The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-20

Nome Aitefndtci. E. V. nu3oclil
 Of Juneau, and Thomas Lloyd. of
 Nome.
 SEWARD. Apri l2O.-The Republl- can Territorial convention adjourned without nominating candidate for Delegate to Congress. and col1mns could be written about the failure. The wires were kept busy with mes sages between Wickersham and the ! different grades of his following here. Some Of them desired that Wicker sham repudiate some of the declara- tions made in his behalf by support CTS, who have heretofore opposed the regular" Republicans of the Terri tory wherein 1t was reported that the Delegate had declared that he had made no combination with Shackle- ford. Other urged the Delegate to refuse a nomination no matter what the platform when it was discovered that Shackleford was In command of the situation. The result was a long distance bombardment of Washington with telegrams.
 Not for Wickeroham.
 There was another large element In the convention that refused to vote flor Wickersham on any basis. and publicly announced that they would not vote for him if he were nomin. ated.
 However. the whole case for Wick ersham was said at the last to be in the hands of F. c. Russell. of Ju- neau. who counted votes and dlscov- cred that, as things stood, Wicker sham could not get enough to win. All day Russell had been demanding conditions for Wickersham that would not be met by Shackleford and those of his followers who had &C., cepted the terms of the agreement that had been entered into. In the final count 1t was discovered that those who would not vote for Wicker sham unless he would disavow the acts of some of his henchmen who had continued 10 assert that there is no combination between him and the l regulars. those who would not vote for him under any circumstance and those who opposed his taking nom. inatin at the hands of a convention controlled by the regulars were In a majority. 80 Russell would not pre- sent Wlckershams name to go be- fore the convention and be defeated.
 Delegate Candidate Later.
 A candidate for Delegate to Con- gress will be selected later by com mittee to whom authority to select was delegated. The committee is com posed of Lewis P. Shackleford. of Juneau; Harvey l.. Sullivan, Of Val dez; W. A. Gilmore. of Nome. and Thomas Lloyd, of Fairbanks.
 Irving Was Chairman.
 George Irving, of Juneau, was chair man, and Alfred Thompson, of Ka- talla. secretary of the convention.
 Turn Roosevelt Down.
 A resolution offered in the conven- ton by former Senator l.. V. Ray in- structing the delegates to the Nation al convention to support Roosevelt for the Republican Presidential nom nation was defeated, and Lewis ?. Shackleford and w. A. Gilmore will go to Chicago without instructions.
 For Full Territorial Government
 The platform adopted by the con vention was in eifect an endorsement of both full Territorial form of gov ernment and Statehood after the d. vision of the Territory It did not mention full Territorial form of gov ernment in specific words, but asked for greater powers for the Territory, and Statehood for all or part of the Territory.
 Government Aid for Private Rail-
 roads.
 The platform urges governmental financial aid for legitimate private railroads in Alaska whenever com panies owning them shall with their own capital mako substantial pro- l gress with their projects.
 It fayors aids to navigation, the ex- tension of the cable and telegraph systems. the encouragement of indus tries and development, the investiga- ton of the fresh fish trust" the com lmunity rights of women. It condemns the foreign and Mexican policies of the President.
 Nothing is said about the govern ment railroad or the coal lands.
 The convention nominated George schofeld. of Nome, for Attorney General, and elected Judge Cornell ius D. Murane National Committee man. Lewis p. shaclzleford and W. A. Gilmore delegates to the national con. vention, p. c. Russell and Thomas Lloyd alternate delegates, and select ed Divisional committeeman.
 TENNEYs HAVE BABY GIRL.
 A baby girl has arrived at the