The Nome daily nugget., 1910-07-01
Nussess Special ssrtes.


JUNEAU. June ao At the regular
Republican convention. held here ON
the 2>.at=. thu following platform was
unanimously adopted
Whereas. th, Republicans 1T Alaska.
H convention assembled. al Douglas.
NIaSha uu thy 18th day uf June Iatu.
ds resolve ~ follows
i w plaru uur trust In the patriot
ism Hud intelligence 1T tire President
IF the United States aud endorse. and
ITUresr us administration
W hefi,ve tHt the represents
tjxr- uf the administration in NJaska.
tin H"unrJbi, Walter T. CEuk has
tdHiu-tef,a tar affairs 81 TIN Terri
tals n IN. mnSt ,lpahle aud efficient
mauuer tut Ills limited POWERS =taHtd
.dIaWz s,tgd ~ #udof-, the ldmiui~tfa.
tiaH - the, GoNsrunr
EaH,Ntng that It's Territory
-hmla b. dsN,lap,d ~ TN md That b.
aaH Ia. hurtar governed and full rirm-
~ citizenship aNteuded IL rs isula,.
as. NE uuuHaIurdit m iINar af Terri
ratI.1 Gus.fHm,Ht Tor Alaska t@ -aau
~ r b. lu--Ib1 f1 ohtau ~, same.
hut hsust. mat rH. paramount que
trHf = - =rtHHr immediate remedial
LEGISLATION fsr th. advancement aud
development of t-- Territory
8 w ~teepel, favor the opening
If the Territory ~ Alaskl Ia settle
meut by tH,#preple. aud believing &c .tu
Infamous outrage that W should B..
compelled - paw tribute To- IT,. coal
haruus If the Eastern stats. when s,y
have an abundance Of tue within a1u
own Territory, ~ strongly mg. upuu
tHa administration TIN opening 81 tnr
HH| lands - Nla~ka - -HtrN faf p4t-
~
w favor the conservation - ih,
country. rasnuter~. tHf eoHdrmH fHr
>aHHs ~ re manner IN which II j. tal,
fHa#a1 - sfasKa
W 5dtasate. tHa eNteu~ian -.
Government 1~sf~tau,e 10 thu bH51dfng
=. sff.rta3~ fu Nla~k3 as the dst-fef.-
##ut II the Territory DEFENDS largely
II ne Tia construction ~ "a raal
frau tile coast n tH- interior. W h.-
5as, thar this assistance should by
s4ksu 60 Alaska i'm The same manner in
WHICH II was extended ia tHr Philip
pines under thu Proposals and direc-
Hau II competent Government an
SHrers
Beh.ytag HAT many IT the citi-
.sH~ 81 A,tsks siva IT,. heSt wears of
thejs life - H. Development # Tel
Territory Without intrinsic reward fer
rHsiE sfsrt>= ~ favor the Passage ef
- Miners Hem- bill aud pIedse aai-
solves - support T.
In 1iFN at thu danger 81 hish
threaten the eyer increasing com
meIee along tie coast of The Territory
- A1a~ka. Ne demand that the Gey-
slnm,ut shall make suitable apprap-
pf55H8au for I'm, construction nt lights
-Hd lighthouses al different points
p W. adyoeat. revision of the
mining laws ot Alaska. and insist that
in. clause which provides that claims
may b, ~takrd la power Of attorney
~Hall he eliminated. w believe that
Het euIy toe mining law but all of
the laws applied I" Alaska should h.
revised and iutelligcntly cudiurd.
10 Relieving that Major Wilds +
Richardson's chief Of The Alaska Road
Commission. by the construction Of
roads and trails L. and in the access
bile places has done more towards the
development al TIN. country than any
either individual in the Territory. We
strongly endorse the Alaska Road
Commission and urge the administra-
ton L. keep Major Richardson in the
position which ne at present occupies.
IL Believing the fee system To- be
iuiquitouS Obsolete. productive of
much evil and al tendency To initiate
against the administration nf justice
in its tfueSt sense. Ne demand tat all
United States Commissioners through
ont the Territory be placed on reg