The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-12-08

Recount.
 PHOENIX, Dec. 7.-After day of waiting, feverish telephoning and al- most swearing, Secretary of State Sidney F. Osborn finally managed to locate the missing Coconino returns yesterday afternoon, certificate showing the official returns in the late election.
 Early in the morning, it looked as if the returns were not going to show up in spite of the earnest plea sent out by Osborn the day before. They did not come in the morning mail, and the wires were soon hot in northerly direction. Osborn finally managed to get the Coconino super visor's office, only to find out that the clerk had gone to the Little Colorado river Osborn was rather disgusted, and made up his mind that there was no chance to get out the returns yes terday In the afternoon mail, they showed up, and the count started with bang.
 It took the governor, and Justice Ross about two hours to finish the job.
 Tom Campbell lost two votes by the official count, his present and official majority being thirty votes.
 Carl Hayden, elected to congress headed the democratic ticket with a grand majority of 19,470, A. A. Betts came next with a majority over his opponent Cloonan of 15,363, Sidney P Osborn was third with 14,893.
 Following are the official figures as compiled by Secretary Osborn yes terday:
 . Official Results.
 Justice Supreme Court:
 Ross 17,143; Baughn 16,607. Ross majority, 536.
 Tax Commission:
 Howe 15,1S4 ;Smalley 1O,6S3. Howe's majority, 4,501.
 Cnited States Senator:
 Ashurst 29,S73; Kibbey. 21,261. Ash urst's majority S,612.
 Congress:
 Hayden 34.377; Eads 14,9O7 Hay den's majority 19,470.
 Governor:
 Campbell 27,976; Hunt 27,s46 'Campbell's majority 30. Secretary of State:
 Osborn 33,O75; Prochaska 1S,1S2. Osborn's majority 14,S93.
 Boyce 2s,352; Merrill 1s,724 Boyces majority 8,628.' State Treasurer:
 Johnson 27,91O; Campbell 19,925. Johnsons majority 1885. Attorney General:
 Jones 2S,21S; Gust 21,297. Jones majority 6,921. Superintendent of Education:
 Case 27,62S; Matthews 21,OO1. , Cases majority 6,6S1.
 Corporation Commissions:
 Betts 31,219; Cloonan 15,S56. Betts majority, 15,363. Mine Inspector:
 Bolin 27,3S2; Mckenzie 20,S08. To lin's majority 6,574. Initiated Measures:
 Initiative and referendum, yes 1S,- 356; no 18,961, lost by 605 votes.
 Exemptions from taxation yes 14y- 296; no 16,SS2; lost by 2,5S6 votes Prohibition, yes 28,473; no 17,979, carried by 11,O94 votes.
 Legislative redistricting, yes 15,731; no 17,921; lost by 2,190 votes.
 Local option, yes 13,377; no 29,934; lost by 16,557 votes. VWorkmen's compensation law, yes 18,O61; no 21,255; lost by S,194.
 To abolish the state senate, yes Il ,631: no 22,2S6, lost by 1O,655 votes.
 To abolish the death penalty. yes 1886; no 1S,7S4; carried by 152.
 To have labor commissioner, yes 13,79S; no 21,492; lost by 1894.
 To have state architect, yes 10,- O1O; no 25,960; lost by 15,950 votes.
 Instituting a new game law, yes 17,51S: no 16,S49; carried by 669 votes.
 The law regarding absolute divorce. l yes 13,564; no 1S,O97; lost by 4,533 | votes.
 Hunt Appears in Court.
 The contest of the election of Thomas E. Campbell as governor was instituted in the superior court of Maricopa county by Governor Hunt i yesterday afternoon. Gov. Hunt ac- l companied by his counsel, Hon Eu- | gene s. Ives, Homer R. Wood and l Attorney General Jones represented { themselves at the office of the clerk . and filed a statement a petition for an inspection of the votes and a | bond in the sum of $500. The bonds | men of the governor are MT. Wood l and Chas. R. Howe, tax commission CT. The governor deposited the customary fee of $10 and his at torney had a short conference with Judge Stanford as to the next step.
 The petition brings every ballot cast and counted in the state and | every ballot cast but not counted fer it alleges that illegal votes were cast and counted for MT. Campbell ''in each and every precinct of each and every county in the state," also that 1 within the same territory votes for the contestant were not counted.
 The statement further sets forth that this action was taken after canvass of the returns from the vari- ous counties that 27,976 votes had been counted for the contestee and 7,946 for the contestant and after had "a