The Coconino sun., 1918-10-11

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 Chief Justice Alfred Franklin. This is brief story of the proceed ings by which Tom Campbell was de prived of his office as governor o1 Arizona, to which he was honestly and fairly elected by the people o1 the state in 1916.
 Following the general election held on November Eth, 1916, canvass of the returns of the election judges of every precinct of the state with the exception of Wilgus in Cochise county and Camp Ten in Coconino county was made by the supervisors of every county, and was sent to the secretary of state after substitution was made in Coconino county, at the request of the secretary of state.
 Campbell Declared Eleced. ..
 The secretary of state made dec laration of the result of the canvass showing that Campbell had been elect ed by majority of thirty votes.
 George w. P. Hunt, the defeated candidate, started contest, his at torneys filing and serving papers on Thomas K. Campbell on Wednesday, December 9th, 1916, at 4:30 p. m., charging fraud and irregularities in every precinct in every county of the state. The next morning at 9:3O, at- torneys for Hunt demanded immediate production and inspection of sixty-odd thousand ballots of the state.
 Osborn Refuses Certificate.
 The secretary of state refused to give Governor Campbell his certificate of election on demand, although these certificates had been earlier issued 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 DecemSar Fist, 1916, an agreement was signed at 9 o'clock in the morn- ing, on which Governor Campbell's at torneys, in order to hurry the case, waived jury trial. They also all lowed the contest case to be resumed in the superior court in exchange for the certificate of election to 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 cap itol to be inaugurated. Notice was given that only twenty of his friends would be permitted to enter the cap itol building. Gunmen barred the en- trance to the executive office, assisted by deputy sheriffs of Maricopa coun- ty, who stated that Governor Camp bell could not take office because Jan uary 1st was holiday, although the sheriff and his deputies had taken of flee on that date.
 Supreme Court Seats Campbell. :.
 On January End, Governor Camp bell again endeavored to take his of- flee, but was refused by Governor Hunt. Two days afterward proceed ings were brought by Governor Camp bell 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 gov ernor, because Governor Campbell had been elected, had a certificate of cleo tion, and was qualified.
 Campbell Takes Office.
 Governor Campbell was admitted to his office on Janutry 20, 1917.
 The inspection of the ballots, which was started the early part of Decem- Der, was completed and the contest trial began before Judge Stanford January 25, 1917. The trial was fin ished on May 2, with the decision that Thomas E. Campbell was elected and entitled to the office of governor.
 Campbell's Majority Increased.
 The courts supplemental finding of facts gave Governor Campbell a ma jority of sixty-seven votes.
 George w. P. Hunt, the contestant, could have brought his case before any of the fifteen superior judges in the state of Arizona, but he chose Judge Stanford, one of the presiding judges of Maricopa county, and Democrat.
 Following the decision of the trial court against them, attorneys for Hunt appealed to the supreme court.
 August 6, 1917, F. c. Struckmeyer, one of the attorneys for Hunt, con testant, filed an abstract of record and brief in the supreme court. The abstract was incomplete, and Tom attorneys were compelled by the supreme court to file nearly four hundred pages of an abstract to even supplement and correct the rec ord, causing an extra expense for Gov srnor Campbell. The answer and ab- stract were filed in the supreme court.
 Supreme Court Seats Hunt.
 The case was argued in the supreme court on the 18th day of October, and asted three days. The court rendered its decision two months later, on De- .ember 22, 1917. Governor Campbell was absent from the capitol, but Hunts secretary, who had already re- turned to Phoenix and had made ar to lease a house, demand sd possession of the office at once, and Attorney General Wiley E. Jones ordered Governor Campbell to vacate he office immediately, despite the lsual fifteen days in which the loser n the supreme court is granted, as an opportunity to ask for new hear ng.
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