The Coconino sun., 1908-08-28
CAMERON OF THE HIELANOS
Phoenix Republican Gives Interesting Short Sketch of His Life-Praise
 for the Next Delegate.

candidate TOT ueleRale Io cOnBreSs | is one of the best known men in the territory but like a lot of we'll known and popular men the impress sions of his friends have been maoe | from personal contact rather than by reading about him, in the papers and the books of biography. His candidacy makes it timely to men, tion a few facts for the benefit of those who may not known him, out lining his career.
 Ralph Cameron was born in the good old state of Maine about 50 years ago. wherefore it may be as- sumed that he has reached proper age of discretion to be trusted with any duty that may be placed upon him. But though he is in full ma turity, he is so we'll preserved phys ically that casual observer would easily shade the fact by ten years and bet money on his judgment.
 He came west while still young man and found himself in Arizona in 1881. His particular stamping ground" is Coconino County. but he has done more or less stamp ing" all over the territory and pro- poses now to follow his former it. ineraries on a stumping expedition. Though he has lived in Yuma coun- ty and visited about every part of the territory. for about a quarter of a century he has made his home in Flagstaff and at the Grand Cam yon. He has been especially con nected with the latter by the con- struction of the Bright Angel trail down into the canyon. He has a home there and another at Flag staff and spends most of his time in later years with his family at one place or the other.
 During his life Tn Arizona MT. Cameron has devoted most of bis time to labor in the three great primitive industrial fields of the territory, namely. sheep raising, cattle raising and mining in all of which he has been measurably sue cessful. though he has not acquired fortune of tainted money to sepa- rate him from the affections of the people.
 On the contrary he has been and still is man of wonderful person. al popularity. and an intergity and devotion to the public veal that has brought him repeated political preferment in Coconino county. It takes a good man to be elected sheriff of any county and better one to repeat the operation but Ralph Cameron has even beaten that record. having served the peo- pie of Coconino three times in the sheriff's office and is now finishing his fourth year as 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 stockgrower. And as miner he belongs to that particular guild that works with the pick and shovel rather than with the typewriter and the stock book. Many an as- sessment h o e in Arizona went down. not with Cameron's coin but with his drill. powder and eblow grease.
 It was his faithful attention to small things that earned for him the confidence of his fellow citizens and brought him not once but re- peatedly 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 generally predicted. It is his personality that counts in his favor and Coconino county people indi- vidually and collectively know him and address him as Ralph. "Mr." Cameron is unknown up north but everybody counts Ralph as his friend. even if he differs with him in opinions and issues. And it is the same way over large part of the territory. It will be a great deal more so betore November 3rd