The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-10-11
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERTSCOPE
JAMES NOLAN LEADS
RACE FoR HOUSE

Alaska voters put their stamp of approval on statehood for the
 ritory and gave their endorsement to Democratic leadership at Tues days general election by giving Delegate Bob Bartlett a bett-l than two to one victory over his Republican opponent Amer Pet . sen, but they also revealed by theIr divisional voting a rising tide of COP sentiment It was the greatess show of Republican strength in the Territory since she Democrats wen into power II yeers ago ou the Roosevelt landslide.
 GOPcrs on the face of iaCom- plete returns appeared to have captured one Territorial office that of Commissioner of Labor and in each Division had electp ( 'aembers to the Legislature. They were sure of one Senate seat and three or perhaps four House seats in the First. Both the Second and Fourth were certain to elect a Re- publican Senator, incomplete re- turns revealed and there would b. several Republicans in House seats from those divisions when the final tally was completed. 2 Thr3ughost the erritory. Dele gate Bartlett ran far ahead. as- surfing himself of a handsome vic tory, and it appeared that Trea2- urer Oscar G. Olson had been rn- elected, although his Republican opponent Cash Cole had made strong race Labor Commissioner Walter P. Sharpe was defeated, according to incomplete retu, ns, by Republican Henry A. Benson.
 In the First Division, Dr. L. P. Dawes of Juneau, Republican, rolled up a commanding lead over his opponents for the Senate and Representative Frank -Peratrovich of Klawock. Democrst, appeared to have captured the other Senate seat although the tally was not complete as this was written. Sen ator Andy Gunderson of Ketchika I was runner up. In the Firsl's House race, Wrangells James Nal an, Democrat, was leading the field just as he had in the primary Nolan won virtually every precilc in the Division. Representative Steve Vukovich of Juneau, Repub- iican. also was an easy winner Steve got his start in WrangelI Other House members which ap- pear to have been elected are G. |. Almquist of Juneau, Harry Newell of Ketchikan and Andrew Hope of Sitka, Democrats. and Mrs. Elt1 Engstrom and Anita Garnick of Juneau, Republicans. Representa- tive Chris Hernings of Juneau, Democrat. and Frank Price of St. ka, Republican, were having al close race for the other House seat.
 In the Second Division, William Munz of Nome, Republican, was leading by a substantial margin for the Senate and Senator Howard Lyng, Democrat and Charles Jones, Republican were battling it out for the other Senate seat. Representa- tive Bess Cross, who was out for a Senate seat appeared to haveI been defeated. House race is still uncertain in the Second but the COP candidates were showing great strength and were leading in major precincts
 In the Third, Gunnard M Engc- breth, Republican, was leading for a Senate seat and Victor Riy- CTS, Democrat and former Senator, was in second spot for the other seat with stanley McCutcheOn, Democrat, and M D. Snodgrass, Republican, trailing. Third totals, however, were far from complete and outlying precincts could well change the result, although Enge- breth appeared certain of cleo tion. House races were still in doubt.
 Senator Andrew Nerland, Re- publican, was reelected in the Fourth, according to incomplete returns with a contest on betwe al Jesse Lander, Democrat, and A. Collins, Republican, for the other seat. House contests were as yet uncertain.
 Alaskans revealed definitely that they wanted statehood by nearly a two to one vote in the First Di- vision and by what appeared to be a majority in the others. The blanket primary referendum alJo