The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-20

concern to the Territory just that the Democratic party be organized than the Republican for the principal that the Democratic party is in con trol of the Nation, and therefore the Democratic par ty of Alaska is the all else being equal that could be service to the Territory It offers the most direct route to the of the mighty at Washington
 Now we reach the issue that is acute at this moment in Alaska The Democratic party is organized nearly representative basis as the law and great distances in the Territory permit The conven- tion that held at Juneau little more than a year more largely attended and more nearly representative of the party membership than any party political convention held in Alaska. II was in session for four days It a deiberatve convention The questions that up before the convention thoroughly discussed in the conven- tion. in the various committees and the dele gates they associated together before the conven ton convened and during the of the conven tion. The result platform, similar in all re- spects the party platforms of 1912 and 1914 except that it ampfed to meet conditions suggested by intervening Charles A. Sulzer selected to carry the standard of the party the people and therefore, the party leader for the follow side and to aid him in the fight, and if elected to the people of the Territory in the important of flee of AttorneyGeneral, nominated George B. Grigsby. At the time, the delegates assembled selected Thomas J. Donohoe to National com mitteeman. A Territorial Central committee was sell ected, consisting of two from each of the four Divisions with ninth to act chairman of the committee. Rules adopted for the selection of five additional in each of the Judicial Divisions to with the Divisional members of the Terrtor ia Central Committee Divisional committees These selections later made at the Divisional conven tions when nominees for the Legislature were chosen These supposed to keep in touch with the rank and file of the party in each of the Divisions and to represent the party until their were chosen.
 The people of the Territory endorsed the position of the Democratic party thus organized MT. SulzeT to Congress and represents Alaska there Mir. Grigsby elected Attorney General by wheming plurality and is serving the Territory in that position Their duty and that of these various com mttees is to the masses.
 It was discovered after the election that the Democratic party, organized in due and legal form and the Governor of the Territory could not work to gether in harmony. Gov. Strong account of var ious things developing before and after the election principally afterwards found be hostile Dele mtteeman Donohoe majority of the Territorial Cen tral Committed and majorities of three of the four Divisional committees The organization, as was meet and proper, consulted with the Democratic rank and file It discovered that practically all of the Democratic newspapers those which had supported MT Suzer and his platform and President Wilson, and the great majority of the membership of the Democratic party agreed that under the circumstances, in order to that of action that would be to get the results that the people of Alaska of right demand there should be change in the Governorship
 Now, The Empire asks those of it's readers who accept the conclusion that political partys purpose ought to be public service to consult their reasoning powers and pass judgment upon it's course.