The evening herald., 1917-12-22
Unanimous Verdict Is That He
Was Legally Elected to the Of
flee and He Is Seated, Displac-
ing Campbell, Incumbent.
CASE HAS BEEN FOUGHT
MORE THAN 10 MONTHS
Many Charges Of Fraud Were
Made on Both Sides During the
Recount Following the Elec-
tion; Winner Is a Democrat.

By Associated Press
Phoenix. Ariz. Dec % The ~
premc court today seated " !.
Hunt as GO, sruor Of Arizona. The de
cisiuu Of IN, court wHs unanimous.
l'ifteen days were allowed attorneys %.
Thomas b. Campbell. incumhcnt OF
'he office whose election Hunt D"n-
tested TO mc an appeal Governor
Hunt IN democrat
The court cou,ludes be- decision N
the following summary
TcNt of Courts Decision.
1t BE- therefore udJudEed That
said George W g.. Hunt was az the
general election held Ia the state "t
arizona uu the seventh day of NoNcW.
Ucr 1915 aud b. now the du.y elected
goNernor OF the state ~ Arilou., tu1
the official term beginning ou the FIRST
Monday iu Jauu1rs. \ -. 1919. Thot
he ~ eu,tled to the office with al ".
It's official bcluugiug- and sine" the
nrst Muudt, in IHuuarN l'l.. in Ht
ut IT. cmolumcut~
That IN, yertific.u, of election here
torurv isrurd o., the secretary col state
Goo said Thomas Z campbell cts gov
,rnor Of me state ut Arizona, ior ,hr
official term beginning on the IN 4
Monday in Januar,. \. -. l9I,, And
u,Inrtcd tn him. Is now ,old and ut
nU effect and nat the same pc ana B;
i- hereby canc-lled and annuNcd.
That the compensation uf thc pei 10
.uus maintaining the INSPECTION 90 IN.
baliuls before preparing for IA" c"n'
est shall be- fixed hN she -upctiu:
,urt aud bee paid los the CONTESTED,
Thoma. T. Campbell. hu' That. u TIE
contestant Grurl, ". l.. Hunt has
Iaid the same ur amy part 'h'i'"i. h'
shall have ana recover tho amount -"
paid from the uuntcsto". Except h-
herein provided. each party shall r'N
ul~ costs ia the superior court Nr-
pclIant and contestant RECEIVERS hI-
costs ben his court.
.,'Thc Judgment uf the supvg.nr cunr,
.s reversed with direction Go enter
Judgment m a,cordaucc herewith
Hunt u federal Mediator
George WylIc Paul huut who "'
IA. decision eft the supreme court t".
day b. declared governor Of Arl1"h.t
wa c.c, cd thr urs' governor Of ih'
STATE ur Arizona Boz lHll a" wp- born
lu Inut~N ilie Mo. tu 1893. l'ul'h-
the recent labor troubles following th'
d,puriations at Bi-hec, President w I
SON appointed Hunt % federal w'a'"l"'
tu Investigate Arizona ~,rih"s.
IN" nuut-tumphrll contest hh'
u.ou the ,uprcm, topic ut political ln
tcre.t ion Arizona Tor more th'n Inn
teen months since the election ~ NJ"
A.mher 1915. owing .o the 'i"~'n'-'
.f the contest and the irmu''nr-5 4"
some precincts u the state ia" com
plctc vote wa NOT known for SrN'I'
weeks after the election. d1.l> comp.
.tinu of returns show .uE first Hun
and then Campbell iu the lead. Ns l'
Ian, certified tu the secretary of state
The returns showed a majority "i .
for Campbell which the huni 'H
lrrrut- refused tu courcd".
Iu December Senator it'- os a.'''
mo-, for Hunt flcd UcuuM for
r,-.ouui Of th, ,ut" which was ordered
and immediately begun THIS r"c"un
..,upIrd the time uf rh' court e."
ncari, -.N mouths. each h'll", cast %
fh, state ueiuu carefully -rrnun'@''
uy inspectors appointed for both side
nt tho court charges ~ fraud N'r
uld, h, both sidu. tHmph"U.~ ail"'
rry- pros,utlng evidence usn'n-
bnugIt- precinct number which gaN
Hunt s mujoriil NJ more than ON
hundred Tos,lmouE was heard Iu'
fh, court ordered this rroctu.' throw
.ui
Snnwflnkc Thrnwu om.
Hunt ATTORNEYS then pt's"uic'
snowflake precinct which had sN'
,ampncu pra ticall, tb, same major
10, and this procu, Wa urder"
thrown uut Both sides then ucra
prr.,utmg other precincts 'na th
sol