Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-20
NJ NOMINATION FOR DELEGATE SEWARD CONVENTION ADJOURNS Naming of Delegate Is Left In the
 Hands of Committee of Four
 Hot Fight Over Naming of the Di-
 visional Committeeman.
SEWARD CONVENTION ADJOURNs

SEWARD, April 2O.-The repub- lican territorial convention adjourned sine die last night at eleven o'clock, having made no nomination for Dele gate to- Congress from Alaska The name of Wickersham was not pre- sented to the convention.
 The nomination of a delegate was left to a committee of four named by the convention. This committee is composed of H. L. Faulkner of Ju- neau, Tom Lloyd of Fairbanks, w. T. Gilmore of Nome, and Harve P. Sulli- van of Valdez. At some future date this committee will name the choice of the party for the office of Delegate to Congress.
 The platform adopted by the con- vention declares for legislation grant ing statehood for the territory in whole or part; the encouragement by the government of the building of public and private railroads; the res- toration of a protective tariff: the building up of merchant marine; extension of the military cable and wireless systems; adequate coast de- lenses for Alaska and the appoint nlent of Alaskans to public office in the Territory.
 The platform also attacks the for eign policy of the Democratic admin istration, particularly the vacillation in the Presidents attitude toward Mexico.
 George Irving of Juneau was chos- en chairman of the Territorial com mittee, Arthur Thompson of Katalla as secretary. Delegates to the Ma tional convention at Chicago are Lou is P. Shackleford of Juneau, with Ed Russel of Juneau as alternate; and w. A. Gilmore of Nome. with Tom Lloyd of Fairbanks as alternate.
 George Schofield of Nome was chosen by the convention as candidate for the office of Territorial Attorney General 1 A resolution introduced by L. l.. Ray of Seward. endorsing Theodore Roosevelt for the republican nomina- tion for the presidency, was defeated. A hot fight was started when the election of members of the Divisional Committee was taken up. An amend ment to the motion, made by E. E. Ritchie of Valdez z%that the delegates from each division choose the mem bers of the committee for their divi- sion instead of the convention led to a debate in which Ritchie, B. K Ray, George Hazelett, Ed Whittemore, Shackleford, Murane, Irving and Gil- more took part. The amendment was defeated by an overwhelming vote. All the votes of the second di- vision were case solid against the amendment by Gilmore, and Lloyd voted the fourth division solid the same way. The first division delega- Ition, 58 strong, was also voted solid in opposition to the amendment, leav- ] ing the votes of the Third division delegates the only ones in favor of the amendment.
 The divisional committeeman elect ed were:
 First Division-Howard Ashley of Skagway, Elmer Smith of Douglas, H. l.. Faulkner, s. H. Ewing of Juneau, P. c. Mccormack of Wrangel, J. R. Peckman of Ketchikan and John Goodell of Sitka.
 Second Division-W. N. Eddy, A. A. Allen, Fred Daniels, Henry Burgh, Dr. Chase, Geo. Schofield and H. H. Miller, all of Nome.
 Third Divislon-J. J. Finnegan and Is. M. Graf of Seward, John Lyons and Al White of Valdez. w. H. Chase and E. V. Boyle. of Cordova, and Frank Cotter of Anchorage.
 | Fourth Division-Tom Lloyd, T. A. Marquam, Cecil Clegg. Joseph Dehr land Leroy Tozier of Fairbanks and [Tanana. Charles Hoxie of Ruby and Percy Charles of Iditarod.
 1 c. D. Murane of Seattle was chosen National Committeeman.
 ! A resolution was adopted by the Iconvention that future representation |of the several divisions on the terri ltorial committee would be based upon |the proportional vote of each division Ito the total territorial vote for Dele gate and Attorney General.
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