The Arizona copper camp., 1920-06-05


results of the national conventions
of the two dominating parties of the
nation, Pinal county politics are be-
ginning TO warm up, and in every
precinct matters political come in for
share OF discussion wherever men
and women convene. The increase in
population in the Casa Grande sec
ton, the reduced vote in the mining
camps, and the entire new vote of the
road camps, gives a new chart for
the political wiseacres to analyze.
Naturally, interest centers around
the contest for the office of sheriff,
and although it has been known for
some time that Enos Thurman of
Ray would contest with George Tru-
man of Florence in the democratic
primary for the nomination for sher-
if, we this week have the definite
announcement of Mr.. Thurman that
he is a candidate for sheriff of Pinal
county, subject to the democratic
primary to be held September 7th
Thurman is a married man. and
was born in the state of Kentucky in
1873. He has for the past nine years
been peace officer in Arizona, in the
city of Phoenix with the police de-
partment, and since 1914 he has been
connected with the sheriffs office of
Pinal county. He has been consist
ent democrat, and was active for the
party in the 1916-1918 elections. Thur
mans friends are urging this point
especially, and in view of the fact
that some of his opponents have
made the statement that he has re-
sided in Pinal county only two and
half years He cites the records of
the Pinal county recorder in contra
vention of such statement. However,
Thurman plans to make a campaign
strictly on his merits as an officer
and under no circumstances, accord
ing to his announcement, will he re-
sort to dirty politics, nor will he try
to deceive the voters in any way, it
being his opinion that the electors of
Pinal county are intelligent, and cap
able of making their own selection of
the man they desire to elect as sher-
iff to serve them. In discussing the
campaign, Thurman had the following
to say:
Il shall try and meet each and every
voter in the county, as | deem that
to be my duty. l shall explain my
policy and then leave the matter with
them to decide. AS l said before, my
will be clean, and free from
what is usually known as mud-sling-
ing. Am running strictly on MY
merits and not on the DEMERITS of
my opponents, and rely upon my rec
ord as an officer in this county and
also in Maricopa county
II am poor man, have very little
of this worlds goods, but l feel IT,.
this should not influence votes, as
what is desired is a good and eff
cient sheriff, one who will treat peo-
pie courteously and make Pinal coun-
ty clean place to live in. To do
that a sheriff must be continuously
on the trail of the evil doer and see,
that if he lives in Pinal county, he
obeys the law or goes to Jail where
he can be accounted for each and
every day. If eleced l will give the
best service that l am capable of
and that is all that any man can do.
81 am no politician and will make
no pretenses along that line, but will
go to the voters and in plain language
present my case for them to act upon
on September seventh"
Nominating petitions for those who
desire their names on the ballots at
the primary election cannot be filed
before July 9th and must be filed
prior to August 18th. The clerk of
the board of supervisors thereafter
makes up the copy for the printer
and the machinery is started for the
primary election, which is held as
stated above, on September 7th. A
great number of the present officials
of the county will not be candidates
for reelection. Henry Hall, present
county sheriff, and H. G. Richardson,
county attorney, after many years of
efficient and faithful service, have de-
cided to retire to private life Sheriff
Halls health is none too good, while
Mr.. Richardson wishes to give his en-
tire time to the private practice of
law. His experience of past years in
the district attorneys office has
fitted him splendidly for such, and