El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-04
LOOK
FOR TIGHT RACE
Each Side Claims Gov
ernor;; Republicans Think
Campbell Elected.

race All right was Lue summing u
Of the governorship contest by :
Republican politician just returned
from a tour of the state. He had pre-
pared a dope sheet" that gave the
election to Tom Campbell by few
hundred votes. The liberality Of his
figures may be gagged by the fact
that he gave Golfer. in some Of the
counties, larger pluralities than are
claimed by the Golfer management
Chairman Albert N. Sames of the
! Republican committee is far more op-
/ alton that the voters Of the state have
! become convinced that Golfer is Gov.
/ Hunts candidate and that, therefore,
! Golfer may be expected to bear the
/ burden of any political unpopularity
! Possessed by the present occupant OF
/ the chair.
Sames insists that a spirit of fair
play will cause many Democrats to
vote for Campbell, as man who has
been counted out of an office to
which he was Justly elected
The Republican Estimates.
The Republican sheet makes claims
! Of the following pluralities for Camp
bell in the counties named: Apache,
100; Navajo, $50; Coconino. $50; Va
Graham, ESQ; Santa Cruz, 100; Pinal.
$50; Cochise, $50.
Plurality allowances admitted to
Golfer are: Mohave. ESQ: Yuma ESQ;
ella, $50; Greenlee, ESQ.
The Campbell total in this is $500
and the Golfer 1900. giving a Camp
bell plurality of 5000.
Democrats Claim Every County.
Chairman Babbitt Of the Democratic
state committee is hardly as definite.
yet claims every county in the state
and even a greater plurality than do
the Republicans. His plurality fig
ures are Apache, 500; Navajo, ESQ;
Coconino zoo; Mohave 400 Yvapai So 1
Yuma, 400; ella, 500; Greenlee, 400
Santa Cruz. $50; Pinal, 200; Coehise.
1000: If his figures work out, Golfer
would have q plurality Of $500 The
committee also claims Maricopa. Pima
and Graham counties, but indefinitely
Il will be noted that the claim on
ella is less than allowed by the OPP
position
The battle-ground Of the state is in
Maricopa county, which in the last
election. despite a registered Demo-
cratic plurality of $500, gave Campbell
S440 plurality over Hunt
Voters Move In And Out
This election there are two features
OF large uncertainty, involving the
effect on the vote Of the departure OF
about 1000 soldiers. In a number Of
the mining camps there have been
heavy departures Of men to the gov
eminent work centers, east and west.
In Jerome and Miami, such men main
y were Democrats Possibly balanc-
ing, in Maricopa and Yuma counties
there have been large accessions OF
cotton growers and pickers from
Texas. assumed to be Democrats.
Golfers Eligibility Attacked
State senator Golfers eligibility to
the governorship now. on the eve Of
election, is being attacked very specl-
fically by the Republican committee
He has been declared ineligible, be-
cause the salary attached to the gov
ernor's office was raised by the cur
rent legislature Of which Golfer Is a
member. The state constitution de-
clares that no legislator shall be elig-
office that has been created or the
emolument Of which has been in
creased during his legislative term OF
office
List of Candidates.
The two leading tickets follow:
Governor-Thos. z. Campbell, Re
lican: G. H. Bclin. Democrat
Secretary of state-Harry Kay. Re I
publican; AIitt Simms. Democrat
Auditor-Chas- ". Fairchild. Repub- /
icans Jesse L. Boyce, Democrat
Treasurer-Jas. A Jones, Republi- I
,an: Harry S. Ross. Democrat.
Attorney general-D- Benshimol. Re- /
publican; Wiley z. Jones. Democrat I
superintendent public instruction
a. z. Matthews. Republican, c. o. +
case, Democrat
Corporation commissioner j G. (
Compton. Republican; D. F. johnson. I
Democrat
Tax commissioner-No Republican |
J. J Kerby. Democrat
representa- ve-Thos. E. Maddox,
Carl Hayden. Democrat.
Justice supreme court-A- A. Jayne,
Republican; A. c. Baker. Democrat
Mine inspectOr-Jack White, Repub-
publican; Fred T Golfer. Democrat
Heavy Drop in Registration
Owing to the departures OF men for
he war and war service. the regis
ration, which was s1.755 two years
.go. this year aggregates only 1922.
daricopa has 19, 4e6, Cochise. 1880: /
favapai. S741; ella, s125; Pima. 1892;
TUNA, 3137; Pinal, 1926; Greenlee, i
S41: Graham, 2796; Coconino. 27S6:
Navajo. 24S1; Mohave, 1886: Santa
,ruz. 1893; Apache. S07. Cochise county I
ost $500. GreenIee, 400; Mohave. 1900.
nut the other mining counties seem to
ave absorbed this loss. The Repub-
leans deny any vacancy in the office (
4 tax commissioner. i