Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-10-16
SCRUGHAM WAS
Anything But
EXPLANATORY
Gave Technical Explanation, but
Failed to Indicate any
Accomplishments

lacking In enthusiasm in comparison
to the republican rally held on last
evening Oct 4, at the
Butler theater. The fact that many
miners were laying off for the day
was responsible for the large attend
ance on Saturday night, and it was
plainly evident that the audience was
made up in the majority OF repub-
liCans who were desiTous of hearing
what J. G. Scrugham, nominee for
had to say in defense Of
the charges thai he had been reckless
in the expenditure of state funds
while serving as state engineer.
SCrugham dwelt at length upon the
accomplishments of his office by
saying that practically all the water
rights in the state had been adjudi-
Gated, fact anyone knows to be
untrue by reason Of the fact that
even in Nye county there Is pending
an array of water litigation that is
no closer to settlement than it has
been since the inception of legal
controversies. He tried to explain
The great water resources of this
state which had been solved salts
tact0riy and which should result In
a vast acreage of arid land being
brought under cultivation, but his
technical explanation lay In the fact
that as yet he has only taken meas
uremcnts Of the source of water that
should be available, and failed to
cite one instance where any real
accomplishment in an actual way had
been brought about He related Of
the great Boulder dam project and
Of the part Nevada would play in
the matter, laying stress upon the
possibility Of cheap power that would
follow after the dam has been com.
pleted and electric Juice transmitted
over the deserts and plains OF Ne
yada. 1t was only theory on the
part Of Scrugham, and the facts in
he matter must yet be worked out,
following a period of severa, years,
everybody in Nevada, and
the southern part, would
ike to see the Boulder dam con-
,.ructed, believing that great good
% the state would ultimately result,
The only consolation that Scrugham
Jffered the mining industry was that
heap power would some time be
lbtaiuable He disagreed with Gov.
John II. Miller, his republican Oppo-
lent, regarding bullion tax payments,
ly saying that no change in the law
should be brought about. In other
words, he believes the miner should
,ay his bullion tax quarterly, as
,gainst yearly as recommended by
,lr. Miller The latter wants The law
more specific so that payments can
pe made yearly in order that protec-
ion may be afforded the producer
IS sometimes happens when a deficit
,ccurs at certain periods Of the year
By this Mr.. Miller means that the
,peratlng expenses should be charged
gainst the production for the year
nd not quarterly, so that the actual
let production for the twelve months
nay be equalized, which would. in
great many cases, eliminate the
.ouging tactics that are at present
n existence.
Scrugham admitted that the Wilson
administration left the country in a
tate of chaos, and then admitted
hat the present republican admin
stration had brought about consid
.rable relief, but insisted that the
democrats could do better if given
chance. He failed to take recog.
izance Of the great accomplishments
hat had beeR brought about by the
Harding forces at Washington, and
# the prosperity that is now ram
ant throughout the country as a
esult of the tariff law recently en-.
cted and of the budget system which
5 now saving the taxpayers a billion
ollars a year,
Charles S. Richards, nominee for
ongress, made an address that was
holly disconnected. About the most
Interesting part of his remarks was
he compliment he paid the people of
Iye county-a compliment designed
holy to an effort to capture votes
mong the people with whom he
resided
The meeting was presided over by
Ienry Schmidt. who first introduced
Iaurice ]. Sullivan. candidate for
eutenant governor. Mr.. Sullivan
the audience by throwing
few bouquets at himself, at which
e is an adept. Then he gave his
carers a history of the constitution
something we all know-and closed
is address with an appeal for re.
lection.
w. G. Greathouse, the perpetual