The Coolidge examiner., 1942-08-07
Joe ConwayIs
Candidate To
Succeed Self

announced MS candidacy To-Day Ior
reelection, presenting a program
of exactly what | can do, and
expect to do for Arizona and its
citizens"
Mr.. Conway promises to work
for labor's cause, to help in any
way possible to solve the farmers
problem. and to diligently insist
upon prompt tax payments by large
interests.
Il pledge the entire resources
and unlimited cooperation Of this
office toward putting into operation
any plan formulated by water or
power engineers to assure Arizona
permanent water supply"
"As a citizen and a member of
the LukeGreenway Post of the
American Legion, | pledge the en-
tire resources of the Attorney
Generals office to agencies of the
United States Government In our
fight against Fifth Columnists. and
other un-American activities. |
will continue working toward CO.
ordination of State, County, and
City law enforcement organizations
so that information gathered con-
cerning subversive activities may
be transmitted TO the proper gov
ernmental agency for further in
yestigation and study. TO the end
that every guilty person be prose
cuted, yet no innocent person be
prosecuted"
Il will. in the future as in the
past. fight for the cause of the la
boring man and woman. | worked
as student TO obtain an educa-
tion at the Arizona State Teachers
College at Tempe and the Univers-
ity of Arizona College OF Law.
worked beside the men in the
Magma Mine at Superior and the
Hayden smelter | was a member
OF the stan of the Arizona Daily
Star, the Tucson Citizen, the Phoe-
nix Gazette and the Miami Bulletin
know the problems of the com
mon man"
81 do not now. nor have l ever,
represented the railroads, large
mining companies. loan compan-
les, or the larger corporate inter
ests OF this state. | am. therefore,
in a position TO fearlessly and
fairly continue prosecuting suits
against such large concerns with
out embarrassment | will give the
laborer. whether he be a clerk. a
miner. truck driver. or a railroad
section hand. the same considera-
tion as an official OF some great
corporation. mining company or
| railroad"
Judgment was rendered in my
favor in the first Train-Limit suit
/ in Federal Court at Phoenix and
my office is now prosecuting an
appeal from judgment rendered
in an action in the Superior Court
OF Pima. instituted against the
Southern Pacific Railroad for VIC
lating the train limit law, a safety
measure enacted by a vote OF the
| people to protect the lives OF
working men. This appeal will be
diligently prosecuted.
AS long as | am Attorney Gen.
eral there will be no tax strike"
by big interests such as occurred
before ] was elected. when certain
large copper mines and public
utilities refused TO pay delinquent
taxes amounting to nearly $1,000.
600. when | threatened to sell their
property they paid in full. AS long
as am Attorney General. | will
insist they pay their taxes first and
argue afterward, as the law re,
quires of all men. big or little"
81 will in the future, as in the
past, employ capable Arizona law,
yers as assistants, men chosen foI
legal ability rather than political
connections. This policy will en-
able me TO maintain the high per
centage of cases won (higher than
that OF any other Attorney General
since 1850 and the almost unchal
lenged record of correct Legal
| ODiniOns renderad IN State Danart
ments."
Il will in the future, as in the
past, assist and cooperate with the
small mine owners and operators
in their efforts to secure sufficient
capital for development work, a
problem they now face"
'The Attorney Generals Office
during my administration will wei
come any man or woman who
wishes TO iron out difficulties with
a view to preventing expensive
litigation wherever possible"
Mr.. Conway began his legal
career in Gila County. where he
was reared. He moved to Phoenix
in 1926 to enter private law prac-
tice in which he continued until
his election as Attorney General in
1896. He is 43 years old and re-
sides with his family at 1921 West
Adams in Phoenix.
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