White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-31
GOVERNOR SCRUGHAM
TAKES OATH OF OFFICE

Governor-eleot James G.. Serugham
last Tuesday took the oath of Office
rs chief executive of Nevada for The
term of four years from and after
Monday, January /, 1928.
The oath of office of the new gov
ernor. whose term will start tomor-
row. was administered by Justice Ed
win A. Quicker of the supreme court,
who will assume the duties "a chief
executive next Tuesday morning.
The oath was taken by the new
governor before the customary time
by reason of the fact that Colonel
Scrugham last Tuesday departed
from Reno on the funeral train which
carried the remains of Mrs. Scru-
gham's mother to her old home In
Lexington. Ky, for burial.
The oath of Office will be filed with
the secretary OF state tomorrow and
the then Governor S%crugham will re-
turn about the middle OF the week
to assume active charge OF his duties.
In the interim Lieutenant Governor
Maurice j. Sullivan will be the act.
ing chief executive.
When II was learned that Cover
nor-eleetScrugham was about To leave
on his sad mission an attempt was
made TO obtain a written legal opin-
ion as to the procedure in the matter
of his qualification Both Attorney
General Fowler and Deputy Attorney
General Robert Richards were ou
of town, but when Attorney General
Fowler was later seen he said that
the governor-elect had apparently
taken all practical steps TO qualify
and would undoubtedly he generally
regarded as governor next Tuesday in
which event Lieutenant Governor
Sullivan would discharge the duties
of the office, as acting governor, until
the return within the limits OF the
state of Governor Serugham.
In the event of any uncertainty
arising out OF the a%ttestation Of the
governors signature and the anthem
tication OF his acts. the secretary OF
state,> if he retains the official seal,
may appeal 20 the attorney general
and the courts for a settlement OF the
question, or the documents recurring
signature may be signed both by Gov
ernor Boyle and Lieutenant Governor
Sullivan.
With reference TO the death OF
Mrs. Scrugham's reyered mother the
Journal says:
In keeping with the last wish of
Mrs. r. w. Mccall. mother of Mrs.
James G. Scrugham, wife of the gov
ernor-elect, her remains were re-
moved for carriage TO Lexington. Ky,
the place of her birth and the resting
place of Captain Thomas w. Mccain,
deceased, who served as an officer In
the Confederate army under General
John Morgan. picturesquely dubbed
Morgan the Raider during the stir
ring days of the rebellion. Funeral
services occurred yesterday al 2 p.
m. in Lexington.
Mrs. MeCann's death occurred at
her daughters home. $50 Nevada
street, two years to the day and to
the hour after she was first stricken
with the sickness that kept her an
invalid most of the time since. The
end came Monday morning at $50
o'clock. Mrs. Scrugham is her only
surviving child. The deceased. aged
SIS years. had resided with her daugh-
ter in Reno for upward Of twelve
years.
Born in Lexington, KY, Mrs. Nc
Cams great-grandfather was Gen
ersl Johnathan CLARK, an officer on
the staff of General George Washing
ton during the revolution. She was
a great-niece of General John Rog-
ers Clark of the Lewis and Clark ex-
/, petition fame.
No formal exercises preceded the
removal OF the body of Mrs. Mccain.
Many foral tributes were sent In ex-
|, preston OF sympathy.