The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-07-18
VAUGHN IS A
CANDIDATE TO
HIGH COUR

Loren Vaughn, member of the Ari-
zona Corporation Golrmisc ion since
1920, who visited Winslow last week,
is this year candidate for judge Of
the supreme court. NJ. Vaughn is
making an energetic and dignified
campaign, and during his visit here
was assured the support OF great
many northern Arizona people.
Loren Vaughn grew to manhood on
a farm, attended county schools,
taught country schools, earned the
money with which he completed
college course, having conferred upon
him the degree of bachelor of sci
ence at the Chillico..le normal coll
lege, Chillicothe. N.s"ouri, and has
teachers experience of more than 100
months including high school prin-
cipalshipS, holding life state certifi-
Gates in both Missouri and Arizona.
In 1902 he was admitted to the bar
of the state of Missouri.
In 1909-10 he as clerk of the board
of supervisors in Graham county,
Greenlee county, through which office
all county government passes; was
member of the county and state CEN
trail committees and helped to organ
ize and manage ArizOna's first cam
paign after statehood at that time
being owner and editor of the Duncan
Arizonan. a democratic weekly which
he managed for five years.
In 1911 he was appointed member
of the Industrial school commission
by Governor Hunt.
In 1914 he was elected to the leg
jslature and reelected in 1916; lead
ing the legislative ticket at large in
Maricopa county four times, serving
through five sessions, two regular and
three special, being chairman of the
judiciary committee, secretary of the
committee on labor and member of
the educational. banking and inSur-
ance committees.
In 1920 he was elected to member
ship on the state corporation com
mission, as a democrat, though the
state went republican that year by
several thousand majority, and, since
assuming office, more than seven
hundred GOO decisions and orders
have been handed down by the COM
mission some of which have been test
ed but not one of which has been
reversed by a state or federal court.
On behalf of the people of Arizona
the commission has appeared many
times before the interstate commerce
commission, in rate hearings, seeking
reductions in freight and express
rates, and passenger and Pullman
fares, the result of which valuable re-
auctions are now in effect. And ALSO
the Arizona commission has had the
distinguished honor of sitting jointly
with the interstate commission in
cases where both interstate and inter-
state rates were involved.
The Arizona corporation commits
sion, under the state constitution is
a separate branch Of state government
vested with semi-legislative powers
and quasi-judicial jurisdiction and at
the same time functions as an execu
tive department of state, and in addi-
ton, it is a court of record so made
by statute, and like circuit court.
it moves from county to county
throughout the state.
Since 1912, to the time of going on
the commission, he has lived in Phoe
nix and engaged in the general prac-
tice of law, is a graduate of the law
department of Cumberland university,
Tennessee, with the degree of bach
elor of laws. and is a member OF the
Arizona State Bar and American Bar
associations.