The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-08-19
THROUGH THE SENTINEL TELESCOPE
Adlai Again


 Busy week again at thls cross roads of the world The usual num- her of VIP's in and out at the air. plane depot Among them was Paui M. Butler, Chairman Of the Demo- cratic National Committee, who dropped into town yesterday aftef- noon with a few words of en- couragement to the local Democrats and a comment or two on the na- tional picture.
 After a swing around the Terri tory. Chairman Butler avowed that if the sentiment in the States was as strongly democratic as he had found it in Alaska it would De sweep for the donkey riders in the next election. Of course, he'd been talking mostly to Democrats from Fairbanks south with a few eXcep- tions. The latter appeared to be Mayors. Asked the local Mayor, .are you a Democrat? You know, I've met so many Republican May ors in Alaska"
 AQldl SIeNSuSOL Ol Illlhoio "iiA be a Democratic candidate again, the Chairman told the local Demos; no world-shaking announcement in view of the campaign that MT. Stevenson has been conducting since he was defeated in 1852. However, Mr. Butler went a little further. He said we could expect to see Mir. Stevenson make his formal announcement at Democratic dinner in Chicago next month. It was his conclusion that Gov. Aver i'll Hartman of New York and Stevenson had gotten together and that the New York Governor wOdld support Stevenson. He said Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, for mer Secretary of the Air Force, sometimes mentioned as possible candidate, was a very capable man but didn't aspire to the Presidency, and besides, he wasn't we'll enough known. It was our conclusion that MT. Butler is a Stevenson man.
 President Eisenhower, the Demo-
  again leaving the Republicans in quite a hole He thought the COP CTS might try to inviegle Chief Justice Earl Warren, who used to be quite vote-getter down Calif- ornia way before being appointed to the Supreme Court, to carry the banner if Ike decides to do a Coolidge II do not choose to rum
 Overall the Democratic Chair man thought favorably of the Dem ocratic prospects and particularly well of MT. Stevenson.
 Also at the Cross Roads
 Also at this cross rUaGs, travel ing with Chairman Butler, was Delegate Bob Bartlett. The Dele gate had picked up a severe cold in Juneau's indictment weather and was happy to call in here to ab- sorb little Wrangell sunshine. ct was the first in IT days, but we didn't tell him that.)
 Alaska's sole congressional re- presentative is going to stay in the Territory for quite while. The House committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of which he is a member, is due in Fairbanks Sep tember IA where he will join the party and spend the next several weeks travelling to the various communities where hearings will be held.
 Subjects which will be taken up with Alaskans by the committee, headed by Rep. Clair Engle of Cal ifornia, will include statehood, commonwealth status, elected Gov ernor proposal, industrial possibil- ities, fisheries, mines and minerals, forest resources, agricultural prob- lens, transportation, Indian prob- lens, mental health matters and public land problems, the Delegate reported.
 The hearings will open in Fair banks September 15 and will be conducted in most of the Alaska communities. The hearing here is set for October 1 and everyone who has some answers is urged to be on hand and give out, Bob said.
 There's another committee or two coming up during the congress siOnal recess and the Delegate will be crossing paths with them here