The Wrangell sentinel., 1952-05-30
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
GOPers 10 Do Stuff


 Juneau where we saw the ad, that the Republican party of Alaska is going to have a convention. It is going to be held in Cordoya on June 6. according to Senator Elton E. Engstrom. former Wrangell l man, who is the Republican chair man for Alaska. It is scheduled for 10 a. m. of that day
 Some 16 years ago the Republi- | can party met in convention in l Douglas, Alaska. At that time El- ton Engstrom was it's chairman. 1 Through pickering, maneuyering,, I petty personal politics and a lot of other things which go with being too long in office, the Republicans of Alaska in 1886 left themselves wide open for every curve that has been thrown at them ever since. l Elton then a fledgling chairman. !. handled it well under the circum' stances, but the odds were against him. The old leaders of the COP, l who didn't at that time realize that what became known as the New Deal was here to stay while, fail- ed to see the handwriting on the wall Elton finally presided to an almost empty chamber.
 Through the years since, the Re publcans have held many conyen- tions in Alaska Most of them haven't meant very much. This year, in what may be the dawning of a change of administration, Sen ator Engstrom holds the gavel over | his fellow Republicans in a con- mon cause He's still the chairman As a member of the opposition par ty and a little bit conyersant with | the trials and tribulations that s Senator Engstrom has gone through in the years of his losing party. we are moved to suggest to the GOPers that they get up there to Cordova on June and give El- 1 ton a hand Wary as we are about results we can't help but think it ! will be helpful in your Republican common cause.
 Manders Will Figure
 A man who will figure promin- ently in the Cordova convention. as we get it, will be John Manders of Anchorage. John, among other things, is a lawyer. He's the man. incidentally, who got the Third Di- vision Republicans to pass reso- lution which asked the impeach- ment of Harry Truman who, if in case you happen to forget. is the President of the United States.
 At any rate, John got the reso- lution over which, among lot of things lawyers put in such instru- ments, said that "on grounds of the usurpation by him of claimed in herent powers under the constitu- tion of the United States of Amer | ica of which he is not possessed" the H ous e of Representatives should bring charges of impeach- ment
 John may not get very far with his resolution, but, be assured, he'll | be a potent man in the COP con yention in Cordova.
 Just a Wrangell Surmise
 The way we get it down here in the land of salmon and tall trees there'n by a Republican House of Representatives in the next session of the Territorial legislature, come January, and a Republican working majority in the Senate.
 Battling against National Guard deal which the Commander in-Chief had instituted (Ernest, in case you missed it) Senator How ard Lyng of Nome won a Democrat ic nomination to the Senate. Every avenue of the Gruening machine was turned loose against him, but the Senator prevailed. It is a fully | considered assumption that Ernest will do his best in the general el- ection, but the fact that the one man he set out to defeat in the Sec i ond Division came out ahead re- veals that the Governor isn't quite as powerful as at times he is sus- pected of being.
 In the Fourth. Republicans John Butrovich and Mike Stepoyich ran far ahead of the field in the prim- ary, Their election in the fall ap- pears likely which means four COP Senators from the Fourth and pro- bably at least four House members. With an even break for both par ties in the other Divisions, the Re publicans can win control of both Houses and, as it appears now, probably will
 For anti-Gruening Democrat Lyng it will be sweet personal victory if he wins in October for no can didate has been the brunt of the Governors political wrath more than Senator Lyng who, with the exception of one term, has been a member of the Legislature since 1895. If successful this time, as is probable, he likely will be serving in o p1YbIfoo n .d 0p1iuofad Iapie