The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-24
MYRON H. McC0RD.
His Nomination At Last Confirmed
 With Few Opposing Votes.

Arizona at last has a Governor. Not a fgurehead, occupying the gObernatorial chair principally for salary-drawing purposes, but maH endowed with d full quota of f.irness, yalty to the Territory. and knowledge of the affairs of State.
 AS briefly announced in our is.ne of the l7th, the nomination of My ron H. McCurd was confirmed by the United States Senate in execu- tive session on that date by vyte of 57 for 10 s against, after the bit terest right ev>r known in the his- tory of the country. 4 fight that has been conducted by the tools of present otiire incumbent~. by di> gluntled Democrats. but principally by that to be Wtled a-s-;arty- less pnlitician,-for whom almost any old party IS good enough. pro /, vlded It is productive of a p,ece Q. pie. aud the most "t whnn wtli now doubtless be found a. strong adherents of McCnrd, ard eXp!aIn- ing how it harpeaed
 The mobilization oi Ny on II. McCuId for Govecnor ul Arlzona took place ei May i9 n, afd froH that date the struggle against tie IcomfirInatiJn of that mum'rat o.. was wascd bitteI ly. NoihI ,@ Y !. overlooked hy those who couidn't bear tn Z ze at the writing rn the walI' that told them only too plainly that their interest in i'errI- tnrIal affairs Was surely waning. Affidavit after affidavit was fled, detrimental to McCord's past-;rom prostitutes. convicts and quasi Re publicans and Democrats -;.ud when faced with counter afiidav.t~, brought forward hy Col. McCor !. faded into lnsignificanCe. Ca after another their principal ign CTS were sent to Wa hingtou from Phoenix, and one aite, a:.otnrr, after playing thsir !'oiats ai. oI .. they returned. aud McI,ot;i- Case wss that much further iu th A-- ceudency.
 But then the affairs of the past i two months have be>u followed 1y the reading populace. "nd We wi:I not dwell further om them, 0uitice to say, as at ths begi .ming nf thi> article, Arizona has q Gueeruuf, a. d in Governor McCoT'l We have the choice of the people uf AriRnta and the result "f tine car,t tui .judg ment of President MrhIulvv abd the United States Senate. Ne rre. dIct for Guvernor McCo a all all- and a succeseiul admi ilsirat The atfalrd of ArizOna are raii.i:l drawing to a criSis-the ll'"e ,, no. far distant when SiateUnOj " |! h- conferred upon u---"nd win "ur mining and agriculruiai 'eso..r e.. and our wond, rful fruit pro incl : iand:, we will %unl. rank ns f1rr- most among tIe Western Sva.ro. l We nuw have InAu tI carry unr Terri cry past tbs critical sage, and need no longer lnnG forward to 1t W tn anxiety pr duubt
 We extend the had "f eongratu- latiun tu Governor McC"rd, and lvok forward ln one of the most satisfactory administrations Arl- zona has eyer beh~ld.
 We suhjoln q brief history of Governor McCord's Ca ger, show ing his identification with Iegi.;a- tive affairs for the pas! twenty live years:
 Prominent men seldom rise to distinction sud IemlE. But ln ll4e example before us w- have nan without any special thrtu,tuus cl - cunstance> rising hy his WI force uf character, learning and gn"' 1 Judgment, tn a front place III the runxs ut honorable and inHlenn | men. To reach q hI4h mark ni success in any directiou l., IA th' = davs of rush and activity. n ea>y ; matter, but let man once each this mark and he I> r-garI.l wilh
 respect and admiration by sli Hon. NJ. II. McCnrd is q man who by his own superior ability. now occupies q most envIabia positiou.
 lie was born ia Mchrar EoHntv Pennsylvania. November 2j. Io+a and in the public schO"ls ot taa' county received a fair e'lnratIpu
 hIch fitted him most ndmira iy fer his subsequent prosper u5 d
 Ieer. Wten but boy he rr gagcJ in the lumber busIne-s. going 'C Wisconsin in 1854 and iova < :; Shawann, where he remained u',u, 1874. He carried on al eX;em-i { lumber indn.try at that p ace, but subsequently renewed to MrrrIl'
 that State, where he engaged iu 1 the manufacture of lum CT, s,sh doors and blinds, carrying t oi most successfully and exJrn~iveiy '
 until 1884. Afterwarl he followed
 banking, in couneriion with his
 until 1892. and wa- ore of the or- ganiz9is of the First National Bank
 and director in tAe same. Dur
 ing th4 years 1873. "A, '.5. and $ aud 'S1, he was a memher of tn, AA1: :-o--.-..;.. lnr; l..t.,nn .n.l ,-, SSA