The Alaskan., 1930-02-28
JOHN RUsrGARD-oFFICE HOLDER

The Republican Party has been good to John Itustgard and not because of any particular ser vice that he has ever rendered the party.
 John came from the State of Minnesota nearly thirty years ago, and located at Nome. He labor td there for more than eight years, dabblng It, tie in law, engaging in mining, and seeking office
 He did finally succeed in being elected a Coun- cinlan and was made mayor. But Johns inner ent ambition to lord it over his ordinary fellow citizens was soon his undoing and he was depoSed from his high office and became only an ordinary Councilman.
 Although generally speaking, John was an industrious and good citizen, he failed to make any headway and then migrated 10 Juneau, which was regarded as the real Mecca for ambitious of flee seekers.
 Soon after reaching the Capital City, John made overtures to National Committeeman Shack ieford with the result that after the latter had the Republican District Attorney fTed for diSObe- dience to his Master, Louis had President Taft name ambitious John to the office, ais appoint nent was June 10, 1910
 John continued for some time until after Woodrow Wilson became President. Then when he thought some big interests really wanted him as their attorney he suddenly resigned. After his successor was finally appointed, on April 2, 1915 John found that he had only been kidding himself and there was no demand for his services
 During the next five years, John RuStgard found that there was no opport unity to secure public office, so he engaged in desultory prac- tice of the law, achieving no particular fame C monetary reward
 But in 1920, when it looked as though the Republicans were coming back to power both in T0l,,o oo0Jl oay19 paign for Attorney General. 5e -"on the nomina- tion and with all other Republicans was success full at the general election.
 But before John had taken office in March, 1921, and before President Harding was inducted into office, John ignored the fact that the voters of the Territory had just chosen him for 9 term of four years and connived to secure an endorse nent by the Juneau Republican Club for the eX- alted office of Federal Judge of the First Division He didn't resign and allow the Fedora Governor to appoint his successor, for he wasn't seriously considered for JudgeShip.
 Naturally in 1924 John sought an endorse ment and renonlinaton, which he received, and :ater the election. But even before he started in on his second term he threw out his lines for a Ju6geship, but again failed
 Soon after his third term had commenced, John Rustgard had come to believe that he had been singled out by Higher Power for exalted service-to draw down large salary. With the result that last summer he was easily convinced by those who intended to slaughter him, if he se- cured the nomination, that he should oppose Dele gate Sutherland for renomination.
 As it happened, Dan Sutherland decided not to again be candidate, and so announced last fall. That not material to John, who was ready for all comers and he was proudly led tc the arena by the Democratic Organ, the Juneau Empire. And now John is champing at the bit ready to be off to whrl-wind finish, for many o1 his Democratic supporters CD have given hin false hope that he has quickly absorbed.