Arizona republican., 1916-12-21
CONTEST T0 bE RE-|NSTATED
 IN MAR|COPA


 and Governor elect Campbell will To- day reach an agreement on a stipula- tion to hurry the contest, was learned last night While no announcement was permitted to be made by either Senator Ives or Judge Sloan it Was learned on reliable authority that all opposition to the issue of the certfi- cate of election by Sidney osborn would vanish this morning.
 Governor elect Campbell can qualify today. then. take his oath of office and be prepared. in case the contest is not decided against him before January l. to sit as chief executive of the state Of A ArlZona.
 Under terms said 10 have been agreed to in general last night. but not to be signed until today, the con testant will withdraw his objection to the issuance by the secretary of state of certificate of election. and will dis miss his appeal in the action drought by himself against Sidney r. Osborn as secretary Of state and will dismiss such action.
 The contestant will dismiss hs ap- peal from the order of Judge Stanford dismissng the contest and by consent Of all parties. the order will be vacated and the certificate will be deemed to have been issued to MT. Campbell prior to the commencement of further pTo- ceedings
 The inspection of ballots for the pur- pose of preparing for trial. will be continued 4 stipulation for the ap- pointment Of additional inspectors for the purpose of speeding ID the inspec- ton will probably be made.
 In effect the stipulation proposed to be signed today. it is thought. will con cede on the part of Campbell. that the inspection shall continue but al an in creased rate of speed. And on the part of Hunt. it will be agreed that the cer- tificate issue that all proceedings look ing toward an injunction against Os born will be dismissed and finally that such contests in other courts. as re- main in effect now. will he dismissed or in reality. transferred 10 Maricopa county for trial. and no new court ac- ton be started prior to the trial of the contest on Dec. 2S.
 As to the proceedings in the supreme court Senator Ives stated before Judge Stanford yesterday that he was willing to dismiss them.
 Attorneys of considerable promi- nence last night assured The Reputli- can that in view of yesterdays and last nights develonments. it would he impossible bv legal means to prevent Thomas Campbell from sitting as gov ernor on January ?. IL was also stated that the way things are moving now. the contest will be absolutely and fin ally settled by the middle of next month.
 The developments yesterday in the struggle between Governor Hunt and Hon Thomas E. Campbell for the possession of the office of governor on January ? were: A demand for { mallv made bv Mir CamrNen or T@"- retary of State Osborn for a certifi- nte of election, and notification to MT Campbell that the contest insti- tuted against him in Navajo county by sam Proctor in behalf of Gov error Hun; hod somehow been reSur- , rected. notwithstanding that Attorne,' | Frank F. Curley. of counsel for Gov ernor Hunt produced few days agp q written statement by Judge Sapp. 1 of that county that the matter had 1 been transferred to Maricopa. Mir. Osborn refused to issue the i certificate. saying that he did not ] know whether he could do so. but hr | intimated that it would be issred not later than December 90 i There was another matter which. i however. cannot be called a develop ment since nothing mas developed with respect to it. It came up uneN- pectedly in superior court yesterdav Y morning in the course of an attempt | by Mir Ives to have the record In | the case so far, transferred to the | supreme court.
 1 Then the matter of the inspection of the ballots was opened automatic
 ''- as is apt to he done whenever
 'n evs of the opposing sides mee,
 Mir Ives proposed q stipulation, a ono sided one Ee desired a resumn- ''ol of the inspection of the ballots.
 tho condition on his part being that c@-tificate of election should be
 l to MT. Campbell And right | here there was Q little side play that was regarded as significant and de-
 void of consideration by Governor | Hunt. his counsel and friends for the
 face of Secretary of State Osborn
 Before submitting the proposition. Mir Ives said that he would like to en
 rage in a five minutes conference | Naturally, it was supposed that he desired to confer with the only man wEo could issue such certificate Mir osborn. But Mir Osborn was noi
 in the room. However. Leroy Ladd
 the governors private secretary, and Homer R Wood, the governors in [ srector were there: that was suffi- cient After a talk with them in q corner Mir. Ives announced that the
 certificate would issue provided the
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