The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-11
ARIZONA Campaign
WAS CLOSED TODAY
All Day Cowboys and Min
ers Filed into Phoenix
to See Finish"
National News Association)

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. u.-All day
long cowboys, miners and ranchmen
have been Aling into Phoenix to wit
ness the finish OF Arizona's first poll
teal campaign as a state, and be in
readiness for the elections tomorrow.
The craftsmanship aroused by the Wig
orous campaigns Of George w. p.
Hunt, Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor, and Ed. w. Wells, gubernator-
ial candidate for the Republicans, is
intense. Both parties carry a full slate
OF congressional county and state can
didates and both are sanguine of VIC
tory at the polls.
The vote of the larger cities is con-
ceded to be about evenly divided and
It Is to the small towns and the ranch
ing districts that both parties look
for the decisive ballots. The greatest
effort has been made to get out this
vote and on the eve of election re-
ports state that the rural balloting
will be even heavier than expected.
Many of the voters in the mining
and ranching districts will be obliged
to ride horseback or in wagons for
over fifty miles to the county seat to
cast their ballots. These are now pour
Ing into the small towns to receive
the Press dispatches from the larger
cities bearing the final appeals and
forecases of their parties.
Gala Day For Ranchers.
Thn ri 10 do "
Of the election and the outlying pla-
ces Of ballot resemble the frontier
towns in 40" with ponies and wag.
ons hitched to every post and tree,
while their owners discuss the rela-
tive merits Of the respective parties.
In many Of the county seats the sa-
looms have been ordered closed to
avoid trouble, between the political an
tagonists.
In Phoenix, Tucson, San Carlos,
and Prescott. every effort was made
today to put last argument before
the voters. Pamphlets, mass meetings,
parades, and the distribution of politi-
cal opaganda marked the day, while
ut night pyrotechnical displays are to
be held, Tor were heidi, and the vot-
ers will listen, Cor 11stened) to last
appeal from their leaders.
The campaign has been most bitter.
ly fought. The platforms of both par
ties are almost identical, and both in
clude the judiciary recall feature
which is to go before the people soon
after the convention of the first state
hood act by President Taft. and his ac-
ton has been made an issue in the
campaign.
The Democrats have denounced the
Presidents action as "coercive" and
have charged the Republicans with
contemplated bad faith should they
carry the state. The Republicans ad-
nit that they are not in favor of the
judiciary recall, but claim that they
will submit it to the people as their
platform pledges.
II the Republicans poll the winning
vote tho judiciary recall will probab-
ly 60 down to defeat at the polls or
never be submitted to the electorate.
On the other hand. II the Democrats
prove victorious the recall will regard
to the judiciary will probably be in.
serted in the state constitution via
the amendment route. in spite of the
Presidents stand in the matter.
state Issues InvoI> cd.
The campaign has been made upon
state Issues almost exclusively, and
both parties INDUCED freely in per.
sonalities. The Democrats have run
to extreme radicalism, besides making
a fervid appeal to that portion Of the
electorate in favor OF the statehood
constitution as Arst submitted to Con.
gress. The Republican fight has been
along safe and sane" principles. and
they have made their appeal for votes
on q basis of the open door" to CAPT.