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VOL. 37. No. 215 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, SEPT. 9, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Terri. Alaska Remains Democratic
559 VOTES WERE CAST NOME YESTERDAY
Democrats Gaining Big Vote State Washington
DELEGATE DIMOND CARRYING
TERRITORY NEARLY 3 TO 1 IN
EARLY RETURNS FROM CITIES
From all over the Territory of
Alaska come reports of the phe
nomenal lead being piled up by
Democratic Candidate Anthony
J. Dimond, for re-election as Del
egate from Alaska to Congress.
Fairbanks, Anohorage, Seward,
Cordova, Valdez, Juneau & even
Ketchikan are reporting the enor
mous majorities for the democrat
ic candidate to congress who
leads the Vote for Roosevelt par
ty in Alaska.
A veritable landslide has re
sulted from what was worked in
to an exciting and dangerous
campaign during the summer
months, in all parts of the terri
tory.
In some quarters republican
candidates are putting up stiff
competition, but the loss of strai
ght republican tickets has been
noticeable thruout the balloting
in nearly every large city in Alas
ka. The splitting of votes has
done the republicans no good,
while democratic aspirants have
increased early leads to nearly
complete majorities through the
gaining of straight ballots.
The presence of independent
candidates, both territorially and
in divisional contests, has serious
ly cut into the direct primary
votes. In the Second Division is
this more pronounced than else
where, legislative independents
securing fine votes at the expense
of numerous republican candi
dates.
Elsewhere may be seen early
returns from other sections of
Alaska showing the trend of the
voting in those districts—a trend
which foretells a nearly demo
cratic landslide, altho definite
prophecy of such is still without
foundation. To date Alaska ap
pears to be holding in line for the
democratic party and in full sup
port of President Roosevelt.
News agencies in the States
were anxious to hear the early re
turns from Alaska and observe
the trend, as the Territory is
t probably the first of the political
units to cast a decisive vote, eith
er for or against Roosevelt and
Landon, with early returns indi
cating almost complete backing
for Roosevelt. It has been notice
able throughout the territorial
campaigns that the national po
litical picture has been employed
to influence the territorial vote,
numerous divisional and territor
ial candidates referring to the im
portance of how Alaska should
vote to stay in line for federal
influence.
OTHER RETURNS
SEWARD, Sept. 9—Fpllowing
are the results of territorial can
j didates only:
Dimond 153, Gore 57, Grigsby
8. McCain 51, Roden 52. Truitt
111. Boyle 111, Cole 75, Smith
24. Hesse 151, Storey 59.
I
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 9—Demo
crats scored heavily in the first
precinct of the Fourth Division
in an early count last night.
Reporting here from Gilmore
precinct one of the big dredging
camps in the heart of the gold
fields, Gilmore returns are: Dim
ond 23, Gore 1; McCain 1, Roden
6, Truitt 16. Boyle 17, Cole 2, and
Smith 2. Hesse 20. For senator
Hurley, republican 7, Rivers,
democratic 18. For Representa
tives, republicans, Boswell 4, Col
bert 9, Johnston 2, Nerland 10.
Democrats, Ghezzi 16, Green 17
Rogge 18, Foss 17.
Fairbanks—Fox Precinct fol
lows; Dimond 54, Gore 19, Grigs
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Spanish Rebels
Gained Another
10 Miles Madrid
(By The Associated Press)
NORTHERN SPANISH WHITE
ARMY HEADOQUARTERS, Bur
gas, Sept. 9. — On the heels of its
victory at Irun, the White Army
today won another important bat
tie in the decisive Toledo sector,
where Lieutenant Colonel Yag
ues’ half naked legionnaires, fight
ing in blistering heat, tore thru
a red column of 7,000, killed 425
of the enemy and gained another
ten miles toward Madrid. With
With the civil war in its eighth
week and the total dead on all
sides estimated at 60,000, the Red
front is steadily contracting as
the Whites close in.
This does not mean the end is
near, but the White successes of
the last few days gives them sue-1
cessively the cities of Irun in the
north and Talavera La Beina in
the south.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 7, Detroit 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
No games played
COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 3, Portland 2.
RECORD VOTE CAST NOME
OF 559 SETS DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITY ALL POSITIONS
Climaxing an intensive final
week of strenuous campaigning
the democratic and republican
parties went into the election
yesterday, working for every vote
possible in the city.
The total vote cast for Nome
was 559 a record which has not
been equalled during the last 8
to 10 years. Results totalled last
night late on the Nome vote show
ed an overwhelming lead estab
lished by nearly all democratic
candidates on the ballot.
The Nome vote was not counted
complete until about six A.M. to
day, the results of which may be
seen in the tabulated table in an
other section of the today’s issue.
In the Delegate race Delegate
Anthony J. Dimond, democrat,
polled better than two to one ag
ainst Judge Lester O. Gore, re
publican. In the race for attorney
general, Independent Henry Ro
den is giving James T. Truitt,
democrat, a run for his money,
both votes being close, while re
publican Harry McCain has been
lost far behind.
The contest for the office of au
ditor shows democrat Boyle bet
:er than two to one over repub
lican Cole, while Sandy 'Smith,
ndependent, is far behind and
iut of the race.
For highway engineer, demo
crat Hesse as usual has piled up
his greatest majority against Sto
rey, republican.
In the Second Division legisla
tive contests, the election is con
ceded to O. D. C.ochran, demo
crat, over J. C. Kennedy, repub
lican, by nearly two to one thru
out the division, according to
present precinct returns arrived
at Nome to date.
' In the race for house, three
democrats are leading by sub
stantial majorities throughout the
division, with thirteen precincts
lout of twenty already received.
The ticket is led by Leonard
i Smith, followed closely by John
Lichtenberg, George Luiblin, and
j Tolbert Scott. Ed Steffen, re
publican, is a close fifth, being
only a matter of about thirteen
votes behind Scott for the fourth
position.
A general summary of the Sec
ond Division including Nome
shows that the lead set by the
democratic ticket in Nome is in
creasing in all of the large pre
cincts, although some of the small
er precincts show small republi
can returns.
A surprise politically, was the
returns from Kutebue, where
(Continued on Page Two)
Second Division Returns, General Election’ September otli, 1936
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PRECINCTS H 5 -5 B ~ 1 ^ 9 ~ ~ * S ’S I CO B g ~ c 9 ~ c £
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CITY OF NOME . 384 144 115 192 201 284 155 27 316 146 328 197 115 68 184 248 275 72 191 154 286 180 165
LITTLE CREEK . 54 8 3 21 39 12 12 4 47 9 45 17 10 15 6 34 42 14 28 16 53 14 13 j
GOLOVIN . 25 5 6 19 1 20 7 0 11 11 23 7 25 15 5 18 7 1 18 1 3 15 3
BLUFF ... 14 1196781 5 10 88060 8 10 7785 10 0,
KOTZEBUE . 43 6 33 10 35 38 35 4 38 37 44 35 6 1 32 35 40 2 5 37 39 35 38 j
FORTUNA LEDGE . 33 4 0 9 28 32 4 1 34 1 37 0 2 0 0 28 30 1 0 35 37 3 4
DEERING . 30 1 0 27 4 23 2 1 6 9 27 2 3 0 1 30 22 4 13 24 20 0 0
MT. VILLAGE . 811077106390010 76017701
CANDLE . 56 34 29 18 40 47 33 5 53 34 60 29 12 3 29 43 52 24 14 38 47 26 39
TAYLOR ... 25 5 3 11 18 24 5 3 29 2 16 17 0 2 23 22 29 6 4 5 22 7 6
COUNCIL. 11 6555 15 44 13 6 13 7564 5539499 10
SOLOMON . 26 2 3 4 4 18 7 2 17 8 13 14 4 3 10 8 16 21 6 8 10 12 6
TELLER . 23 5 9 5 13 11 10 7 5 21 15 11 5 2 16 8 13 4 4 5 10 18 13
UTICA .
ST. MICHAEL .
UNALAKLEET .
HAYCOCK .
KIANA ..
SHUNGNAK .
STUYAHOK .
TOTAL . 732 222 208 330 401 538 283 59 591 297 638 344 187 122 310 494 547 159 300 342 548 329 298
Primaries In The
State Washington
Obtain Big \ote
DEMOS GETTING VOTE
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 9—Democra
tic candidates for nomination in
the State of Washington primar
ies yesterday, captured an amaz
ingly large share of the total vote
as early tabulations showed that
Martin led the democratic Gub
ernatorial race with four thous
and and forty-nine votes out of
one hundred and five of the two
I thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-six precincts. John C. Stev
enson was trailing wit t three
thousand eight hundr ■ i ninoty
jsix votes. Otto Case who was
I supported by the Twnsc 1 move
, rnent, polled thirtc n h u.bod,
i thirty votes.
hi the Re publii .•
Governor Roland H rth.... hve: ott
lumberman, led with -eventeon
hundred five votes, followed by
Ralph A. Horr with four hundred
sixty-five.
Warren G. Magnuson, a Seattle
prosecutor, is leading the demo
cratic contestants for Z. nchecks
job, with seventeen hur Ired and
sixty in twenty eight of the five
hundred and sixty-nine precincts
:n the district, his nearest oppon
ent Chris Wilkins had six hun
dred and ninety-four votes.
Stevenson Led 1st
fBv The Associated Press!
SEATTLE, Sept. H'.h— John C.
Stevenson, campaigning on Pro
duction for Use platform for the
democratic gubernatorial nomin
ation, stepped into the lead in
the primary with five hundred
and forty-two votes, as returns
from sixteen of the twenty-eight
hundred and sixtysix precincts
were tabulated early in the even
ing.
Martin had four hundred nine
votes in the same number of pre
cincts. Former governor Roland
H. Hartley, republican of Everett,
led with one hundred thirty four,
followed by Ralph A. Horr, for
mer congressman with ninety
ive votes.
Martin Is Leading
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 9—Governor
Hlarence D. Martin steadily drew
tway from his closest opponent
rohn C. Stevenson in the State