Valdez daily prospector., 1912-04-01

had been filed with the secretary of the central committee, and were not contested. Only two contests had been filed, one from Cnrdova, and one from E.llamar. involving the right to a total of seven seats.
 When the secretary began the calling of the roll. Wm. O'Cun- nor, John Frame, Martin IIarrais and John Moe, al the head of a dis"rdcrly mob, interrupted the proceedings, by stamping, yell ing and cat-callinE, so as lu drown the voice of the secretary. An ,al tempt was even made to forcibly OuSt the chairman of the central committee from the chair, and seize the credentials that had been filed with the secretary. Failing ill this, the disorder was continued to such an extent as to prevent the organization of the convention all during the morn ing hours. At noon the delegates adjourned. Upon reaSscmbling at ? D. in. the hall was found in possession of the mob, where upon a committee of the Valdez delegation procured another hall in which the delegates assembled and organized the convention. The people of Valdez, whose guests the delegates were, arc in no manner responsible for this disorder.
 The First and Second divisions were represented by their full quota of delegates, either in per son or by proxy. The Third di- vision was represented by 2T del cgatcs, either in person or by proxy. The Fourth division was represented in full, except as, to Martin llarrais, delegate from Cinema, and d number of proxies held by him, or his substitutes. Mr. Harrais had filed his creden- lia!S and proxies with the sec r"lary, but look no further part in the convention, although his credentials and proxies were ac- crplrd.
 It will thus br seen that the convention was fully representa- tir" of practically the entire Dem Ocrary of Alaska.
 As an integral part of the great Democratic party, which iS nov- ing toward assured victory and control of the national gOvern- In"nl m ih" present campaign. every delegate iO the convention Was lnIblIrd with a deep sense of responsibility to the Democracy anh lhr people of Alaska. After earnest and careful dclibrraiiun. the convention adopted the pIaI- Form, which, il is believed, voices | the needs, the hopes and the as pIralI"ns of the people of Alaska, and il is commended io the soI- cnIn cOnSldcrali of every riii- zen of the territory. Upon this plai form the convention noIui- | mated for delegate IO cOugrrss, | Mr. Robert w. Jennings, and pledges the people of Alaska that he iS m entire accord and syrn- pathy with the principles and policies of the platform, and if elected by your sunragrS. will use every effort to secure the en- acimcnt by congress of laws en- bodyIng those principles and pol icicS.
 For more than decade Alas ka has suffered from mislrrat- mcnt and neglect of Republican administrations. With absolute power through three generations to give Alaskans the rights never before denied American citizens, and to pass much needed laws for the upbuilding and dcvclop- mcnt of the territory, the Rcpub- lIcan party has done nothing but treat us as the spells of admin istration favOrites and henchmcn, until conditions have become longer unbearablc. Alaska has nothing to hope from the Rcpub- lican party.
 Every sign of the times points unmistakably to the election of a Democratic president and con- gress, and if Alaska is true to herself, the time is at hand when she can and will receive the rec ognition and secure the grant of those rights she has so long de- manded, and obtain the relief she SO sOrcly needs.
 As the first and most imnor-