The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-18


 MT. Ward is a candidate for Gov ernor subject to the will of the Demo cratic voters at the primary election to be held September 18th, 1922, throughout the State of Arizona. |, MT. Ward was born in Bridgeport. Iliionis, in 1870. His father died when the boy was three years old. He attended the common schools of Illinois until the age of fourteen when his mother died. He then travelled alone to Kansas, where, as young lad. he commenced work as night wrangler of mule and OK trains, hauling goods overland from Kansas railway points to the Texas Panhandle. His next work was with COW outfits travelling north over the National Trail. Upon reaching Colo rado, he became a rider with one of the large COW ranches, working at that occupation some time and fol lowing anything a young man could do until he reached the age of twenty-one years when he began the study of law: Three years later; he was admitted to the bar and has actively engaged in the practice of his profession ever since.
 r About the time he was admitted to the. bar, he was married to Mary Chevalier of Annandale, Minn Of this union, three children were born, two of whom died, and the oldest, daughter, resides with her father in Phoenix
 In 1904, on account of illness of his [ wife, MT. Ward brought his family to Arizona, and they resided here until the death of Mrs Ward. in 1911. In December, 1910, MT. Ward purchased his home on the Indian School Road outside of Phoenix, and opened his law office in the City of Phoenix. He has large clientele among the farmers of the country and the business men of the city. his ] practice being general one.
 Political Activities i MT. Ward entered political: life while yet a young man, making poli- 1 cal speeches when he was twenty one years of age. ! In. 1899, he was elected State Sen ator from Boulder County Colorado, i for a term of four years and served during that time in two regular and l two special sessions. At the time Of bis nomination, a Democratic paper : which was supporting another can l didate took occasion in an editorial | to pay tribute to MT Ward as a | young man and true. Democrat l This editorial we wish to nuote The article is taken from the Daily | Camera of Boulder, Colorado, 1899, and is as follows:
 l Charles B. Ward, nominee for 1 State Senator needs no introduction. He is young attorney of tact, ener- ! gy. ability, and man of .unsullied 1 reputation. MT. Ward is more-he comes from the people direct. l Charley Ward is self-made man in all that the term implies. He has ! labored' with his hands, he borrowed books to study law, he burned the midnight oil to acquire knowledge, when others devoted their nights to I gayety and receptions. There was never frivolous moment in this | young attorneys life. Denied the ad- ]. .ventitious accessories of fortune. he laughed at fate, and bent his head ! closer to his books. Poor. he strug- l gled on. Lacking academic educa- l. tion in the schools, he made man his ! study, books and best journals his ] study, unfailing courtesy and loyalty to principle his guiding stars, $ * # Every cent Charley Ward ever ac- i cumulated, he came honestly by. l The bar respects him for uniform courtesy and for his avoidance of l questionable practice though poverty would have suggested in the earlier i years of practice the insinuating 1 claims of doubtful clientgae His 1 devotion to principle has led him never away from the principles of : the true democracy"
 The above article is just a sample of many other articles that thereafter i were written of him throughout his ! political life. In the Colorado Sen : ate, MT. Ward took a prominent part, l being chairman of the Senatorial Democratic Caucus and he is the author of many laws for the benefit of the people of that state. Among others was "The Probate Law anl l he was a strong supporter of Judge Lindsey's laws for the benefit of the women and children of Colorado
 In 1904 he was reelected to the Senate, but was deprived of his seat at the same time they threw out the 1 elected Democratic governor.
 In Arizona MT. Ward made his
 first political speech in behalf oi
 democracy in Maricopa County in ' the fall of 1911, speaking at school
 house near Cashion. Reports of that
 speech caused the State Chairman tC
 transfer him the next day to an
 other part of the state where he spoke
 until the ending of the campaign tC