Arizona republican., 1917-01-26
RECOUNT |S RAPIDLY COT
 UNDER WAY

Five hundred and siXty-five ballots were counted yesterday, the opening day of the trial of the Hunt Campbell governorship suit in the superior court of this county, and when the court ad journed at o'clock, one entire pre- cinct-Safford No. had been passed with the exception of about fifty ballots laid aside during the inspection. and one dozen laid aside as disputed dur ing the day.
 On the resumption of the case at 1 30 yesterday afternoon, Judge Stanford requested counsel for Campbell and Hunt to stipulate that when the tellers agreed in their count on undisputed ballots, that these ballots be left out of further proceedings-in other words, that the recount determine the number of regularly marked ballots and the number of disputed or irregular ones, and that the court be required to pass only on the irregular ballots.
 During the morning session, the two tellers-one named by each side. had worked separately. Upon suggestion of Attorney Bullard, E. w. Zachau and Cecil BOyce, the tellers, were sworn in as court attaches, and were provided
 
 check their lists as the recount pro Ceeded.
 Another important result of confer Cnces between court and attorneys was tC determine to pass or rule on all dis puted ballots at the end of recOunting the precinct in which they occurred. In this way, each precinct will be treat ed as a distinct section-the ballots will be sifted for Irregularities, the disputed votes will be decided and awarded, and at the end of each little hearing, that precinct will be tallied complete.
 Stafford No. l showed the following figures Recount, Hunt 269. Campbell z96; official count, Hunt 301, Camp bell BPS; inspectors count, Hunt 303, Campbell 321. During the course of the day, Bullard laid aside Hunt bal lots as questionable, and Ives laid aside for Campbell for the same reason.
 inc trial opened with the filing and arguing of a demurrer hv Bullard to the entire proceeding. This was over ruled. Bullard then attempted to bring in the election boards, as the most com- petent men to attest the fact the bal lots were the actual ones, cast in the election, counted by the boards and canvassed by the boards of supervisors. This motion was Overruled. After some time spent in arguing the preliminaries. the tally clerks or tellers were brought forward and the recount, so long and earnestly expected, began.
 At first, the work was slow Frank Curley, of counsel for Hunt, was given the first look at the ballots as they came out of the sacks. It is Curley's practice to glance over the ballot, call the name of the candidate designated and pass the ballot to Bullard. who verifies it and also calls out the name. The teller sets down the mark as the attorney for his side calls it. In the cases of disputed ballots, a check is made under the heading of disputed ballots, showing for whom it is appar- ently marked
 During the early stages of the re- count, the work progressed at the rate of one ballot a minute. As MesSrs. Curley and Bullard warmed up to the work and accustomed their eyes to sweeping down the long rows of names to those of Campbell and Hunt they sped up, and by the time court ad- Journed, were passing ballots to the minute. Undoubtedly, the recount will progress with much greater swiftness later on. when relays of checkers will probably have to be provided
 A complete record Of the case is be- ing kept Three stenographers are at work taking down every word that is uttered officially in connection with the case and a complete daily tran script is rendered-the first instance of such minute caution that has been ex-
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