The border vidette., 1932-11-26
DR.. MOEUR. GOV. ..ELEcT. NAY
KEEP PRACTICE

telephone rings in the state ex-
ecutive's Office. An urgent voice
pleads, But, Doc. she insists
upon you. Won't you come
and hurry
A stocky, bald headed man
chews vigorously on his cigar,
glances at his daily memoran.
dun. No, there's no legislative
conference or other important
business scheduled for the next
few hours.
"All right" be snaps into the
telephone.
Another baby at the Jonses,"
he mutters to his secretary grabs
q small leather satchel and
strides out Of the capitol.
That's what may take place ia
! the office of Arizona's governor
after January /.
For DR.. B. b. Moeur, the
country physician Arizona has
just elected to her highest office,
has said be will not refuse to
answer q call from q former pa.
tient, provided it does not inter.
fere With the affairs of state.
Lots rather be taking care of
sick folks than chasing around to
social affairs" he says. Neither
nor my wife have ever cared
about that. Never owned o
dress suit. Just wear one kind
OF clothes. They're good enough
to go anywhere"
Dr.. Moeur entered politics to
run for Arizooa's Democratic
gubernatoriai nomination after
36 years of medical practice in
the little college town of Tempe,
nine miles east of Phoenix.
Members of bis family and many
OF bis friends tried to persuade
him against making the race.
In addition to Gov. Geo. W. P.
Aunt, who was seeking an eighth
term, and who had been elected
more times than any other man
in the U0ited States, three other
candidates were in the field. It
was thought the doctor, ,unversed
in politics, hadn't a chance. But
Dr.. Moeur was not to be dis.
suaded.
This state needs DOCTOR"
be said. IL has been suffering
from extravaganza and domin.
ance OF political machine.
Costs Of government need TO Ge
operated on"
And when the primary vote
revealed bis large majority, the
politicians gssped. "How did
you do i.?" they asked. ~
Just got out and talked with
folks" the doctor answered.
Never asked anyone to vote for
me. Never had to deny any.
thing and never had to look over
my shoulder while I talked"
After his victory in the pri.
mary, there was little question
but that he would be Arizona's
next governor.
Dr.. Moeur was born 10. Dec.
herd, Tennessee, December %,
1869. bu1 with bis family moved
to San Antonio, Texas, when
four years old. His boyhood and
manhood we're spent on the
Texas range. He went broke in
the cattle business and the de.
cided to become doctor.
At Arkansas Industrial Medi.
cal school be won every medal
for which he was eligible and
graduated in the spring Of 1895.
A few months later he and his
bride came to Arizona and locat.
ed in the house which has been
their home ever since. In il
their two sons and. two sons were
born. The elder son is now as.
sociated with his father in the
practice of medicine.
While waging a battle against
death, Dr.. Moeur is apt to com.
mapd assembled relatives of the
stricken one, Get down on your
knees aud pray. I've done all I
can"
10 1917 when Tempe young
men began leaving for war Dr..
Moeur sent each of them q letter
saying be was caneeling any bill
they owed him and that be would
care for their families without
charge while they were away.
Perhaps children of some OF
these same men may tell ia fu.
ture years that a governor rush.
ed from the statehouse to OH.
ciate at their birth.
CASA ANNA MARIA NnTEQ