Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-29

which greeted him amply attested that during this twenty-four years he had been making hundreds of friends. | He told of how the north had been working as well as the south to put Arizona in that condition that she could enter upon statehood in good standing. He paid fitting tributes to the women who have ever graeed the home, melted the courage and up- held the hands of the men who for forty years have been working for statehood He told of the great ad- vantage of Arizona and of his ab- solute confidence in her ability to so conduct the new state that it will favorably compare with any state in the Union. He said that he believes the people of Arizona are aware that | they have a supreme court which has ereditably and fairly adjusted the business which has come before it. That has rendered mining decisions which have become precedents, as have its decisions on water priority and irrigation, so that these laws to- day govern the Pacific slope. He asked that as far as the judiciary is concerned the voters of Yavapai county make their selection regardless of party affiliations. "Judge the men by their experience and their actions on the bench. We only wish to be selected if we are fitted. Do not think of party politics. If you believe in me and what have done you should vote for me only because you think I am fitted,'' he said.
 Judge Doan then took his seat amid the thunderous applause which at- tested to the popularity of a man who was fair enough to ask the vot- CTS to respect their courts above all party lines.
 Colonel W. S. sturges.
 The colonel is well known as a successful cattle man and is proud to admit that he is a success and does not think that man is particularly recommended for office because he is a failure and boasts of it. The col onel told how he had fought joint statehood and had always fought here and at Washington for state hood for Arizona. His remarks were hurled forth in manner which left no doubt in the minds of his hearers as to the speakers sincerity and 1 when he retired to his seat the audi ence plainly showed that they were in sympathy with man who is blunt, honest and sincere.
 Captain George Christy.
 Captain Christy who has been captain in the United States army and has also served as assistant at torney general for the territory made a strong talk outlining the duties of | the attorney general of the new state and brought to light the fact that in addition to his legal duties the con stitution required that the governor . and the attorney general compose a | board which should select the land | which the United States intended to donate to the new state. He spoke of his experience as a cattle man and | as a farmer and put forward these | claims as his reference as to his | ability to make selections of land . which would be the best the new l state could obtain. He said had the . national government donated ten mil lion automobiles instead of ten mil 1 lion acres of land he would candidly | advise all to vote for his opponent because his opponent knew all about | automobiles while he was better ae- quainted with land.
 Billy Fisk.
 Fisk is candidate for the office l
  suffrage of the voters only if they think him capable of filling the posi- tion better than his opponent. He submitted his past record as his best reference and said that if elected he would endeavor to conduct the office on a strictly business basis. He has worked in the mines and has served as county recorder and today is one of the most popular business men in Gila county.
 Claud D. Jones.
 Mir. Jones is candidate for superin- tendent of public instruction. He is at present assistant superintendent of schools in Phoenix. He proposed that the system of changing the text books every four years now in vogue