The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08

understood until the delegates who represented the two rival factions have returned 10 the camp. In the meantime comment of critical nature is reserved, and the stories as sent to the Times and the News are printed in toto. They follow:
 VALDEZ, April At the session of the convention held this after noon, resolutions were adopted fav- oring the extension of the interstate commerce laws to cover Alaska: primary election law; and creat- ing Fairbanks a sub-porr of entry.
 Daily was elected national com. mitteeman.
 Address 10 the People of Alaska
 The delegates to the Democratic territorial convention, called to meet ;t Valdez, March 29, 1912, having held a most representative. and as believed, the most import ant Democratic convention ever convened in the territory. have deemed it proper to issue this ad- dress to the people of Alaska:
 The delegates convened at Val dez in pursuance to the call of the central committee, in hall pro- vided for that purpose. The dele gates were called to order by S R. Cheney, chairman of the central committee. The secretary then be gan to call the temporary roll, which had been prepared by the committee according to the rules and usages of the Democratic party and the last convention and which was made up of the names of the delegates and their proxies whose credentials had been filed with the secretary of the central committee, and not contested Only two contests had been filed. One was from Cordova and one from Ellamar, involving right to total of but seven seats
 When the secretary began calling the roll, William OConnor, John Frame, Martin Harrais and John Moe. at the head of a disorderly mob, interrupted the proceedings by stamping and yelling and cat-call- ing, so as to drown the voice of the secretary. An attempt was made to forcibly oust the chairman of the central committee from the chair, and the credentials that had been filed with the secretary were seized. Failing in this, the disor- der was continued to such an ex- tent that it was impossible to per feet an organization all during the morning hours. At noon the dele gates adjourned.
 Upon re-assembling at p. m, the hall was found to be in possession of the mob, whereupon a commit tee composed of the Valdez delega- tion procured another hall, in which the delegation assembled and or ganized the convention.
 The people of Valdez whose guests the delegates are, were in now'se responsible for this disorder
 The First and Second divisions h,F haiy ,,n ta of delegates, either in person or by proxy. The third division was represented by 9 delegates, either in person or by proxy, and the Fourth division was represent ed in full, except in the case of Martin Harrais, the Cinema dele gate, and the number of proxies held by him, or his substitutes MT. Harrais had filed his creden- tials with the secretary, but took no further part in the convention, although his credentials and prox- ies were accepted.
 It will thus be seen that the con- vention was fully representative of practically the entire Democratic party of Alaska.
 As an integral part of the great Democratic party which is moving toward assured victory and con- trol of the national government in the present campaign, every dele gate to the convention was imbued with a deep sense of responsibility to Democracy and the people of Alaska. After earnest and careful deliberation, the convention adopt ed platform, which, it is believed voices the needs, hopes and aspira- tions of the people of Alaska. And it is commended to the sol emn consideration of every citizen of the territory.
 Upon this platform, the conven- tion nominated for delegate to con- gress MT. Robert w. Jennings, and pledges the people of Alaska that he is in entire accord and sympathy with the principles and policies of the platform, and if elected by your suffrage, will use every effort to secure enactment by congress of laws embodying those policies and principles.
 For more than a decade Alaska