Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-05-06
The KNOCKER
AT WORK
Makes an Unwarranted and Ma
liciOus Attack Upon the
County Commissioners
Who DO Their Duty.

The Tonopah "knocker" makes an
unwarranted and vicious attack upon
our respected citizen and county
commissioner w, T. Cuddy, because
he did no. think it best to call a
special meeting for next week, to
take up the matter of the incorpora-
tion Of Tonopah.
A committee called on the county
commissioners on Tuesday afternoon
and requested them to cali special
meeting to act upon the petition they
presented Mr.. Cuddy at that time,
stated that he was perfectly willing
to call such meeting provided it
was agreeable to Commissioners
Locke and Rogers, but he thought it
would be asking great deal of them
TO request them to remain here, or
return from their homes for special
meeting, as a meeting would have to
be called for the first Monday in
June, anyhow Messrs. Locke aud
Rogers stated to the committe that
it would be impossible for them to
either remain here, or return for
special meeting next week, Messrs.
Davis and Blank, members OF the
committee then stated that they
thought it was doing great injustice
to ask Commissioners Locke and
Rogers to remain or return for the
proposed special meeting, as a meet
would have to be called for the first
Monday in June, which would make
difference Of only twenty three days.
The committee departed perfectly
satisfied to abide by the action and
conclusion of the board. That even
ing, before adjourning, w. B. Pitt
man, District Attorney, was
authorized to draft call for d
meeting to be held on the first Mon
day IN June, to take up the matter
of incorporation and other urgent
county matters. Said call was
drafted and duly signed before ad
journment. Prior TO adjournment,
Mr.. Sheldon telephoned Mr.. Pittman
and requested him to invite the
county commissioners to participate
in an informal social meeting at the
| club. Mr. Locke was persuaded
while enjoying the hospitality of the
committee to remain over for IL
special call The following morning
whea the commissioners met, Messrs.
Rogers and Locke dedcided that it
would not be best to revoke the
action Of the day before and call a
special meeting, as it'll would entail IL
great hardship upon Mr.. Locke and
Unnecessary expense on the county.
They could not understand how three
weeks time could make any difference
to the citizens OF Tonopah.
In view of the above facts we are
unable to account for the vicious and
unwarranted attack of the Tonopah
) "knocker. Would the people OF
Nye county consider it wise for the
. county commissioners to call a specia
meeting. simply to gain few day,
time and only at the request Of very
few of the citizens of Tonopah? The
substantial citizens Of Tonopah dc
/ not desire such an important meas
ure to be rushed through, but wist
:. the calm and deliberate judgment o.
, the people in the matter.
! Mr.. Cuddy has been resident o
! Tonopah for over three years and ;
resident of the state thirty years anC
during all of that time has been al
honored and respected citizen, work
ing assiduously to develop the re
sources of this great state.
1t is a shame that Johnny come
lately, would stoop so low as to cas-
i. aspersions on the character of one q
t our conscientious, upright officials
a The unwarranted attack of the Tono
d pah "knocker" should and will b
e condemned by every far.minde,
$ citizen Of Nye county. The count,
commissioners did what they con
sidered their duty and it was exact
what the majority of the citizens o
d this county desired them to do.
: A roast from the daily "knocker
|. is boost to our representativ
e citizen and county commissions, w
e I. Cuddy.