The border vidette., 1932-04-02
HARRY TRlTlE CANDIDATE Fob
SECRETARY OF STATE

Phoenix. Ariz, March 3O.--.
Harry r. Tritle, co-pu5lisher Of
| the Arizona Gazette for Is years
during which that newspaper
championed the cause of Demo
cracy. formally announced his
candidacy today for the Demo.
cratic nomination for secretary
of state.
Mr.. Tritla today said be de.
cided to enter the race after
having received solicitations
from many friends throughout
! Arizona who are familiar with
his career Of service 10 Arizona
covering mere than three de-
cades.
If employed by my fellow
citizens" be said in his announce.
ment, Il will institute certain
steps toward reduction oc
operating costs in the depart
ment in keeping with present
economic conditions.
/ believe the peoples bust.
ness should be conducted as
efficiently and economically as
most successful private busi.
nesses, and [ will earnestly bend
my efforts to that end"
A son Of pioneer territorial
governor, assistant secretary OF
the territory for four years, from
1898 to 1902, newspaper pub.
Usher 10 Arizona for 25 years. an
Arizona trade developer. civic
worker, early advocate of the
construction Of the Roosevelt
dam, indefatigable worker for q
mainline railroad into Phoenix,
and Director of government loan
drives in Arizona during the
World War, Mr.. Tritle has never
before been a candidate for pub.
lie Office.
His services for the federal
govern ment at 81 90 a year dur
ing the World War won high
recognition. Largely through
his forts as campaign director,
Arizona was the first state in the
Union to pass its maximum allot.
ment of Liberty bonds. Later
be successfully directed the sale
Of war savings stamps. under
Secretary of the Treasury, VIM.
G McAdoo.
10 recognition of these patri.
otto services be received a special
brochure from the United States
Treasury department expressing
the national governments ap.
probation and thanks for valua.
BILE service patriotically render.
ed"
Two governors of Arizona
have voiced the appreciation of
the state for his services. For.
mer Governor Thomas Fl. Camp.
bell during the war wrote: II
wish to thank you on behalf Of
our state for your effective and
efficient services. l assure you
that Arizona owes you debt of
gratitude which will be difficult
to repay"
Gov. Geo W. P. Hunt. war
governor, in appointing Mr..
Tritle Secretary of the State
Council of Defense said: II con.
graduate the council in having
secured your amiable and able
services. Your war savings
stamp work and the councils
work will so dovetail that I know
each will benefit and so will the
state.
His father, F. A. Tritle, in
conjunction with the late William
Christy and Clark 81. Churchill,
organized the company that built
the Arizona canal under contract
with the"late w. J. Murphy.
This was the first definite step
toward present day watering of
Salt River valley lands.
In 1926 be was appointed civic
examiner for the Industrial Com.
mission of Arizona and a short
time later was promoted to the
secretaryship of that body.
He has lived in Arizona fifty
years and has been a taxpayer
for 81 years. He is the father of
three children. all of whom were
educated in the public schools of
the state. He is a member of
the Episcopal church, Elks,
Wood men of the World and the
Loyal Order of Moose.