In 1895 , Truesdale moved his family to Phoenix , Arizona Territory . The move allowed him access to the Minnesota & Arizona Construction Company 's affairs , a firm in which his father-in-law owned a stake . A life-time Republican , Truesdale had been mostly politically inactive . He had however served as a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention and met William McKinley at that time . In his letter of application , Truesdale admitted to being largely uninformed about the appointment process and mentioned that his father had known the incoming president when they were both living in Poland , Ohio . Perhaps more influential , Truesdale secured recommendations from Russell A. Alger , fifteen United States Senators , and a variety of United States Congressmen . President McKinley nominated Truesdale to be Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court on June 26 , 1897 . Senate confirmation came on July 8 , 1897
1888 Republican National Convention
1888 Republican National Convention
Hiram Truesdale