The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-19
THE WHITE PINE COUNTY BILL.

there is al imperative heeu io' 'u' IVA
,s,io, of the said new county organ
;-,.;on Tina, which involves wide
differences of opinion is, Upon what
plan ought the new creation to be made
Nv while we are free to confess that
the plan which suggested itself through
the action of the people most Immediate
" interested, that is to say, the express
ed desire of the people of White Pine IN
u.zs meeting assembled in favor OF a
law providing for certain gentlemen az
County Commissioners, vested with the
rove- and authority to act for the ne"
county, met our views of propr'efy' st'ii
the mos. important consideration oeing
the formation of the county ITSELF we
shou,d be standing upon quibtles
were we to object to the action OF the
whole people as had through their rep
,eseutatives in Legislature end Legisia-
two Con1ention assembled. We come
then to consider what has been done and
M, what might, could, would or should
lava been performed. Let Us take
look at the list Of officers selected oy
the said convention and see il they VIII
Dass muster. Mr. Ned Irwin was nom
mated for Sheriff. Referring to that
rentIemsn's antecedents, it comes TO be
known that he was one Of the renowreo
Stevenson's regiment, which came to
California in 1916 and we find that he
WAS the Sheriff of Sierra county, Csi-
ifornia during two terms, we beiieVe-
In 1865 NJ. Irwin was appointed, by
President Lincoln, United States Mar
shall for Nevada, which Office be held
until quite recently. Speaking from
n.-soual knowledge we will say, that so
far as the possession OF calm, daun'-
I.,= courage which shrinks from the
performance Of no duty however peril
ous. fits a man to be the Sheriff OF 90
turbulent, a region as White Pine coun-
tY is predicted to be so far as high
order of intelligence and the most rigid
honesty are fitting attributes for
that position and so far az the
most exemp larry habits help to com
,lete this fitness, Mr. Irwin ia, taken
70, all in all, the man of all others that
we should have selected for the position
,ovhich he is nominated for he EN-
bodies the qualities above enumerated
iaamost remarkable degree. We thInk
the Legislature could confer no greater
benef, upon White Pine than to confirm
denomination. Mr.. Warren 7. Lock
hart has been named for Recorder. We
have every reason for believing that
schooied as be has been IN such matters
as will naturally come before him ID
his official capacity, b-a long experI
ence in tie U. S Land Office, he vii!
prove a most efficient and acceptable
officer. He is courteous gentleman
and man Of rcad.ng-is, in short,
fully up to the Jeftrsouian test. We
have no acquaintance with NJ. II. n
Eddy, the nominee for Clerk, but DO
know that he enjoys an excellent rep
u,a,ioa as the poszessov of such quail.
tiles as Fl. him for the place to which
he named. We should say that Gus.
Ash was peculiarly well adapted Tor the
oSics of Assessor of the new county
lie has had considerable experience a.
public officer, is young, vigorous and
straightforward. We have no knowl'
edge Of Mr.. Ksle, tie nominee for Treas
u-er, bu. understand that he bears ar
excellent reputation. DR.. Mitchell o.
f.meralJa was nominated for County
Surveyor. The Doctor is man OF lib
era, education and unb!emished reputa
zion. Frank Kennedy was named FOL
District Attorney for the new county
4 most excellent selection. OF the Other
officers We have little knowledge
although we are well aware or the pop
u.arity of at least two Of the nominee
for County Commissioners, they having
been selected by their own immediate
ueigAbo-s, at the mass meeting alluded
to.