White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-27
TAMBlYN ASKS RES|GNAT|ONS
OF FOUR ELY CITY OFFICERS

i've city offlcers-those of City Mar
shall George w. Jackson. City Attor-
ney ]. M. Loekhart and City Clerk
Fanny Cupid-were demanded per.
emptorily Friday evening by Mayor
Alfred Tamblyn, and these not being
handed in the mayor declared in the
council meeting that they would get
no pay.
This was the elimination of the
most spirited piece OF forensic fen
cling seen In Ely in years, after the
council had rejected all of the NOM
nations of the mayor for the four
appointive city Offices. the fourth be-
ing A. L. Parker for police judge, OF
which Office he Is the incumbent
The new mayor surprised a good
sized audience that had assembled by
the frmness that he manifested TAX
ing the form of a distinctive fighting
latitude. Mr.. Tamblyn did not say
so in words. but in the determina-
tion that he displayed. that while he
wac in Office and wearing the title he
purposed to be mayor of Ely.
The deadlock threatened by the
formation of the West-McKarnan
bloc. representing the late Gallagher
regime, against the new admiaistra-
tion headed by Mayor Tamblyn, upon
whose ticket Councilman J. W. Rus
sell was reelected, appears to be COM
plete and in full swing.
The meeting was a special one,
adjourned from that of Monday
night, for the consideration OF the
nominations of c. c. Caperton for
marshal. c. A. Eddy for city attor-
ney, J. ID. Wallace for city clerk and
A. L. Parker for police judge May
or Tamblyn and Mr.. Russell were on
hand promptly but Councilmen Nc
Herman and West were several min
utes late in arriving. Each pair en-
tered the hall together and awaiting
them was a good sized crowd of citi-
zens. who were there to witness the
excitement that all hands knew was
coming.
The roll being called and all hav-
ing answered to their names save Mr..
Lockhart, the mayor announced in
resounding tones that the business
before the meeting was the con-
irmation or rejection of his nomina-
tions.
81 ask you to confirm my nomina-
tions," said Mayor Tanblyn. "and I
will entertain n motion that they be
confirmed. either ali at once or
singly."
There was a silence of several sec
onds, which finally was broken by
Mr.. West.
You ask for motion 10 accept
your appointments. said the First
ward councilman. ut is hardly SEN
sible for us to sit here and not say
anything, like We were dumb Wy
understanding is that the council has
the right to confirm or reject these
appointments. For myself | can say
that am opposed to them | am not
in favor of the appointments. ] con-
slider the present officers as being
satisfactory to myself and see no rea-
sor for making changes. Later IL
vacancies occur. when they occur will
be time to consider successors for
them. At the present time have
no wish TO make any changes"
Il wish to call the attention of the
council to section 7s4 of the revised
statutes Of the state of Nevada" said
the mayor, reading the section In
full. II sets forth that the mayor
shall be the chief executive of tho
city and that he shall see that officials
under him shall do their duties as
prescribed by law, going into many
details as to his relations to them
and theirs to him.
IF l am responsible for the con-
duct of these officers" said the may
or. Il should have their appoint
ment. such being the plain intention
of the legislature. Now IL there Is
there is any valid reason why any of
these should not be confirmed 1t is
the duty of the council to reject
them. II any OF those that I have
named are unqualified or morally
unfit, then there is a valid reason
to reject them, but not in any other
case. As an illustration take the
sheriff He is responsible for en-
forcing the laws, but IL the commits
sioners should say that he must ap-
point so and SO as deputies he would
have a fine chance to enforce the
laws and to see that orders we're car
ried out.
Nothing like this has ever oc-
CURED in this city before and l think
it is a personal insult to refuse to
take any action"
We'll. Mr.. Mayor" said Mr.. West.
you have said you would entertain
a motion to confirm"
II will entertain a motion either
to confirm or to reject" said Mayor
Tamblyn with emphasis.
II will move that the nominations
be rejected" said Mr.. West
Second the motion" said Mr.. Nc
Herman.
"It has been moved and seconded
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