The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-23
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Your Guess as Good as Ours
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Alter many years ol 6elLln5 lSS pool tickets and settling to no ones satisfaction just when the ice is gong out in the Nenana, we've come to the conclusion that we are just as qualified as anybody else 10 predict just who will be nominated neat Tuesday. For example, one year we even picked the right month on the ice pool. Our eo-edit- or once picked the right week, one time she even picked the right day, but the Lord knows, there are so many hours and minutes in day. l
 Al any rate, with this virtual grand slam as a loser, We now, without qualm, pick the nominees. The voters probably, they always have, will do as they darn well please anyway, so herewith the nominees in next Tuesdays prim- ary election. No tickets refunded, no selections re-estimated, and any body who writes a letter to the ed- itor. might against all the percent ages, even see the darn thing print ed = depending on how much 1 space we have that week.
 Upset
 On the Democratic side for Dele gate to Congress. Territorial Audi tor Neil Moore will probably wind up being the Democratic nominee. Inc old Grueningites are hammer ing away for Bob Bartlett, long Gruenings fair-haired boy, but the anti-lefty and usual conservative vote will make Moore the nominee.
 Barbara Dimoek will walk off with the Republican nomination for Delegate, or is that the same year we thought the ice was going out on May 23? Never mind, we still think Dimock.
 For Commissioner of Labor, Commissioner Henry Benson will be successful over Jack Westfall of Kstchikan on the Republican slate and if H. J. Lannen, better known as "Kinky," doesn't make it for the Democrats we'll demand a recount. "Kinky" is unopposed.
 Long Shot
 On the Treasurer's ticket with four candidates from Juneau and one from Mountain View we are prepared to say without fear of equivoeal challenge (them's the right words, Grandma. you just put 'em on the machine) that Earle Hunter will take the Republican I nomination and, to eyerybody's sur prise, Bob Coughlin the Democratic ] The Grueningites are supporting Hugh Wade which won't do him any particular good.
 For Divisional Senator, if they vote for themselves, Jim Nolan of Wrangell and Bob Ellis of Ketchi- kan, will be nominated on the | Democratic ticket. They are unop- posed. but one never knows. At any rate, on this particular long shot we're taking Nolan and Ellis.
 On the COP side it will be Sen ator Elton Engstrom of Juneau and Ralph Bartholomew of Ketehikan. Ill Ketchikan they are voting Bar tholomew and Ellis. (What chance has a guy from out-of-town got3 1
 Easy. Just Like Ice Pool l
 For the House it's a cinch. At least that's what we've always said about the ice pool and haven't come close yet.
 The Republicans will nominate the following six: Ed Locken or Petersburg, William Boardman Of Ketehikan, Fred Eastaugh of Jun eau, Frank Johnson of Rake, Alton Coon of Sitka and Carl Heinmiller of Haines. The. Democrats, by the same token, will select the follow ing to compete in the October el- ection: Fred Hanford of Juneau and Wrangell, J. Ray Roady Of Ketchikan, Burke Riley of Haines, Rex Hermann of Douglas, Lester Wingard of Petersburg and Vern Metcalfe of Juneau.
 Now, in this great era of the "na-party" voter, we might as well gamble here as elsewhere. Senator Dan Lhamon of Fairbanks will be the next Republican committeeman and Senator Doris M. Barnes of Wrangell will be the next Republi- can committeewoman. For h Democrats it will be Katherine D. N0rdale of Juneau and Fairbanks fer national committeewoman and Ray Hummer of Anchorage for na- ticnal committeeman.
 Don't Forpet to Vote
 These predictions are predicated on on thing - that the voters go out and cast their ballot on next Tuesday, April 27. We think they will, and we recommend highly that they do.
 Among the few free electorate left on this H-Bomb-controlled earth are the American people, including Alaska even if we aren't state. Tuesday is the day you can exer- else that great American right of franchise. Go out and vote between