The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-01-26
Third Division
Holds ReinS Of
Demo COnCIaVe
(By Sentinel stair reporter


Led by well organized Third
Division delegation, the Democratic
Territorial convention in Juneau
IL : week went on record endors-
ag the candidacy OF Franklin De
lano Roosevelt, if ne chooses to run
for third term, and endorsed
James A. Farley, Democratic Nation
al Chairman and Postmaster Gen
eral should President Roosevelt de
eide not to run again and Mr. Far
lev becomes a candidate. If neith-
er is a candidate, the convention
instructed the delegates to the ma
tional convention 90 use their best
judgment. the sentiment being eX-
pressed that President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Farley would be in control
of the convention and as a result
would virtually name the nominee,
if neither became a nominee.
Gust OLD Guard
Sweeping all opposition aside, the
Third Division organization easily
elected Territorial Treasurer Oscar
G. Olson. now of Juneau but for
merly of Cordova in the Third as
National Committeeman, ousting j..
A Hellenthal of Juneau, and chose
Mrs. Bertha Perrine Of Palmer IN
the third as National Committee
woman, defeating Mrs William A.
Holzheimer of Juneau, who has held
the post for the last eight years.
Mrs. Luther c. Hess of the Fourth
Division was extended the invita-
ton to be a candidate with excel
lent chance of icing elected but
she declined to have her name pre-
sented.
Howard Lying OF Nome, Speaker
of the House in TIDE last session OF
the Legislature. was elected Chair
man of the Democratic Territorial
committee without opposition after
being defeated in a contest for
Craftsmanship Of the convention
which went 10 Lew N. Williams of
Wrangell with the solid support of
the third and fourth divisions and
a majority of the first Lying, one
of the partys rising political lead
ers, proved a tower of strength in
the deliberations II the convention
and was named Territorial chair
man without an opposing vote.
Support Dimond
Supporting whOleheartedly Dele
gate Anthony j. Dimond, the con-
vention adopted a platform endors-
ing the fish trap legislation pro-
posed by the delegate calling for
Climina ton Of traps and wrote typ
Ideally Alaska planks into the party'sI
document On the gross gold tax,
long a subject of controversy, the
conVen ton adopted a plank declar-
ing 1--WE recommend the revision OF
the gross gold tax by substituting
a moderate gross tax and additional
net profits as recommended, and We
also recommend that the total
amount of tax revenue produced
shall not be less than it is on the
present three percent, gross basis "
Platform
Other planks included:
Investigation of the Alaska rail-
road and steamship lines, their
rates, equipment and other features;
increased appropriations for extend
ing the work of the Z. S. Geological
Survey and Geodetic Survey, the
Coast Guard and Lighthouse service;
abiding by the outcome of the gen
eral referendum to be voted on at
the next election on the liquor ques-
ton which provides for territorial
control; opposed additional reserva-
tons as detrimental to natural de-
yelopment of the Territory; favored
utilization of Alaska products and
Alaska labor in work done by the
Territory and Federal government
in the Territory; condemned the
proposed leasing of mining ground;
recommended the passage Of suit
able highway traffic laws; opposed
the crowding of refugees into the
Territory and urged encouraging
CIV capital investments and private
enterprises urged the formation OF
Territorial department of labor
and an amendment to the workmen' s
compensation act 10 cover all occu-