Arizona republican., 1906-10-13
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
 MAKE GOOD IMPRESSION
The First Presentation of the candi- dates to Phoenix Audience at the Doris Theater Last Night.

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 i The republican county committee l presented the republican candidates l for county offices to Phoenix voters at i the Doris theater last evening by one ! of the most enthusiastic rallies yet i held in the county this campaign. ] Every member of the republican tick ct made friends and made votes. All l of the candidates, with the exception l of Watson PickreIl and J. C. Reed of the assembly ticket were present and | spoke. Each one was received with l cheers by the crowd and as the as semblage dispersed, on every hand
 were heard remarks which augur well for party success at the polls on No vember 6. Added to the cheering of the crowd were the strains of music by the Pioneer band, which assisted in the success of the meeting. Prior to the meeting the band paraded Wash ington street. At every corner on their line of march red fire was touch ed off by enthusiasts.
 It was a little before s o'clock that George Mintz, the chairman of the county committee called the meeting
 10 order MT. Mintz spoke of the ticket
 which had been chosen at the recent
 convention. As the head Of the repub- F lican organization, he was more than
 satisfied with every member. It was his wish that by election time a large
 majority of the voters would join him in this view, and elect them to the
 offices they were seeking. He then in ! Toduced as the chairman of the meet ] Ing Mayor L. w. Coggins, who as he
 rose from his seat, was cheered for a considerable time. MT. Coggins pre- dicted republican success not only in 1 the county, but in the territory, and
 at his mention of the name of Billy Cooper there was a mighty round Of applause.
 Ernest w Lewis the nominee for
 district attorney made the principal l talk of the evening. To him there was
 a great lesson for both parties in the demands now made by the voting pub lie for the best men as their candidates for positions of trust. While ten years ago, party lines were very closely drawn and the strength of a party was almost certain to carry man to his
 success such a condition did not exist today. He was gratified at the change and hoped for still further reforms along such lines. Said MT. Lewis:
 Having lost by old time methods and going down to defeat oftentimes a
 whole ticket. by reason of some un- worthy person having been named as a candidate, conventions were more de liberate and care-takng in the Inak-
 ing of their selections. Those who are high in the councils of the popular par ties of today. know that the people l have found out that the way to get the hest officials is to vote for the man. 1 irrespective of party. The democrats l have a good ticket, and it is not my opinion nor do I claim that the ar- ! fairs of the county will go to the bow VOWS. should any of the democrats be successful at the polls, but I do feel
 that if the proper scrutinyNis given to the men on the republican ticket they will be the choice of large majority
 of the voters"
 Tt has been said by my opponent
 for the office of district attorney, that lack in a knowledge of criminal law, and that l have not had sufficient practice as a criminal character.
 want to say right now, and I hope will not be misunderstood. that it is my opinion that the office of district attorney is greater in need of civil lawyer than it is of a criminal lawyer. Consider the large amount of county business handled by the board of su- pervisors each year where matters of d CIV n Id Aui e are owe t5uT grdTfE. for the sake of argument that knowf- edge Of criminal law is the most inn portant requisite of the district at | torney, l feel satisfied with the record have made. Last term of court I de- fended three criminals and in one case l secured an acquittal, the second case took two trials and I finally won my case and the third one I lost because
 my client took the witness stand and
 swore he was guilty and asked to be
 sent to prison"
 Mr. Lewis then told his hearers of
 the years preceding his coming to
 Arizona and of his career since coming
 to the territory aver eight years ago.
 His record was not only interesting.
 but was a good one. He closed his
 speech by making a short review of the
 work of the republican party in this territory during the administration of
 Governor Kibbey and placed himself
 on record as being heartily in favor of
 the taxation work of the governor
 which had saved so much money to
 the farmers of the Salt River valley.
 Following MT. Lewis, Mir. Hardin.
 the nominee for sheriff, was introduced.
 He admitted his inability to speak,
 but claimed qualities as a sheriff
 which would entitle him to the office.
 He would if elected stand for. economy in office, and as a taxpayer he favored
 the placing of the office of sheriff on
 salary basis. R. P. Miner, the candi-
 date for treasurer, made one of the best short speeches of the evening and was
 loudly cheered when he concluded his
 remarks. A. 2. Egley, who has develop
 ed a great deal of strength since he
 began the campaign for the office of county recorder, discussed a feeling he
 had had for several days, this this was a republican year in Maricopa county. He favored an economical administra-
 tion of the affairs of the county, and If elected would see that such an ad- mtnistratiOn would be given in the of flee to which he aspired
 Judge Phillips, always a favOrite. was cheered as he rose to tell of the work be had done l11rir,cr l-..- a----.