Arizona republican., 1902-01-14

Tine S,oI:oe men were jubilant. of course, and the Fromm faction was slightly depressed. though Fromm'= ad- herents thought there were several complimentary votes for Lount. and were inn in their belief that the final vote for chief ', ould result in the re- clclt:o of their candidate.
 Mr. LoUnt took the chair and after
 thanking his friends for the honor. ap- pointed tellers and called for nomiua- tions for chief Al Arthur came to the- surface with a spring and nominated G. W. :tok3e as the candidate of PiO- recl. Hose company. which was the name assumed by the Young Nea's Democratic club for the purposes of the occasion. His speech was very floNery. as all of As speeches are He is one Of the most m5EGan.luous men in the world. and v5vld favor no one except for the highest patriotic reasons Paul Kruger il short but | buSinesS-lika speech placed M-- Frorlin in nomination. detailing his previous good service. calling attention to the ! fact that the present efficiency of the organization was due to his influence Es said the business men and tax payers of the city are the ones who should be considered. and they were : only too anxious to keep il office one
 who has been tried and found to be
 the right man in the right place. MT. Gonzales seconded the noniina- ] tion of .Ir Stclloe and William Evans performed 9 like service fer hr. Frclniu. making reference in his speech to the fact that politics should have nothing to do with the control of tn" deuartn.cnt and referring to Mr. ; INro.nra as q chief wto in the discharge ] cf i,is duty recognized no politics. ! Captain George Christy got the floor i fc:- an oration in behalf of MT. Stokoe ! He had known him in the times that ] tried men's souls: when he stood guard ! in the rain<and did other things that i valiant soldiers in the First territorial had to do. and through every test he , had proved a hero. MT. Christy is an ! honorary member of the department.
 The balloting was closely watched. ] Some bets had been made on Fromm.
 even after the vote on the chairman was announced. The two candidates ] ran closer even than did the two can ! didates for chairman. Only when Mir Stokoe had secured majority Of the i votes We're his followers in position
 ro yell The vote stood Stokoe %, and 1 Irronm A.
 Al Arthur moved vote of thanks to ! the retiring chief for his fa..thful services. and Mr. Stokoe immediately seconded the motion. which passed
 unanimously. after which Mir. Stukoe responded to calls for q speech He
 thanked the department fo- the honor .ronferred and said he hoped they
 would elect a real assistant to help
 him. one in whom he could rely. Or
 course they did 1t. for the track was
 creased by this time and the slate had
 nothing to do but slide.
 Mr. McNeu nominated R. A. Warne~
 for assistant chief. seconded by Al
 Arthur. He was elected unanimously
 and made a nice speech in acknowl- edgement. complimentins Harry Taife.
 who was to have been his opponent.
 but who was too foxy to crawl on the
 track under a moving train.
 Al Arthur nominated w. E. Lount
 for president and Re was unanimously
 elected
 Mir Arthur then nominated his brother for vice president. but he de- chued. J. l.. E. Alexander. recognizing the value bIe services to the community or Councilman Sanders. who helped him rid Phoenix of the last vestige of i vice. nominated that gentleman for vice president. He declined. He
 wouldn't have anything to do with : vice. Then they ruled that Mr. i Alexander. being an honorary mem ber. mad no ~ right to nominate ! anybody and MT. McNeill sug-
 gested the name of Paul Kruger. Mir. Kruger having been terribly lacer- i ated in the fight for chief. had retired. but the department. taking advantage of his absence, elected him anyway ! over the protest of his friends. who
 thought there had already been a plantv done to him When Mir Kruger