Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-11-07
From the State.

! SOCnlSe county VOteQ SO SrOnS IN ueS-
day election that the combined vote OF
the republicans socialists and progressives
would not have defeated a democratic can
didate on the county ticket Hunt, who
was fought by the corporations received
nearly three thousand majority in the
county. AS the returns trickle in the
democratic landslide is more and more
apparent.
Only few counties gave Cameron
their vote. although in nearly all the other
counties aside from Cochise he ran we'll
up with Hunt, but failed by from 1000 to
5000 to carry the state. Miller. for Tax
Commissioner. is running behind the
ticket and Campbell appears to be gaining
on him. The general belief was that
lander would be the one slaughtered, and
as consequence an extra effort was put
forth to save him, which was done at the
expense of Miller On the other hand it
was thought that Miller and his associate
on the Tax Commission desired the de-
feat of Zander, which caused the slump
in the Miller vote.
The Miami county bill was showed
under by an immense majority. although
the people did not generally vote on the
question, believing that it was measure
that should have been submitted to the
people of ella county alone.
The eight year proposition was also de-
teated.
The anti-blacklist and eighty per cent
laws are thought to have been defeated
in some other form the blacklist would
have appealed to the people generally,
but it was thought too drastic Some
measure covering biacklisting that would
put that drastic action out of business is
desirable and we hope that the next legis-
lature will frame measure that will meet
the popular demand. The eighty per
cent law was not given the proper con-
sideration by its trainers and it is no in
jury to the state to have it go into the
junk pile. The result of the election is
said to have resulted in the resentencing
of about fifteen murderers to the tender
mercies of the hangmen, and no one
should regret it.
The drys have the state by about 5000
on the face of the returns. 1t is expected
that the rural vote will increase this ma
jority to about 5000.
Every proposition for the issuance of
bonds was defeated, Maricopa county
voting almost solidly against the measures
This is loss to the state, as the issuance
of bonds would have made possible many
internal improvements.
Former Senator w. A. Clark, owner Of
the famous United Verde mine, who has
just returned from Europe, tells of his mar
row escape from death at the hands of
German bomb dropping aeroplane, in
Paris theater. The curtain had just gone
up and the audience was craning their
necks watching for the appearance Of the
actors, when he heard a sound on the
roof as though an iron pot had fallen on
it and then came muffled explosion and
a cloud of smoke poured through gaping
hole in The ro,f No one was injured.
Senator Clark spoke hopefully Of the
future of mining after the war ends, but
said that the copper market was dead, no
shipments into the countries at war now
being possible.
The American Smelling and Refining
Company has turned back to the govern
ment many thousands of acres of coal
lands in Colorado and agrees to pay
certain price per ton for all the coal min
ed from the ground the government
agreeing to dismiss the suits that have
been instituted for its recovery The
Colorado Fuel and Iron company also has
turned back to the government a large
acreage of coal lands The settlement
was satisfactory to the Interior Depart
ment.