The Winslow mail., 1926-07-09
Sam Proctor Is
Out for Election
To Lower House

At the solicitation of many
friends and supporters in both bus
mess and railroad circles, Sam
Proctor this week, through The
Mail is making his announcement
for election as Representative from
the Winslow district. Under the
new law Navajo county is now al
lowed two representatives instead
of one as formerly, and Winslow
has been placed in separate dis
trict
In deciding to make the race and
sacrifice his time and business in
terests, Mr. Proctor said this week
that he has done so only at the re-
quest of interested residents of the
county who wish to see someone
from here go to the legislature who
has had previous legislative and
law-making experience, since there
will be many things before the leg
islature this year which will re-
quire experienced lawmakers to
handle.
Mr.. Proctor, who is retired rail-
road man, has had considerable ex-
perience both as member and Off
cial of the lower house as well as
in other branches of government.
He served Navajo county in the
lower house in the second legisla-
ture in 1915 when the session last
ed 120 days, and it was during this
session that much important legis-
lation affecting taxation in Arizona
was successfully passed, principal
ly among these the, mine tax bill.
AS leader of the opposition forces
Mr. Proctor was successful in de-
feating the special mine tax bill
proposed by the mining companies
to relieve the companies of a great
er portion of taxes which would
| have fallen on the smaller property
owners. His record in the second
legislature was also one Of sup
porting all labor legislation for the
benefit of the working men of the
state. He was, also member OF
| the labor committee as we'll as OF
the judiciary and ways and means
committees, all of Importance.
In the third legislature Mr.. Proc
tor served as chief clerk of the
house in 1917 and after this in 1917
and 1918 he was secretary of the
Arizona corporation comission, re-
signing to enter private business
returning to Winslow Mr. Proctor
has been justice of the peace fol
four years, having been elected IL
1922, and was until January 1st Of
this year, owner and publisher Of
The Mail
Prior to his retiring from rail
road work in 1921, Mr.. Proctor was
a locomotive engineer, having come
to Winslow in 1905 with the Santa
Fe He is still member of the B
of L. E. and was instrumental il
passage of legislation relating tC
the full crew bill and other safety
measures for the protection of rail
road men.
| On the Colorado river question
Mr.. Proctor expresses himself as
favoring the early development Of
the river consistent with Arizona:
rights. which must be fully protec-
ted. He says he has made a study
Of the question and proposes to be
on the side of Arizona and the in
terests of the people in legislation
bearing on this great question.
Mr.. Proctor, besides a wide ac-
quaintance in WinsIOw and Navajo
county due to his political and of
ficial capacities, is well known al
over the state. He is at present Z
member of the Board of Education
of the Northern Arizona Teachers
| College, at Flagstaff, and has beer
active in Democratic local state
and county politics for many years