Arizona republican., 1917-01-03
OPENING DAY FINDS THINGS
 IN DEADLOCK

Governor Campbelrs second and formal demand upon G. w. P. Hunt for possession of the office of the gov ernor was made yesterday and re- fused
 Hunts answer was given in person. He handed to the new governor g typewriter document, dated January in the executive offices referring to an anticipated demand" and signed by himself as governor of Arizona"
 F. s. Ives. chief counsel for Hunt in superior court offered another stipu- lation, agreeing to go to trial with the contest, on the basis of the ballots thus far inspected. Like all but one other of Ives stipulations, this one was declined by Judge Sloan, chief of Campbelrs attorneys.
 Coincident with the taking over of offices by new incumbents and the re- placing of old appointees to the var ious commissions by new ones. T. F. Campbell set about his second effort to obtain the tools of his office. Upon the refusal of Hunt to abdicate, Camp bells attorneys served again, the no- tice of proceedings before the state supreme court to be heard at ten o'clock Thursday morning.
 Meanwhile, the Campbell executive offices have been established at the governors home, II North Eighteenth avenue, nor in the capitol grounds, but sufficiently near to be handy.
 Several state officials have an- nounced their intention Of remaining neutral in the Campbell-Hppt con- troversy Auditor Boyce and Treasurer Johnson will transact no official busi- szl ar ecutive until after the result of the mandamus proceedings is announced
 This. in brief is the situation at the close of the first business day of the year 1917. The opening of the new year in the administration of. the eX- ecutive office, finds things again dead locked. as they have been twice before in the contest proceedings The state awaits the action of the supreme court, and in the meanwhile, probably noth- ing will develop, unless Ives presents another stipulation.
 The meeting between Hunt and Campbell in the executive offices dur ing the morning, was significant of little except the difference in the metal of the two men. Campbell and his at tOrney. Judge Sloan, entered the of flee and were met by Hunt and his , ernor was palpably nervous, and jn- stead of taking much part in the con- versation, kept batting CampbelTs shoulder and talking about having a fair and equitable determination of the issue Ladd acted as the spokesman. The office was graced by the presence of several of the radical laborites, but they took no part in the barley.
 At the close of the conversation. Mr. Hunt gave Campbell the following let ter:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE
 STATE HOUSE
 PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
 January ?, 1917. Dear Sir:
 In view of the gross misrepresenta- tions to which 1 have been subjected recently by the newspapers who are championing your cause. I have com mitted to writing my reply to your an- ticipated formal demand for the pos session of the records of the govern Or's office, and hand it to you forth with
 It is my understanding that after conference between my attorney, Mr. Ives, and your attorneys Mir. Ives signed a stipulation whereby he agreed to answer and argue mandamus pro- ceeding immediately upon your filing the same, provided copies of the papers were given to him forty eight hours prior te the filing. If your attorneys had given him such papers Saturday he would have been prepared to argue the mandamus proceeding this morn ing after your attorneys had filed them He advised me that your at torneys will not file the mandamus papers until Thursday He personally would have preferred that the matter of right to possession should have been iudicially determined today. If the supreme court should hold that you are entitled to the temporary posses sion, 1 would immediately turn it over to you, and congratulate you upon your
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