The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-13
REPUBLICAN,
 CAMPAIGN IS OPENED HERE
Successful Lincoln Day Din ner Given win SnappY
 Short Talks Enjoyed


 Juneau, and perhaps in Alaska, was enthusiastically opened last night at the Lincoln Day dinner at the Sal mon Greek Country Club, with terse, snappy talks, full of punches and with one slogan being advanced, following that of last years had | enough" with this years version Lets save what's left
 The speakers were limited in time for their talks and got right down to impressive, salient features for an instructive, logical campaign. The talks were frequently interrupted with applause when telling points were made indicating the spirit of the evening.
 Postmaster M, L. MacSpadden was introduced by Miss Anita Gar nick and he quickly sped the pro- gram through in a little over one hour, making for himself most creditable reputation.
 Mrs. Margaret White, Republican National Committeewoman senior member of the Republican National Committee, having represented AL aska on the committee for l4 years, made brief reference to raising a National Campaign fund.
 EngstTom's Slogan Elton Engstrom, Chairman of the Republican Central Committee for Alaska said the Republicans were on the march and introduced the slogan, Let's save what's left" He said "our Alaska House needs a clean sweep. We need to balance our budget and cut down on the costs of government. Why talk about more taxes? Who wants sales tax income taxes and other taxes in addition to cur already burdensome taxes, in- cluding the tax all resident Alaskans have in the higher cost of licing i here?"
 Henry Benson, Terrilcriai Com missioner of Labor and Secretary of the Republican Central Committee for Alaska, declared that "here in | Alaska the stranglehold of the bur- eaucratic monster has been streng- thened by conniyance with preda- tory monopoly interests, for witness /. depletion of our fisheries resources" He said the solution to the fisher 1 ies problem awaits the next Repub- lican President and the control of cur fisheries vested in Alaskans."
 Howard D. Stahler, Republican Committeeman from the First Div ision was introduced and made a short talk
 Henry Hogue read several letters from out of town candidates re- gretting their inability to attend the dinner. One was from R. H. Stock, Republican candidate for Delegate to Congress who stated he would I soon be in Juneau and desired to meet the citizens.
 Candidates Introduced
 One minute talks were made by candidates present, including Helmi Bach of Douglas, Mrs. Doris Barnes, Mayor of Wrangell, and House can- , didate; Simpson MacKinnon, House candidate; William Paul, ST, can didate; Mrs. Elton Engstrom, former member of the House, now a candi- date for the Senate Albert Goetz, candidate for Auditor; Anita Gar ' nick. member of the House during the last Legislature and a candidate 1 for the Snate, and J. J. Fargher, House candidate
 ! Raymond Beach of the Territorial Department of Labor, gave the ad- dress on Abraham Lincoln. The speaker of the evening was then introduced, Albert White, Gen. eral Counsel for the Republican 1, Party in Alaska, who said the can didates nominated for President and Vice President at the Republican 1 Convention in Philadelphia in June. would be the next President and Vice President of the United States In a forceful talk, White gave a comprehensive plan for Republican victory in the fall election and cited the short comings of the Democratic { administration, both nationally and l in Alaska.
 ] Whites speech will be printed in full in Saturdays Empire. ! The entire program of talks was recorded and then broadcast by sta- tion KINY from 930 to 10:30 o'clock last night.
 1 The success of the dinner and ar engagements go to Anita Garnick, Chairman, assisted by Henry Hogue and Ed Garnick One hundred and ten persons occupied table seats as the turkey dinner was served. |