White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-31
WHITE PINE FARES WELL
In PATRONAGE OF STATE

The political plum tree was Jared
by Goyernor-elect James G. Scrugham
just before Christmas and the juicy
fruit then ripe thereon dropped into
the laps of welcome recipients as fol-
lows
Dan j. Sullivan, former deputy
treasurer of White Pine county and
present state auditor, TO be chair
man of the Nevada industrial COM
mission.
Thomas J Salter. Reno attorney,
secretary to the governor.
Melvin E. Jepson, Reno attorney,
special legislative counsel to the gov
ernor.
James NJ. Collins of Ely. at present
attached to the staff of the White
Pine News, stenographer to the gov
error.
Ivan Jeffries of Tonopah, secretary
Hasbrouck Mining Company, secre-
tary of democratic central committee
of Nye county and formerly connected
with the Nevada industrial commits
sion, to be state auditor.
The advancement of d. ]. Sullivan,
familiarly known here as Our Dan, !"
and the appointment of j. NJ. Collins,
a resident of Ely for the last fifteen
years, constituting just one-half of
the coveted appointments, is regard
ed as placing White Pine county well
up in the list of the home of the
fortunates.
With the name of Mr.. Collins now
to be added to the list the Ely colony
at the state capital will have among
its members Ben W. Coleman, justice
of the supreme court; Danny" Sui
livan. chairman of the Industrial
commission; Pierre Marconnot, actu-
airy of the industrial commission.
William Mcknight, formerly record
er and auditor of White Pine county
and now a Reno attorney, Is promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
the appointment of deputy attorney
general. Mr.. Mcknight has not made
his home in Ely for several years, but
in the event of his acceptance of the
Office of deputy attorney general,
which those on the inside regard as a
settled fact, he will no doubt feel at
home with the other Elyites at Car
son.
The appointment of three out of
the four mentioned rests solely with
the incoming governor, while that of
chairman of the Nevada industrial
commission rests with board COM
posed of the governor, the attorney
general and the state mine inspector
In that case Colonel Scrugham said
it was his intention to nominate Mr.
Sullivan. and in the event of his elec-
tion by the board he would then ap-
point Iven Jeffries as state auditor
to fill the vacancy caused by the ad-
yaneement of Mr.. Sullivan.
In an interview with a representa-
tive of the Journal with regard to
his appointments the incoming COVER
nor is quoted as follows:
You may say for me-" declared
Colonel Scrugham, that none of
these men under consideration were
formal applicants for the respective
positions. They appealed to me on
the basis of efficiency and ability,
combining a knowledge of the vari-
Gus industries of this state with a
record Of accomplishment. While |
do not consider an application a sign
of inferiority am happy to say that
in the cases have in mind the office
will seek the man because of his out
outstanding fitness for the post
rather than the reverse.
I'm the case of several of the po-
sitlons named" continued Colonel
Scfugham, men of worth, character
and high standing in the state and In
the party have been suggested to me
as proper persons to receive recog-
milton for appointment do not dep
reoate the service of these men nor
do l minimize the obligation I feel
for their consistent support and as
sis'ance. | do feel, however, that I
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