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Aspen Avenue CHICHESTER S PILLS K Z-4ImI AA rm Dructet for IM. ss<kf wfeh RttMl BltLfta.XYX Tn tawn u Btst, Sttat, Alwtn RiUiMa SOUIYWttJSTSEVEitYWaf ts Tlv a m THE PEOPLE The Story of How Tom Campbell After Having Been Elected Out But Forced to Pay "The opinions of the court are pub lished to the world, and remain upon its archives for all time, and their errors and injustice, of any, may be detected and exposed." Chief Justice Alfred Franklin. This is a brief story of the proceed ings by which Tom Campbell was de prived of his office as governor of Arizona, to which he was honestly and fairly elected by the people of the state in 1916. Following the general election held on November 7th, 1916, a canvass of the returns of the election judges of every precinct of the state with the exception of Wllgus in Cochise county and Camp Ten in Coconino county was made by the supervisors of every county, and was sent to the secretary of state after a substittuion was made in Coconino county, at the request of the secretary of state. Campbell Declared Elcced. The secretary of state made a dec laration of the result of the canvass showing that Campbell had been elect ed by a majority of thirty votes. George W. P. Hunt, the defeated candidate, started a contest, his at torneys filing and serving papers on Thomas E. Campbell on Wednesday, December 6th, 1916, at 4:30 p. m., charging fraud and irregularities in every precinct in every county of the state. The next morning at 9:30, at torneys for Hunt demanded immediate production and inspection of sixty-odd thousand ballots oi tne state. Osborn Refuses Certificate. The secretary of state refused to give Governor Campbell his certificate ot election on demand, aitnougn inese certificates had been earlier issued following previous elections. On December 18th, 1916, Judge Stanford threw the contest case out of court because Governor Campbell had no certificate of election. On Decemi-"' 21st, 1916, an agreement was sitmed at 9 o'clock in the morn ing, on which Governor Campbell's at torneys, in order to hurry the case, waived a jury trial. They also al lowed the contest case to be resumed in the superior court in exchange for the certificate of election to which Governor Campbell was entitled. The certificate was issued by Sec retary of State Osborn forty minutes after the signing of the agreement. On Monday, January 1st, 1917, Gov ernor Campbell went to the state cap- itol to be inaugurated. Notice was given that only twenty of his friends would be permitted to enter the cap itol building. Gunmen barred the en trance to the executive office, assisted by deputy sheriffs of Maricopa coun ty, who stated that Governor Camp bell could not take office because Jan uary 1st was a holiday, although the sheriff and his deputies- had taken of fice on that date. Supreme Court Seats Campbell. . On .Tnnimrv 2nd. Governor Camn- bell acrain endeavored to take his of fice, but was refused by governor Hunt. Two days afterward proceed ings were brought by Governor Camp bell in the supreme court. Twenty three days later the court suggested that it would be well for Governor Hunt to soon vacate.the office of gov ernor, because Governor Campbell had been elected, had a certificate of elec tion, and was qualified. Campbell Takes Office. Governor Campbell was admitted to his office on Janutry 29, 1917. The inspection of the ballots, which was started the early part of Decem ber, was completed and the contest trial began before Judge Stanford January 25, 1917. The trial was fin ished on May 2, with the decision that Thomas E. Campbell was elected and entitled to the office of governor. Campbell's Majority Increased. The court's supplemental finding of facts gave Governor Campbell a ma jority of sixty-seven votes. George W. P. Hunt, the contestant, could have brought his case before any of the fifteen superior judges in the state of Arizona, but he chose Judge Stanford, one of the presiding judges of Maricopa- county, and a Democrat. Following the decision of the trial court against them, attorneys for Hunt appealed to the supreme court. August C, 1917, F. 'C. Struckmeyer, one of the attorneys for Hunt, con testant, filed an abstract of record and brief in the supreme court. The abstract was incomplete, and lorn Campbell's attorneys were compelled by the supreme court to file nearly four hundred pages of an abstract to even supplement and correct the rec ord, causing an extra expense for Gov ernor Campbell. The answer and ab stract were filed in the supreme court. Supreme Court Seats Hunt. The case was argued in the supreme court on the 18th day of October, and lasted three days. The court rendered its decision two months later, on De cember 22, 1917. Governor Campbell was absent from the capitol, but Hunt's secretary, who had already re turned to Phoenix and had made ar rangements to lease a house, demand ed nosscssion of the office at once, and Attorney General Wiley E. Jones ordered Governor Campbell to vacate the office immediately, despite the usual fifteen days in which the loser in the supreme court is granted, as an opportunity to ask for a new hear- "hk- Governor Campbell surrendered pos session of the office to Hunt on Christmas morning, at 10 o'clock. On January 7th a reauest for a re hearing 'was made by Governor Campbell's attorney, Judge Sloan, who pointed out many errors in the su preme court' decision. This request was denied without any explanation by tho supreme court on Monday, Jan uary 14. 1918. Hunt Declines Challenge. The more notable errors in the case now pointed out in Governor Campbell's final appeal to the highest court in the state of Arizona, the will of the people, Governor Campbell hav ing publicly challenged Hunt to put THE COCONINO SUN OVERRULED Was Deprived of the Governorship by the People Not Only Counted $4,122.25 to Hunt as Costa. this question up to the people of the state in the coming election. Gross Fraud in Douglas Precinct. One of the sensations of the trial of the contest case was the exposure of the gross fraud practiced in the first precinct of Douglas, where forty two ballots were changed from Camp bell to Hunt by the election officers of that precinct. The lower court which examined these ballots was convinced, and any school boy could tell upon examination of them that the cross op posite Campbell's name had been erased and another placed after Hunt's name. The supreme court adopted the theory that detectives chanced the ballots, when as a matter of fact no detectives were employed in the case until the ballots were in the posses sion of the superior court at Phoenix. The inspection in the court at Phoenix first disclosed that they had been mutilated, and the inspector of the election precinct had fled the state. Record Conradicts High Court. .. The supreme court says that "all of. the officers who officiated we're residents of and electors of Douglas precinct," but the record shows they left this precinct to vote in the ad joining ones where their names were written on the precinct register, as provided by law in Par. 2891. The court says: "The election board was composed of Republicans and Demo crats." The record of the trial shows no Republicans served. The court says that no bystander observed anything wrong being done, yet the unimpeach ed testimony of Deputy Sheriff Cross says that after hearing complaints of irregularities he inspected the ballots being counted and found small bits of rubber and paper still adhering to the ballots where they had been erased. Watcher Was Intimidated The court says that no party watch er made any complaint. The record is that Mr. C. W. Redline was forced to leave the polling place under threats of the election board when he complained of the method of counting. The court itself, in its decision, de scribes the marked ballots in Douglas No. 1 as being mutilated. The law says that mutilated ballots shall not be counted, but the supreme court counted over seventy mutilated bal lots in Douglas No. 1 for Hunt. The sworn inspection notes made by Hunt's inspectors and submitted to the supreme court in the mandamus case brought by Tom Campbell to ob tain possession of his office, admitted a loss of sixteen votes from the of ficial returns of Douglas precinct No. 1. There were more ballots than names on thf nnll book. The ballots, after being changed, did not agree with the count, but the supreme court neio mat the official returns of the election board were correct. "Desperate Fraud," Says Judge Stan ford. . The supreme court would not con sider the confession of H. H. Hart, the election judge, made to liruce btepn enson, assistant county attorney of Cochise county, in the hearing of an other reputable attorney, nor the con fession of Hart made to W. W. Hol thcr in the hearing of five witnesses, one an ex-United States marshal, and another the city' attorney of Douglas. This evidence was never impeached. Judge Stanford, in ruling on this precinct, after listening to all the evi dence, said: "Desperate fraud was committed in Douglas precinct No. 1, and found the ballots were taken from Campbell and given to Hunt at some time during the count or shortly afterward. If Judge Stanford was correct in his finding that the election officers stole eightv-seven voes for Hunt in Doug las No. 1, legally cast for Campbell, the supreme court of the state of Ari zona, in deciding against Campbell, gave him the rawest deal ever given a man in the history of American poli tics The record shows that the supreme court is in error when it found that the board of supervisors of Coconino county re-convened within the six-day period and duly canvassed the returns of .Camp Ten, which had not been rc-,-.:,,! nlnnir with the other, ballots. but which the supreme court counted for Hunt. . ., ... The supreme court, in its decision. .nnctmiui Tin mnrk (X) as the word .' oo t forth in Section 2941. Notice to Vpters. They then looked up the word "cross" in tne century Dictionary, and under the definition of the word "cross" found four other kind of "crosses" which they substi tuted for the mark (X) in order to ,.M,nt tnrontv-rifrht ballots for Hunt, while shortly before this in their de- cision they neiu mat a vowr "" stantially comply with the law. Blind to Distinguishing Marks. The supreme court says, in regard to distinguishing marks, in order to count a majority of eight such votes for Hunt: "There is not a particle of evidence that any of the ballots had tho marks now appearing on them when they were found in the ballot box." They might have said the same thing about the voting marks for can didates, but this would have precluded any recount at all. The supreme court made no decision for guidance of the electorate in pre serving Ihe sanctity of the ballot, but allowed Hunt's majority to stand in precincts in which his supporters had violated the laws passed to protect the ballot, as in Douglas, where the unim peached evidence showed, besidej changing some of the ballots, the board .bet on the election and count, indulged in strong, drink, usurped the duties of residents of the precinct, left the ballots alone with one individual, and went into the booths with voters contrary to law. Wobbly Leader Intimidated Officials. In Bisbee precinct No. 1 non-residents served as election officers, county and city officials were allowed to remain at will, decide questions and change election officials, and even act themselves. People not on the reg ister nor possessed with proper certifi cates were permitted to vote, confu sion was permitted, and the polls kept open until the last ballot was given out at 6:22 p. m., and cast at 6:25 p. m., under threat of Bill Cleary to blow up the polls, and where I. W.' W. and an ex-convict were permitted to come and go with voters as they chose, and solicit votes within the polling place. Hunt's majority here was 253. Numerous Irregularities Exposed. In Miami precinct No. 3 the voters compared their ballots and opinions on candidates, and no secrecy was en forced. .Hunt's majority was 292. In Cottonwood, Yavapai county, an election official, one Willard, brother of the state game warden, prepared sample ballots for the voters to copy from in the booth. Hunt's majority here was 19. In Swansea precinct, Yuma county, residents of California were allowed to vote, drunken persons were assisted to vote by a deputy sheriff, voters could see each other's ballots, and twelve ballots were opened out and at tached to certificates by officers of the election board over the objection of the voters. The vote here was 50 for Hunt and nine for Campbell, but only 48 ballots were received in the official package from this precinct. In Curtis precinct, Cochise county, the election board changed the polling place from where the board of super visors designed. One of the election officials instructs his daughter in the polling place to vote the straight Democratic ticket, to avoid making a mistake. The vote was 26 for Hunt and one for Campbell. In Eagle precinct electors voted be fore the polls were open, one Wilt bank, a Democratic candidate for the legislature, electionered in and out of the polls all day, and procured the vot ing of electors from other precincts without the transfer required by law, by ascertaining on the telephone that they were on the register of adjoin ing precincts. Hero the voters could see each other's ballots. The Demo cratic National Committeeman of Ari zona, Fred T. Colter, was present and took part in the discussion of how the votes should be counted. Hunt re ceived 113 votes and Campbell 37. In short, the supreme court did not decide that anything was a violation of the election law in Arizona. As the result of the work of over two thoi'o- and oletcion judges and officials, the review of forty-two supervisors and the recount of 'their work by the su perior court of Maricona county, after five months' time, Tom Campbell was declared elected governor, in Judge Stanford stating in his decision these words, found on page 3386, line 15, of the court record: Hunt Beneficiary of Every Doubt. "And further, I feel as though that during the time of the counting of bal lots and passing on them, although I may be wrong in that regard, why, I have rather resolved every doubt, where or in any case where there is a doubt, in favor of the contestant, Hunt." Wilgus precinct, which gave Tom Campbell a majority and was on all fours with Camp Ten, the returns not having been received in time, was not counted, and even Judge Ross could not stand for this barefaced injustice, and dissented. Three supreme court judges, all of one party, reversed Stanford's deci sion, after rumors of their decision had been allowed to leak out for two months. The Crowning Injustice. To add to the injustice, Governor Campbell s salary for 1917 was given to Hunt, who had acted as and re ceived a salary as United States me diator during the same time. Govern or Campbell was also fined in addi tion $4,122.25 as a judgment to Hunt for holding the position to' which he was elected by the people, and to which this same supreme court said he was entitled. Was This a Square Deal? 8,774 election judges said Tom Campbell was elected governor by the people. 14 boards of supervisors said Tom Campbell was elected governor by the people. 1 election certificate said Tom Campbell was elected governor by the people. 1 superior judge, after five months' hearing of all evidence, con sisting of five volumes and 3,389 pages, said that Tom Campbell was elected governor by the people. All election returns and records then and now said Tom Campbell was election governor by the people. But one exception three supremo judges, Franklin, Ross and Cunning ham, said NO I A copy of pamphlet, "Ihe people Overrueld." containing specimens of ballots counted for Hunt and ballots thrown out, which should have been. counted for Campbell, will be sent postpaid on application to CAMPBEL LVICTORY 'LEAGUE, P. 0. Box 997, Tucson, Arizona. Advertisement. A WAR MEASURE. ' Under recent government regu- lations no weekly newspaper ,is . permitted to be sent to subscrib- ers longer than three months after the expiration of the sub- scription. It is not a question of whether we want to trust a sub- scriber longer or not, but an order that must be obeyed, at least until the war board changes its mind. In order to comply with this order, statements of account arc being forwarded all subscribers that arc in arrears that they may know how they stand. . " This order, together with many other rulings affecting newspa- pers, went into effect September 1st. 4 We hope The Sun readers will realize our position and help us 4 out in this war measure. NOTICE Commencing Novem- ber 1st, the subscription price of The Coconino Sun will be $2.50 per year. This is made ncces- sary owing to great advance in cost of paper materia and new government regulations. THE COCONINO SUN. TO POOL FUNDS AND EFFORTS IN WAR ON PREDATORY ANIMALS The committee of the State Council of Defense on co-operation with the United States Biological Survey and the Agricultural Extension depart ment of the University of Arizona met in the office of the state council of .de fense to formulate plans for making the work of eradicating predatory ani mals and rodent pests as practical and efficient as possible. Chairman Dwight B. Heard presided over the deliberation and Protessor J. J. Thoubur was appointed secretary. Other members present were Senator Charles Roberts of Wilcox, President Charles P. Mullen of the Arizona Cat tle Growers' Association, Robert ii. Walton, cattleman from Winslow, James L. Edwards, extensive farmer of Yuma; John D. Lee, cattleman and Angora goat raiser, Thatcher; Jack Barber, cattlemon from Gila county, and Dr. k. H. Williams from the Uni versity of Arizona. This representative group of mem bers agreed on the Basis oi co-operation and authorized the chairman to sign the agreement with the other co operating association. The work was outlined in detail, it being agreed that the United States Biological Survey have charge of the practical field op erations and direction of the men and funds allotted for this campaign of eradicating noxious animals. As a result of this agreement the $25,000 appropriated by the United States Department of Agriculture and the $25,000 allotted by the special ses sion of the legislature will be pooled in the interest of greater efficiency. D. A. Gilchrist, representing the Unitd States Biological Survey, will be local field man in rodent pests, and M. E. Musgrave will direct the war on predatory animals. These men have had many years' experience in this work and they are definitely assigned to Arizona to di rect the state-wide camnaien. State funds will be apportioned to the coun tries according to the amount of funds paid in taxes, based on the 1918 as sessment values. A resolutio nwas passed requesting that all bounties paid by country su pervisors, livestock associations and individuals be paid into the common fund and expended under the direction of the United States Biological Survey in the districts where said funds were collected. This will mean greater ef ficiency in eradicating the noxious ani mals. The farmers and stockmen in the state are back of this movement, for they believe that the money can be better spent in this way. It is only with combined effort and the fullest sympathy and co-operation of all riarties concerned that a win ning war can be waged on prairie J dogs, gophers, rabbits', coyotes, bob-1 cats, jaguars, mountain lions and bears. These noxious animals menace the livestock industry by consuming, and annual loss mounts up in the mil lions of dollars. They can be extermi. naed, and it is .predicted that valuable j results will be secured in the coming year, when we are all asked to pro duce food products to win the war. Arizona Republican. NO REST---N0 PEACE There's no peace and little rest for the one who suffers from a bad back, and distressing urinary disorders. People around here recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Be guided by their experience. J. Lee Beem, miner, Franz Ave., General Delivery, Miami, Ariz., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills can't be enualetU Several years ago kidney trouble had me in an awful condition and my back was so lame I could hardly move. 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Breen, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of the Coconino Sun, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to-wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher F. S. Breen, Flagstaff, Arizona. Editor F. S. Breen, Flagstaff, Arizona. Managing Editor F. S. Breen, Flagstaff, Arizona. Business Manager F. S. Breen, Flagstaff, Arizona. 2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stock holder owning or holding 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock.) 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