Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-22

Ed. W. Wells has lived in Ari- zona for 47 years and is somewhat of a pioneer He has twice served in the upper house of the Arizona leg islature, was a member of the Ari- zona constitutional convention - one of the twelve of the minority party was one term attorney general un- der Brodie as governor; was associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme court under Harrison, and in 1887 was named by the then democratic gov ernor. Zuliek, as one of three men to compile the laws of the territory.
 Judge Wells is therefore pretty well known in Arizona. All the old time cattlemen and miners in north ern Arizona call him "Ed," and many of the people all over the ter ritory still use only the first name when addressing the republican can didate for governor of Arizona. Judge Wells is no longer as young as when he came to the territory, but he is still as vigorous and active man and is making an earnest campaign. He believes he ought to be elected gov ernor because he thinks the repub liean party can do more for the ter ritorv than the democratic party.
 4 business administration of the territory is his motto; he says he Is not devotee of any isms or fancies, but believes in administering the af- fairs of a state, nation, county or city as a man would administer his own business affairs. He came to Arizona as a day laborer, then he farmed, then he raised cattle, then he became a lawyer.
 He has always been recognized as a worker and a builder. He has nev- CT torn down but has done much to build up. He is interested in a bank at Prescott, his home, and as con- servative business man has been iden- tified with all that has helped to make Yavapai one of the territory's most advanced counties Once he ran for congress for his party and boiled the largest vote in the history of the territory; later Ralph Cameron boiled bigger one and was elected; Judge Wells was not elected. He says he is going to be elected gov ernor of Arizona because he believes he stands for what the majority of the people want to see in the new state.
 Prevailing conditions in the state will influence the acts of my admin istration if I am elected,' said the judge. "My administration will be a business one and my policy will de- pend largely upon what the legisla ture does in building upon the pres ent constitution. The condition of the state is now in very good shape, speaking generally, and it shall be my aim to advocate and push any measure that will better the present condition. It will be my policy to invite capital to the state by giving it all the protection I can and to protect the interests of our own people.
 fIf elected, one of the first acts of mine will be to recommend to the legislature that it immediately sub init to the people the question of the recall of judges. If they wish to in sert this clause in to the constitu- tiOn, it shall go in and will be en- forced. The constitution is the fund amental law of the state and every fundamental and legislative law shall be enforced. The executive being the administrative officer of the state, should see that all laws are enforced. The laws the constitution are the laws and the constitution of the whole people-not of any party or section, and it is not for a governor to say what shall and what shall not be enforced. All laws on the books should be enforced. If the people put them there, they are laws until they are taken off. That will be my policy towards all matters legislative.
 "'I shall advocate a continuation of the good roads policy of the state, the continuation of the public high way system included, but I shall also see that good roads are built into all the farming and mining communities, to give the people easy access to the markets for the shipment of their products. I believe every mining camp and farming region should have a good road to the nearest railroad.