Arizona republican., 1918-03-03
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 INSTRUCTION
Mayorality Muddle Likely
 to go Into Court Unless Woods is Given Place on Ticket at April Poll

That Peter Corpstein was duly elec- ted mayor of the city of Phoenix to succeed himself at the primary elec- ton on Friday, was the opinion eN- pressed yesterday by several leading attorneys of this city. That he received a majority of all the votes cast for the office of mayor is indicated by the returns. But the wording of the sec tion of the city charter providing for the election of a candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at such pri- mary election, is such that there is ground for an honest division of opin- ion, a situation which really could not be cleared without taking the entire proceedings into court.
 WILL CANVASS VOTES
 AT TUESDAY MEETING
 | The city commission will meet Tues | day morning as canvasSing board and will go over the ballots cast at Fri days primaries It is now almost foregone conclusion that the commits sion will seek an opinion from City Attorney Richard E. Sloan as to the status of the election witt reference to the mayoralty contest. Ih the event Judge Sloan gives it as his opinion that Corpstein was elected on Friday, the commission will probably cause the is suance of a certificate of election forthwith.
 SLOAN EXPECTED TO
 RULE FOR CORPSTElN
 About town yesterday it was the general belief that Judge Sloan like other prominent members of the legal profession, will hold that Corpstein was elected. It was also reported that those handling the Woods campaign, con templated going into court asking for temporary injunction, restraining the commission from issuing such cer- tificate If this step is not taken Mon day and the commission should issue the certificate, then it is reported the Woods men plan to institute manda- mus proceedings to compel the placing of the names of Corpstein and Woods on the general election ballot as can didates for the office of mayor
 Re-checking of the figures given in
 The Republican yesterday morning did
 not reveal single error. The figures
 as given by The Republican will be certified to the commission Tuesday ! morning as correct. Whether the 1 names of Corpstein and Woods. do or do not appear on the ballot for the
 general electin, it is certain the names
 of Charles W. Barnett. J A. R. Irvine
 John D. Mills and J. Fred Powell vii
 'C 6iNCh PidCS dS TOT Int
 two vacancies occurring on the com. Il mission. This means that but one a name, that of W. S. Norveil was elimi- hated from the commissionership race
 as result of Fridays primary cleo = ton.
 l. OPINION OF PROMINENT if LOCAL ATTORNEYS GIVEN n T really think that Corpstein wa. l. elected at the primary election on. Fri. '- day. said Judge Ernest w Lewis yes n terday. If it was as 1 understand tn,
 situation, that enough ballots were in. '- validated to cut down the apparen ie number of ballots cast to such a poin le that majority of valid ballots wer, -e less than the number of votes cast fo if Corpstein, then, in my opinion, he wa U duly elected
 The election or non-election O - Corpsteln, in my opinion depends upor
 the interpretation that is placed on tn,
 clause of the city charter intended t,
 cover ouch a situation While tha
 clause says that candidate in order f,
 be elected at a primary election mus n receive majority of all the votes ca III Continued on Page Eleven)