The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-04-13
FIRE HALL COP. C0NCL.AvE ENDS
 ITS SESSIONS
Leslie Nerland, Dr. w. H. Chase and H. L. Faulk-
 ner Named Delegates
FORMER JUDGE CLEGG OSENCOMMITTEEMAN
Dr. Scruby, Elwyn Swet- man, Hellerich Alter
 mates to Cleveland

1 FIRE HALL, DOUGLAS, April 13 A group of Republican delegates to the Territorial convention being held in this city, Is in number, met in the Fire Hall in Douglas this morning at 10 o'clock and proceeded to hold what thov termed the regu- lar convention of the Republican party of Alaska which broke up in tumult at o'clock Sunday morning in the I. O. O. F. hall, across the street corner.
 Following the protested roll call adjournment, Sunday morning in the Odd Fellows Hall, the protesting delegation appealed from the deci- sion of Temporary Chairman Elton E. Engstrom and held a meeting in that hall. They then elected per manent officers with Clyde Ellis of Anchorage chosen as permanent chairman and Roy Anderson of Ketchikan as Secretary.
 Reconvene In Fire Hall It was then decided to reconvene in the Fire Hall this morning and continue with the work of the con- 3ventien At the meeting this morn- ing. representing what they report ed 125 of the 179 votes which should be allowed the convention, were Clyde Ellis of Anchorage, w. c. Ar hold of Ktechikan, Jacob Henseth of Petersburg, Nels Sorby of Ju- neau, Dr. R. N. Scruby of Wrangell, c. c. Rulaford of Stikine district; E. S. Evans, Juneau; Grover Vim, Juneau; w. s. Pullen, Juneau; R. E. Robertson, Juneau; Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks; H. L. Faulk- ner, Juneau; A. w. Fox, Juneau; Charles Goodall, Cordova; Ralph Martin, Juneau; Roy Anderson, Ketchikan; Harry Mccain, Ketchi- kan; and Mrs. Clyde Ellis, Anchor age.
 Committees
 It was read into the records that the meeting place was changed be- cause of better facilities in the Fire Hall Chairman Ellis after permit ting remarks explaining why the change in location and also why it was contended the other faction, led by Albert White, was not conduct ing the convention, named the fol- lowing committees:
 Platform-Andrew Nerland, Chair man; Roy Anderson, c. c. Rulaford, R. N. Scruby, Jacob Henseth and E. S. Evans
 Nominations Charles Goodall, Chairman; w. c. Arnold, Andrew Nerland and Jacob Henseth.
 Rules-The national committee man and the four divisional com- mitteemen.
 The platform which has been drawn up in the meantime was pre- sented and approved and the fol- lowing delegates chosen to the na- tional convention in Cleveland in June: Leslie Nerland, Fairbanks; Dr. w. H. Chase, Cordova, and H. L. Faulkner. Alternates are pr. R. N Ccruby, Wrangell; Elwyn Swetman, Seward, and George Hellerich, Nome. The committee was bound by the unit rule in voting for President and Vice President at the national convention
 For National Committeeman
 Former Judge Cecil Clegg of Fair banks was recommended by the Fire Hall convention for National Con- mitteeman which must be passed on by the national convention and Mrs. H. F.. Hansen of Ketchikan for Na- tional Committeewoman Division al Committeeman are: First Divi- sion, Grover c. Vim, Juneau: Second, O. s. Weaver, Nome; Third. Clyde Ellis, Anchorage; Fourth, Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks.
 MT. Mccain, who is the Repub- lican candidate for Territorial At- torney General, in a statement to the convention declared that the reports of the credentials commit tee under the temporary organiza- tion in the I. O. o. F. hall did not show that MT. White had control of the convention but that it did show most of the Republicans in Juneau out of sympathy with the White policy. He flayed what he declared to be "gag rule" in the temporary organization and stated he would carry back to his district such information so that the Re-