Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-28
TESTIMONY On
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The governorship contest took a new
lease of life yesterday morning when
Judge Stanford granted the motion OF
the attorneys for the contestant to in
clude allegations OF Irregularities and
misconduct in Snowflake precinct, Ma
vajo county. When Judge Sloan
thereupon announced that under the
ruling the attorneys for the cOntestee,
who had not yet closed their case
would ask to bring in several precincts
where Irregularities, similar to those
alleged in Snowflake, it appeared that
the contest would become still more
interminable.
Mr. Ives, OF counsel for the contest
ant, asked also to take up Pinedale
precinct only for the purpose of COM
pleting his records and suggested that
Mesa No. might be looked into. The
court made no ruling as to these pre-
cincts
Mr. Ives asked for an order to take
depositions of residents of Snowflake.
He said that some 80 or 40 witnesses
would be examined there and as it
would cost about $50 apiece to bring
them to Phoenix. he desired TO bring
only three or four in person.
Judge Stanford expressed an unfav-
orable view of dispositions. at is hard
witness is telling the truth when you
see him" He added that he would
not attach as much weight to a depo
sition as to oral testimony. At length
the order for taking dispositions was
made and the earliest time under which
they can be taken under the statutes
is April 3. This matter having been
disposed of Mr.. Bullard; in order that
there might be no misunderstanding,
asked again whether the other pre-
cincts might not now be brought in
by the conteStee whose case is still
open, while it had been necessary to
reopen that of the contestant. The
court raaSSured him On that point.
The Investigation of Snowflake
Mr.. Ives stated at this point that two
or three of the witnesses from Snow
flake We're in the city and he desired
that they might be examined at once.
1t appeared to be the understanding of
the attorneys for the contestee that
their arrival was singularly opportune; ;
they could not have come with an un-
derstanding that they would be need
ed since only within half an hour was
it known that the precinct was to be
investigated. These timely witnesses
must have had other business that
brought them to congregate within the
tart, 80 miles from any railroad, at a
per capita expense of 500 But more
about that was learned later in the
day
Other matters intervening a recess
was taken until half past l o'clock
when the recounting of certain pre-
cincts was resumed and at O'Clock
the adventitiouS witnesses for the con-
testant began to testify as to conditions
prevailing in Snowflake precinct on
November last. Mr.. Ives said there
were three of them, Mrs. Jennie L.
Gardiner, Miss Georgiana Hanson and
Representative Osmer d. Flake. Mr.
Ives stated that the most important
{ witness, James M. Flake, was i'll, suf-
J fering from blood poisoning, of which
a few days ago he was expected tC
die. AT the suggestion of Judge Sloar
the witnesses were put under the rule
and when they had been called before
the court Judge Sloan said that there
was fourth, W. NJ. Shumway, who
should also be placed under the rule
The attorneys for the contestant stole
hasty glances at each other. Mr.
Shumway was called in, sworn with the
others and put under the rule.
The Story of Corruption
According to the new allegations OF
the contestant, one Joseph Smith, 6
republican and a man of influence il
his neighborhood, had ridden rough
shod over the laws at the Snowflake
election. He was not a member O
the election board, but he had busie(
himself all day about the polls, ac.
companying the voters into the booths
advising and instructing them and cleo
tioneering. Just how sweeping ant
overwhelming had been the balefu
influence of Mr.. Smith the "allegators'
were not prepared to say.
The first witness was Mrs. Gardiner
She was a resident of Lakeside bu
had secured a transfer of her registra
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