Arizona republican., 1917-04-17
THE MYSTERY OF SNOWFLAKE
 (The Douqlas Dispatch)

The composition of a flake of is of the miracles of nature They fall in variety of form these congealed particles of waterfall of which excite the admiration of those who have passion for lovely things The downy white amina exhibit wonderful and perfect hexagona shapes whose clearness due the reflection of light from their plane surfaces Snowflakes properly thin sheets of ice velous transparency and when pressed together return to the state of solidity from which they mysteriously >came. Lost in the mass of compact body of ice their indivduates vanish; they sealed in a silence from which there is recall The combined efforts of the worlds great wizards of chemistry cannot bring them back they
 There is small town in Navajo county known as Snowflake which recently has been revealed in simi larity to it's namesake through fault of it's own. Because it made evident that assistance had been given a few voters in that precinct the ballots of than 200 citizens of that community made null and void By this ruling Governor Campbell lost the lead in the contest his majority there being 116 Proof of fraud even intimation of it lacking;
 circumstance that makes the case entirely different from that of Douglas precinct No l. No would think of questioning the motive of the court in throw ing the ballots out but the action aroused intense curiosity the part of the cousel for both sides It put them absolutely in the dark Even the statement of the judge that the action was based upon "the evidence presented leaves them groping in uncertain ty. They do know which way to turn
 In presenting other precincts in the recount the attorneys at loss to tell what they will have If every irregularity brought light pre- cinct will eliminate all the votes in it the likeli hood of about half of the precincts of the state being scrutnized is very strong Scores of voters it is be- lieved have asked advice, the instances being wide These requests for assistance in marking the ballots have of the earmarks of fraud. True the law may forbid such practices but the intent is be salled in question While the decision does not by settle the contest for the go~ernorshp it proonges it indefinitely. No yet be led believe that Governor Campbell can fail to win out except few who blind to but side-but a continuance of ballot elimination the ground of voting in slight conformity to the law eventually may change the results of the election of other off cials and create no end of confusion.
 Thus the votes of Snowflake, that fell into the ballot box beautiful the descent of bits of snow splendid forms of the expression of the will Iczens-have lost their graciousness They pressed back into the shape of desires unspoen; lost in the soldty of election wishes, and can be brought back in the cearness of the honest purposes that guided the who cast them All of them yelled in the mystery of judicial ruling far unexplained. The judge may be upright and means to follow the law but in this case though the statutes may be obeyed, it be admitted that the ruling startled both sides and has the aims of good many voters at naught. Yet the order of the court makes Snowflake live to it's name There other precincts like it. though, the will go ad minimum.