The border vidette., 1900-10-06
Virgil Earp's Record.


 Virgil Farp was nominated for sher- if by exclamation, by the republican convention at Prescott last Saturday. At the ratification meeting held in the evening by the McKinley-Rnosevelt club, candidates were present and ex- pressed themselves
 Earp was called upon and made one of the best speeches of the evening. ''No doubt.' said he, many of you have heard of me. I want to tell you few things. In 1874 went to Dodge City, and tell you, boys, she was the wild est town on the American continent I had been there only a short time when business men and property own CTS came to mo and said, 'Earp, you must help us to overcome the lawless- ness of this city, I replied, I don't want it, give it to some one else.' They said. If you don't take the city mar shalship we will have to leave town So in the interest of law and order, I accepted, and leave it to the law abiding citizens of Dodge City as to whether performed my duty or not.
 "The year 1876 saw me in Prescott. On my arrival I soon found out that some of the boys that I had driven out of Dodge City were there. As soon as they saw me they concluded that if they were gong to make any gun plays or shoot up the town they had better do it before I became identified with tEe country, so they started in at once to shoot up the town and defy the au- thorities of Prescott. Ed Bowen was sheriff. Do you remember that time, Eddie?" said Earp. addressing Judge E. w. Wells, who was in the chair.
 ''I do, well, Virgi," responded the judge.
 ''Well," continued Earp. ''Bowen asked me to go with him. and arrest the gang and I said, as at Dodge City, I don't want to go; am new conner; get some one else but he insisted. Whether performed my duty then you ask Judge Wells and others.
 "A few years later I was in Tomb stone, and I tell you, ladies, and gen. tlemen she was a hot town. I had been there a short time when such men as E B Gage came to me. They said: "Virgil, you must be city marshal and clean up this town of its disorderly and lawless clements I said: I don't want it; get some one else.' They re- piled. If you don't we'll have to shut down our mines So accepted. Eel low citizens, let E. B. Gage answer, and he will tell you whether I performed, my duty and whether I stood for the protection of life and property and the enforcement of law. Let Wells Fargo answer also. Well, I moved to Yava- pal county and have been leading a quiet life for years. Republican Judge Wells and others came to me and said: "Earp. we want you to accept the nomination for sheriff. AS at Dodge City and Tombstone, I answered, T don't want it; give it to some one else,' and the republicans said, No one else will have it. So I was nominated, and if elected you can count on 1t that I will, as in former years, stand for good government and the protection of property"
 Mir. Gage Gas asked about Earp, and he said: 1T know personally that whatever Vigil Earp did in Tombstone was at the request of the best men in Cochise county, and I wish to remark that if Earp is elected sheriff of Yava- pal county all classes and all interests, individual and corporate. will receive fair and just treatment at his hands," Phoenix Herald.