Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-01-07
.SCANLAN WILL
soon RETURN FROM
EASTERN VISIT
SEaATOR- ELECT FROM NYE
COUNTY is INTERVIEWED BY
BOSTON PAPER

The Boston Globe, of recent is.
sue contains a lengthy article con
cerning Senator-elect NJ j. Scanlan,
who is visiting his parents at Wo-
burn, Mass The article carries the
Woburn date line and reads as fol
lows:
When the senate of the state of
Nevada meets on the third Monday
in January, its membership OF %
win include solitary representative
Of the socialist party, Martin j.
Scanlon of Tonopah representing the
| Nye county district a district that
comprises $4,000 square miles, more
/ than twice the area of the state of
Massachusetts.
Senator Scanlon is a Woburn boy
/ born here in 1878, son of James
/ Scanlon. who for 40 years has been
employed at the glue works in Mont
vale The senator and his wife, the
latter a native of Oregon whom he
married in San Diego, Cal, and their
two children are visiting his parents,
who reside ON Hill street, Montvale.
Young Mr. Scanlon is a veteran of
the Spansh-American war, having
9NA fHA al tplhpdn9 W. 1Ah Nldo0d1Au-
setts volunteers. In 1899 he went
west, going first to Utah, and then
Ito Montana. locating at Great Falls
The year following he sought the
gold fields Of Alaska and then went
TO Mexico, where he followed mining
in the state Of Sonora. From Mex
leo he went to Arizona and again tc
Montana.
It was not until he had settled
, down in Nevada that he began tC
, study politics seriously The argu
mems Of socialist leaders appealed
to i'm and the more he studied th'
more firmly he was convinced of tn
Justice Of the principles involved
Two years ago he ran for the as
sembly, equivalent to house 0
representatives, but was defeated
At the recent election the senator
ial ticket comprised two socialists
, two democrats and two republicans
! Scanlon, socialist, and one of tn
two democrats were elected, the foI
mer's plurality being so.
Nevadas legislative body consist
of a senate Of % members and a
' assembly Of "a members. There Wi
be one socialist in each branch Men
bers are elected for four-year terms
Under the state law legislative sei
sions can last but 60 days althoug
extra sessions may be called TIL
legislators pay is so per diem. n,
y vada has a republican governor elec
:, ed two years ago, but the state wen
= democratic in the recent election, tn
! senate and assembly being largel
> democratic.
Senator Scanlon says the soeiali
tic doctrine is gaining adherents RAJ
Z, idly in the west He says that th
y mining industry is regaining the p
sition it held before the panic
j 1907. Nevada, he says, is endeavo
ing to improve its school condition
vote was passed by the legislatul
3 last year to furnish free teXtbool
to the school children. but the a.
was vetoed by the governor I
p. looks to see similar law carrie
i. through successfully this year.
6. his opinion woman suffrage in n
,e yada is only a question of time TT
"a act has passed one legislature and
is is probable that it will be re-enaC
n ed this year. Then it must go
8 the people for ratification.
Il. Senator and Mrs Scanlon and the
children viii remain here until aft
New Years, but will return TO the
far western home in time for Il
M Legislative session at Carson City.