Conrad Meyer Zulick (June 3, 1839 – March 1, 1926) was an American jurist and Democratic party activist who became the seventh Governor of Arizona Territory.
He turned down offers for political nominations to be governor or a member of Congress as he had developed business interests in Arizona and planned to move to the territory.
[9] The issues facing the new governor included smuggling along the Mexican border, patronage problems, and the recent escape by Geronimo and a group of Chiricahua Apache from the San Carlos Reservation.
[10] The patronage issues were due to Republican appointees from the previous administration refusing to leave their positions until a court decree forced them to vacate.
[9] Then, while the U.S. Army escalated military operations against the insurgency, the governor issued a December 23, 1885, proclamation telling the territory's citizens "not to take the law into your hands to punish the Apaches.
"[12] This decree was viewed unfavorably by the population with one newspaper editorializing, "He proclaimed that the citizens of Arizona were lawless ruffians, and in their wrath there was danger that they would hurt a few poor Indians.
[7] Despite his low approval among the populace, the governor maintained the confidence of President Cleveland and was thus safely remained in office.
Motivated in part by the excesses of this legislative session, the U.S. Congress on July 30, 1886, passed a statute limiting territorial debt.
In addition to appropriations, the session granted the governor's request and passed a "Stock and Sanitary Law" requiring the registration of cattle brands and the quarantine of livestock imported into the territory to check for infectious disease.
[15] Despite these events, the action Zulick was most associated with in the session was the repeal of a "test oath law" designed to limit voting rights of Mormon immigrants to the territory.
[17] Zulick's support for statehood was shown in Public Act Number 59, which called for convening a constitutional convention.
[19] After leaving office as governor, Zulick moved to a farm near Phoenix, Arizona, where he raised figs, grapes, and oranges.