The Nome daily nugget., 1912-02-17

with many enthusiastic republicans called together for the purpose of holding the Second judicial division convention to adopt platform and instrutc the delegates. or delegate. to present the fifty solid proxies of the Second division to the territorial con vention to be held at Cordova March 3Oth
 Every one of the fifty delegates were personally represented and a harmon ious enthusiastic convention was held. Everything went on like clock works and with a snap that has never before been experienced in republican con ventions held in the town of Nome.
 Territorial Committeeman Elwood Bruner called the meeting to order. and read the call sent out and au thorlty granted for holding the con vention Reported every delegate in the precincts of the Second division had been heard from. then notified that it was In order for appointing a tenn porary chairman of the convention. also a secretary.
 Thereupon Elwood Bruner and Joe Badger were elected chairman and secretary respectively
 Upon motion that committee on credentials consisting of five be ap pointed. also committee of five on permanent organization and platform of the republican party the chairman appointed the following on credentials.
 J II. Mustard. chairman: T Leh- and Lars Gunderson
 The following were apOinted on permanent organization George D Schoheld. chairman c J Lomen. A $ Kemp. O & Weaver and K N. Morrison of Council
 A recess of five minutes or so was taken while the committees retired [. deliberate and make their report, the district attorneys suite of offices hay Ing been placed at their disposal
 Upon the return Of the committees The recommendations of the creden- tial committee were read and offered then passed unanimously. also another resolution by the same committee.
 Committee on permanent organlza- ton recommended that the temporary sNf.E. k.z lA aaFN esFaf Adopted
 Recommended that the minute rule be adopted Passed unanimously
 Then the platform recommended by the committee was read by sections and adopted section by section then unanimously adopted as whole which Is considered one of. If not the strongest. republican platform ever promulgated in the territory of Alas l<a, and may be adopted by the con yention on March 30 at Cordova Resolutions were then introduced that Charles F. Heron chairman of the Candle delegation be given the proxies of fifty solid votes to the ter ritorial convention. uninstructed as to delegate. but to use his best influence under the instructions contained in the resolutions. This was unanimously adopted and Mir. Heron will leave in few days for Cordova to represent the Second division at the territorial convention to be held at Cordova. It was then moved that a telegram be forwarded to Secretary Charles D. IIilles. private secretary of President Taft a telegram as follows: Please convey to the president greetings from farthest North republican convention whose fiffty delegates go instructed 10 territorial convention at Cordova solid for hls renomination. Signed by the territorial committeeman of the Second judicial division. .. The business of the convention having been transacted Chairman Bruner called upon various repubii- cans to address the convention. Chas F. Heron. being the first. stated he would endeavor to do his best to se- cure the nomination of a delegate who would prove satisfactory to the party and the people of thls division. and when he returned next summer. he trust there would be no cause for shame on his part over what had been accomplished from the confidence and trust the convention had placed in him. by appointing him to cast the solid vote of this division. He also stated that all along the line. the re- publlcans were doing good work and he felt encouraged al the prospects of sending a republican to congress- from Alaska after the election to be held in August.
 Committeeman Schoheld when calle" upon stated it was rather early in the game 10 make a political speech. He he