The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-01-16
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Delng l0feWafueQ LulS Weeh that February 1, the last day for filing declarations of candidacy, falls on a Sunday and the offices of the Clerks of Court in the respective divisions, where divisional filings are made, and the Territorial Aud itOr's office, where Territorial wide filings are made, are not nor mally open for business. Attorney General Ralph Rivers in a memor- andum opinion was recommending that all candidates get their filings into the proper offices by noon on January 31.
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 Filings thus far have bean light. At mid-week there were four candidates listed in Auditor Frank Boyle's office: D. L. Bartlett, Dem ocrat, for Delegate; Frank Met calf, Democrat, for Highway En- gineer; Harry DeLand, Democrat. for Auditor and Albert Goetz, Re publican, for Auditor Boyle, who has headed the Auditors office for 1 6 years, had not indicated wheth- CT he would file for reelection. In the First Division, Clerk of Court W J. Lievers' office, the following had filed: Peter Wood, Juneau; Amelia Gundersen, Ketch- ikan; J. w Sawyer Windham and Andrew Hope, sitka, all Democrats for the House of Representatives William Feero, Jr., Skagway; Hel- mi Bach, Douglas; Frank G. John son, Rake; John J. Fargher, Jun eau; William L Paul, Sr, Wran- gell and J. P. MOntplaisir, Kasaan, all Republicans, for the House. An ita Garnick, Juneau Republican, for the Senate.
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 Attorney General Ralph J. Riv- CTS has announced he will not be a candidate to succeed himself. Rivers, who will complete his four year term in March of 1949, plans to re-enter private law practice in his home town of Fairbanks Dope is that Gerald Williams of Anchor age, young attorney in the office of Donohoe and Donohoe, will file on the Democratic ticket and Al mer Peterson of Anchorage, former House member, will be on the Re publican ticket.
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 Alaska Democrats will converge on Ketchikan next week for their once every-four-years Territorial convention which opens next Thursday, January 22. The 20 del egates from each of the four divi- sions will be present, or represent ed by proxy to write themselves a party platform, elect a National Committeeman and National Com mitteewoman, name a Central Com mittee and Chairman of same, and probably do some old-fashioned knock-down and drag-out fighting, National Committeeman Howard Lyng of Nome, who is also acting as Territorial Chairman due to a vacancy in that office, will be on hand to open the festivities, and ''in this corner ladies and gentle men," will be Norman R. Doe" Walker, who is reported to have a desire to be National Committee man himself. Cope is that Doc wouldn't mind being Governor, tool At any rate, contest for Committeeman doubtless will be between Lyng, defending his title, and challenger Walker Pre-cor- vention odds were on the title holder although Doc was conceded to be quite an in-fighter. Mrs. Es- sic Dale of Fairbanks was being mentioned for National Committee woman and w. c. "Bill'' Stump of Ketchikan appeared to be the fav- orite for Territorial Chairman. If you hear loud, resounding noises week don't be too alarmed It'll just be the Democrats in conven- tion.
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 There's a report abroad in the land that Republican leaders are saying their prayers with fervor these days. Sustance of their plea is said to be thank Thee, o Lord, for Henry Wallace"
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 Best unfounded rumor of the week, Alaska being a land of some pretty high and fancy rumoring, was the one which had Governor Gruening running for Vice Presi- dent on Wallace's third party tick ggT1s I'm running for President Of China" Then to make it more em- phatic: "There is absolutely no foundation for any such rumor; it's too silly for words I am com pletely out of sympathy with War lace and most of the things he is trying to do."
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 Prospects frightened this week for the operation of Wranpell saw