Arizona republican., 1917-02-04
HUNT NET CAIN
 SMALLER THAN
 FIRST EST|MAT TE

The gubernatorial contest was re- sumed yesterday in Judge Stanfords division of the superior court and showed considerable increase in the number of ballots counted, which mounted to approXimatelN twenty five hundred for the day, in spite Of numer- ous arguments and discussions over disputed ballots by attorneys for both sides. The count was continued until shortly after five o'clock in place of the usual Saturday half holiday. It is figured roughly that the net Hunt gain so far has been S2 ballots. This is said by Republican checkers, to be some 3 behind the first Hunt estimates of possible gain of 2S3.
 Ballots disputed and counted ester day were as follows.
 Ballot marked straight democratic, straight prohibition, straight fndepen- dent and for Hunt was counted for Hunt.
 Nine ballots marked straight pr0hibi- tion and individually for Hunt were counted for Hunt.
 Six ballots marked straight demo- cratic and straight prohibition were counted for Hunt.
 One ballot marked in square for al ternate candidate underneath Hunts name counted for Hunt
 One ballot crossed for Hunt with mark in square following Robertson's name counted for Hunt
 One straight prohibition and straight democratic with cross after Hunts name showing erasure was counted for Hunt
 One ballot with diagonal mark in square after Hunts name. under ad yisement
 Two ballots marked straight demo- cratic and for individual democrats on county ticket counted for Hunt.
 One ballot marked straight republican and one marked straight democrat with a star instead of cross were not counted.
 One ballot marked straight socialist and individually for Hunt counted void.
 One ballot marked with two crosses for Campbell was counted for Camp bell.
 Two ballots marked straight indepen- dent and for Hunt was counted for Hunt
 One ballot with word yes" written in square at head of prohibition column and marked for Hunt was counted for Hunt.
 One ballot marked with cross in front of square following Hunts name. other . was counted for Hunt
 One ballot marked with cross sur rounded by goose egg mark in square after Hunts name counted for Hunt.
 One ballot marked for Hunt. signed with name in upper left hand corner was not counted.
 One ballot marked ol back Defect ve. No. 12;" one ballot marked on back rejected" and one marked on back void" were all counted for Hunt, While the latter ballots were under discussion Judge Stanford desired to know whether the spoiled ballots had been kept separate from the good ones and was informed that the election and inspection boards had kept them sepa- rate, but that they were now being placed together, whereupon the ques- tion arose if there would not be more i ballots in some precincts now counted l than were shown to hc cast by the pol | books. Counsel for Governor Campbell i explained that their objection to the 1 ballots being counted before founda tiou was laid for the evidence was par ftially based on this possibility of error
 It is estimated that if the present course in counting is pursued the couri count will exceed the official count ny over five hundred.
 The count yesterdly for time be came very rapid. as high as thirty-on ballots being counted in q single min ute. Despite this fact Mir Bullard ane Nr. Gust for the ninetcfnth time caugh mistakes made by MT. Struckmeyer 1T calling Campbell ballots for Hunt which each time caused broad smile to spread over the courtroom