Arizona republican., 1910-02-21

His clothing is recherche and de rigeuer and au fait Also inclined to loudness. His linen is spotless and he wears natty red four-in-hand ties. Only an Irishman would dare to wear a red tie in these days of Y M. C. A. strife and reform. He affects no jewelry whatsoever Neither does he have to resort to glasses in pouring over the sporting pages. In build he is small-but that is the only small thing about him.
 He is positive in his assertions. He never makes statement until he is sure. But when he does speak it is with an indubitable. infallible. ire fragable. incontrovertible positiveness that makes his statements stick.
 He takes no chances in his profess sion of law. His cases are not won on hazard. fortuity or luck. He simply builds up a case that is impregnable. In short P. J. is a ceaseless and tire less worker His success is the result of effort properly applied. and comes only as the result of hard and intelli- gent work. He takes nothing for granted He goes on the show me principle entirely.
 P J. was educated at St. PauPs seminary in New York. He is a Demo- crat Democrat bred in the bone. His fathers father before him was a Democrat He comes by his Democ- racy by inheritance, and like all Demo- crats not from any sound reasoning or logic.
 In boyhood days he had great chum. This chum was the son of d noted New York divine and like some ministers sons developed Harry K. Thaw speed.
 Young P. j.. after leaving St. Paurs. went to New York city and became the private secretary of D. H. Bates. head of the American Union Telegraph com pany. the mammoth concern the late Jay Gould framed up to put kink in the Western Union. MT Bates later became the main prop in the Western Electric system.
 Then the minister's son was sent out to his uncle. an Indian agent in Ari- zona. to cool off. Things seemed dreary and dull in little old New York to P J. without his chum. He quit his job and grabbing his shilleleh lit out for the Apache country.
 He got as far as Pueblo when his money gave out and his appetite be- gan to arise He lit in the railroad yards on a bright Chuesday as they say in Cherry Hill in New York It was 2:30 P. NJ. by anyone's time.
 At 3:3O P. Must sixty minutes later-Patsy had a iob in the county clerks office. He hit the upward trail and was deputy county clerk within six months. Then he hiked over to Leadville for some eighteen months to learn the art of coaking gold out of ore
 He returned to Sunvile in 1SS2-and although but a mere boy-he hooked in as chief clerk in the United States land office Think what a job this was for q mere broth of d boy. But then think of the blarney that p. ]. possessed then. He had d gift of gab that could talk himself in or out of a job.
 P. J. held the job down for close to five years. and as there was no Y NJ c. A. in town to waste ones evenings in he began to study law. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1888.
 P J. then made the most important trip of his life--and incidentally tho happiest one. He hiked up to Denver and married. He was but twenty and his girl wife was but sixteen That's the Irish for you again.
 He has never held paid office in his life. He has been a member of Pueblo's school board and Pueblo park commissioner. and right here it can be said with all truthfulness that Patsy" was a rattling good one.
 To P. J. can go the major credit for ruling off a whole handful of play. grounds for the children of this city, That's more Irish for you-for a true son of Erin never grows old and is al- ways a boy at heart
 P. J. is a great lover of children. He's the boys friend from the drop of the hat There's a sort of comraderie between P. J. and the kids. They like him and he likes them. and there you are If it was up to the school chill dren that know Patsy" he'd be head of the school board and mayor and chief of police and anything else he wanted for life.