The Nome nugget., 1903-04-29

you are clamoring and you don't know what for"
 "Nothing' said voice. "Nothing' repeated Bell, "that's it."
 Because don't agree with you have not right to my opinion,' and the rooters thundered No" Has John Rustgard right to his opinion" " Again there were reSounding cries of No" Then gentlemen said Bell If l had to vote again would vote for every one of you" with the accent on the YOU.
 Bell proceeded to ridicule the meet ing amt incidentally those who called it, closing with the remark that the couucilmcn they wished to condemn had right to vote for whom they liked. "whether you like it or not"
 Gus Botz mounted the platform amid renewed howls. "Nour're acting the fool,' began Gus, but the uproar was so furious that it was impossible to catch the rest of his remarks.
 r., Coke Hill moved that the meeting express no opinion a, to the merits of the controversy. It was ruled out of order. Fink was again called for and he responded in his usual eloquent manner.
 You would have the people of Nome believe that q man just elected to high office had entered into conspir- acy?" Cries of "YeS, yes" Cochran tried to shut off discussion but failed Fink said the movement was un-Amer- jean, and some voices piped: He put the wron. men on committees. Thus did that cat escape from the bag. Fink closed by saying that however they voted that would not alter things in any way.
 Mayor Rust gard followed. He recei- ved an ovation. He challenged the Nome News, or anyone representing the paper which so coarsely aud wan tonly attacked him and the other coun cilmen. to come forward and state wherein he had violated d single pledge or had given any. There was no re- spCn~e of course. Now gentlemen" :" said the Mayor, "the trouble with these people is not that Brannen was defeated. but because their man Joe Warren was defeated, and now they abuse Mr. Rustgard and others and eA- pect the support of the people: they are trying now to besmlrch those who didn't vote for Mr. Joe Warren. and that where you Brannen men are making fools ot yOurselves.' Cheers, grUans and hissee.
 The Mayor proceccdd to defend him. self from the bludgeUn attacks. saving he voted for Mr. WaIlugford because he had touud him to be d good man; and because J. $. Harris, an eminent poli- tician had c.a,~ed him as being a good man for the place. after d thorough going down the line by his detective Mir. Cody.
 Harris spoke. He said that Rust gard had asked him to bring Stevens into line fer Waliiugford. and Harris said "What about Warren. are you not pledged to him." Harris said he could prove the statement by the very best men in town.
 Firing them on,' said Ru,tgard, but : they were not brought.
 Replying, Rustgard denied Harris statement and he called for Mark Sul- 1 livan. Jack Calvin and Detective Cody, but If they were in the room they fail ed to appear. nustg gard stated that he ! had done his duty as he saw it. Mir. Brannen had put up a slate of four men. l Why didn't he elect them? "The Nome 1 News and few others are trying to use Mr. Brannen's popularity, and that's where you are making fools of yourselves.
 The noise increased to a bedlam. The vote was taken and after considerable delay Chairman Baldwin said it was SC close that it was hard matter to de- eide. Finally it was declared lost and the crowd filed out of the room.