The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-11-27
HAS
CARRIED ONLY )
COUNTIES
Official Returns of Each County
Shows Campbell Elected to Tax
Commission; Keep CAPITAL Punish
n1ent.

The outcome of the election so far
as the various candidates are concern
ed was established by the unofficial
returns except in the case of the tax
commission, and several of the
measures were definitely known to
have passed, the result of the vote on
others was uncertain. The official
returns show that Campbell was
elected to the tax commission, de-
feating Miller, and that otherwise the
entire Democratic ticket was elect
ed by large majorities.
Nine Measures Carry.
Of the measures nine were carried
and ten defeated, the maiorities
varying from SO to 24,17S. Of the
constitutional amendments the one
limiting the power of the legislature
TO repeal or amend measures passed
on By the people passed in addition
to the one providing for prohibition.
The eight-year amendment and both
of the bond issue amendments were
defeated.
OF the referred measures, the Sec
ton of the penal code dealing with
pardons and reprieves and the three
cent fare law were approved and the
county division bill and county seat
removal bill were defeated.
The anti-blacklist law, the mothers
pension bill, the 80 percent law, the
electrical construction law, and the
bill providing for the state enga ging
in industrial pursuits were the ini-
tiated measures carried, while the
anti-capital punishment bill, the
measure providing for the semi-an-
nual payment of taxes, the appropria-
ton for the coast expositions, the
Australian tax law and the Miami
county bill were defeated. The largest
majority on any of the measures was
that against the establishment of
Miami county
The final figures on prohibition
show the state went dry by 3144.
Nine of the counties of the state
gave wet majorities and five went
dry Of the dry counties Maricopa
gave a dry majority of 3741, so that
without the vote of that county the
state would have voted wet by a
of 597. Yavapai was the ban
ner wet county with a majority of
The eight-year amendment was de-
feated in every county, as were the
county division bill and the Miami
county bill. The exposition appro-
priation bill lost in every county but
0ne. No measure carried in every
county, but the electrical construction
bill and the mothers pension law car
ried all but two and the 80 per cent
all but three of the counties.
Except for Campbell no Republican
carried any county except Pima,
which gave pluralities for Cameron
and Morrison on the G. o. P ticket
Campbell was high man among the
for tax commission in six
and ran second in three 9TH
ers. He beat Miller for a place on the
commission by almost two thousand
votes and was less than two hundred
behind Zander for first place.
Of the Democrats elected, except
hose to the supreme court and tax
each had more votes
han the combined vote of his Repu-
olican and Bull Moose opponents, in
,act except in the race for governor
7otes than the total of all his op-
1onents. Governor Hunts vote was
arger than the combined vote for
Young and Cameron, but a few less
han their combined vote with the !
7ote of Barnette added.
The largest vote polled for any one |
office or measure was that for gov
srnor, there being 51,O31 votes cast !
or candidates for that office. The |
yote on the prohibition amendment |
vas the next largest with a total of |
1850 votes cast on that question.
Wiley Jones received the smallest |
rote of any of the candidates under |
he Democratic heading, but his vote |
vas more than 1000 larger than the |
combined vote of his opponents.
Hayden Leads Ticket.
Congressman Hayden received the
highest vote with 1926.
The complete vote of the state, ac-
ording to the official returns from
ach county, is printed in this paper. /