White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-22
DEMOCRATIC STATE CANDIDATES
PUNCTURE OPPONENTS CHARGES

The political campaign IN White
Pine county received decided i'm
petus when a party of state candi-
dates. consisting of Senator Key Pitt
man, M. A. (Jack) Diskin. candidate
for attorney general; Ed Malley. state
treasurer; George A. Cole, state con-
troller; Joe Farnsworth. state print
er, and c. l.. Deadly surveyor general,
arrived in the district Tuesday night.
The party proceeded on its Jour
ney through the state Friday morn
ing after taking Ely by storm Thurs
day night and addressing what vas
perhaps the largest audience ever AS
sembled in Ely on such an occasion.
Ii was without doubt the best meet
ing from political standpoint that
has been held in this section of the
state since the opening of the present
campaign.
The candidates We're given a royal
welcome and Aultman street was
lined with red fire while the band
under the leadership OF Jack Mona
CHAN, furnished music which scou
enthused all the residents of the city
as well rs the visitors. who came in
large numbers from the adjoining
cities of McGill and Ruth as well as
from the outlying sections of The
county.
Rex theater was crowded 10 the
doors before the speakers arried
Soon thereafter the entire lobby was
filled and people stood in every inch
Of available space out to the side
walk. Several who came a little late
we're unable to obtain admittance
A danee was given in Bio hall fol
lowing the meeting and the throng
occupying the big floor was snch as
might be expected at a Fourth of
July celebration rather than al re-
eeption OF candidates.
Thomas f. Haley. who was selected
as presiding officer on the auspieious
occasion. acquitted himself with
credit and after a brief address. in
which he logically pointed out TO the
oters the duties which devolye upon
them as good citizens and which they
owe TO themselves to eonseien.iously
perform In matters political, intro
duced each of the candidates.
George A. Cole. state controller
who enjoys an enyiable record fci
efficiency I'm office. was the first
speaker and In a businesslike man
ner, such as has characterized his
. aYery act both as a private citizen
md public official during his lone
ft, da h.. aiaf 4, 4
methods by which the business oi
the people OF the state is handled al
the state capital Mr.. Cole said thai
as state controller 1t was his business
10 know how the peoples money was
handled. because not a dollar was
paid out of the state treasury excep'
upon warrants issued by him. lie
then told of some of the importan,
duties performed by the different
commissions at the head of the states
departments and gave the actual fig.
ures paid as compensation for tht
services rendered. These sums. az
he pointed out. are far below what
large business concerns pay to their
employees for a similar service.
Joe Farnsworth was the next can.
didate called upon to address the au-
dience and made a decided hit when
as a practical printer and man pos.
sessed OF far more than the average
executive ability he told of the i'm.
portant Office which he has filled with
credit to himself and TO the people oi
the state. and by briefly giving the
facts left no doubt in the minds OF
the army OF voters who heard him
that the Office which he now holds
is not only safe but efficiently con-
Quoted under his guidance.
State Treasurer Ed Malley was
then introduced and as he stepped tc
the footlights was greeted with ap-
Ause. Perhaps no man in Nevada Is
more widely or favorably known than