Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-09-02
OUT Of The HILLS
To REDEEM THE
TERRITORY
CAMERON A FIGHTER AND
WINNER EVER SINCE HE
STRUCK ARIZONA
AS A BOY

Ralph Cameron, the republican can.
didatc for delegate 20 congress, Is one
Vt the best known men in tne territory,
but like a lot of well known and pop
ular men the impressions of his friends
have been made from personal contact
rather than by reading about him in
the papers and the books of biography.
His candidacy makes il timely 10 men
ton n few facts for the benefit Of those
who may not know him, outlining his
career.
Ralph Cameron was born in the good
old state of Maine about 30 years ago,
wherefore it may he assumed That he
has reached proper age of discretion
10 be- trusted with any duty that may
be placed upon him. But though he ~
in full maturity, he is 40 well prcserv'
ed physically that casual observer
would easily shade the fact by ten
years and bet money ON his Judgment.
He came west while still n young
man and found himself in Arizona in
1851. His particular stamping
ground" is Coconino county, but he
nas done more or less " stamping all
over the territory and proposes now Ia
follow his former itineraries on a
stamping expedition. Though he has
lived in Yuma county and visited about
every part of the territory, for about a
quarter of century ne has made his
home at Flagstaff and at the Grand
Canyon. lie has been especially con
nected with the latter by the cOnstruc
tion of the Bright Angel Trail down
into tne canyon. lie has a home there
and another at Flagstaff, and spends
his family at one place or the other.
During his life in Arizona Mr.. Cam
eron has devoted most Of his time Il
labor in the three great primitive IN
dustrial fields Of the territory, namely
sheep raising, cattle raising and min
ing in all Of which he has been meas
urably successful, though he has no
acquired fortune Of tainted none,
90 separate him from the affections %
the people.
On the contrary he has been an
still is a man of wonderful persona
popularity, and an integrity and dew,
ton to the public veal that has brough
him repeated political prcferment
coconinno county. II takes goo
man to be elected sheriff of any count
and a better one to repeat the operi
ton but Ralph Cameron nas even bea
en- that record, having served the PEI
pie of Coconino three times in the she
iii's office and is now finishing h
fourth year as member Of the count
board of supervisors. These oflici
duties are all that has at any time SCI
arated him from his natural pursui
a. miner and stockgrower. And
miner ne belongs to that particuli
guild tnat works with the pick an
shovel rather than with the typcwrit'
and the stock book. Many nm asses
mcnt hole in Arizona went down, n,
with Cameron = coin but with his drill
powder and elbow grease.
II was his faithful attention TO sma
things that earned for him the con
dence of his fellow citizens IN
brought aim not once but repeatedly
the front in his home county and
is said of him that more thnn one
his political campaigns have result,
in victory for the party in that cou
~ when the odds were against il az
defeat was generally predicted. II
his personality that counts in his {
vor and Coconino county people ind
yidually and collectively know hi
and address him as Ralph, "Mr.
Cameron is unknown up north but e
rrybody counts Ralph ~ his frien
even II he differs with him on Opinion
AMI ISSUES And il il the same vi
over large part of the territory.
viii be- n great deal more 50 before y
Ncmhor 3rd,