Arizona republican., 1911-11-28
Tale Regarding Appoint ment Made by Ralph Cameron to Naval Aca- demy is Without a Single Shred of Truth.
TRICKERY IS
 AGAIN EXPOSED
Malice of Men Who Are at the Bottom of This En- tirely Unjustified Attack is Rather Difficult to Un- derstand.

In their efforts to discredit Ralph
 Cameron. their speakers and their newspapers are devoting much time and space to charge that he ap- pointed Boston boy to a cadetship at the naval academy at Annapolis. coupling the charge with statement that in doing so he wilfuIly ignored the boys of Arizona.
 MT. CamerOns statement in answer to this charge showing the utter falsi- ty of the charge has already been pub lished, but in order to give further publicity to it and to meet the re- newed attack and continued iteration of the absolutely foundationless charge that statement in brief is repeated:
 The records which may be found in MT. Cameron's office in Phoenix. ton, or in the naval academy at An napolis show that on September 15, 1909, F.. D. Modem of Prescott was named for the place, and that MOden was not accepted by the naval au- thorities because the young man was past the age limit for admission; that the appointment was later offered to Dennis Ryan of Tucson. but declined; that it was then offered to d son of Reese NJ. Long of Prescott. but de- clined: that on March ?, 1910, Charles Harold Howard of WinslOw was ap- pointed as principal with Stanley L. Wilson of Prescott as first alternate and A. l.. Dunklin, jr.. of Winslow as second alternate; that on April 2S. 1910, the appointment was offered to John Caswell of Globe. but it's receipt never acknowledged by George K. French. who acted as his sponsor, and therefore dropped.
 As said above young Modem, who had been named. was refused by the at the naval academy be- cause. although within the required age limit at the time the appointment was made. he had passed the maxi mum by the time set for the eXami- nation and was, therefore, rejected. Dennis Ryan preferred the law to sailors life. Charles Harold Howard who was appointed on March ?. 1909, after receipt of the necessary papers from the naval academy. decided that the time left him for preparation for examination was too short and de- clined to enter the race as letters from the young man and from his mother on file in MT. Cameron's of flee, will show The date of the eX-. of applicants had been fixed by the naval authorities for June 21. 1910. On April IS. 1910, A. L. Dunk lin. jr, also of Winslow, who had been named as an alternate. also declined. because of lack of time for prepara- tion. Young Caswell of Globe. who George K. French had ap- piled for the place, was written to sev- eral times by MT. Cameron regarding the place but he did not qualify, and alternates named. with Howard as principal. on March ?. 1910. was left alone in the field and despite the fact that he was so i'll at the time that he had to be taken in a carriage from a hospital to the building in which the examination was held. he passed and was admitted.
 In charging Mir. Cameron with hay ing ignored Arizona boys in the mat ter of making the appointment, demo- cratic politicians and newspapers make the statement that Six days after his arrival he Stanley Wilson) was appointed a naval cadet by Ralph Cameron" And in proof thereof pub fish an exhibit. a photograph of the register of the Congress hotel in Prescott and great stress is laid upon the fact that the youngster. boylike. registered from Boston. where he had been attending school.
 Stanley Wilson did register at the Congress hotel in Prescott on De- cember 90. 1910. more than two (nOt six days') before he was named as an alternate and six before he took the eXamina ton after his principal. Charles liar old Howard. and his fellow alternate, A. L. Durklin, jr.. had withdrawn from the race.
 Since this charge was put afloat by Mark Smith in his Phoenix speech ten days ago Mir. Cameron has given d summary of the record in his speeches
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