Arizona republican., 1902-10-31

By the alertness of the county re- publican committee, the star democrat ic job of the campaign was frustrated yesterday. It was ascertained that the official pallets printed for each pre- cinCt in Maricopa county were made up of crooked paper. A vigorous pre- test went up from republican head quarters, as a matter of course, and the board of supervisors peremptorily rejected the entire lot of official bal lots New ballots will be printed fer each precinct, and they will be printed on honest paper. The rejected paper Is of such a himsy, shoddy quality that any pencil marks will show through the stuff, even when the sheet is folded to ballot size. Had the jCb gone through the democratic managers through their representatives on each election board would have been able instantly to spot every scratched ballot, and at once detect whether a purchased ballet had been voted as per contract.
 The republican committee was ex- Yecting something 0: the kind, and its officers were on the watch for develop ments. There had been rumor and half-veiled boasts for several days that a few of the very able amateurs who are conducting thedemocrlticc campaign were preparing to play their trump card, and it was frankly stated that what they were doing to the republi- cans would prove to be a-plenty. It was suspe ted that part Of the fine" work applied to the ballots, because there was art ominous delay in furnishing the ballots as required by law. Paragraph ..H the territory reads:
 It shall be the duty of the seVeral county boards of supervisors, town, city and village recorders C. clerks of this territory to prepare and provide, as hereinafter prescribed, ballots print ed on white paper. containing the names Of all persons certificates O, whose nomination for public office has been filed with them as provided in this title The bal!ots tc be printed by the several county boards of supervisors shall be printed and ready for inspec- ton by the candidates and their agents at least ten days before a general cleo tion." etc.
 Ten days before the election, nine days before the election, eight days be- fore tn selection. and finally, four days before the election were reached, and r- ballots were available for the in- specti57 of the republican candidates and their agents. The grapevine bulle- tins left no doubt that there was mon keying going on with the ballots. The section of the statutes quoted above revealed one ci the iunumerable ''jo-1- CTS" with which the new code is filled, thanks to the last democratic legisla- ture-there are no restrictions as to the quality of paper to be used for the off cial ballots. The able amateurs who are steering the rickety democratic craft evidently thought they saw in this section a great opportunity. By the use of the tissue ballot" scheme in a modified form they could hold club over all dependent democrats who might be inclined to scratch their tick cts and above all, it would enable them to tell whether they were getting value received for money expended for votes.
 As amaturs often do, however, the astute democratic managers overlook ed something While the law made no restrictions as to the quality of paper, the contract for the ballot printing, entered into many months ago, speci- fled the kind of paper-the ballots were to be printed on paper as per sample" on exhibition at the office of the board of supervisors. This fact was forgotten. The ballots should be on what is known as "S. & s. C." paper-that is to say, paper which is sized and super calendered." and of at least 60 pounds weight. The board of supervisors, in the interest of an hon est and secret ballot, had made such a contract as would shut out all tissue ballot frauds. The Dunbar printing house got the contract.
 The democratic heelers yesterday