The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-25
BENEFITS FROM
 HOME RULE ARE APPLY DEFINED
Dimond Outlines Party Doctrines andPlatform
 in Great Speech
SPE AXIS TO GREATEST CROWD, RECORD HERE
Dedicates Himself to Bring ing Self Government
 to Territory

Probably witn a premonition Of victory before him, Senator An thony J. Dimond, Democratic nom- inee for Delegate, last night pledg- ed himself to work seriously and earnestly for Home Rule for AL aska, in an address to an audience oe more than HOO persons that damned the Coliseum theatre to capacity. Standing room was at premium and more than 200 people were turned away because of the lack of seating accommo- dations.
 It was the largest crowd ever assembled in the theatre. and big lger than any audience ever gath cred together in Juneau to hear a political speech.
 Forceful, Able Address
 Senator Dimond's speech was one of the most constructive political addresses ever made to a Juneau audience. It was forceful. straight to the point and enlivened through by flashes of humor that kept the big crowd in a receptive mood from beginning to end. Maybe it was composed entirely of Dimond supporters anyway, but if it wasn't. before the end of the speech it was SO nearly unanimous that even a Department of Justice investi- gator couldn't have distinguished a discordant note when the speak ei concluded his remarks and the great crowd slowly made its way to the exits.
 He drew the line sharply between actual belief in and advocacy of Territorial control of all local re- sources and affairs, and pretended belief in them. And he indicted Republican leadership for tying up natural resources and limiting To- cal authority throughout the his- tory of Alaska under the American flag
 Halls Next Delegate
 George B. Grigsby, who presided, was enthusiastically ap p la u d d when he introduced Senator Di- mond as the next Delegate from Alaska to Congress" MT. Grigsby said he had no sore spots from the late primary election which resulted in the nomination of the Valdez Senator and urged his own supporters to work loyally for the election of his successful rival. Tn the four campaigns I have made for Delegate, Senator Dimond has always introduced me to au- 6iences, but I am now going him one better; I now have the pleas ure and honor of introducing the next Delegate from Alaska to Congress" he concluded
 Senator Dimond prefaced his remarks with an appreciation of MT. Grigsby's statement, and of his generous offer, at the time of the accident that resulted in his own temporary disability, to cam- paign the Territory for him. He characterized Grigsby as the ableSt man in public life in Alaska.
 Platform Harmoniously Supported
 Republican leadership has been a total failure as far as Alaska is concerned, Senator Dimond told his audience. It has inflicted on the Territory series of with drawals of natural resources, im- posed restrictions upon all forms of endeavor and substituted a gov ernment of regulation by Federal authority for one of local legisla- tion that all other American ter ritories have enjoyed. It has even denied to Alaskans the right to use natural resources such as oth- CT Territories have possessed and upon which prosperous common wealths have been built.
 "The Democratic party offers ] (Coutinued on Page Eight)