Arizona republican., 1908-10-27

Charles Lynch of Jerome and Pat | Farley of Prescott collected the votes and in the presence of all who could | get around the same tallied 153. Eigh- I teen votes were thrown out as unintel- | ligible. leaving 135. of which Cameron received 94 and Smith. 41; for sheriff of Yavapai county. Jim Smith received | 53 and William Nagle 34; sheriff of | Maricopa, Higley and Hayden 6; of Yuma Livingston IA and McDuff g. To, the majority of the people the | large vote on Cameron was a great | surprise, but the writer takes it as an untrammeled index and if the people are left to vote as free as voted on that train the majority of Cameron will be amazing.
 STOOD THE TEST.
 | Friday all day and up to the small | hours of the following morning the republican candidates had the citizens | of Wickenburg completely corraled. | The people of Wickenburg are cosmo- | politan. Theye believe in giving every | body a hearing and to a man and wo- man are for the entertainment of any respectable guest who may come to | the town. Therefore the opera house was crowded last Friday night to wei come the republican nominees and so | far as casual observation goes they must centainly feel pleased with their reception. John Witherly the repub- lican warhorse of Wickenburg was chairman of the meeting and right here let the writer say a word for Mir Witherly, that he makes an admirable chairman from the one fact that ! brevity is the soul of wit" and the time that it takes him to throw a bunch of orators before the footlights is most pleasing to the audience.
 In about four words Mir. Witherly opened the meeting by introducing Paul Ingles as the orator of the occa- sion. It was the duty of the gentle man to say a few words in the behalf of each candidate, ond to his credit he did the job most pleasantly to his friends. His extolling of the claims of the various candidates was from the heart and was entertaining to the audience and he made many telling points. Especially did he impress his hearers the fitness of the candidates for the legislature and supervisors up-
 
 his remarks with an appeal for a general support of the ticket which was applauded most enthusiastically.
 At the conclusion of the remarks of Mir. Ingles, George NJ. Hahn. candidate for the council was introduced. He was brief but the few words he spoke was directly to the point and he left the impression that he was perfectly able to fill the position if elected as councilman. Roy s. Goodrich. an Ari- zOna boy. told in few words what he would do if he was elected to the as- sembly as also did F. w. Wilbur of Mesa. They both beyond question. es- tablished the fact with their hearers that they would legislate for the best interests of the people if elected.
 When J. C. Reed was introduced he received an ovation. Several minutes were consumed before Mir Reed was permitted to proceed with his speech. The charge that he had been instru- mental in raising the taxable property Of this place was warmly denounced and he read a letter from Mir. Luke which cleared the whole matter as MT. Luke. himself assumed the entire re- oliOAl-lblllle- iiit SilpMtu BE its applause that it appreciates Mir. Reed and that he is going to be given a good vote in Wickenburg regardless of political utilization. The point was well advanced by the various speakers that the republican candidates were entitled to the greatest consideration. from Wickenburg. for the reason of having given this precinct prominent recognition by the nominating of one of it's citizens for the assembly.
 Like Mir. Reed. S w Higley was warmly greeted. Everybody likes Hig- ley and as his acquaintance is large his introduction was most enthusiasti cally received F. A Spauldng for treasurer. J. c. Phillips for probate judge, Jack Stewart and I. T. Hosey for supervisors. each. briefly presented his claim for the office he sought and in the course of the whole evening not one word was spoken derogatory of an opponent. It was a clean meeting thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.
 After the speaking the hall was cleared and dancing followed until the arrival of the sOuthbound train which bore the candidates on their return trip full Of joy and good cheer at the hospitality extended them by the cit izens of WiclIenburg.
 THE MERRIMAc MINE.
 A. c. Rodgers. Jr., passed through W iclenburg the early part of this week enroute to Prescott where he went on mining business. Mir. Rogers owns the Merrimac group of 10 claims located on the north side of Bill Will liams two miles north of the old Raw hide mine and ten miles from the site of the proposed shelter Of the Clara Consolidated. The property is devel- oped by 100 foot shaft with 90 foot