Arizona republican., 1914-11-05
Only Few Maricopa County
Precincts Ready With
Complete Count = Work
VIII Probably Continue
Until Friday Morning
DRY AMENDMENT
CONTINUES TO LEAD
The Majority in Mal'icopa
County May Exceed Even
Estimates of Adherents--
County Officers Are All
Reelected

The situation that existed Nesier-
oav all over the state outsid" "t
Narjcoua county existed also in
Maricopa county. The progress "l
the count of the ballots th"t were
cast on Tuesday was eNc7edlh9A
slow. and out of the siXty-tour Not-
ing precincts within the county n"'
twenty had made complete reports
;nd by reason of the size OF the pal-
Tot the number of candidates ana a
humber of propositions at the bot
tom of the big blanket, figures nat
l,rallv were very slow in their com
rietion.
So far as the count has gone tAe
apnroXimations announced exclusive
" in The Arizona Republican OF
TUESDAY seem 10 be borne out in al
most every particular. 1t will be I'M
rossible to announce a final ana
complete count of the votes cast n
this county earlier than tomorrow.
In some of the precincts the vote Is
so heavy that sunrise Friday VIII
likely see the election boards still a.
work
The interest in the election in spite
of the fact that the vote Is now al
cast, continues unabated, and here
ale constant visitors to the down
town voting precincts and to the of-
fees of the newspapers by candI-
dates. supporters and citizens. all H.
terested in knowing what the final
outcome will be as to the number OF
votes cass and the majority. Mum
Eers of the candidates have frlenHs
in each of the booths, who have IN
terested themselves sufficiently II
check the vote and pass it on, and
by this means a great deal of com
fort has been handed out to the ap-
Iarently successful contestants for
office
A great deal of interest also was
evinced yesterday, although the final
outcome is about understood, on the
propoSition as to whether or nof
Phoenix in the city precincts actual
ly cast a majority for the vets. some
have to have the figures on this
while others are making merely es-
Inmates. but there is yet much con-
lecture as to just the size of he
majority one way or the other. AT
a late hour last night it still looked
as though Phoenix would be dry by
q small majority.
Although the majority of Sheriff
Adams cannot vet be told, it is rea-
sonably sure that he has been ra-
elected the chief peace officer of the
county. The board of supervisors
will be the same as that of last
wear. except that G.. Warren Peterson
takes the place formerly held by Lin
NJ Orme. James Miller, Jr., will be
Jerk of the superior court. Rawgh.ia
c Stanford will be superior judge,
J. A. Higgins superintendent OF
schools: George A. Macdonald, treas
urer: j. T. Bone, tax assessor Yer
non A. Vaughn, recorder The legis-
lative representation from Maricopa
county will be composed Of o. s.
Stapley and Sam f. Webb. senators:
Guy D. Acuff. j. c. Goodwin. A. G.
Austin, ] c. McClain, T. T. Powers
and Loren F. Vaughn. representa-
tives.
The two Phoenix justice precincts
are incomplete but it is generally
conceded that Judge Parker and j.
] Bates are elected justice and con-
stable respectively for East Phoenix,
and Roy Morrell is elected constable
for the West Phoenix precinct, but
the result on the justice is not Yet
assured. Judge Johnstona, the pres
ent justice, seems to be having a
hard race a! the hands of Harry j.
Bennett, the democratic nominee.
MESA "a
Supreme Court
Armstrong ........ .......... -
Bennett ...... ........ j6