El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-05
=. THE PEOPLE OVERRULED =.
The Story Deprived Governos After
Having Elected People. Only Counted Out
But Forced o Pay $4l2225 o Costs

, making a mistake. The vote was 26
for Hunt and one for Campbell
In Eagle precinct electors voted be-
fore the polls were open. one Wilt
legislature, electiOneered IN and oue
Of the polls all day. and procured the
voting OF electors from other pre-
/ cincts without the transfer required
by law, by ascertaining on the tele-
phone that they were on the register
OF adjoining precincts Here the
voters could see each others ballots
The Democratic national committee
man OF Arizona, Fred 7. Golfer. was
present and took part IN the discus
sion OF how the votes should be
counted. Hunt received 113 votes and
Campbell 81.
In short. the supreme court did
not decide that anything was viola
ton OF the election law in Arizona
As the result OF the work OF over 1000
election judges and officials. the re-
view OF ~ supervisors and the re-
count Of their work by the superior
court OF Maricopa county. after five
months time. Tom Campbell was de-
clared elected governor. even judge
Stanford stating in his decision these
words, found on page 1885, line 10. OF
the court record:
Hunt Beneficiary OF Every Doubt.
and further, I feel as though that
during the time OF the counting OF
ballots and passing on them, although
I may be wrong in that regard, WY
I have rather resolved every DOUBT,
where or in any case where there is
a doubt, IN favor OF the contestant,
Hunt
WiIgus precinct. which gave Tom
Campbell a majority and was on all
fours with Camp Ten, the returns not
having been received IN time, was not
counted. and even Judge Ross could.
not stand for this barefaced tnJus-
tice. and dissented-
Three supreme court judges, all OF
one party, reversed Standards deci-I
sion, after rumors OF their decision
had been allowed to leak out for two
months.
The Growing justice.
To add 10 the injustice, governor
CampbelTs salary Tor 1917 was given
to Hunt, who had acted as and re-
cefved a salary as United States me-
diator during the same time. Governor
Campbell was also fined IN addition
S4i2225 as a Judgment 70 Hunt for
holding the position to which he was
elected by the people, and to which
this same supreme court said he was
entitled
Was This n Square Dealg
ST lection judges said Tom Camp
bell was elected governor By the peo-
pie.
Fourteen boards OF supervisors said
Tom Campbell was elected governor
by the people.
One election certificate said Tom
Campbell was elected governor by the
people.
One superior judge, after five
months hearing OF all evidence. con- z
sisting OF five volumes and 1889 pages. /
said that Tom Campbell was elected /
governor BY the people.
Al election returns and records ]
then and now said Tom Campbell was /
elected governor by the people.
But one exception-three supreme /
Judges. Franklin. Ross and Cunning I
ham, said MOI
A copy OF the pamphlet. The People I
OFerruled-" containing specimens Of /
ballots counted for Hunt and ballots 7
thrown out, which should have been I
counted for Campbell, viii be sent /
postpaid on application 70
CAMPBELL VICTORY LEAGUE,
p. o. Box 997.
Tucson, Arizona
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