Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
ALLAN 3. JAYNES, EDITOR I TUCSON CITIZEN, IS DEAD
Prominent Newspaper Man of State Succumbs to H. ness = Was Republican National Committeeman For Arizona.

Allan B. Jaynes, national Republican committeeman for Arizona and editor and managing director of the Tucson Citizen, died last night at his home at Tucson after an illness of a little more than two weeks. When MT. Jaynes was first stricken it was believed that he was suffering from appendicitis,
 and an investigation disclosed that that diagnosis was correct, but an abscess was discovered that first de- manded treatment. That was cleared. but MT. Jaynes by that time had be- come so weakened by disease and by his labors during the campaign that he succumbed, although on Saturday night hope was held out for his re- covery. Mir. Jaynes' last visit to Phoe- nix on official business connected with the campaign was less than two weeks ago. He was then quite i'll, but the serious nature Of his malady was not then suspected.
 Mir. Jaynes was born in Columbus, Ohio, where he resided until he came to Arizona nearly 20 years ago. He was Al years old. He was graduated from the Ohio State university, where he was a classmate of an elder brother of Dean William Scarlett, and lived across the street from the residence of the parents of Dean Scarlett. | On arriving in Arizona MT. Jaynes settled at Tucson, where in company
 with George H. Smalley he was en-
 gagged in the publication of a weekly
 paper. Soon thereafter he was ap- pointed clerk of the district court fol
 Pima county in the First judicial dis trict, the appointment being made by Judge George R. Davis, then associate | Justice of the territorial supreme cOuri and presiding judge of that district
 Judge Davis had known MT. Jaynes ir Ohio.
 About 1909 MT. Jaynes became asso- ciated with Frank H. Hitchcock, for
 mer postmaster general, and James T
 Williams, Jr, for the purchase of the | Tucson Citizen. MT. Jaynes was th'
 business manager of the Citizen ana
 Mir Williams the editor. The lattel had previously been & member of tn, | United States civil service commission MT. Williams remained at that pos until 1912, when ihe went to the Bostol
 Transcript, for which he had beer Washington correspondent, as its edi tor. a position he still holds. thougl Inc has retained his interest in Tn Citizen. He was succeeded as edito | Dy MT. JdyuSS.
 The latter took an active part in tn Republican politics of this state am
 four years ago he was elected mem
 Der for Arizona of the Republican na tional committee. He was re-electe
 at the last reorganization of the com
 mittee.
 Returning from the national conven
 ton at Chicago. he took foremos
 part in the campaign, not only in thi state, but in the general work of tn , national committee. His Illness ha
 been traced to the weakening effect 0 his labors during the last thre months.
 MT. Jaynes, was an accomplishe newspaper man and most aggresslv . enc, though a fair one. He made The Citizen one Of the influential jour , nals of the southwest. Though it's part
 politics were at times severely crit ? cised by persons of the opposite DO litical faith, the value of it to Tucso
 was recognized by them and the mingled with their criticism eYpres l sions of pride.
 MT. Jaynes was not only goo l newspaper man and an active and sue 2 cesaful politician. but his was mos : lflxable personality. There as in publi 2 life he was loyal to those who keI 9 faith with him.
 a Besides his immediate family, con f sisting of his wife and four childrel
 MT Jaynes is survived by his mothe and a brother, both of-whom are res ! dents of Tucson.