throws DatabaseException {
nameIdPair.setId(RepGroupImpl.getFirstNodeId());
/* Master by default of a nascent group. */
Proposal proposal = new TimebasedProposalGenerator().nextProposal();
elections.getLearner().processResult(proposal,
suggestionGenerator.get(proposal));
LoggerUtils.info(logger, repImpl, "Nascent group. " +
nameIdPair.getName() +
" is master by virtue of being the first node.");