El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-24
ARIZONA VOTE
SURPRISES MANY
GOV. Hunt Shorn of Power
to Set Free on State Con-
V1cted Murderers.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 9A-Nroro tb,,
one surprise was concealed in the Of
Ilclal returns from the election held on
november 8. For instance. the anti
blacklist bill and Industrial pursuits
act We're carried and not defeated. as
Ilrst believed. The Industrial pursuits
olIi, which gives the state the right to
SIIIodrk IN any kind of business. was
M oNe9 by majority of eli votes
Inc anti blacklist bill received q ma
Jorlty Of only $50.
On no question was the vote so close
as on the constitutional amendment
removing the power of the legislature
NJ iTIlu OF repeal any initiated meas
uiS' rms passed by only s. votes.
governor Hunts anti-capitaI punish
II! DllI was defeated by 1858 votes.
- power 10 reprieve and pardon con-
kIcIs was removed by 1872 votes. That
pIacils mat power in the hands of a
Rarodn board which was referred to
the voters was sustained.
ArtzOna's "Dry' Vote.
II was Maricopa county that made
arizona dry. In this county there were
ooSz NoteS for the statewide prohibition
amendment and 1851 against it a dry
majority of 3741. The dry majority in
the state was 3144 Graham, Apache,
navajo and Yuma were the other dry
counties.
By overwhelming majorities, the
amendment limiting the holding Of
prohibition elections to once in eight
years, reclamation bond issue, highway
pond issue, exposition appropriations
county division bill, Australian system
OF taxation, Miami county bill and
county seat removal bill were defeated.
On the Miami county measure the vote
was 3O,058 to 1888. No other measure
was so badly beaten.
There oil
lority of 1892 against the bill provid-
ing for the semi-annual payment Of
taxes.
Pensions For Mothers.
There was a large number of votes
in favor Of the measure regulating.
electrical construction, the mothers
pension act and the so percent citizen
ship bill. The latter measure provides
that wherever five or more persons are
employed, so percent must be American
citizens
A legal tangIe of no small dimensions
is certain TO result from the mothers
pension law. This bill provides that
county poor farms shall be sold land
the proceeds applied to carrying out
the provisions of this act" But no
official is charged with the duty Of
selling the poor farms, nor are instruc-
tons of any kind given for their sale.
II is pointed out that If the law IS ever
enforced, a person must be a mother OF
dependent children and more than so
years of age, to receive any assistance
from the state. The legislature can /
not repeal or amend the law, because
its power to do so has been removed.
Vote For State Officers.
G. NJ lander and Thomas Z. Camp !
bell were elected to the tax commission. |
lander received 16, 339 votes, and Camp
bell, the only Republican elected 20 /
state office this year, 1878. lander. !
therefore, serves six years and Camp |
bell four.
George W. P Hunt, |
Democrat, 26.226; George U. Young. \
Progressive" 5206; Ralph H Gamer |
on, Republican, 1862; J. r. Barnette, !
Socialist, 2793,
For United States senator, Mark A. |
Smith, Democrat, received 25.790 votes; /
J. B. Nelson, Progressive" 26OS; J. L. /
Republican, 91S3; Bert Davis, :
Socialist, 1888; Eugene W. Chafin, in |
dependent, 1898.
For congressman, Carl Hayden, !
Democrat, received 1896 votes; II. I. /
Eads, Republican, 1886; Ulrich Grill |
After Political Jobs.
Candidates for positions with the /
second Arizona state legislature are !
already making their appearance Ar
thur c. Pearson, of 'Bisbee, reading
clerk of the first state senate during /
the second and third special sessions |
Of that body, wants to be chief clerk !
IF the senate this time. He claims that /
Dr. W P. Sims of COchise, who stands
/ good chance to be president Of the |
senate, is for him. It is claimed that /
" his phenomenal rapidity in reading /
saves the senators many days
md the state many dollars
l. F. SWeeting, chief clerk OF the
rouse in 1913, wants the same position 4
lgain. He is opposed by Peter Munich,