Sen. Sparkman Backs Bob Bartlett For
Reelection, Pledges Statehood Support
The Democratic candidate for i
vice president, Senator John J.
Sparkman of Alabama, today
backed Delegate E. L. “Bob” Bart
lett for re-election and pledged his
support to Alaska statehood,
transfer of fisheries from Federal
to Alaskan control, abolition of
fish traps and a development
program for Alaska.
The senator took time out from
his busy national campaign to
urge the re-electicm of his friend
and colleague. Both men served
together in the House prior to
Sparkman’s election to the Senate
in 1946. Bartlett himself had in
terrupted his own campaign in
Alaska to fly to Chicago during
the Democratic convention to' urge
congressional colleagues who were
delegates to the convention to sup
port Sparkman for vice president.
Three days prior to his nomina
tion Sparkman lent his name and
picture to publicity for Alaska
Statehood and agreed to be an un
official campaigner for statehood
votes among his Southern sena
torial colleagues.
Sparkman wired the following
today from Washington, D.C.:
“Dear Bob:
“Because of my deep interest in
the affairs of Alaska I have been
following with interest your cam
paign for re-election.
“There is no need for me to re
affirm my ardent support of state
hood for Alaska. You know from
first-hand knowledge that I and
most of my Democratic colleagues
feel that no one can govern
Alaska as well as Alaska can gov
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ern itself. It was a discouraging
moment for all of us who have
fought so long and hard for state
hood to be defeated by one vote.
“All friends of Alaska should
be heartened when they look over
your record of the last eight years.
From my seat on the Senate Pub
lic Works Committee I have seen
how much you have done person
ally to get through the huge pro
grams for Alaskan development.
You should rightly take credit for
the fact that Alaska now has a
$70,000,000 public works program;
that $170,000,000 has been spent
on roads alone and that two inter
national airports are now servic
ing the growing transportation
needs of Alaska. I have always
applauded your effort towards
solving Alaska’s important fish
ery problem. Pending statehood, I
agree with you that the best
course would be to transfer juris
diction over the fisheries from the
Federal to your Territorial gov
ernment. The recent Alaska refer
endum expressing overwhelming
disapproval of the use of fish
traps leaves no doubt that they
should be abolished.
“The future is bright far Al
aska and you have done much to
lay the foundation for that fu
ture. I know the people of Alaska
realize this and will send you
back to Congress to continue your
fight.
“With best wishes and kindest
personal regards,
John Sparkman
Sen. Sparkman is well known
in Alaska as one of three south
ern senators who voted against
returning the Alaska statehood
bill to committee when that issue
was before the Senate in Febru
ary of this year. Senators Kefau
ver of Tennessee and Holland of
Florida also voted for statehood.
Sparkman has also been promi
nent in his support of .Alaskan
non-scheduled airlines and bush
pilots and was active in the en
actment of the Alaska P u b 1 ic
Works program.
VOTE REPUBLICAN
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FOR
TERRITORIAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER
OVER 52 YEARS A RESIDENT OF ALASKA
REGISTERED MINING ENGINEER
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OVER 40 YEARS ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
IN THE TERRITORY
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Election Date October 14, 1952
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