor during the closing weeks of the campaign Bartlett carried all three precincts and then added the adjoining town ot Douglas for good measure.
 Gov. Gruening as this column has often stated. was not a candid ate for public office but follow ing the Democratic convention in Fairbanks, the antis decided to haul the Governor into the picture as a Bartlett supporter. They ran up and down the land shouting "Bartlett's a Governors man.. and oh, my, my, everything was just bound for hotter regions Obvious ly, as the results are revealed, Nom inee Bartlett did very we'll as a Governors man" It could also have been shouted that Bartlett was a "Dimond man" but nothing much was heard about that from the vo- cal anti-Governors, although the former Secretary had the very def mite endorsement of Delegate Di- mOnd
 Up in the roaring Third Division. candidate Bartlett in the town of Anchorage rolled up virtually as many votes as his two opponents together It was there the Drager- Smith anti-Governor faction was out to stop Bartlett at any cost. h. eidentally, Ralph Rivers of Fair banks ran better than two to one over Drager for the Attorney Gen eral nomination. In his home div isiOn. the Fourth, Bob was given handsome majority, as expected Biggest surprise, no doubt, to the hntis was the big lead Bartlett took in the First and Third where it was planned to cut him down.
 Not being too well up on inter- nal politics, We probably wouldn't know the right answers, but at this distance it looks lot as if some body could be saying about now, well, they asked for it.'
 Election also revealed that AL aska as a voting area continues to be definitely Democratic. Average number of Democratic ballots cast was about seven or eight to one over the Republican, In some places it went much higher If there is a swing to the minority party in the States, as sometimes reported, it certainly hasn't as yet invaded AL aska. Republican regulars. however, turned out a nice vote and stuck, incidentally to their candidates. Best example probably is the nom- ination of John E. Manders of An chorage, Republican, over George Grigsby, reformed" Democratic running on the Republican ticket for Delegate. Obviously, the COP is determined to make it's stand with a party straight liner
 Other highlights: Henry Roden carried Sitka. z. H. Zeigler carried his home town of Ketchikan, but with only some 39 or 40 votes over Bartlett, Roden running poor third. Senator Doe" Walker of Ketchikan did it again, coming down the stretch in a canter to top the ticket in the Senate race, and not far behind was another great te-getter-Joe Green, of Haines, Hyder, Juneau and way points. Joe like Doc always has been a win ner. Jim Davis can now complete transfer of his residence to Seattle Jim was low man on the totem for the first time in his experience. Jim opposed reapportionment, opposed statehood, opposed progress general ly, but had a good word or two for fish traps, which didn't help any with the fishing vote.
 Wrangell's Mayor Hanford was given a nice vote in his home town and looked on the face of incom- plete returns, as this is written, headed for a seat in the House. The Mayor also did very well in Juneau and Petersburg went to town for him along wioh their own candid ate, Carroll Clausen. Non-cam- raigning Clausen may have to set 'em yet. At last report, Carroll was offering good odds that he would finish a neat ninth. As this is writ. ten he may, to his great surprise make eighth and a nomination.