Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-21
TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21. 1916
HONORABLE CONDUCT.

To assume that either Governor Hunt or Tom Camp bell adopt questionable in the of close contest to circumvent the will Of the electorate pressed on November T. impute dishonorable mo- tives to the contestant Should either make effort to bring nvalidation of ballots because of technical marking whereas such ballots clearly indicate the of the voter, the would be dis tincty dishonorabe We reprint the following special despatch from the Prescott JournalMiner
 While Tom Campbell is going about his business usual serene in the consciousness that the people Arizona elected him governor November 7th, some of followers Independently those State and Fed eral officials who waged large sums of money the portly executveaTe dying hard and with their expiring political gasps are calling for The ridiculous ness of such demand is shown in the fact that the election machinery was all in the hands of the Hunt Democrats but despite this advantage, impossible to put Hunt for third term.
 Tt is said good authority that the governor is staring defeat the with better grace than anticipated Those fin the know" that he writ ten to personal political diff ferent parts of the State saying that in the official count, which begins Monday shows that Campbell received plurality. there will be contest demand for instituted by him. In this view it is said the really important leaders of the party coincide, be- evng that any attempt thus thwart the will the people. would prove doubleedged sword and result eventually successful recall election Of course the little fellows barking long loud threatening what they will but not much attention is paid them here"
 It is hoped that the above despatch forecasts accurately plan Of accept manfully result of the official count it is announced the election of AIr. Campbell is not assured.
 Popular elections are the medium for securing popular choice public officials. The ballot is the instrument much fulflls its mission when it conveys with reasonable cearness intended express There been universal criticism of the blanket ballot because of its cumbersomeness which tends to confuse voters. Its faults conceded generally in the absence of better system the have taken the position that the voter must be conserved rather than destroyed for the of uphoding matter of form.
 Those voters who. after placing their mark in the assigned for straight ticket departed from form and added opposite the either Gov ernOr Hunt Tom Campbell clearly sgnfed their n- tenton of voting straight ticket with the exception of Governor Hunt or MT Campbell the might be
 Neither candidate afford to accept office the strength of Neither candidate can afford to defy the will electorate just because formaty not recognized. The wrath of Arizona would not be long wethheld from Governor who gained the executive mansion through back alley
 The official count embracing all ballots which convey the meaning of the though this meaning be not conveyed arbitrary symbols will proclaim tent of the people of Arizona This expects to wit honorable conduct the part Of both candidates in the of close count Arizona would have only tempt for dishOnorable and dshonorcd Governor