The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-02-06
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No wonder the groundhog didn't show himself last Monday. his his toric day for acclaiming spring. He probably heard about the number of candidates running for seats in the Territorial Legislature and fig ured he wouldn't be able to see his shadow even if the sun were shining which it wasn't in these parts - because of the can. didate overcast.
 Uu in the Fourth Division. which has five seats in the Territorial House, 29 persons declared their intentions. 15 Democrats and l4| Republicans The First Division came up with 15 Democrats and 12 Republicans competing for House seats and the Second and Third weren't overlooking any bets eith-I CT, stepping out with full casts Filings closed last Sunday and some even got under the wire with declarations on that day
 While a House seat appeared to be the prize package, there were lots of candidates for the Senate seats, too. The Fourth had nine, four Republicans and five Demo crats, competing for two Senate seats The First had eight. three Democrats and five Republicans and the other two divisions had better than full tickets.
 In the Territorial-wide contests the competition wasn't so keen. Only two races developed from the filings. Harry DeLand and Frank Boyle will run it off in the Demo- cratic primary for the nomination for Auditor and Frank Metcalf and Donald Macdonald II, will compete for Highway Engineer nomination on the Democratic ticket Other candidates for Territorial office, l including Delegate Bartlett, are unopposed in the primary which takes place April 27.
 Following is the array of candi- dates as reported by the Clerk of Court and the Auditor:
 For Delegate - E. L. Bartlett, l Democrat; R. H. Stock, Republi- can.
 For Attorney General - J. Ger aid Williams, Anchorage, Demo- crat: Almer J Peterson, Anchor | age. Republican.
 For Auditor Harry B. De- Land and Frank A. Boyle, Juneau, i Democrats Albert E. Goetz Doug las, Republican.
 For Highway Engineer - Frank A. Metcalf, Juneau. and Donald mnannna1H To rI, crats; Ira p. Farnsworth, Fair banks, Republican.
 FIRST DIVISION
 Senate William A. Holzheim- CT, Juneau, Dr. R.M. MasKenzfe, 1 Ketchikan and Norman R. Walker, 1 Ketchikan, Democrats, Mrs. Elton Engstrom, Anita Garnick, Steve Vukovich, Juneau; Harry Race and Harry V. Williams, Ketchikan, l Republicans.
 House = G. E. Almquist Abel i Anedrson, Robert E. Coughlin, Err win H. Hill, Eugene Lockridge, Vernon M Metcalfe, Peter. Wood | Juneau; Al Daniels, Amelia Gun l derson, Earl Leding. Ketchikan; Andrew Hope, Sitka; Marcus Jen- sen, Douglas; Leonard King, i Haines; James Nolan, Wrangell; i J. H. Sawyer, Windham, Demo- crats; Helmi A. Bach, Douglas; Doris M Barnes, Wrangell; John J. Fargher, J. s. MacKinnon, Will liam A. Winn, Juneau; William Feero, Jr., Skagway; Frank c. l Johnson, Rake; Ed Locken, Pet ersburg; J. P. Montplaisir, Kasaan William Paul, Sr, Wrangeu, Frank S. Shelton, Ketchikan, Jack Calvin. Sitka, Republicans
 SECOND DIVISION
 Senate Edward Anderson, Howard Lyng, Garnet W. Martin, Charles O'Leary, Democrats; Jas E. Adams, c. D. Anderson, Lester Bronson, Ben F. Gillette, George J. Waldhelm, Republicans.
 House William E. Beltz, Frank A. Degnan, Axel T. Edman, George P Madsen, Wallace Porter Amer Rydeen, Democrats; Percy Ipalook, Frank L. Johnson, W. w. Laws, Chester Milligan, Samuel Mogg, Pete L. Reader, Nels Swan berg, Jr., Republicans.
 THIRD DIVISION
 Senate John Simon Hellen- thai, Walter Huntley, Steve Me Cutcheon, Democrats; Julius c. Morris, William H. Olson, Republi- cans.
 House - E. G. Bailey, Philip S. Lydick, Harold W. Bockoven, Pat rick Brennan, w A. Cannon, Ches- ter c. Carlson, Jack Conright, Leo M Douglas, William A. Egan, o. l.