Arizona republican., 1916-09-16
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 TUESDAY: PRIMARIES

Judge R. C. Stanford was one of the first voters in his precinct. He called at the polls early and was handed his ballot without being forced to stand in line. He entered the booth and dis played that embarrassment for which women who have never before cast vote are noted. Finally, with a gasp, in which he injected words which used | in his court would send the offender up for contempt, he returned the re- publican ballot and received one more | in keeping to a democratic officer. | Judge Lyman, who lives in the same | precinct. was afforded the same treat | ment, with like result.
 When the votes were counted in the | tenth precinct, the tired clerks halted for moment in appreciation of a bal | lot signed by Mrs. Jane Doe. Jane | knew how to write, and didn't have to use the cross.
 It was rumored on the streets yester- | day that T. NJ. Burroughs, candidate for nomination on the democratic ticket for county assessor, would con- test the nomination of J. T. Bone. if Bone were declared nominated. Bur roughs stated last evening that his friends had informed him that he was IS votes ahead, while the count given out at the supervisors office (not of ficiaD placed Bone ' in the lead. Bur roughs stated that he had not yet con- suited with his attorneys. Baker and Baker and was not ready to make any statement.
 Over in the ninth precinct. there en- sued a struggle that threatened to eclipse the furious conflict between Hunt and Olney. It was in the repub- lican ranks too, and 1t ended in the election of c. E. Arnold and J. E. Nel- son as committeeman over Bob Kirk and Johnny Akin. The standing of the clubs at the end of the season was: Arnold, 45; Nelson, S1; Akin. 29; Kirk. 24.
 In the same precinct there was q warm scrap waged between five demo- crats for the offices U- committeeman. The winners were: L D. Shamhart, ST; NJ. J. Foley. ST; J. W. Wilkinson, s5. and the losers, Francis Geary and Tom Shaughnessy. received 7S votes apiece.
 
 One of the bits of election humor was the complimentary vote of one. ac- corded to R. r. Holiday. a Republican reporter, for secretary of state. HoI- 1 liday scouts in the statehouse daily, and has secured fine stand-in with all the stenographers. He said that if 1 the election rested with the genial i young women in the states employ, he could have been nominated for any of- ! flee he chose.
 The pencils are busy figuring out where the Samuel Hill the half of the democratic vote not boiled in the pri- maries will be in the secondaries. There is a well-founded suspicion that | it will be found clustered opposite the | names of number of republican can didates.
 ' Anyway. Clarence Standage and the reporters are glad the election Is over 1 Only cloud on the horizon is the cleo ton of November [
 Around the office of the corporation commission, and especially in the cubbyhole where Harvey" Betts holds forth, action ranged yesterday | from the fever heat of the joy of win I ming to the icy chils of apprehension over having lost. Although the result was neevr in doubt, the unexpected | strength of his opponent. Miller. caused some worry. When it was finally learned. through a series of telegrams from over the state that Betts had won. everybody relaxed and went back to normal.
 During yesterday afternoon J. Harrie Cloonan. who will be Betts' opponent on the republican ticket. called at the statehouse and was the guest of Betts, who introduced him about the build ing. Clonnan expressed the hope that both he and Betts would keep their passion down in the coming race and after November would be good friends as they are now. Betts heartily , added an amen to this. apparently hav- ing had enough of mud -slinging
 
 The governor, instead of having a bad attack of Olneyitis, as his oppon-
 ents claimed he would, was suffering , yesterday with carbuncle which pre- ivented his honor from putting his neck l, to its proper use, anG kept that i'm | portant organ from performing it's functions as it should. In spite of the :, pain in which he labored, Governor . Hunt was at his desk all day, and re-
 ceived any number of congratulatory
 wires from over the state. Leroy Ladd . his secretary. was still indisposed as
 q result of overwork at the polls. . --O--