The Nome nugget., 1903-04-29
The Orphans Mass Meeting at tie Golden Gate Hall, Called For the Purpose of DenounC ing COunCilnlen, Results in the Attack
 ed Men Being EndOrsed.-.A
 TuuluItOuS Affair.

night was turbulent to d degree. but like all mass meetings in Nome, no damage was done. There was a cy- clone of words intermingled with some hot air and any demonstrations of ap- proval and dislpptoval of the speakers representing the different factions.
 The meeting was fatheress sort of affair. No one who had the courage to own it appeared, save O. D. Cochran who mounted the platform and at tempted to make speech. Failing of his purpose, he read an elongated set of resolutions charging Mayor Rust gard and Councilmen HoXsie, Rowe and Calvin with "betrayal of their trust" coupled with other indefinite allegations.
 The hall was well filled and the crowd booted, cheered. hissed and groaned by turns. When the oratorN had subsided and after several at tempts had been made to secure d vote on the adoption of Cochran's resolutions they were defeated and the big crowd slowly and silently dispersed.
 At .:30 band left Hunter way, play ing lively music, followed by three or four Eskimo kids in the street and d score or so of men on the sidewalks. The whispered intention of the pro moters' of the mass meeting tU burn sundry and diver, men in eth9y did not materia hze, pro ably because it vas in the air that it would not be exactly safe 10 do so, and the men who had been conspicuous in exciting the pub lie mind were as meek as lambs. Capt. Baldwin was chosen chairman. there being no opposition to the nomination. and A. J. Deccher was elected scclc- tary. There were calls for some one to explain the object of the meeting. among them,Dave King and Jasper Wal rushorn, but neither worthy showed his head. Finally 0. n. Cochran ca- sayed the task, and he moved that d committee be appointed to bring in the alleged recalcitrant members of the city council. but none responded to the committees invitation. although Hill and Stevens were on hand, and Mayor Rustgard appe ared later.
 Then there were cries for Gus BoltZ, and the crowd yelled in Il ieerins man ner for Jasper of the Walru~horn, but Jasper came not.
 Then Cochran essayed to speak once ; more but the interruptions were almOs continuous. "A number of gentlemen, he began, met last night"
 Give their naInes," roared tht crowd.
 'I will in due time" said Cochran but he forgot to do 90. Then he went on to say that the gentlemen re ferred to met to consider the action OI the city council in removing from office the people as chief of police. There was fusilade of gruaus, cheers, hisses, . yells and cat calls al this juncture, and Cochran remark, q that men had been sent to the meeting to create di,turb. ance and when quiet had been partially restored he extolled Brannen in good terms and denounced the mayor who he said had bartered anything for am bition.
 "You're on rotten plank Cochran, = yelled someone ip the audience. ''Tht other fellows would do the same thing but they didn't get a chance. Johr Brannen resigned, didn't he?" The storm proceeded and Cochran retire ( amid fusilade of cheers, groans ant hisses.
 Chairman Baldwin said that Judge Hannum was to have been the princi pal speaker, but he did not appear, anC while the crowd waited Mr. Guimont delivered short speech caetIgatine the "big four" As he referred tt each councilman by name there was { howl that ''they were all right The howls and hisses seemed to anger w T. Love and he roared: Give the marshal's claquers d chance.' Coun cilman Hill appeared with shining even ing face and head. It was hardly tho place, he said, for councilman tt speak, but he had been called for anC would respond. He reviewed the pur