Bisbee daily review., 1920-06-27
LESLIE HARDY
 ASPRANT FOR
 STATE OFFICE
Santa Cruz County Officer In Race For Attorney
 General of Arizona

Of Leslie c. Hardy, county attorney of Santa Cruz county and aspirant for the Democratic nomination for at torney of Arizona, who is widely known in the Warren District and in Cochise county generally. the No gales Oasis says, in a recent issue:
 Some time ago a statement eminat- ing from. Phoenix, gave it out that County Attorney Leslie c. Hardy of Santa Cruz county, would enter the lists as an aspirant for the Demo- cratic nomination for attorney gen eral of Arizona This morning. Mir. Hardys formal announcement ap- pears in the political advertising col umns of the Oasis, and his campaign for the nomination may be taken as launched.
 In this connection it may be stated that to all intents and purposes the gentlemen is an Arizona product for while born in Clark county. Ken lucky, March 16, 1886, he was but s years of age when removal of his fa- ther's family to Tucson brought him to the territory, (now state) which has been his home ever since.
 As a child and growing lad h.
 tended the Tucson public schools, graduating in 1901. Then he took high school course in North Carolina graduating from the Warrenton high school in 1905. He then put in four years attendance at the Wake Forest College in the same state, graduating with the degree of ILL. B., in 1909. Returning to Arizona he was ad ted to the bar in 1909, engagine practice at Tucson.
 In his early experience at the bar MT. Hardy was in the offices of Sen ator Mark A. Smith, Senator Eugene S. Ives. and Judge w. H. Sawtelle.
 Tn 1912 Mir. Hardy was appointed assistant attorney general, holding that post until 1918, entering the army some months afterward se- were illness which confined him to his bed several weeks delayed his application for military service, and it was July, 1918, before he reported at Camp Travis in Texas, one of contingent of three from Santa Cruz county.
 At Camp Travis MT. Hardy devoted himself with his usual ardor to the duties and instruction prescribed; and was graduated with a recommen- dation for a commission in the cav airy service: but signing the armis- tice in November of that year closed all further enlargement of the army, and a policy of reduction was adopt ed, which led to discharge of the young men at Camp Travis, in De cember of that year.
 During his absence in camp, MT. ! Hardy was nominated for county at torney by the Democracy of Santa Cruz, and elected by handsome ma jority. His release from service | came in the very nick of time, and within a few weeks after his return | home he had been installed in the of | flee, conducting its important and ar duous duties.
 During the period since he LOOK l the office, MT. Hardy has conducted some very important litigation, in cluding the Baca Float Grant back taxes case, that involves some 1OO,- | 900 due the county and the state. In | the superior court and before the SUI preme court MT. Hardy conducted the i case to a successful issue, without as sistance of other legal talent; and he | accomplished gratifying result The i case is now on appeal to the supreme | court of the United States, where his friends anticipate MT. Hardy will tol- | low it as attorney general. and add | the cap sheaf to his series of legal i victories in a big and knotty it1ga- tiOn.
 Tn all relations, Mir. Hardy is | young man who has won the respect i and esteem of all who know him; which means a great part of the peo- pie of Arizona. That he is the right man for attorney general his legion | of friends insist most earnestly.