The Final Showdown
On August 27, the general council called for by Morales and his supporters was scheduled to happen that afternoon. It was here where all of the coverage by both papers would pay off, either the constitution would win or Morales would win.
Hundreds of people showed up from all across the reservation and during the gathering, everyone overwhelmingly voted NO to all of the items on the agenda.
On the main issue of whether or not to seat Rick Kirn, the people voted to have him fill the vacancy. A loud roar of applause, war whoops, and cheering filled the arena as the votes were read off. The election results were widely contributed to the dedicated and fair coverage of the issue in the pages of the Journal in the previous months.
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