The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-06
FEW CANDIDATES EXPRESS
 THEMSELVES AT MASS MEETING

About four hundred people, roughly
 estimated, listened to the remarks of
 the councilmanic candidates at the
 mass meeting in Eagle Hall last night Dad" James presided and the Nome
 brass band was in attendance and dis eoursed sweet strains throughout the lenening
 The candidates Were invited to take
 seats on the platform but fol some unaccountable reason only five of the
 total sixteen availed themselves of the
 opportunity to state their views. the
 five being Miellte. Orand, I.omen. I.y-
 nell and Parry Chairman James stat
 ed that the meeting was called for the
 purpose of giving the several eandi-
 dates an opportunity to state their
 views on the issues of the campaign and was not, as had been reported. a temperance meeting. After expressing
 regret that the largest port ion of the
 candidates had not in their wisdom seen fit to make their appearance. the Chairman then called the names of the absent ones aloud amidst deep and thrilling silence Chairman James ap- pearcd real peeved at the unlocked fo1 action of the recaleitrant ones and al- lowed that he hoped they would regret it on the morrow The Chairman then introduced Ralph Lomen in com mandatory speech in which he refer red to MT. Lomen as a young man who was raised in our midst and had grad uated from the local schools. AIr Lo- men stated that he hoped that one- half of the people agreed with the kind re- marks of the chairman concerning himself but that many were called and few were eho5en-but he hoped to be one of them. He stated that he was in the councilmanic race unpledged and If elected would work for the best in terests of the city, agreed as q high school graduate he was naturally in. 'tltStNu III luc WelldGt or the SCHOOLS and heartily endorsed tho general de- mand for an efficient fire department He advocated change in the present method of selecting the city clerk, treasurer and city attorney and stated that it should be a public gift and not under the control of clique of poli- ticians and if elected would try tn make l those offices electoral The speaker then stated that while the temperance question should have no bearing on his qualifications as a councilman he was nevertheless willing to go on record as being dry-al the time In making this statement MT, Lomen was alone, 1 as none of the other candidates pre- sent made definite statements in re- gard to that subject. The remarks of i Candidate Lomen were well received and he was heartily applauded. when he concluded by pledging himself to the enforcement of law and order. tol economy and to the equalization of the taxes
 Gus Lynell was then introduced. Mir Lynell stated that he was unpledged, favored good schools, election of city officers and an efficient fire department. He also advocated city ownership of the light plant and also, if such were possible a city heating plant If elect ed he would do his best to give the city an efficient government and would suppress gambling. He also stated that he would do his best to give the Sand spitters a bridge and if he couldn't get Il bridge he would "get them a scow." Mr. Lynell also came in for d goodly amount of applause.
 The Chairman next introduced Frank l Mielllc as the watchdog of the treas 1 ury." Mr. AIielke stated that he eX- pected, if elected, to be put into his old position on the council. chairman of the finance committee, but got no farther as a voice from the gallery sounded in sonorous tones: Coal" Mir. Mielkc stated that he was ready tol define his position on that subject at any time and would do it right now.