The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-02-01
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

While no official call has been issued, an extraordinary session of the Territorial Legislature is sched uled to convene in Juneau March 1. It will concern itself with health problems, particularly with ac- quiring hospitals now available since the end of the war from the military for combating tuberculo- sia; veteran legislation public welfare and such other postwar matters as the lawmakers may find time to attend to during the 30- day session. It is expected the of ficiai call will be issued about the middle of February. Two weeks notice is required
 
 Gov. Ernest Gruening, who has been in Washington since Novem- Der in connection with Alaska matters, plans to return to the Territory about February 22
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 Sudden death of L V. Ray in Seward recently gave Republican Boss Albert White two candidates for Delegate to Congress almost before they had said the final rites for the deceased. Ray, one of Alaskas best known pioneer at torneys. had been nominated by the Republicans at their Anchor age convention as the COP stand ard bearer for Delegate Territor- ial Representative Almer Peterson ot Anchorage, who proclaimed two years ago he wanted to run for Delegate, was headed off in the convention in favor of middle of the-roader Ray who, it was thought, would appeal to White | and anti-White Republicans alike. Hardly was the news out of the death of Mr. Ray when Boss White received a wire from Peterson which in substance said what a. bout me?' While Boss White was still cogitating, Peterson followed up with his airmail filing to Ju- neau A few days later( eX-Demo- crat George Grigsby sent his fil- ing down from Anchorage. Boss White had two candidates, per haps neither of which he wanted
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 While COP chief White was nondering the strange ways of fate, there was a lifting of eye brows among the Democratic brethern It seems that Senator Ed Coffey winged down from An chorage to the capital city with the announcement that he had been appointed by the Democratic National Committee to do little ! collecting for the Democratic kitty. l
 In view of the fact that neither | the Democratic Territorial Chair man nor the Democratic National Committeeman appeared to know anything about it, Demos were skeptical. The best they could find out was that "Collector' Coffey had been suggested for the job by a well known Alaska cannery- man," and the sum to be raised was $2O,O00! A few days later, Coffey returned to Anchorage, it is reported without a take. Where the reported $2O,OO0 was coming from remained a mystery. |
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 The candidate rush was on this week, February 1, today, being the final date for filings. For Territor- ial offices the following had filed: E. L. Bartlett (Demo) for re-elec- tion as Delegate; Peterson and 2 Grigsby (Rep) for the Republican nominations; Oscar G. Olson (D.) for reelection as Treasurer; Major Leonard Soholt (RepO and Cash Cole (Rep) for Treasurer; Henry Benson (Rep,) for Commissioner of Labor. It was expected other would file before the final hour.
 For legislative seats the follow ]. ing had their hats in the ring TOT the Senate: Frank Peratrovich (Demo) Klawock; Andy Gunder- son (Demo), Ketchikan; l.. r. Dawes (Rep ) Juneau; Jack Tal- bot (Rep. Ketchikan.
 For the House: James Nolan (Demo), Wrangell Chris Hen 1
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