The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-08-07
THE coPPER ERA


One of the few women In Arizona
to seek an Office other than that OF
county school superintendent, Is Mrs.
Edith Ruffner, of Prescott, who has
announced herself as a seeker of the
democratic nomination for recorder
of Yavapai county.
JEFF Adams, who seeks to succeed
himself as sheriff of Maricopa county,
has begun an active campaign for
the democratic nomination. Mr..
Adams delayed starting his campaign
until he had the work of his office
in such shape that he could get out of
the city for a few days..
Ie begins to look as if there would
be no contest in the Cochise county
democratic primaries for the office
of Supervisor. There are three va
lcancies to be filled and only three
men seek the nomination. These
three are B. E. Briscoe of Wilcox,
J. M. Sparks of Douglas and John
Rock of Tombstone.
! 7. A. R. Irvine, H. A. Davis, Harry
johnson and Sam F. Webb have. all
been mentioned in connection with
the democratic nomination for state
lsenator from Maricopa county. John
~. Kolberg, one of the best known
business men in Phoenix, is being
urged to seek the nomination for state
Representative from Maricopa county :.
Here are a few of the democrats
: who aspire to positions in the COM
ling legislature: Yavapai county has
Morris Goldwater, Major Bickrell.
Mrs. F. w. Munds and Chas Ruther-
ford out for the. senate, with mo can
Edidate as yet for the house: Pinal
has C. E. Macmillan, ]. E. Coleman
and P. A Schilling out for the SEN
ate and Alexander Barker for the
house; Cochise has Joseph H. Gray,
tC. M. Roberts and William M. Riggs
as avowed candidates for the senate,
while no one has announced for the
lower house; Yuma has j. R. Kerr
and w. G.. Crowder as opponents fol
the senate and F. H. Brooks and
: James L. Edwards for the house. In
Maricopa county the only Legislative
candidate so far in the field is
, Harry johnson, who seeks the demo
cratic senatorial nomination
l. The latest democrat to SHE his
fedora into the political ring il
: Harry johnson who aspires to be one
of the democratic nominees for the
!, state senate from Maricopa county
I Pat Farley, veteran northern
y Arizona newspaper man, is a cand1
date for the democratic nomination
= for clerk of the superior court o
Yavapai county. Mr.. Farley has hell
) the position the past two years an
t has served his county with credit.
Il The first republican to OfAciall
| enter the political ring in ella count
lis Jacob Suffer, one of the stauncl
republicans of that part of the state
Suffer seeks the nomination for cour
!, ty supervisor. His petition, accordin
y to the Globe Record, wos generousl
~ signed.
: Mrs. Francis E. Munds of Pres
v colt, one of the leaders of the equa
: suffrage movement in Arizona, ha
y decided to become candidate 70
l. the democratic nomination for stat
: senator from Yavapai county.
i We are advised that one of the no
4 test primary fights in the state
= now being waged in Yuma count,
2 with the betting good on either side
= Jim Kerr. who was a member. of : tn
Yuma delegation in the, lower hous
of the first state legislature, is
candidate Off the democratic stat
senatorial nomination and is oppose
in the primaries by w. G. Crowdel
: the honey king" of Yuma, who i
? said to be- putting up a good race
/ Gus Livingstone and Mel Greenlea
u, are putting up a great race for tn
democratic nomination for sheriff
l. while q close contest is expected b.
tween Judge Frank Baxter an
County Attorney Ingraham, both c
t, whom are seeking the Democrat
\ nomination for superior Judge {
:. Yuma county.
Candidates should bear IN mind tbs
Tuesday, August 18th, is the last da
for the filing of nomination petition
with the Clerk of the Board of SINE
Is visors or the Secretary of State as tn
case may be.
i - -
r. if desire to vo:e in the al
r proaching primary election it is me-
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