The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-05-10
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Alaska voters showed a prefs-- ence for the Democratic primary by about two to one at the April 50 election. incomplete returns this week revealed With 13o II the main precincts of the four di- visions tallied, and some a0 seat tered precincts yet to report, Dele gate E. l.. Bartlett, heading the Democratic ticket. had rolled Jp 5.57S votes against 2,60O for his Republican opponents. Amer Pet rrsOn and George Grigsby, both or Anchorage. Of the 2.600, Peterson was leading Grigsby 1.411 to 1,1S9 and was sure of the COP nomina- tion for delegate to compete win bartlett in the October general e!- ectiOn.
 Treasurer Oscar c. Olson on the Democratic ticket had boiled 5,o9l votes against a total of 2,535 for Cash Cole of Juneau and Leonard Soholt of Ketchikan. running on the COP ticket. Cole with 1,7o was assured the Republican nomih- alton against Soholt's 76S, and will oppose Treasurer Olson in the tall.
 For Labor Commissioner, Walter Sharpe and Kenneth C. Johnson, Democratic opponents, boiled a to- lal of 5,4g4 votes in 13S precincts against 2.152 for Henry Benson, running unopposed on the COP ticket. Sharpe was leading John son for the Democratic nomination by lO2 votes. He had a total in I38 precincts of 2,79S againSt Johnson's 2.696. Sharpe appeared to have the nomination but it would be a contest until the last vote is counted. Johnson thus far Ras ahead in the Third and Fourth with Sharpe taking the First and Second.
 For the legislative seats there were still few close contests which would be decided by the l scattered precincts yet to come and the absentee ballots. In the First I division there remained no ques- l ton about the nominees. Andy l. Gunderson of Ketchikan and Frank Peratrovich of Klawock won the Democratic Senate nominations. 1 defeating Curtis Shattuck of Ju- neau, and opposing them in the | fall election on the COP ticket will l be Dr. l.. P Dawes of Juneau and l lack TalbOtt of Ketehikan. Pera- l trovich wal high man. rolling uo 1927 votes Gunderson had 1929 l and Shattuck was low with 1.262. ] Dawes polled TO on the Republi- i can ticket and Talbott sol.
 In the First Division House race James Nolan of Wrangell rolled | out ahead like q streamliner gar nering unOfficially 1,737 votes, to lead the field by a wide margin. l Also sure of nomination in the l First for the House were Demo- l erats, Andrew Hope of Sitka, Chris | Hennings of Juneau. John Smith | of Metlakatla. Joe Krause of Ket- ehikan, Harry Newell of Ketchi- kan, A. B. Cain of Juneau and C. i B. Almquist of Juneau Hope. Hen nings. Krause and Cain are run ming for reelection.
 Republicans in the First nomin- sted for the House are Mrs Elton Engstrom of Juneau. Frank Price of Sitka, Anita Garnick of Juneau. Steve Vukovich of Juneau, Harry Mccain of Ketchikan, Dr. Dwight Cramer of Ketchikan. E. Rob eftson of Juneau (not to be con- fused with Attorney R. E. Robert son), and Edmund Krause of Ju- neau. Mrs Engstrom was high vote with 664, William L. Paul. ST. was low man on the totem. failing to win nomination.
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 In the Second there was a close race between Bess Cross and Frank Whaley on the Democratic ticket for a Senate nomination. At last report, with eight precincts still unreported, Mrs. Cross was lead ing Whaley by 29 votes Howard Lyng was assured nomination. Pre- cincts yet unreported in the Cross Whaley contest were all outlying precincts where Cross strength should show itself. It was better than even bet that Mrs. Cross and Lyng would be the Democratic nominees for the Senate. Against ..lem the Republicans will have Charles D. Jones and William Munz. on the face of incomplete returns.
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