The Holbrook news., 1916-07-07
Brief Biography of Geo. A. OIney, Democratic Candidate for
 GOUernOr of Arizona


 MT. Olney came to Arizon
 from Texas, his native state
 when boy about fifteen year
 old. He secured employment al
 COW boy, on the range, an oc
 cupation which he followed fo.
 several years. By industry anC
 thrift he saved some money, in
 vested it in cattle and has beer engaged in that business nearly ever since, disposing of his in terest only few years ago.
 His first official position was as a deputy sheriff of Graham county and while holding that position was in charge of a posse which captured two of the five Bisbee murderers, following them up to their place of rendezvous on the Blue river.
 He was then elected sheriff of the county, position which he held for two terms and was later appointed to fill the unexpired term of a republican sheriff who defaulted in office. He also served as mayor of Stafford ; served two terms as member of the board of supervisors of the county; served one term as a member of the territorial council and one term as member of the territorial board of equaliza- tion.
 The competence which he has acquired was made through his cattle interests, and in the ju- dicious investments in real estate which increased in value. He still holds considerable real estate in his former place of residence in Stafford.
 It was as a member of the board of supervisors that he took the stand to compel mining con- panles of that county to pay a just proportion of the taxes of the county. The county asses sor. J. J. Birdno, in 1904, in- creased the assessments on min ing properties in the county and l when the county board of equali- zation held it's meeting the ques- 5ion of reducing the assessments to what they had formerly been | came before the board, MT. l OlneY stood for sustaining the action of the assessor, but the other two members voting against him the reduction was made.
 The case was appealed to the territorial board of equalization ] and MT. Olney was active in pre- 1arlng the evidence which was submitted to the board, in SUD- port of the original assessments, IS made by Birdno. The board 'eversed the action of the county board of equalization and placed he assessments back to the original figures of the county Issess or, and raised the assess nents of all the other mining companies in the territory so as o place them on an equal basis with that of Graham county. his action, taken in 1904, was he first move towards raising he assessments of the mining ompanies Tn the territory.
 The other two members of the oard of Graham county refused 0 obey the order of the territor- al board, and the case was taken nto the courts and the repub- can members of that tribunal ecided in favor of the mining  The following year the Graham ounty assessor made the attempt gain to raise the assessments nd with the aid of MT. Olney 7as successful in securing the aIse desired, and the raise was lade all over the territory. MT. 'lney only acted in this matter l the interests of justice and airness to all interests and can e depended upon doing the anne in case of his election as overnor of Arizona, hls motto eing. Justice to all and special rivileges to none.