The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-04-10

waiting for the break. In some faces shown the light of determ- ination to fight it out if it takes all spring, and some facetious wag suggested that at that it might run well into the fishing season.
 As the convention stands now after 48 hours it has Temporary Chairman, E. E. Engstrom, and 8 Temporary Secretary, Frank Foster, and Credentials Committee. With out permanent organization noth- ing can be done about a platform.
 Late Afternoon Session
 With the calling to order of the convention by Temporary Chair man E. E. Engstrom at 3:10 this afternoon, MT. White introduced a resolution, which he said was adopt ed by caucus of the First Division delegates. When read later it re- vealed the caucus had adopted the unit rule of voting for the First Di- vision delegates. MT White pointed out that "the minority failed to attend the caucus. He also told the convention that a radiogram had been received from Judge Lester O. Gore, unopposed Republican can- didate for Delegate to Congress, advising that he was on the North land.
 MT. White recommended that Howard D. Stabler have a confer ence with Judge Gore in the inter- ests of harmony and an endeavpr to bring opposing factions together. He contended that, as majority leader, he was all for harmony, and if other factions wished to continue disharmoniously the responsibility would be theirs.
 Harmonious Discord
 At this point the political fire works began to crackle. Arthur Fox quetioned MT. Whites right to call the caucus, R. E. Robertson similarly challenged the legality of the caucus, and Judge w. c. Arnold rose to his feet and said that he had heard much about harmony but saw none of it shown. He declared that on behalf of the Republicans of Saxman, whom he represented and also as a delegate from Ketchi- kan, he did not consider himself bound by the unit rule, but agreed that the choice of MT. Stabler as peacemaker met with his approval
 Discussions both obviously heated and restrained passed back and forth. Temporary Secretary of the Convention Frank Foster observed that with all the kicking it certain ly proves that the G. O. P. isn't dead but very much alive"
 Karl Theile's question for a def milton of harmonious discord". passed unanswered.
 If?
 H. L. Faulkner asked that the resolution Mir White had given the temporary sercetary be read. This was done and revealed that it was the First Divisions resolve to be bound by the unit rule MT. Faulk- ner's second question, addressed to MT. White, asked for MT. Whites definition of harmony and if, when MT. Stabler presented the matters of controversy before Judge Gore, as previously suggested by MT. White, if Judge Gore did not agree with MT. Whites general tactics, would MT. White accept Judge Cores opinion and definition of harmony. This question was not answered.
 Henry Benson, President of the Young Mems Republican Club, ask ed for the appointment by the tenn porary chairman, under the Rob- erts' rules of order. of Rules Committee and a Platform Com mittee on the same basis that the Credentials Committee was acting. A motion for adjournment had al- ready been made and no action was taken on the motion. The convention was adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.