Nogales international., 1926-08-29

friend or NINE VINO was In AnoX
College and had then located at
Flagstaff, with the Arizona Lum-
Der & Timber Company, Mr.. Sis
sons, l came to Flagstaff to prac-
tice law and grow up and become
part of the State of Arizona.
1t was a matter of great concern
to some Of my friends that ! pick
ed out Arizona. Arizona was a
territory very little known at that
tine. I think we only had 3d.
600 people in Arizona by the
census of 1890. I arrived and
started to practice law in Flag
staff. In 1892 Grover Cleveland
was elected President of the
United States. I was Democrat
and my father was a Democrat
and my grandfather was a Demo-
crat. so I conceived the idea Of
applying for the position of
United States Attorney for the
Territory of Arizona. In Gales
burg, the Chief Justice of the state
lived across the street from where
7 lived. with the old lady where I
had taken care Of the cow, and
Re was my friend. Adlai Steven
son. Vice-President, was a direc-
tor in the insurance company and
Re was my friend. so / thought I
had pretty easy Shedding, and /
went back to Washington, and my
good old friend. Mark Smith. sup
ported me against a gentleman
you know, Francis ]. Henev. who
afterwards acquired considerable
reputation in California. Mr..
Stevenson said to me. You need
me- 90 to see the President. Y
will be up there before I leave
after the session is over. I have
three other requests to make Of
Mr.. Cleveland and I viii add this
TO it. making four, and you win
be appointed I came back home
and In month or such matter, I
received the appointment.
''1 served as United States At
torney for Arizona for five years.
four years under Cleveland. and
also. after 7 wired my resignation
when Mr.. Mckinley was elected,
served one wear under McKinlev
and was succeeded bv Robert F.
Morrison. After leaving the
United States Attorneys office 7
went hack to FLAGSTAFF. but bust
ness from a legal standpoint was
slow n that locality. I didn't
sae rr'rrh fut,lre At that time. and
CO. without hesitatine. IN 1900 7
MOVED to Prescott and onened
low office. First 7 was your Citv
Attorney in Prescott for reriod
of time. Then IN 1904 I was
n1e"+ed vour District ATTORNEY
and sA~ved nntil 1909. Tn 1905
re"eived rronosition 70 move
n Piehee and take over the work
Of +hn phelns-Dodee Corporation.
"o'np into the GENERAL practice
ord handlino AT matters that
came. and at the same time to
+"'-n cora IF the business ~ the
ph"'shs-Dndoe Corrorat'on IN the
o"n~er mines at Riehee. 7 was
than n,emher If the fi~m hero
:" Town IF our GOOD old friend
TrdoA Hawfs;ns. The Firm ~
tr"r'-'r'ne F1Iinwnod and Ross.
ord 7 left that firm and went to
Piebee. In 1910 the business had
GROWN there in nv office to such
n~oportfon that 7 couldn't take
care Of It and 7 sent FOR Mr.. Ross.
Mr.. John Mason Ross. and he
came to Bisbee and we formed
thA firm Of Ellinwood & Ross.
which has been in existence ever
since. and has taken care Of the
business Of the Phelns-Dodge
Companv for twenty years.
Il planned further. I thought
when ] got to be so years old /
ought to let up q little bit. /
had lived in lumber camps and
mining camps all my life and I
thought would like to get my
feet on level ground and see,
something grow. So I decided to;
move to Phoenix. moved there
four years ago, in 1929. During
the time / was in Bisbee. seven
teen years, for fifteen Of those
years was director In the Bank
OF Bisbee, and its Vice.President.
When moved to Phoenix, four
years ago, I was elected a direc-
tor Of the Phoenix National Bank
and the Phoenix Savings Bank &
Trust Company, and two years
ago I was elected the President
of both institutions, and served
in that capacity until the StA Of
June last, the day upon which I
announced my candidacy for
Governor Of the State. when I
resigned.
"This 10 . career that ana not
ashamed Of. Even thougA It 10
criticized, am proud Of t."