The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-01-23

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 lively. The committee on ere dentials reported promptly and work began in a short time after the delegates met
 The platform adopted by the convention condemns "one-man administration of Alaskan fish cries and urges the transfer Of the fisheries administration to the Territorial Legislature. Other blanks favor Territorial control of all resources; giving bona fide Alaskans administrative posts; construction of airplane landing fields throughout the Territory; the continuation of road and trail work with participation in national highway construction programs; liberal appropriations for the improvement of harbors and waterways; a square deal for both labor and capital in Alaska; extension of the United States mail service by the utilization as mail carriers, wherever prac- ticable, all steamship lines, mot or boats, airp1anes. and stage lines. and the extension of the parcel post zone system to the Territory; continued operation of the Alaska Railroad and lib- eral appropriations for it's main tenance; two additional Coast Guard cutters for year-round op- erations in Southwestern Alaska; the encouragement of agriculture, fur farming and the utilization of Alaskan products wherever possible; turning over to the Territory the proceeds from the sealing industry of the Pribilof Islands; liberal appropriations for Federal and Territorial schools.
 The convention censured cen tralized government and bureau cratic control of the Territory. The issue or great importance. 1t declared, is re-establishment of local home rule which, 1t added, is possible only through complete recognition of the conditional provision that all powers not specifically granted to the Fed eral Government is reserved to the separate States, and the ap- plication of the Jeffewonian prin- ciples of State Rights.
 Greatest National Issue
 State Rights. declared the con vention, is the greatest national issue before the American people today It added that Gov. Smith is the leading national candidate of the Democrats on account of his advocacy of it, and his out standing courage and honesty, demonstrated in long public serv- ice and leadership.
 John w. Troy was Chairman of the Platform Committee on which J. J. Connors was also a member.
 A spirited fight took place in the convention over the Smith endorsement. It was led by Rev. Graham, Methodist preacher. of Seward, who held the proxy of John Coffey, Kodiak, and who is Catholic. Hess. Fairbanks, tried to amend the resolution of endorsement, first, by striking it out and, second, by eliminating Instructions to the delegates to the nation convention. Those favoring endorsement won on the first test by ovte of 46 to 12, and those fayoring instructine the delegates 46 to IA.
 Every Division gave a majority for the Smith resolution and fol an instructed delegation to tho national convention. The First Division delegation cast 15 votes its full strength, on both roll calls.
 The party platform is largely similar to that adopted by the Divisional Convention at Ketchi- kan last month. There were some additions and amplifications tc it. It included blanks favorine larger appropriations for the United States Geological Survey Light House Service. continued aid and encouragement for pros. pectors, in addition to the othel thanks already enumerated.