The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-07

Mr.. Dunbar died in office and Mr. Wyes was
elected to succeed him. The seven trustees and
are four republicans and three democrats the seven
aldermen are six democrats and one republican. Will
anyone point out wherein set is superior to the
other as men, or as business men, They are all
reputable successful business men. The fact that
election of the in the first column put in four
republicans and three democrats shows that party
lines set very lightly upon the electorate. And the
fact that one republican pulled through when the
second list was elected demonstrates that other con-
siderations beside national political affiliations gov
erned the majority.
However, just contrast the two lists:
Former Mayor Clagett is prominent business
man, connected with the Nogales Electric Light &
Power Company, Roy & Iitcomb Inc, and the Ari-
zona Sonora Manufacturing Company. Mayor
Fielder is chief of the machinery department at No
gales OF the Southern Pacific, and he has valuable
realty holdings.
"a E. K, Cumming is very successful real estate
and insurance man, of valuable city and coun
try real estate; Writ G. Bowman is one of the most
successful business in the line city, builder of
hotels and theatres, who has made money here and
put it right back into improvements and beautifyng
the city, He is very heavy taxpayer.
- Theron Richardson is Cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank, owning also valuable realty: R. E. But
ler was cashier of the Nogales National Bank which
post he resigned but recently to accept better posi-
ton in larger bank in Tucson.
1 J. w. Edwards is proprietor Of the Pioneer
Hardware Store, the oldest establishment in that
line in the city, and owns valuable realty; Geo. w.
Dunbar deceased was one of the most successful
realty operators in Arizona, who projected and
brought to successful issues several important
suburban properties that are important factors in
the gowth of Nogaes. His untimely death was real
loss to the community His successor Mr. T. j. Wylie,
conducted through many years the Wylie Transfer
Company, is owner of valuable realty. a heavy tax
payer, and has valuable mining interests in the re-
gion tributary to Nogales.
! L.W. Mix is one of the most successful business
men IN the line city (He was one of the democrats
on that counciD has served on the council several
years, was mayor two terms, (and he good
one), and is a large property owner, heavy tax
payer Mr. L. M. Ford Jr., is manager of the Hal
stead Lumber Company, proprietor of the Ford Fuel
Company, growing commercial institution. He has
shown himself competent business man and an ef-
fective worker in the Board of Aldermen.
Otto H. Herold is vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank successful business man, with valuable
property holdings. He also is one of the democrats
who were elected the republican council of 1916;
James A. HARRISON is vice president of the Nogales
National Bank, heavy cattle raiser and dealer, own
er OF valuable real estate
James A. Harrison is given in the last clause in
the foregoing paragraph. He was one of the three
democrats in the council of 1916; Bracey Curtis is
president of the First National Bank, owner of
valuable realty and interested in valuable mining
properties, He is the one lone republican elected in
the council of 1913 drawing toward the close of
its term. a>I
Now, then, will anybody say that this Board of
Aldermen is in anyway inferior to any council which
ever preceded it? Although almost solidy demo-
cratic is it not Of the high class and high type
OF business men it predecessor, which was four
sevenths republican? Could there be better demon
straton that there is nothing in this talk of
partsanship?
The people of Nogales have been regaed of late
with pretty proposition of suggestion and ad-
vocacy that the two parties get together and nominate
an agreed ticket four democrats and three republi
cans; or three democrats and three republicans with
one independent. We pause to ask "WHY?"
s. Would those who are advocating such pro
cedure stay with the proposition if by the process of
evolution of such ticket they should find that their
calculations were miscalculations and the ticket had
got away from them-was ticket that when elected
they could not control for their own ends?
In long career in politics "The Oasis" has OBJ
served before now that when smooth folk come for
ward with propositions of this kind there is joker
somewhere They have in the proposition some
thing concealed some hope to make by indrection
what they cannot gain directly. They are playing