The Holbrook news., 1916-10-20
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEVIS Some of IL Mag Interest You; All
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 other things. This does not mear that the paper and it's editor are bound not to support the candi dacy of persons nominated by any political party; it means that the paper, and it's editor, reserves the right to support the candi- dacy of persons of any politica party whom it. and he, deems worthy of support. regardless ot their political affiliations.
 Being independent politically we expect to vote a mixed ticket at the election on the 7th of Nov vember. Both of the two leading parties have nominated men on their tickets whom we deem better qualified for the office they seek than are any others seeking those offices. For this reason, and for the additional reason that the day of hide-bound party ale gience is a relic of the dark ages. we shall vote and work for those people whom we believe to be best fitted for the places to which they aspire. And in this. and the next two issues of the paper. we shall express ourselves some what explicitly as to why we think certain candidates should be elected. In voicing our sen iments we shall confine ourselves almost exclusively to county can didates.
 Probably the most important office in the county is that of supervisor. For this office only the best men should be selected; men of strict integrity and sound business judgment. Two such men have been nominated by the democrats of Navajo county, and they are worthy of the support of every voter in the county.
 J. c. Paulsell and John A. Freeman are both pioneers of the county; each has made a success in his own business affairs and each will use the same business acumen in the conduct of county affairs that he uses in the man. agement of his own affairs. We, therefore, most heartily endorse the candidacy of Messrs. PauIsell and Freeman for the office of county supervisor.
 Next in importance, possibly. to the office of supervisor is that of county attorney. Under the laws of Arizona the county at torney is the legal advisor of the board of supervisors, and besides he is the prosecutor in all crim- inal actions that are brought in the courts of the county. A man to acceptably fill this office should be first of all a man well Yersed in law; moreover, he should be a man of good character, and a man in whom the public generally has confidence.
 A man who measures up to these general qualifications, and who possesses many other equally important qualifications, is Thor wald Larson, the democratic nominee for county attorney. MT. Larson is an old resident of the county and is well known to all the voters; he is a lawyer of exceptional ability and is splen- didly equipped to fill acceptably the office to which he aspires. He should receive the vote of every democrat in the county, and of many republicans.
 The office of county treasurer is one of great importance and should be filled by man of strict integrity and sound busi- ness judgment. Not only should the treasurer be honest and have good business ability. but he should be a man of large affairs man competent to grasp and attend to big financial problems. Such a man is J. w. Richards, democratic nominee for treasurer of Navajo county.
 Mr. Richards served two terms as county treasurer before Ari- zona became a state. He would have served longer had not the statute forbidden that a county treasurer should hold more than two terms in succession. During