The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1916-12-22


ments on legal questions in the pro
ceedings brought by Governor Hun
to contest the election of Tom Camp
bell. That Sidney p. Osborn, secre
tary of State, is playing Hunt politics
in holding up the certificate Of cleo
ton of Tom Campbell is most obvious
Osborn has been told that the Hun
forces hoped to uncover something il
Maricopa county which would serve
as basis for asking the court Il
make some sort of an order directing
Osborn to withhold the credentials
A Strategic Move
Counsel for Campbell have sought
to dismiss the proceedings becaus,
the certificate of election has not beer
issued. The statute says that the con
test may not be brought until there
has been a declaration Of result, anC
counsel for Campbell have citeC
numerous authorities to prove that
the certificate Of election is the decla-
ration of reuslt. If they succeed in
their contention and the case is dis
missed counsel will have to begin all
over again after Osborn has issued
the certificate which is just what
Senator Ives does not want him to do
Trying to Hold Over
The whole case of counsel for the
contestant is apparently being direct
ed to the end that the issuance of a
certificate to Campbell may be pre-
vented and Hunt enabled to have
some excuse for holding onto the Of
flee January /. Osborn has given all
kinds of excuses for his failure to
issue the certificate. He left town for
a few days.. then he said that he would
not be rushed by the anti-Hunt press
and lately he has claimed that he was
too busy with other work to put his
signature on the certificate.
Curley in Brush
Counsel for Campbell argued that
the count should not begin in Mari
copa county until the ballots of other
counties were brought in and that the
later could not be brought in because
contests had already been instituted
in other counties and courts Of con-
CURED jurisdiction had them in their
custody. When the court indicated
that he would not proceed as long as
contests were pending in other coun-
ties, Senator Ives said that he had no
control over them. Counsel for Camp
bell pointed out that he had been in
with Faul C. Thorne,
who brought the proceedings in Mo-
have county upon behalf of the gov
ernor, and that the complaint was the
same and that F. E. Curley, repre-
senting the governor and who has
brought the case in Navajo county,
was in the court room.
Ives Finesse Fails
Senator Ives said that he had re-
fused to appear for the governor in
any action which charged fraud and
that fraud had been charged in Nava-
10 county. He finally produced a
telegram from Paul C. Thorne, say
ing that he suit in Mohave county
would be dismissed, and, throwing up
his hands, said that he would, assume
full responsibility for all actions. He
then moved the admission of Frank
Curley as associate counsel in the
county case and Curley,
from the brush, promised
10 dismiss the Navajo county case
after the disposition of the case in
county and to allow the bal
OTIS to be brought from Navajo to
county.
Court Tied Up
Judge Stanford, who is trying the
,ase, is tied up for an indefinite pc
rod as he sustained the contention of
counsel for Campbell that the judge
should be personally present at the
of the ballots. Counsel for
Campbell take the view that Hunt
having questioned the integrity of the
county treasurers, who are custodians
If the ballots, by placing watches on
hem, the court should, when the bal
OTIS reach its custody, take every pre- .
,aution to see that the integrity Of the
,allot is preserved.
May Drop Case
1t is limited that the case may be
lropped after the recount has pro-
,eeded week or ten days in Mari
.opa county. The party leaders are
'ealizing that the proceeding is hurt
ng the Democratic party in the State
md that if Campbell is counted out
here is certain to be great wave of
Indignation go up, especially among
he 10000 Democrats who voted for
campbell Those who are urging that
he case be pushed are the unsuccess-