The Nome nugget., 1902-04-12
The Election $ Over and the
 Office Seeker Appears.
SOnE CANDIDATES
Councilman rieruey Would Like Ec Be Mayor, Bat tiie Place WiV Nc Doubt GO to Vaienfine-Joiiey Has the Puli For Ckief of Police.

Now that new city council has bear e,octed the city fathers are lace to lace with the scramble fer city cifire. The q esiion as to who shoulI fll lhr otliac "i chief oi D itH crt s,inc 1glH'c iu tht 2 eel ion on tuesGav lds'. and it l. C ain ed that Chief Jt Hey, the preseu. incumbent, scored. The 'Llt e4ie, aVQWed syndicate Wa, ". N. EIdy, None'--tir-t enief of police under the consent government elected in lS49. l. Is nc ded. however. hat Chel JuLe: has he in ,ldr track. aud he will pcGb- ably be- re-eIecta, ilhoA.. much ,pt.S itlon. Joseph r. Warpeu, aAo rs.as captain of peli,e pptil ,in November IaSt is also said to have an eye on the position, but tlc statement lark, con lrmat ion and il Is doubtful If Walrer will ak ior he appointment.
 Jolley is said to he backed. by at least four anl probably five nombers of .the ue% b, ard, .an it Is said he is confident that his services to the c'ty for a year past should be recognized by appoint ment for another term.
 Y. D. Ca~hcl it.; eltimen. has the city clerkSH.p .ittled. but there hay be lively cen est Ter the poai' q th ?" being at lc;. on. p;her ..A .ai- daic Gi 2 the pD iiiln iu ." p ron q. R. Y. ChrSnul. Nr. Ene nu, filled, ,,l 'imilarp ~J ion in Oakland. Ca, and i, in e4eiT way compelent. He i> a yonug man of excellent character and is being warmly backed by his .frjenda.
 Another office in which tnere will probably be q change is that of chief of the fire department. It is claimed bY s"ihe ' iidt the cIIy cannot aif rd 70 pay big salary to a fire chief: that he should be il competent man, of coarse, but one who wonld be content witt d nominal salary ugh. fer ins,hu C, tu buy d Sutt of citthe,, 4 ease .he spoiled those ne wore at d fire. An en- glroer l6 6.ncres-aty. and it i~ urged that Mlth ] competent eng neer Il paid fire chief l. 2 luxury that can easily be dis pen,ed with. Should such change be made Capt Geo. E. Baldwin is men- toned as {; uIost suitable man for the place,
 For assessor the names of John F. kearucy and l.. Wallace Smith are mentioned, but It is also stafe ed that the council may combine the offices of city clerk and assessor in order to reduce expense, and. s,ve the clerk an oppJr- tunity toeuln his salary.
 There are probe bly d number of goei citiYrus @ho are anxious LD be aio- pointed street cnmmiss Uuer. but it is quite likely that the city will get along without Il h yh-priced o1Iic al of this kiii', thls year. ;t| II |, -tatVi e no+ny, consistent, with ctlic,ec. 7 a3,'li.~ nrees of the town are 10 be leading featlIsS with tue sew id hint -lratio
 For city attorney Volney T. H. ggutt will prob1bly again be offered tte posi-, on. Mir. II. g.a't has he,n ,S alhtul pIhilr s,rl.ln au lt uur e. St, cd that the co neil Will re- i!j,r int him to bi,,presenL posftlyn.
 For health officer. Dr.. riedeman. t c p.'osant appo nlee ,w,! ,lpubr tr le. . pointed, aS thrte ste,r> to ,y nn ok- po.ltidn. It i- stated. however, that friends of Dr. Snow are urging him uo