Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-10-05

brought by Tom Campbell to obtain possession of his office, admitted a loss of sixteen votes from the official returns os Douglas Precinct No. 1. There were more ballots than names on the poll book. These ballots, after geing changed, did not agree with the count, but the supreme court held that the official returns of the election board were correct.
 Desperate Fraud" Says Judge Stan-
 The supreme court would not con- sider the confession of H. H. Hart, the election judge, made to Bruce Stephenson, assistant county attorney of Cochise county, in the hearing of another reputable attorney, nor the confession of Hart made to w. w. Holther in the hearing of five witness les, one an ex-United States marshal, and another the city attorney of Doug las. This evidence was never i'm peached.
 Judge Stanford, in ruling on this precinct, after listening to all the ev- idence, said: Desperate fraud was committed in Douglas precinct No. l." and found the ballots were taken from Campbell and given to Hunt at some time during the count or shortly after ward.
 If Judge Stanford was correct in his finding that the election officers stole eighty-seven votes for Hunt in Doug las No. 1, legally cast for Campbell, the supreme court of the state of Ari- zona, in deciding against Campbell, gave him the rawest deal ever given a man in the history of American pol itics.
 The record shows that the supreme court is in error when it fo md that the board of supervisors of Coconino county re-convened within the six day period and duly canvassed the returns of Camp Ten, which had not been re- ceived along with the other ballots, but which the supreme court counted for Hunt.
 The supreme court, in its decision, construed the mark (x) as the word "cross" as set forth in Section 2941, Notice to Voters. They then looked up the word "cross" in the Century Dictionary, and under the definition of the word "cross" found four other kind of Crosses" which they substi- tuted for the mark (x) in order to count twenty-eight ballots for Hunt, while shortly before this in their de- cision they held that voter must substantially comply with the law.
 Blind to Distinguishing Marks
 The supreme court says, in regard to distinguishing marks, in order to count a majority of eight such votes for Hunt: "There is not particle of evidence that any of the ballots had the marks now appearing on them when they were found in the ballot boX." They might have said the same thing about the voting marks for can didates, but this would have precluded any recount at all.
 The supreme court made no de- cision for guidance of the electorate in preserving the sanctity of the bal lot, but allowed Hunts majority to stand in precincts in which his sup porters lad violated the laws passed to protect the ballot, as in Douglas, where the unimpeached evidence show ed, besides changing some of the bal lots, the board bet on the election and count, indulged in strong drink, usurp- ed the duties of residents of the pre- cinct, left the ballots alone with one individual, and went into the booths with voters contrary to law.
 Wobbly Leader Intimidated Officials
 In Bisbee precinctNo. 1 non-resi- dents served as election officers, coun- ty and city officials were allowed to remain at will, decide questions and change election officials, and even act themselves. People not on the reg ister nor possessed with proper certi- ficates were permitted to vote, confu- sion was permitted, and the polls kept open until the last ballot was given out at 6:22 p. m., and cast at 6:25 p. m.. under threat of Bill Cleary to blow up the polls, and where I. w. w. and an eX-convict were permitted to come and go with voters as they chose, and sol icit votes within the polling place. Hunts majority here was 253.
 Numerous Irregularities Exposed
 In Miami precinct No. the voters compared their ballots and opinions on candidates, and no secrecy was enforced. Hunts majority was 292.
 In Cottonwood, Yavapai county, an election official, one Willard, brother of the state game warden, prepared