Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-06

"The opinions of tn, court are pub. lished to the world, and remain upon it's archives for all time, and their errors anc injustice, if any, may be detected and eSD osed."
 Chief Justice Alfred Franklin.
 This is a brief story of the pro ceedings by which Tom Campbell was deprived of his office as governor of Arizona, to which he was honestly and fairly elected by the people of the state in 1916
 Following the general election held on Noyember7th. 1916. a canvass of the returns of the election judges of every precinct in the state with the exception of Wilgus in Cochise county and Camp Ten in Coconino county was made by the supervisors of every coun- ty and was sent to the Secretary of State after a. substitution was made in Coconino county at the request of the secretary of state.
 Campbell Declared EIEoted
 The secretary of state made a decla- ration of the result of the canvass showing that Campbell had been cleo ted by a majority of thirty votes.
 George w F. Hunt, the defeated candidate. started a contest, his at torneys filing and serving papers on Thomas T. Campbell on Wednesday, December 9th. 1916, at 4:30 D. m, charging fraud and Irregularities in every preceinct in every county of the state The next morning at 9:30, at- tcrneys for Hunt demanded immediate production and inspection of sixty odd thousand ballots of the state.
 Osborn Refuses Certificate
 The secretary of state refused 10 give Governor Campbell his certifi- cate of election on demand, although these certificates had been earlier is sued following previous elections.
 On December 18th, 1916, Judge Stanford threw the contest case out of court because Governor Campbell had no certificate of election On De cefnber 21st, 1916, an agreement was signed at goo o'clock in the morning. on which Governor Campbelrs attor neys, in order to hurry the case, waived jury trial They also allowed the. contest case to he resumed in the superior court in exchange for the cer- tificate of election 10 which Governor Campbell was entitled
 The certificate was issued by Sec retary of State Osborn forty minutes after the signing of the agreement.
 On Monday. January 1st. 1917. Gov ernor Campbell went to the state caDi- tol to be inaugurated. Notice was given that only twenty of his friends would be permitted to enter the caDi tol building Gunmen barred the en. trance to the executive office. assist ed by deputy sheriffs' of Maricopa county. who stated that Governor Campbell could not take office because January 1st was a holiday, although the sheriff and his deputies had taken office on that date.
 Supreme Court Seats Campbell
 On January End, Governor Campbell again endeavOred to take his office, but was refused by Governor Hunt Two days afterward proceedings were brought by Governor Campbell in the supreme court. Twenty-three days later the court suggested that it would be well for Governor Hunt to soon vacate the office of governor because Governor Campbell had been elected. had a certificate of election, and was qualified.
 Campbell Takes Office
 Governor Campbell was admitted to his office on January 29, 1917. The inspection of the ballots. which was started the early part of Decem- Der. was completed and the contest trial began before Judge Stanfor January 25, 1917 The trial was fin shed on May ?, with the decision t' Thomas E. Campbell was elected and , entitled to the office of governor.
 CampbelI's Majority increasrd The courts supplemental finding oi