Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-06-24
SAM DAVIS VS.. DICkERSON

The Ely Expositor, edited by Ex-Governor Dckerson. continues to
attack the old Publicity Commission and its chairman.
Yesterday Sam Davis was shown the last article and asked IT he
had any statement to make in reply. He said in substance;
Eyes. | have noticed several OF those attacks. For some reason MIR.
DEkerson seems to be unaware OF the fact that he is out OF office
= 1" a as m y s,,r %" :. seemed - have become possessed with the
idea that he must show his indepe ndence as the Chef Executive OF the
State by reversing all OF John Sparks policies and revokine all OF
Sparks appointments Notwithstanding his idea of the uselessness OF
the Publicity Commission he had a mn selected as my successor and
would have appointed him after removing me had his attention not been
called to the fact that he could not legally do sc
Baked in his desire to have his own "a a head OF the Commits
sion he proceeded to tie the hands of the Commission a much a pos
siie and his message t. the Legislature vas a roundabout hint to abol-
ish the Office.
Notwithstanding the fact that he and his clique we're active all
through the session endeavorng ITO abolish the Commission, the House
disposed OF the effort by a n Unanimously VOTE.
"ln 1907 he found that the law had provided for the appointment of
son Square Garden, New York. Finding there a no money to pay the
expenses Of the trip, he commissioned m 4. Had there been am appro-
praion provided for the trip he would have commissioned someone
else. surprised him by going. took Nevadas exhibit to New York
and after it IA displayed l was called upon to pay for the floor space
occupied by Nevada. had to do this o. remove the exhibit. Dor
rowed $1,000 and paid for the space to say Nevada from being parded
in the newspapers OF New York a being too poor to handle its miner
al exhibits still hold a voucher for the money paid to the managers
OF the Exposition. l W s out about $500 or n the trip and when
returned l told the Governor what had done. He reprimanded m e
for spending money without authority from the state and gave it out
that if there wa any move to reimburse ne or any of the people who
had put their hands in their pockets o save the honor OF Nevada in
New York, he would veto the bill.
During his administration the State Board of Capitol Commission
es. Of which he wa the Chairman. never allowed ne a dollar for car
pets or furniture in my Office. bought my furniture 10 the entire
four years. Part Of the time paid Office rent for a outside office and
bought my own postage stamps ard stationery. and e paid for the
printing Of my letter heads and stationery
He killed the bill providing for a exhibit at Seattle by threaten
ing a veto if passed. He never raised any objection tt the measure
until he found that under the law that the Publicity Commission would
have charge of it.
"He claimed that Nevada had enough advertising and needed no
more Like many other newcomers, he knew nothing of the resources
of the State.
when he states that of the letters enquning after the re-
sources of the state weree W. answered he is talking without the
slightest knowledge of the facts. They we're sometimes answered at
the rate of thirty a day. Every letter received by the Commission "a
answered the same day it a received, the date of the receipt and ms
wer marked upon it and filed for future reference. Many bona fde
settlers were brought to the state through this means These letters
we're stored in pigeon holes (pad for by the Chairman of the Com
mision) in a room adjoining the regular Office. One morning found
the room had been taken possession of by the State Engineers office.
The correspondence had been taken ut of the pigeon holes and burn
ed. The janor said he mad orders from the Board of Capitol Com
missioners to do so. The Governor had moi the courtesy to even notify
the Publicity Commission that he had taken the room for another
Commission. Had he done so these records might have been saved.
These pigeon holes. my personal property, have since been taken into
the State Engineers Office in the State Capitol Building where they
are now being used.
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