Arizona republican., 1918-11-03

The comments referred to are first that the candidate if a native son, must be too young for sheriff and sec ond, that he seems to be so little known to many voters who have come to Ari- .zona in recent years.
 Johnny Montgomery. so-called to distinguish him from his late father. John $. Montgomery, one time sheriff Of this county, and his grandpap, both ardent republicans in their day. was born about 41 years ago on the prop erty now known as Montgomery's ad- dition to the city of Phoenix. Though It Is now part of the municipal corpo- ration it was then a farm and dairy ranch. Johnny is rather below medium height but is stockily built, active. en- ergetic, in the prime of life and health and clean cut as a sawed off shotgun. He is married and has four children all boys. If he is not yet sufficiently mature, sober minded and conservative enough to make a good sheriff, he never will be.
 The writer. who is considerably old CT, first knew Johnny as kid" at- tending the Phoenix school His edu- eaton was later finished in a Califor- mia military school. Returning home AAS JoAhOU ldlHtI III IdHcHl02 ana stock raising enterprises, making their home place in the Arlington district toward the west end of the valley and county. They organized the F1owerpot Cattle company, operating both valley ranches and adjacent desert ranges very successfully. Young John has never sought nor held public office. un- less it were purely local or thank vou' Job, but he has always been regarded as q stable man in the civic affairs of his community and county. The reason he is unknown to the new com CTS. is that his ranching operations have been close to the soil and not chiefly on Washington street, Phoenix. 1 but he is as well informed concerning this city and county and their needs as any other man who could be named without special study. The F1owerpot ranch has always been regarded as an unofficial" stopping place for sheriffs posses, civic committees, political cam paigners and private tourists, ire spective of prejudice or partisanship, so long as their purpose was right or commendable.
 John Montgomery has never been heard of his saintliness nor has he ever been aligned with the forces of evil. If he has sown wild oats CD it has. been a mighty small crop and the harvest
 has been garnered in secret The
 writer has known him from knee pants l to pajamas.
 John Montgomery mother, now de-
 ceased was a Christion woman and a worthy representative of a leading | pioneer democratic family that has l often been honored politically in this ] valley, though as hitherto mentioned l his male forbears have been unblem- l ished republicans, but in those days l'the few republicans in this county, if l possessed with the home making in 1 stinct, for obvious reasons married l democrats, or remained single. | With a host of lifelong friends and l relatives of democratic proelivities
 who may at least be expected to give | him an 'eyen break" if the republicans
 of Maricopa county do their duty, John | Montgomery will be the next sheriff l And this without prejudice against his l opponent who has already had a share
 of emoluments and honor at the hands
 of the people.