Arizona republican., 1912-01-12

Ia use the funds for that purpose. of
which there seemed to be doubt The
board felt that it WAS due the clerks
10 appriSe them of its decision and
ask them if they cared 10 continue
their work, or quit. In the meantime
il happened that MIR. Billiard CHANGED
I" be i'm the capitol building and the
board asked his opinion as 20 what
the Legislature would do and he SAID
he could only say that he would use
his best endeavor to have the clerks
raid. The board did not understand
that the legislature will have To do
just what Mr.. Bullarc instructs. as
the Democrat implies. but il was
pleased To- know that he was willing
To help see that the clerks are paid.
The board then reported the stu
alton To the clerks They unanimous
~ announced that they had under
taken the work and proposed to go
through with il. regardless. There
was never Al strike nor a hint of IL
and on the contrary has never been
any friction between the board and
the clerks.
tiveneSs that no time is being wasted.
With the extra work they are do
ing there is small incentive for the
members of the board To keep them
solves in office an extra week or 50.
ON the contrary there seems 10 h.
Il most indecorouS anxiety on tn
part of a great many democratic Of
ficers elect. and hungry newspapers,
C get up L. the pie counter.
The task OF cdnvassins the returns
is one that few can appreciate. even
when it is explained 1T length. The
calling of the precinct vote and its
initial tabluation is only "a primary
detail. The clerical work is stipend
Gus. seldom are two counties found
y hich could he counted on the same
sort Of blank. Some counties voted
for Justices of the peace and con-
stables. Some counties have one and
some two senators To elect while rep
reseutatives run in number from one
up L. seven. Some counties had bar
two tickets in the field. some three
and some four. In the Cochise couH-
y count il was necessary To rule
vote. beside ~ columns for justices
of the peace In the l20 columns
there We're over 5000 sets Of figures
to be totaled. There are several
smaller counties but on the other
hand there is Yavapai county with
sixty precincts half more than Co
Chse. Then after the county tables
are made there must be other gen.
Cral tables for the state officers as
sembling the figures from the totals
IN each county.
watches the caller and another
watches the man lranscribing. To- see
that both do their work correctly
When the total from each precinct
las been recorded one clerk devotes
himself To adding up the columns. /
When that is done the sheet is pass F!
ID To- two other clerks who check the /
work over with an adding machine (
+ there is disagreement it must be /
ound If all comes out right the /
heet is then given to another clerk
,ho skillfully draws duplicate OF
he sheet on tracing paper and hands
back to No. ! who proceeds To-
opy the returns on the tracing pa
CT. Then il has To be rechecked
gain To- see that no error has been
lade. Finally the one county sheet
completed and ready for blue
rinting. for several copies have To
2 made II may be stated also thai 5
ne of the clerks is blue print
rtist and his work Will save the
-ate or whoever pays the bin
retty penny.
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