The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-11

nm credentials reported seventy dele
 gates present in person or by proxy l md entitled to participate in the con- vention.
 l The committee on platform, reso- mtions and order of business, through lG. J. Lomen, it's chairman, reported an order of business, and the follow
 ing platform, which was unanimous ly adopted by the conventions: PLATFORM. 1 We. the republicans of the Second | Judicial division, of Alaska, in conven- ton assembled, at Nome, do hereby adopt the following platform: We heartily endorse the platform adopted by the national republican convention at Chicago, and commend the principles therein expressed. We urge, through the proper au- thorties, negotiations looking to the | early establishment of a port of entry 1 on tnt SlDtTldH COstot hOt hoi NhOA 'OeN'' than Aaadir Bay, to the end that our 1 local commerce be promoted and pro- tected.
 We urge appropriations by congress for the construction of a harbor at
 the mouth of Snake river, Nome, Alas ka, for the protection of our mosquito fleet.
 We commend the good work of the coast guard service and of the officers | and crew of the cutter Bear. Owing to our isolated and exposed situation we urge the continuation of the mili- tary post at Fort Davis and it's en-
 largement to that of a regimental post.
 We urge such further reductions in l telegraph tolls as will limit the re- l ceipts to the expenses of an economi- cal and efficient service. We urge a more expeditions and ex- tended winter mail service and that during the period of open navigation all steamers engaged in transporta- ton between Seattle and Nome be re- quired to carry the government mails. We recognize the urgent necessity of a wagon road between Nome and | betterment of the Nome Council road | and the construction of other roads
 in the Second division, and we de-
 mand appropriations by congress for such purposes and to an extent that shall place us on a par with the most l favored districts; and we demand a
 more quitable division of the federal
 road fund.
 We condemn the present contract
 system of caring for our unfortunate
 insane outside of our own borders, and we demand that sanitariums for the 1 insane be established and maintained
 by the felerai government in each of
 the judicial divisions of Alaska. We pledge our candidates to carry
 out the wishes of the people as ex-
 pressed at the polls in the coming
 election on the eight hour law and the 1 liquor questions
 1 We congratulate the republican par
 ty on the splendid standard bearers
 selected, and we heartily pledge our
 earnest support of their candidacy. 1 The convention unanimously adopt
 ed a resolution fixing the basis of rep
 resentation for each voting precinct
 to future republican district conven-
 tions of the Second division upon the
 vote cast at the coming election for
 George D. Schofield as candidate for
 attorney general of the territory. l The convention thereupon placed in
 nomination the following straight par
 ty ticket:
 For territorial senator-John Sund-
 back.
 l For territorial representatives-An-
 dy Anderson, Nate Coombs, Leo Kent
 and T. Nj. Reed.
 l For road commissioner-W. J. Rowe l A motion was made to endorse
 James Wickersham for delegate to
 congress but was ruled out of order
 by the chair. An appeal was taken to
 the convention and the decision of the
 chair was sustained with only four
 dissenting votes out of the 70 dele- l gates present.
 The utmost harmony and good feel
 ing prevailed and it is the consensus
 of opinion of the republicans of this
 division that the republican party will
 sweep the Second division by the elec-
 tion of the entire territorial and leg