The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-09-13
NEVADA PRESS coMMEN
Political Puzzle

claimed that counties in which they
reside have not received the amount
Of political patronage that is their
] Just due has suggested that we In
vestigate a little before considering
candidates for next year. A hurried
inspection reveals the following:
Ormsby County, with two or three
voting precincts has this patronage:
A justice Of the supreme court, two
stenographers supreme court, sur
veyor general, deputy surveyor gen
eral. two clerks in the Office of the
surveyor general, U. S. District At
torney. one member of the State
railroad commission, one stenogra-
pher in the Office of the railroad
commission. deputy secretary Of
State. superintendent and matron of
orphans home, clerk of the supreme
court, deputy clerk Of the supreme
court. clerk L. S. court, stenogra-
pher and haiif U. s. court, stenog-
rapher industrial commission, clerk
in the office of the commissioner Of
industry, agriculture and irrigation,
two positions in the State printing
Office, several guards at the State
penitentiary and a night Waterman
or two.
Washoe County, ever insisting that
they do not get their share. the
county with the greatest voting
strength, has--a U. S. senator. a
Justice of the supreme court, two
railroad commissioners, state treas
urer, deputy state treasurer, super
intendent of public instruction, dep
uty superintendent of public instruc-
ton, register T.. S. land Office, super
intendent state insane asylum, eight
employees at the insane asylum, COM
missioner Of industry, agriculture
and irrigation, clerk in Office of sec
rotary of state, one member tax
commission, and one or two other
minor positions.
Esmeralda County, one of those
with a big vote, has-secretary of
state, state mine inspector, captain
of state police. secretary tax commits
sion, assistant attorney general, au-
ditor industrial commission, two
clerks in office of secretary of state,
deputy U. S. marshal.
Nye County, one of the largest nu-
merically and otherwise, hasa U.
is. senator, commissioner general
land Office, three inspectors in the
interior department, governor, attor-
ney general, state bank examiner,
private secretary to the attorney
general, secretary industrial commits
sion.
Elko County, paying nor State
taxes than any other county and
about the largest county in the State,
has--state comptroller, justice of
the Supreme Court, deputy comp
troller, u. S. marshal.
Storey County, the old reliable has
Estate printer, lieutenant governor,
one clerk in Office of secretary of
state, one tax commissioner.
White Pine County, one of the
largest has--secretary to the gov
ernor, warden of the state peniten-
tiary, a clerk in the railroad commits
sioners' office.
Mineral County, formerly a part of
Esmeralda has--oneS State policeman,
one employe in state printing office,
state librarian.
Eureka County has only the receiv-
er of the u. S. land office.
Clark County has a state policeman.
Humboldt County, one of the larg-
est and richest in the State, has only
the deputy state mine Inspector.
Lyon County has one clerk in the
offices of the industrial commission.
Churchill, Douglas, Lincoln and
: Lander Counties have nothing, no pa
tronage having been given them.
! The State of New York has one
stenographer at the state capitol, but
he will undoubtedly become acitizer
of Carson City later.
There are a number of minor po-
~sitions that have not been mentioned
but they are held mostly by residents
of Washoe and 0rmsby Counties.
There is some patronage at the uni
versity.