Arizona republican., 1916-12-30
Presumption and Fact

In support of his advice to Governor Hunt not to surrender his office Monday. his attorney, MT. Ives, said The presumption of Campbells election by majority of 30 has been overthrown." It's over throw" has been accomplished by the claims of the friends of Governor Hunt that the developments of inspection of ballots yet nearly completed have wiped out this majority MT Ives errs in inez- actness of language The election of Mr. Campbell is a presumption and has been a presumption since the announcement by the secretary of of the election of Mir Campbell It then became a fact and il will remain fact distinguished from statement belief a presumption until it shall have been successfully controverted by process defined by the law.
 The claims of the friends of the governor after less than two-t thirds the ballots have been inspected are themselves controverted. The inspec- itself when completed whatever it may show, could disturb the legal fact of MT. Campbells election inspection part the or the recount but merely preliminary it. If the proceedings for any should stop with the inspection, the fact of MT. Campbers election would be undisputed if his majority had been 3O,OOO instead of 30
 It is absurd to suppose that the claims of par tisan inspector at the little than half finished preliminary stage should operate a stay the regular procedure of taking office Such claims raise presumption against the fact Mir Campbelrs election.
 Even if the inspection completed by next Monday and it should be claimed or even shown that enough clerical had been disclosed and cor rected wipe the majority of Mir Campbell that would affect the fact of his election The contest the alone could affect that
 Governor Hunt will lose nothing by a surrender of the office His would be in way prejudiced The record is in the ballots and when that has been disclosed, the who is shown have received the greater number of votes will be the governor whoever may be governor next week. Some of the friends of the governor have fooshy said that his surrender would be acknowledgment of the election of MT. Campbell. Acknowledgements by Governor Hunt any other citizen could affect the result all. They would not affect the determination of the courts
 AS to the proposed stipuations of Mr Ives which the attorneys for MT Campbell have properly rejected. they based largely upon acceptance final of the result the inspection the figures less hastily compiled by clerks and the assumption that the ballots which were passed by the inspectors correctly passed. though during a considerable part of the inspection attorneys of either side present The inspector representing the court could not be, and present at the work of all three inspection boards and in fact after the appointment of the second board was not an active participant in the proceedings
 The proceedings begun that MT Camp bell Governor Hunt might be given an advantage. but to ascertain precisely what the voters wanted when they their ballots last November. That be determined only by and should be determined by data secured amid more or less confusion by the inspection boards the partisan members of each naturally desrous of securing advantages for their principles regardless of the wishes of the voters