The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-10-15

eight years. In 1881 he came to New Mexico and worked. at his trade and afterward engaging in tho mercantile business. In 1887 he came to Arizona. He was appointed the first clerk of tue district court for Coconino county by Judge E. w. Wells. Mir. Clark was admitted to the bar in 1898. and has been city attorney since the incorpora- ton of Flagstaff. He Is one of the leading attorneys of northern Arizona. and has been more than ordinarily sue. cessful in his chosen profession. MT. Clark will make careful and diligent district attorney as well as an able one. and he has large circle of friends in both parties whose ballots will be cast for him at the election on N0vem. Der Srd. aud he will be elected by . handsome majority.
 sHERIrF.
 R. II. Cameron. the nominee for sheriff, is a native of Name, and came to Flagstaff in 1882 and engaged in the sheep business. He afterwards en- gagged in general merchandising. He was one of the most active workers in the formation of Coconino county, and gave his time and money freely for that purpose. On the organization of the county he was appointed sheriff and filled the office for four months. In 1894 he was elected sheriff by a handsome majority over his opponent. h the capacity of sheriff he has proven himself to be the most efficient official the county has ever had. He has at all times done his duty no matter how hard or disasreeable the task. The criminal element avoid his jurisdiction knowing that they will soon be brought under the strong arm of the law if they attempt to find hiding place within the county. That Ralph H. Cameron has at all times attended strictly to the duties of his office, will not be disputed by the most bitter partisan. During his term of office he has lost none of hls popularity and he will without doubt be reelected to the most important office in the county. l TREASURER.
 The republican nominee for treas urer is J. A. Lamport. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis, in 1852, ana shortly afterward his parents moved [" a farm in Sauk county, where he re- mained until the age of IT. when he went to Chippewa county and engaged in the lumber business. In 1879 he came to ArizoLa, locating at Big Bug, iu Yavapai county, continuing in the same business. In the fall of 1882 Mir. Lamport came to Flagstaff and esti- mated timber for Ed E. Ayres & Co. i, remaining with the firm three years, when he went to Montana and with his brother obtained a contract for the survey of government land. In 1890 he returned to Flagstaff. In 1891 he was elected surveyor of Coconino county and has held that office ever since. Mir. Lamport is known to every citizen of this county and is deservedly popular. He is honest, capable and efficient. and the money of the tax. payer will be properly handled by Mr. Lamport.
 l COUNTY RECORDER.
 Al Doyle the republican nominee for county recorder came to Arizona in 1872 and is one of the pioneer settlers of the territory. He located in Yava- pal county and engaged in mining and afterwards in stock-raisng. He has resided in Flagstaff since 1885. Mir. Doyle was born in Buffalo, N. r., in lS49 and was raised iu Ohio. In 1867 he followed the star of the empire and came west. and has since lived on the frontier. He has at all times taken a lively interest in public affairs and always worked for the advancement of Arizona. He was one of the orgauiz- CTS of the republican party in the ter ritory. The office of county recorder requires just those qualifications that Mir. Doyle possesses, and those are discretion. good judgement. and a genial disposition. In the election of n