White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
O|CKERSON DOES
NOT LIKE LAYOUT
RUMOR THAT FORMER GOVERN
OR WOULD SACRIFICE WAR
DENSHIP TO BECOME EDITOR
OF PAPER Is SCOFFED.

In the scramble for political plums
under the new regime at the state
capital, faint rumor has scuttled clear
across the state from the Arlington
lobby at Carson City that former
Governor D. S. Dickerson. who direct
ed the policies of the Ely Expositor
for six years, intends to resign his
position as warden of the peniten-
tiary TO accept the position of editor
and manager of a new democratic
weekly.
Those who have communicated
with Dickerson have given out the
information that he has displayed a
marked reluctance toward relinquish-
ing post that carries a monthly sti-
pend of 800 to take whirl In
new journalistic venture, where
person would consider himself lucky
getting out intact. Dickerson does
not seem to regard the venture as
being Just as safe some of those Ger
man battleships that have been sunk
by linotypes. Gilbert A. Ross was
TO be designated as Dickerson's sue
cessor In case he signified a willing
ness to take anoher flyer in the world
of the typothetae.
Talk of a shakeup among the mem
bers of the Railroad Commission has
been dispelled by Governor-elect
Boyle. A report was in circulation
that ex-Congressman George A. Bart
lett has been slated to succeed II. F.
Bartine. The Governor has declared
that Bartine Is not to be disturbed
and that Shaughnessy will retain his
present position. The term of Sim
mons does not expire for two years.
william Mcknight OF this city is
among those who are prominently
mentioned as private secretary to the
Governor. Mcknight was secretary
of the Democratic Central committee
during the recent campaign. and did
effective work for tine party. The
newly elected governor said that he
had not arrived at any definite de-
cision. but intimated that the posi-
ton would be awarded to his engin-
eering partner, George Smith. should
be signify a willingness to accept 1t.
The question as 10 who will super
intend the hospital for mental dis
eases In Reno will not be definitely
determined until the newly elected
officers have a conference on Decem-
ber % to settle the appointments that
will be made by the state commits
sions. Gossip favors DIR. ]. J. Sulli-
van of Virginia City. DIR. II. X. Hart
zeli and DIR Donald Mclean Of Carson
are also mentioned In that capacity.
The next state engineer will be
David w. Hayes. who has been
connected with the reclamation SER
vice In Nevada for many years. Hayes
and Boyle were students at the Uni
versity of Nevada together. and
Boyle regards Hayes as one of the
ablest engineers in the west. The
Governor elect also intimated that
he was unaware as to what political
party Hayes was identified with. but
said that his selection was based
solely on merit.
A. A. Burke. who will retire as
Sheriff of washoe county next month
has been offered the position as cap
tain of the state police. The rumor
that Lieutenant-Gov Ross would
be taken care of in the distribution
of federal patronage seems to be
without foundation. Ross was slated
for bank examiner at one time.
Boyle declares that no promises have
been made to anyone, and that the
selection would be made from long
list of applicants.
That the newly elected governor
was sincere In his prediction state
ments that the different commits
sions would be consolidated is evil
dent through his declaration that the
work OF the tax commission would
be handled in the future by the rail-
road commission. and that the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor
would be ex-officio member of that
body. Two commissioners and Sec
s retary are thus eliminated