He was also selected as the state chairman of the Tennessee delegation to the Fourth International Dental Congress, held in St. Louis, Missouri.

[9] Two years earlier, he had acquired the deeds to the Bulldog and Omaha mines from Ed Gillespie for a sum of $2000.

However, according to the law, if improvements of more than $100 were not completed within a certain timeframe, the lots reverted to the city, and could be picked up by any interested party.

[13][14] However, the town trustee ruled in favor of Thompson, after which Sims appealed the decision to the District Court.

[16] A year after their arrival in Bisbee, Sims and his wife hosted a musical club in their home on Thursday evenings, called "The Cecelian".

[26] In 1918, he was one of twenty-one executives of the mining industry arrested as the result of a federal grand jury, as part of the I.W.W.

[27] During preliminary hearings it was established that Sims, along with William White acted as armed guards during the deportation round-ups.

[32] On New Year's Eve 1920, in an ironic twist, Sims' Ford roadster was stolen while he was giving a speech on law enforcement.

In that primary, he was listed as a candidate for state senator, and he came in second to C. M. Roberts in total votes, 1145–1043, enabling the two men to run in the General election in December.

Sims came forward and called for a special session of the legislature in order to deal with the ramifications of the court's decision.

[45] In the second special session of the 1st Legislature, Sims proposed a bill allowing for the commission-type form of government for Arizona's counties.

A week after the election, September 15, saw Sims maintaining a 16-vote lead over Roberts, with a single district remaining.

[49] When the legislature convened in January 1915, Sims was unanimously elected as President of the Senate, after he was nominated by his chief rival for the position, Morris Goldwater.

[54] Sims did not run again in 1918, but once again threw in his hat for Arizona State Senator in the 1920 election, even though he was still embroiled in the I.W.W.

He was joined by former state senators Roberts, T. A. Hughes, and John P. Cull, as well as political newcomer William Delbridge.

[67][68] After taking several years off from politics, Sims announced his intention to run once again for the state legislature in 1930, but this time for the House, and from Maricopa County, district 17.

B. Moeur appointed Sims as part of a 10-man committee charged with creating a plan to reorganize the state government.