Arizona republican., 1917-03-29
RECOGNIZING R}EE5ljNEDAF TWO
WEEKS Of STRENUOUS SESSIONS
Campbell Gain of Six in
Yavapai Is Undisputed;
Other Votes Are Likewise
Claimed for Contestee|

None of the high points in yester-
days session of the governorship
contest were strikingly altitudinous
1t was altogether a tame and spirit
less session compared with those of
the last two weeks The result at
the end of the day, was an establish
ed gain of six votes for Campbell in
Yavapai precincts as follows: Tur-
key, l; Thayer, / Prescott, n. w,
>, and Prescott, S. w, 2. Seven
votes were claimed by the Campbell
people in five other Yavapai pre-
cincts under rulings already made,
but the claims were held in abey
ance Those precincts are SapOri, /:
Lower Verde, 8; Middle Verde. 3;
Congress, l Prescott, n. F., l. IN
addition to these claim OF two for
Campbell after a showing in Robin
son precinct, Cochise County was put,
aside to be decided later. Another out
standing development of the day was
that most of the lawyers on BOTH
sides had had q hair cut. SO en-
gagged had they been during the last
few weeks that they neglected the
tonsorial shops to the extent that
they Were in danger of being mis-
taken for reformers.
Tho regular recount was interrupted
on the motion of Judge Sloan to take
testimony concerning five ballots in
Robinson precinct. Two weeks ago
VI. p. Cosby of Benson. a judge of
the election in that precinct was
brought here to testify but the Doug
las matter was interjected. The evil
dence of Mr.. Cosby was heard in the
afternoon. These five ballots had
been rejected by the election board,
one Of them because a cross had been
put in the square at the head of the
republican ticket and squares opposite
the names Of several Of the demo-
cratic candidates; another had been
thrown out because it had names
written in the independent column,
another was excluded for having the
name, 'Cammel" written under the
names of the presidential electors.
dates for state treasurer were
voted for and still another because
the neptral voter had expressed
preference for each, Hunt and Camp
bell.
All the ballots were identified by
Mr.. Cosby, who gave the reasons
why they had been thrown out.
The cross examination Of the wit
ness was conducted by Mr.. Struck
meyer. who at one time seemed to
have struck rich lead, but like sc
man~ promising veins, it did not go
down with depth" On the contrary
it "pinched" out. 1t was discovered
like so many leads are discoV cred
by accident. Mr.. Struckmeyer ask
ed the witness if he had consulted
the election laws during the day of
election he said he had. Being
further questioned he said that a lit
tie matter came up concerning which
sOrle dOuOt WIS raised. He had gone
into a booth to assist a voter, l.. j.
Coons: he had marked the ballot for
Mr.. Coons. Mr.. Coons was neither
blind nor had he lost both arms.
Was any one with you in the
booth?" asked Mr.. Struckmeyer.
Yes replied the witness.
''Who?' asked the attorney
Il. c. Coons." replied the witness.
This looked like q pretty fragrant
case. An election officer in a booth
alone with a voter and marking his
ballot for him wnen he was not
physically incapacitated from doing
it himself. Robinson precinct had
given majority of 20 fer Campbell
But on cross examination, several
things We're explained Mr.. Cosby
was not alone with tie voter in the
booth: he was accompanied as the
law requires ny another Judge of the
election, L. c. COOns, the father OF
me voter, l.. j. COCnS. me laIter on
his way to the polls was the victim
of Il runaway so that ne hobbled into
the polling place and he was sc
nervous when he went into the booth
that it was physically impossible for
him 10 make crosses on his ballot
Mr.. Cosby was asked on cross ex-
amiartion if he had not been en-
ployed at the industrial school and il
ne had not been discharged, this be-
ing an attempt to show that he hat
animUs against former Governor
Hunt. The witness replied that he
had been an employe of the industria
school. but that he had not been dis
charged. When he desired to leav,
nc service he had frequently Offered