Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-14
SIGNING TWICE
CAUSES ARREST
Of TWO PEOPLE

Charles korrick and J. j. Ortego,
an employee of the Korrick store were
arrested yesterday on warrants
charging each of them with having
signed referendum petitions twice.
The warrants were issued out of the
court of Justice of the Peace Charles
De Sales Wheeler on complaints
sworn to by Thomas A. French. sec
rotary treasurer of the Arizona State
Federation of Labor. Bail for the
appearance of both Mr.. Korrick and
MI Ortego was fixed in the sum of
$500 each. which was furnished.
The action grew out of the alleged
signing twice by Korrick and Or
tego of referendum petitions against
the minimum wage for women bill.
passed by the last legislature and
which, in the absence Of such peti-
lions would have become operative
June Z. The date of the hearing was
not fixed yesterday, but is expected
to be within a few days
In connection with the charge
against him, Mr.. Korrick last even
ing made the following statement:
There is no doubt but that
signed my name to referendum peti-
ton No. 5, and again to state petit
ton No. "a. Shortly after the
petitions We're filed, Mr.. Sidney Os-
born, secretary of state, called my
attention to the fact that my name
appeared twice on the list of those
who bod signed them ! asked him
re withdraw my name from one OF
me petitions He gave me his as
surance that this matter would he
attended to and that my name would
be counted but once.
In conversation today with MI
McGillen. assistant secretary of state
he stated that on referendum petition
No. 81 there is a notation appearing
in red ink. calling attention to the
fact that my name already appears
| on petition No. .. therefore it is very
evident that the second signature
was not considered by the secretary
office and that it was also evident tc
the secretary of state that an error
had been made and that he had giver
attention TO my request that my
name on the second petition be elm
mated
This complaint was sworn to ny
Thomas A. French, secretary treas
urer of the Arizona State Federation
of Labor, as an individual, with M
other view than prejudice because o,
/ the fact that | am an active member
/ of the Merchants & Manufacturers
! association. In the past severa
months the heads of the Federation
! of Labor have been trying to crea t.
as much trouble and ill-feeling fol
the NJ &, NJ. as possible because O
/ certain stands taken by that organi-
/ Zation believed to be in the best in
! terests of the community at large.
W. r-rs1
/ finish with no other purpose than t.
/ see that justice prevails. 1t will b.
/ impossible for any person or set o
! persons to show intent on my part t
violate the law. l am well aware o
| the existing law providing that ;
referendum petition may not b.
signed more than once by the SAM
person and the reason my name ha
appeared on two petitions to refe
the same measure is due to the fac
that l did not remember having pre-
viously signed the petition.
In the complaint sworn to by MI
French the statement is made that
knowingly signed the referendum pc
tition twice on tho same day.
1T may betrue that | did sign bot
petitions on the same day. but an,
honest, thinking person must know
that |. nor any other sane bushes
man would knowingly sign twice i
direct violation of the laws of tn
state. and that if such dual signatur
was made It must have been mad
vertently under the press of bushes:
1T is unfortunate, but true. tina
busy men frequently sign petition
without giving much thought to thei
full import, and quickly forget tn
incident"