Weekly journal-miner., 1910-02-23
TRIBUTE IS PAID ID FORMER
 GOVERNOR Lewis Wolf1ey Was Real Friend to Entire
 Territory Arizona Suffers Loss Through Death Of
 This Citizen
(From Thursdays Daily)


 The Tucson Star, editorially, has the following article on ex-Governor Lewis Wolfley, who was struck and fatally injured in Los Angeles, by a street ear:
 "In the death of Lewis Wolfley who was accidentally killed by an electric car in Los Angeles, Saturday will occasion profound regret in all Arizona, where a few years ago he was so well known. While Governor of Arizona, under President Harrison he secured the funding of the terr;- torial debt by Congress, thereby saw ing to the territory thousands of dol lars annually. During the Civil War he served in the Kentucky regiment commanded by John ". Noble. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and at the close of the war went ont of service with the regiment. On the election of President Harrison, General Noble was made Secretary of the Interior. As Colonel Wolfley stood high in his estimation, and was then a resident of Arizona, it was known that he could have the govern orship of the territory, or any other office in it, if he cared to ask. See retary Noble had so informed him. He did not, however, seek office for himself, but generously waived claims in behalf of his friends. He first offered his support for governor tc the late Hon. William c. Davis, and on the declination of that gentleman he offered it to the writer, who was then editor of the Citizen, but as he had other and more profitable things in view. he also declined it, and with MT. Davis, urged Colonel Wolfley to take the place himself. He hesitated, but on being editorially urged to it in the Citizen, he accepted, and was appointed. At no time within the history of the territory has there been such a scramble for places. For the office of governor, alone, there were not less than twenty-three ap- plicants. Almost every town and county in the territory was represent ed by its candidate. Colonel Wolfley was immediately appointed, but he had an uphill fight for confirmation, powerful interests in the Senate being swayed against him. He was, how ever, successful. But times were stormy in those days and later the governor resigned the office and re- sumed his old vocation of civil en- gineering. For a decade or more he had made his home in Tucson, but on being appointed governor he re- moved to Phoenix and lived there for the next several years. Becoming in terested in mining, he established him. self in Prescott, and although tenn porarily in Los Angeles, Prescott was his home at the day of his death. He was man of strong convictions, a good friend and a good enemy, ii there can be such things. Secretary Noble was unstinted in his praise of the man and commended him for be ing a strong and loyal soldier, brave to a fault, given to exposing himself where he would not send others, and further he was known to be full of determination in what he believed tc be right Although seventy years old his death was untimely, as he was yet a man full of strength and ae tivity. He leaves behind him g good name, both as a friend, a sol dier and a citizen. May he rest il peace until that great day shall come when the earth gives up its dead and then may he enter that abode of light and joy promised by a Re deeming Christ, is the wish of al who rightly knew him.'
 HERBERT BROWN.