The Arizona sentinel., 1908-08-26
Cameron For Congress-.


 no county, was nominated by the repub- licans at Phoenix last Saturday for delegate to Congress.
 The action of the convention was har- mouious throughout, and the delegates were wrought to high state of enthus- iasm by score of able addresses by prominent leaders. Our own Tom Mol Joy made one of the best speeches of the convention in seconding the nomi- nation of Mir. Cameron and was warmly applauded.
 Molloy was also on the credentials committee, and was appointed on d special committee to draft resolutions on the death of Ex-Governor Murphy.
 Capt. Meeden was member of the platform committee, and Capt. DOnkers- ley of the committee on permanent or ganization.
 John Doan, formerly of Yuma was permanent secretary of the convention.
 Ralph Cameron, the republican noni- nee, IS one of the best known men in the territory
 Something of his career is herewith reproduced from the Phoenix Repabli- eanc
 Ralph taBeron was born in the good old state of Maine about 50 years ago. wherefore it may be assumed that he has reached proper age of dis erection to be trusted with any duty that may be placed on him. But though he is in full maturity, he is so well pre- served physically that casual observ- CT would easily shade the fact by ten years and bet money on his judgment.
 He came west while still a young man and found himself in AriDOna in 1881. His particular stamping grOund'' is COconino county, but he has done more or less stamping" all over the territory and proposes now to follow his former itineraries on stamping eK- geditiog. Though he has lived in Yuma county and visited about every part of ahe territory, for aSost suarter of 8 ttaa1ery he has magse his home ia Flag Sdaa5 and st tfse GraEd GsgsyeB. Ae bus 4eer especially connected with sAe 3at- 3ev by the construction of the Brig ht Angel trail down into the canyon. He Aas a home there and another at Flag staff and spends most of his time in later years with his family at one place CT the other.
 During his life in Arizona Mir. Cam eron hps devoted most of his time to Mbor in the three great primitive in- dustrial fields of the territory, na amely sheep raising, cattle raising and min- ing, in all of which he has been meas Urably successful, though be has not ac- quired fortune of tainted money to separate him from the affections of the people.
 On the contrary he has been and still is man of wonderful personal popular ity, and an integrity and devotion to the public veal that has brought him repeated political preferment in Coco ninO county. It takes good man to be elected sheriff of any county and a bet ter one to repeat the operation but Ralph Cameron has even beaten that record, having served the people of Coconino three times in the sheriff'S office and is now finishing his fourth year as a member of the county board of supervisors. These official duties are all that has at any time separated him from his natural pursuits as a miner and stock-grOwer. And as miner he belongs to that particular guild that works with a pick and shovel rather than with the typewriter and the stock book. Many an assessment hole went down in Arizona, not with Cameron's eoin but with his drill, powder and el- bow grease.
 1t WAS his faithful attention to small things that earned for him the conf &ence of his fellow citizens and brought hi'" not once but repeatedly to the front in his home county and it is said of him that more than one of his political cam paigns have resulted in victory for the party in that county when the odds were against it and defeat was gener- ally predicted. 1t is his personality shat counts in his favor and Coconino county people individually and collect lively know .him and address him as Iltlph.- "Mr. Cameron is unknown up north but everybody counts Ralph as his friend, even if he differs with him on opinions and issues. And it is the same way over d large part of the terri tory. It will be great deal more so before November 3rd.'
 The Death of Ex-Governor Murphy.
 The death of N. Oakes Murphy, at Coronado, was announced by telegram at the afternoon session, and caused shock to the convention. The following resolutions were adopted:
 The republican party of Arizona in convention assem bled at Phoenix on August -, 1908, was shocked at the an nouncement of the death of Cakes Mur- pby, who died at Coronado, California. The undersigned committee, appoint ed by the convention, to draft suitable resolutions indicating the esteem in which he was held by all the people of