The Nome nugget., 1903-04-29


 discharge his duty. He would be against the "big 4'' until they became the big :.
 Stevens followed. He was glad of the opportunity. he said: the citizens were aroused: it was q good sign. He had kept his pledges, he said: but just then voice asked: "What about your pledge to Joe Warren 7" stevens found it convenient not to answer such an impertinent question and climbed down from the platform, the groans cheers and misses being renewed.
 There were cries for Josh Mcintyre Fink and half dozen others. Mcintyre came forward. smiled. waved his hat. bowed. and said: "Gentlemen, if any man can stand up and put it over me fair and square. I'll take off my hat to him. l don't believe in any soreheSd propo- si,on,' and voice cried. "What do you say DOW, stevens
 The chairman asked if Mr. Hannum had arrived. but if he had he kept it dark. The plot thickened fast. IL was eVi- dent by this time that the promoters meeting was not their own. Cochran again read his resolutions. and the his>eS vibrated on the sultry. fctid air. Repartee followed fast and furious be- tween Cochran ami the audience. in which lhe people were tee many hy far fer the speaker. They called him "rat" and "stew bum, and just then the chairman, hy way of diversion, asked if the meeting w@s ready to vote on the resolutions.
 "Note them down" rOared the crowd. Alber; Fink came forward and began to move substitute. in effect the exact opposite oI Cochran ; resolutions,
 The cheering and hi,,es were re- uewcd. in fact, Il may be said they never stopped bat for an interval of 2 few moments at d time during the entire meeting.
 "I.cr them shout and hiss. " said Fink in h, imperturable way, that '-.the party to which they belong. They hiss man who exercises the right of free speech.
 W. T. Love interjected some mere remarks in reference to claquers and q roar Of voices replied in remarks of the same kidney. Love said he wanted to move an amendment, ami he was told 10 90 to the rostrum. He did. He said he stood on his own bottom and the crowd roared 'sit on it. Love said the city was in the hands of a ring, and he was asked "whOse ring :" Then he said the people should be citizens and not partisans, d remark that called out an unromplimentary rejOinder. Love then moved that Fink ; amendment be | lad on the table.
 The next orator was w. A. Rust. who informed the crowd that he had paid his taxes. "Three for quarter ' yelled someone, but Mr. Rust had struck a luSty-lunged gait, and he went down the pike. II love the poor man. he said and voice yelled "rats." "I- that why you gave him three drinks oi hootch for quarter :" Mr. Rust went on to roast the councilmen and to laud ! Brannen. Rust wanted the miner pro tected when he came to town, but he did not say from what, and he wanted some honest men to protect him.
 By this time the crowd showed signs of weariness and there were cries of "Question, and James w. Bell came forward. He made the speech of the evening: it was clever, entertaining. fair and convincing. He said he wanted to speak to the question and not indulge in invective. denunciation and harangu- ing. If these councilmen have done wrong. want to know it and you want to know it. .' he said.
 "Would you deny them the privilege of free speech?" Bell asked, and those who were there "for that purpose" yell ed 'Yes, Yes.' He told them that if they were so fierce in their demands that John Brannen be chief of police, why hadn't they voted for W. E. Good rich. There was DO answer to this and Bell stated plainly that a majority of the council had exercised their privi- lego to vote for whom they liked. Rustgard had been the logical candi date for mayor. 'What crime has he committed:" he asked. "'That he yot- ed for Noble Wa!lingford. Too had said the speaker in ironicaI tones Hill wanted Joe Warren: Bard, Bar ney Gidney, and Stevens-Steven: wanted Warren and he also wanted Branncn. Its griovous fault isn't it. because those four men voted for Noble Wallipgford. You chcered and groan ed and hissed until the councilmer could't hear themselves vote. They have been in office one week. and now