Arizona republican., 1917-04-10
SNOWFLAKE PRECINCT D|II|NC TO
 BE DECIDED BY STANFORD TODAY
Contestee Claims to Hold l Up Ruling Until Close l of Contest Would Work 1 an Injustice to His Case

At the close of the hearing of evil dence in the matter of Snowflake pre- cinct which the attorneys for former Governor Hunt had moved to have thrown out on the ground of miscon- duct at the election, Judge Stanford said he would announce this morning whether a ruling would be made on that phase of the contest now or at the close of the contest This announce ment was made by the court after an intimation that he would make no more ruling until the case had been closed on both sides and he had denied a mo- tion by Judge Sloan of the Campbell forces to order the Snowflake vote counted.
 Senator Ives insisted upon that course though Judge Sloan pointed out that the contestee would be placed at the disadvantage of not knowing what would have to be overcome. It was not the desire of the attorneys for the contestee to pile up great majority for Governor Campbell but to avail themselves of their resources to make a showing Of a majority. He mentioned also that the rulings already mace had apprised the contestant of the situation in which he stood at all times and it was that knowledge that had led him
 
 after the decision of the court on Douglas precinct. But for that decision, Judge Sloan said, Snowflake would not have been brought into the contestant. That was seized upon as a possible counter against the disaster sustained by the contestant in Douglas precinct.
 The court stated that he believed these frequent rulings had resulted in prolonging the hearing and if they were continued there would be a further prOlongatiOn Each side which found itself behind with any ruling would go out and hunt for other precincts in which matters might be evened up.
 NIT. Eullard who had come in in the course of the cOlloquy said that if the ruling was withheld as to Snowflake precinct it would be necessary for the Contestee to make sure of the lead he now had by going out at great expense to bring in other precints so that the contest in any event would be pro- l0nged. Judge Stanford said that he would look up the law last night and suggested that the attorneys on both sides aid him so that conclusion re- Garding the ruling might be made this morning.
 When the hearing was resumed yes terday morning W. E. Stratton dem ocratic judge of Snowflake precinct was ~-1t on the stand by the cortestee. Mir. Stratton had been sGbpoenaed ny the costestant and testified on Satur- day. his evidence at that tim. tending to show that there were Irregularities Tt the election in consequence Of an unfamiliarity with the law, there was no effort of fraud and none had been committed.
 Mr. Stratton would have been sum moned anyhow by the attorneys for the coDteStee since he was far more valu- able to that side than to the other. They especially wanted his evidence regarding two ballots which had heep rejected Iii them the voters had first voted the straight republican ticket and then voted for certain democratic candidates. On that account the board had rejected them. MT. Stratton iden tified the ballots: or, he said that two such ballots and only two had been found and they were rejected by the board. Later in the day Judge Stanford ordered them counted fer Campbell.
 MT. Stratton was then examined by the court as to a matter concerning which Miss Georgiana Hanson had tes- tified, for the contestant nearly two week ago. She said that she had been assisted by Mir. StrattOn in marking her ticket and that he had shown her how to make q cTCss by making one in the square opposite the name of Judge Otis J. BaUghn. MT. StrattOn said that he had no recollection of having