The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-20
Of 35 Candidates, Only Four Repub|ieans-Third
 Division Tops Race

lSLldlllllS lOl liiOcC "iio ocSN seats in Territorial offices and the legislature to place filings, only four Republicans and ST Demo- crats have declared intentions ot running for 35 seats and offices.
 e these, the Third Division With Anchorage for a Dase-leads the parade, with 10 men seeking House seats, and two in the Sen- ate. All are Democrats, with not a Republican so far in the ring. That division seats seven legislators be- sides the two Senators up from each division.
 Twenty-four House seats, eight Senate seats, and three Territorial offices are on the block.
 The primary election is to be held April 25. Filings close Febru- ary l.
 Five names were wired to Secre- tary of Alaska Lew M. Williams by the Third Division clerk, with no party utilization mentioned. All are new candidates, and Williams was unable to recognize the names to place their party.
 Six Democrats and two Republi- cans have filed intentions in the First Division (Juneau and vicinity) to seek House seats, four of them having never held office before. This district has eight seats on the block.
 On the Senate side, two Demo- crats, one new man, filed for this division, with no Republicans as yet.
 ONE FOR EACH
 Filings for offices, of which the Labor Commissioner and Terri | torial Treasurer are up this time, are sought by two Democrats. both of Juneau. Alfred A. Owen, Jr. has filed for Labor Commissioner and Henry Roden for Treasurer Roden was appointed to the office last May, and sat in the first Ter ritorial Senate in 1913, from Idita- rod
 Belief was current in politica circles that Henry A. Benson, Re ] publican now holding the office would file for reelection, and that on the same ticket one of his bit ter opponents would also enter his name.
 E. L. (Bob) Bartlett has fileo for Delegate to Congress on tht Democratic ticket, with no oppo- sition so far in sight.
 The Second Division, with Nome as it's capital" has a Democrat and Republican filed for the Sen. ate, but no one has entered tht House race there as yet. Four seat are to be filled from that sector
 The Fourth Division, it's center Fairbanks, has two Democrats ane one Republican in the lists fol House seats, and one Democrat fol Senate seat. Five House mem '-ers are to be elected from that district.
 Two prominent Republican Sen ators from Fairbanks have an nounced they will not seek reelec- ton, leaving the race there some. what lopsided as the picture look' now.
 Names of those who have filec | to date are:
 FIRST DIVISION For Senate-C. E. Almquist, Jul neau, last year in House, Democrat Frank Peratrovich, Klawok, re-elec- ton as Democrat. ! For House-Amelia A. Gunder' son, Ketchikan, reelection as Demo crat; Doris Barnes, Wrangell, re- election as Republican; Walter o Smith, Ketchikan, Democrat, new filing; Benjamin D. Stewart, Jul neau, Democrat, new filing; Clyde O. Peterson, Ketchikan, Republi' can, new filing; Marcus F. Jensen Juneau, reelection as Democrat.
 Anita Garnick, Juneau business woman, and Dr. R. M Mackenzie Ketchikan, are Senate holdovers il this section.
 SECOND DIVISION
 For Senate,- Charles D. Jones Nome, reelection as Republican Charles A. OLeary, Nome, Demo crat, new filing.
 THIRD DIVISION
 For Senate-Z. J. Lousaac. An chorage, Democrat, new filing Victor c. Rivers, Anchorage, Demo. crat reelection.
 For House-C. A. Pollard, Kasilof | txrl