Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-10-26
JUDGE RE. SLOAN,
Comments of the Press of Arizona on his
 Appointment


 every interest; besides he is good man and an able lawyer. We con- gratulate MT. Sloan upon his good for Gazette.
 The appointment of R. E. Sloan to take the place of Judge Barnes, is very fortunate one. He represents home rule in its highest sense He is a gentleman of ability and integrity, and will bring to the bench clean record and desire to do equal and ex act justice rather than to manipulate the affairs of his office for personal | galn.-Prospector.
 Hon. Richard E. Sloan. who has been appointed associate justice of the | supreme court of Arizona, is resident of Florence. He is B years of age, was district attorney of Final county for two years, and is member of the legislative council, and as such was the chairman of the judiciary com mittee. MT. Sloan made good record as legislator. He championed or supported every bill which had for it's purpose the moral improvement of the people He was the champion in the council for the Sunday rest bill, as we'll as other important measures, which stamped him as a man of nor al courage. MT. Sloan has always borne the reputation of being gentle man of the strictest integrity, and citizen of worth. He is a good lawyer and the Star predicts MT. Sloan will make 8 good and acceptable judge to the people of this district and the ter ritory.-Star.
 The Hon. R. E. Sloan, of Florence, member of the council from Pinal in the last legislature, has been appoint ed associate justice of the supreme court of the territory. MT. Sloan is a young man full of ability and promise an elegant speaker, gentleman in every sense of the word, q thorough lawyer and hard worker That he will prove one of the ablest justices the territory has ever had, as well as one of the most honorable and clean
 men, the Herald, and no one who
 knows the man will doubt for an in
 stant. Mir. Sloan began his career as
 a lawyer in Phenix some six years ago,
 subsequently, removing to Florence
 where he has been very successful in
 his profession as also in politics, hay
 ing been elected district attorney of
 his county, though republican in a
 strong democratic county, and he was
 also elected councilman for his coun-
 ty and served with distinction during
 the last session of the legislature
 where he introduced and promoted
 and ill fact was author of the more
 valuable measures that passed or were
 presentation 1t is fact that several of the most valuable measures for the
 people were killed in the legislature
 by one scheme or another. The Herald congratulates the people of the terri
 tory on the accession to the supreme , bench of so promising and conscien
 tious a young man as MT. R. E. Sloan -Phenix Herald.
 By our dispatches this morning i will be seen that Hon. R. E. Sloan of Florence, Pinal county, has bee: ? appointed as associate justice of tn, the supreme court of Arizona. Thi is somewhat of & surprise, as it Wa considered that after the appointment
 of Judge Kibbey, MT. Sloan's chance
 for appointment were considerably les
 sened. MT. Sloan has been a residen - of Arizona for a number of years, hay
 ing practiced law in Phenix, iron f which place he removed to Florenc o and took up his permanent residence 9 He served as district attorney of Pina !. county for one term, and gave sati: e ond term. At the earnest solicitatio ', of the citizens of that county he COT ,- scented to be candidate for the coul ?. cil, was elected, served in the last le: IF islature and honored both himself an Q constituents. If our memory is co II rect MT. Sloan Is the author of tn r. bill calling for constitutional COT if vention. Judging from the fact ths if MT. Sloan has been appointed assoc l. ate justice, it is to be presumed ths n his appointment is for this distric ;t MT Sloan is a native of Ohio, married . about thirty-three years of age and gentleman of legal ability. In hil n the liJigants and attorneys of this di ,o trict will find an able and uprigl II judge The Daily Epitaph tende ;s congratulations to Judge Sloan.-Ep if taph.
 tt Richard E. Sloan, of Florence, hs e been appointed Associate Justice 4 the Supreme Court of Arizona A ,f though the telegrams do not specifica Is ly state the district in which Juds e Sloan is to preside the inference s- that he is to succeed Judge Barne r. of the iirst Judicial District. This ,r made plain from the fact that he WI t. an applicant and was backed by h T. friends for the position in questIo n Judge Sloan is bright young mal g. and we much mistake our bearing I. he does not speedily prove his speci }" fitness for tle honorable position
 which he was yesterday appointe {. His record in the last legislature e. that of clear headed, strong mindt e and brained man. He was stalwa ,e among the Republicans of that famol IT, body, and contributed much by h m tireless efforts to strengthen the hanc st of his colleagues and make possib n the glorious results achieved. W
 congratulate the Judge upon his a pr pointment and, further, we congrat
 late the people of the Territory, parti ne ularly those of the district over whio as he has been called to preside. He lg a man of family and will of cour' i'll make Tucson his future home. Shak " Judge, we bid you welcome.-Citizel Id Florence has furnished the majc De portion of the new judiciary, Judge IT, Kibbey ard loan both being residen
 of the handsomest town on the Gil Florence has as grand a future $ ,u any town in the territory. It is SUI U, rounded by world of undevelope II wealth, which taken together with tt o high sanding of her citizens, presagt
 an ensiable place for her in the nes