The Arizona champion., 1884-09-13
Coci,ise OOunty's Democratic Nomination,
 for the Legislature.

V' 'fN f|NhipNiofiS tN Mt, ot tiiN p'p timers, men oflarge experience in the legislative halls of Arizona. Hon. Richard Rule, who was the very efiic- tent chief clerk of the eleventh house of representatives, Hon. H. M Woods, member of the house at the same session, and Hon. D. K. Ward well, the "war horse of the Huachua- cas-" of the twelfth assembly.
 Mir. Rule has been nominated for the council, very judicious selection on the part of the convention, being a young man of ability and energy, whose high attainments and knowl edge of the wants and interests of his constituents, admirably fits him for the position his party has called him to fill He has been a resident of the Territory about six years, and with the exception of the past year, has been doing editorial work for the democratic party in Tucson and Tombstone. In Ccchise county he was one of the editors of the Tomb stone Nugget, for about two years, or until the office was totally destroyed by fire. The work he did for the party told in the elections, and to- day he is remembered by his demo- cratic friends in bestowing upon him the nomination for the council, where If elected, he will prove himself d peer with his colleagues in the upper house of the thirteenth assembly.
 HON. II. NJ. WOODS
 was one of the ablest men of the low CT house of the eleventh assembly, in which position he was steadfast friend to Yavapai county on the question of the removal of the capital, the father of the bill creating Coch'se county, firmly bound to his friends in all matters of business and legis lator of surprising ability. MT. Woods has been a resident of the Territory about nine years, a practical newspaper man of twenty odd years experience, during which time his pen and energies have been devoted to the interests of the democratic party. His first experience in the Territory, in the newspaper field, was with the Tue, on Star, where, as an able writer, his reputation in Arizona was estab- lished. He afterwards became con. nected with the Tombstone Nugget, and conducted the editorial columns ot that paper in the ever memorable campaign that elected Legislative ticket from Pima, divided on the for nation of q new county-Cochlsc- but being one of the members elected to the lower house, he went 10 the eleventh assembly the leader of his delegation, which position he main tained to the close of the session, in. .roducing the bill forming Cochise county, and after hard fight against able colleagues of his own deligation in Tucson's interests, he successfully accomplished the desired end, and Cochise was formed out of Pima county. Gov, Fremont, in making the nominations for officers of the new county, appointed ]. H. Behan sheriff, when MT. Woods was made under sheriff. On his return to Tombstone at the close of the session, he purchased ofthe writer the Nugget newspaper office, and associated with him Hon. Richard Rule. In all the responsible positions he has been call. de upon to fill, he has proved himself a young man of unusual ability, able to cope with any formidable advisary that came in his way. It is no won der the democracy of Cochise county have honorcd hlm with the nomina ton to the assembly, .as he has been there before and has never been found wanting.
 HON. D. K. WARDwELL
 is stock man residing in the Hua. chuca mountains, in the vicinity of the military post of that name. He was nominated to the twelfth assem- bly, by the democratic convention of Cochise coInty, fall of 1882, and did great service for his party during the campaign on the stump and in every honorable way. A man of great spir- it and determination, he came to the legislature with a view of serving his constituents and the Territory faith, fully, and from the beginning to the close of the session, he never ialtered in his original purpose. He was an