Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
MUST VALIDATE ALI BALLOTS
 SAYS COURT
HUNT WILL HIT A SNAG IS PREDICTION OF AN EMINENT ATTORNEY IN EXPLAINING DISCREPAN- GEES IN THE COUNT.
(From Thursdays Daily)

(From Thursdays Daily)
 That E. s. Ives, counsel for the contestant, G. w. P. Hunt, will have his hands full proving the grounds on which he had ballots recountcd in the current unpleasantncss in the Mari copa county court, is the opinion Of an eminent legal light of the south of the State, who IS visiting Prescott on law business. The trial of the bal lots has now reached the stage where it will be necessary for the contestant to lay the grounds for the introduc- ton in evidence of the ballots, a part of the case that was, for some reason, not yet clear to the lay mind, omitted, SO that the paving over of ballots might be started carly
 Not the least of the Instructions in the thorny path of Ives is the series of discrepancies between the number of ballots produced and recounted before the court, and the total vote as recorded on the great registers and poll lists of several precincts. The claimed gain to date of l6l votes, set up by proponents of MT. Hunt, the visitor states, is not likely to be sub stantiated.
 There are 63 votes in 25 precincts, over the numbers recorded in the poll lists. In addition, S5 ballots, coming from a dozen voting districts, are be- ing held by the court, pending an ex- planation of their peculiarities by the members Of the election boards, who will probably have to be subpocnaed as witnesses.
 Ballots Must Be Validated.
 The integrity of the ballots offered by both sides, must be fully cstab lished. This has been stated in no equivocal terms by Judge Stanford.
 Five Precincts Counted.
 In Kondyke precinct Hunt gained two votes.
 In Lebanon precinct Campbell gained one, although Hunt had eX- pected to make this gain.
 In Artesia precinct, Campbell lost one vote on ballot marked straight Socialist and individually for him.
 Thompson valley and Rumble Bee both came out even with the official count, although Hunt had expected to gain one vote in each precinct, by having the ballots marked in front of Campbelrs name thrown out. The court upheld the action of the official election boards and counted the bal lots. Tn the afternoon the court hand ed down his ruling on a number of ballots he had taken under advise ment Out of these Hunt received Is and Campbell 9. Two of these bal lots were not counted for either can didate
 Word received from Phoenix yes terday was that today will find the trial in the hands of the defense, with Campbell attorneys submitting ballots designed to overcome what gains Hunt has claimed in the hand-picked precincts thus far submitted hy his counsel
 In connection with the transfer of poll lists and other election dociI- ments to Phoenix for the trial and the laying of foundation for the introduc ton of Ives ballots, an interesting story is told. Campbell attorneys were of the belief that there existed discrepancies between the numbers recorded on the poll lists and the number of ballots said to be counted for the two candidates, by the Hunt inspectors They asked leave to have these poll lists brought to Phoenix The court stated they were at liberty to do this but that the expense of bringing them in would have to be borne by the contestee. Ives attempt ed to stipulate that the messengers in this case be designated as the clerks of the l3 outside boards of supervis- ors and the 13 outside county treas urers. Campbell attorneys at once saw that this was an Ives stunt to have the only witnesses who could serve him in validating the ballots, brought to Phoenix at the expense of the contestee, Campbell. Needless to say, the attempt failed, and if Ives sends for witnesses, he will probably have to do so at his own expense.