Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-10-28
ARE
WELL RECEIVED
IN PRESCOTT

From Sundays Daily.)
Before one of the largest audi
cnccs which has attended any politi-
cal rally in Prescott since the COM
menccment of the present campaign,
the Republican candidates at the
New State theatre last night deliver
cd addresses, those who spoke be-
ing c. E. Gentry, candidate for as
SCISSOR; c. c. Keeler, candidate for
sheriff; VIM. Ebel, for recorder;
Judge F. O. Smith, for superior
judge; Barney Smith, for supervisor;
Gertrude Twiggs, for superintendent
of schools; VIM. NJ Poulson, for
justice of the peace: Daniel L. Parks,
and A. L. Smith, for state senators;
Charles E. Burton, William Glenn
and Charles Z. Hughes, for repre-
scntatives. the final review OF the
candidates being made in very
concise and enthusiastic manner by
Z. J. Mitchell, who presided and al
lowed the candidates to preccdc him.
The spirit that seemed to per-
mcate the meeting was that OF non
partisanship, or, as Judge Smith
said, the spirit that places the man
first and the party afterward." Ev-
cry address was punctuated with ap-
plause, and the best OF feeling seem
ed to prevail.
Talks About Assessment
Mr.. Gentry was the first speak
er, and was brief, simply referring
to his record in the assessors Office
as deputy and promising his best
efforts to make 4 frst-class official
if elected. He said it was a great
Job to handle the assessment of
Yavapai county as it should be done,
for the reason that the total proper
ty valuation was over $43,000O00.
He was warmly applauded when he
referred TO the record OF Tom
Campbell under whom he had serv-
cd as deputy assessor. and later
when Mr.. Mitchell referred to the
fact that Gentry had done most of
the work, it was the Signal for ap-
plause. .l
Renews Former Pledge.
Charley keeler said that he could
do no more than to renew the
pledge he made when he ran for
sheriff before, that he would make
good, and was willing to leave it to
the people whether that promise had
been fulfilled. His short address
was the signal for prolonged APP
plause.
Tried 1000 Cases.
The address OF Judge Frank O.
Smith created more enthusiasm than
any of the evening, in that it con-
cerncd matters which so closely
touched the welfare OF the people.
He declared that under the consti-
tuition of the state OF Arizona the
office of Judge must not be partisan,
and cited the fact that for this
reason the ballots were printed
with the candidates for judges seq
regated from the balance OF the
candidates at the top OF the sheet,
and on this basis proceeded to re
view his record as superior Judge
of Yavapai county.
He said that he had motto, 'for
the man. and that he believed nine
ty-nine per cent of the people would
stand more for the man than for
the party at election time. He said
that during the past three years he
had tried 1000 cases. and twcnty-one
juvenile cases, having settled 80 OF
the latter class OF cases without per-
them to come to trial to the
discredit, and perhaps dctrimcnt OF
the boys and girls against whom
charges had been filed. In all but
three OF the cases, which had been
from his court to the state
court. he said he had been
affirmed. He has also tried five
cases in other counties, spending a
total time OF four months with suits
in which home judges had been
and in all these cases
which were appealed he had been
also sustained. III | was worth my
salary three years ago | am now
worth a thousand times more now"
he declared, taking into account the
valuable experience | have had He
said that experience in the position
which he holds is everything; that
il saves money for the county and
for litigants as well. To illustrate