The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-15

Saturday evening Nomeites crowded A. E. Hall to it's seating and standing capacity to attend tn, quasi political meeting, styled the grand ratification meeting.t Alaska for Alaskans. home rule and Hon. William 4 Gilmore for delegate to congress-
 Harmony prevailed with considern- ble enthusiasm when one realizes there is no issue involved at the present time. the meeting being called to dis cuss the platform adopted by the Cor dova convention. and give W. 4. dil- more. the citizen of Nome. honored by receiving the nomination from tho c O. r as it's standard bearer in the coming delegate fight. chance to test the platform plank hy plank. and toll the people just where he stood
 Tu addition to harmony that governs the actions of the republicans in tn" coming fight. most excellent example of which was set in the district con vention in the Second division. and will prevail throughout the campaign. un- less all signs fail. the speaker had the house with him almost to a man--y"s We can say to the womli. for tn straw ballots proved nine.y five per cent. or over 94 per cent were In favor Of the candidate
 Chairman George D. Schofeld of 'hc district territorial committee. rammed the first charge home in the political cannon, ny giving, in brief way. tho exact conditions at the present tim" the causes leading up to and culmin ating in the nomination of W. A. Gil- stating the meeting had been callc I under the auspices of the republican club of Nome and Seward Peninaula and introduced President Chas lios- fall. who took charge of the meeting In addition to the hall hlled 10 over flowing the stage was crowded by vice presidents of the meeting primonent and representative business men of Nome and from different parts of the peninsula.
 Chairman Horfall stated why the meeting had been called. then called upn N IT. Castle. acting district at trney. for a few remarks. In an e!o- quent address. where the speaker proved he is long on diction. and has most excellent vocabulary for ad- dressing intelligent audiences such as were gathered there al the ratification meeting Mir Castle handed out number Of bouquets to the nominee. and praised him in glowing terms. The acting district attorney took occasion to state he did not look upon the meeting as being a political one in the true sense of the word. 90 did not feel hampered by official regulations from making a speech. Space will not per init of going into the many features of Mir Castles address. but his tribute to the nominee. was sure great and must have caused a tiutter within the breast of the candidate sitting there upon the stage.
 Frank Aldrich was then called upon and rather astonished the audience In his opening remarks. when he stated he was not a democrat. nor repub- lican. then smoothed over the rough thrust by stating he was an Alaskan. MT. Aldrich informed those present he ad in his annual report n jrdg' Ivickersham written that 1is friend Gilmore was the rising star of Alaska. and wanted to know where the dele gate stood fin the matter. Ter read from a letter signed by the iaieaata under date of January 13, 1912, wner.- in James Wickersham informed his friend Frank he would support w. A. Gilmore. if the enemy would nominate him, without demanding too many pledges or tieing him up. or binding him down 10 ridiculous pledges After the receipt of this letter we told 0il-