Arizona republican., 1919-03-13
ELECTION CODE
 |S VETOED AND
 SPONSORRAVES
Senator Winsor Takes Gov crnor to Task During Warm Hour in Upper House; First Night Ses- sion Held

There was a torrid hour in the sen ate yesterday afternoon. Governor Campbell had returned the Winsor election code with his disnpproval and multitude of reasons for disapprov- Ing it. The veto was laid aside for he moment and after tho disposition uf several measures. the message was taken up.
 There was a fine setting for a loren 1,c play. The Glendale school was there under the guardianship of Su- pcrintendent Homer Dsvis. He had brought the pupils to sec a legislative body in action. and the time was aus ricious. lf only there could have been plate glass openings in the foreheads of the members that the pupils might have observed the operation of their mental processes. There was other wise a large crowd in the senate gal lerl'. brought there by no specially ad- Vcrtised event but the event was there The governors disappruving mes sage was document Of nine type written pages. It was with regret. ne said. that he was performing tn,s dCty. for he was fully cognizant of the need of an election code It was evi- dent though, that the legislature had not given the care and attention to his intricate subject that it should have had.
 Makes Many Objections
 The governor then pointed out his objections. He was in accord with the avOwed purpose the legislature to limi; campaign expenditures for the purpose of avoiding bribery, but he believed that the limitation of legitimate ex- uenditures would result in harm to al parties as well as the state and would tend to leave in control any faction or party which had once obtained thu offices. He then objected to a lack Of Q prohibition against state and county employees taking an active part in campaigns. though he said he did not know how such a prohibition could be made effective
 NJ second fundalmental objection Co this bill" wrote the governor "is hat it seeks Co rivet on the citizens of the state a political utilization at a time when the tendency of the people is toward independent voting and thinking The governor then ad vanced many minor objections, some pf them Co the constitutionality of tho act. There is a criticism Of the ar- rangement of the ballot as it appears in the bill. Special objection is of tered to the confidential blacklist provided for in the bin. based on the information or belief Of the chairms q and secretary Of the county committed or any candidate
 Winsor is Bitter
 In short it was the belief of the gov crnOr that the bill was so honey combed with blowholes as to be un- workable. In conclusion he said. 'Ti lt is impossible Co improve this ac, during this session of the legislature may not recommend that. your hon orahle body create commission tc draft a new election code as l am oi the opinion that in my hurried con sIderation of this important and ex- tcnsiye act. have overlooked other ahiectionabie features"
 The observations Of Mir. Winsor ,v inc message were very bitter. He evi. gently resented the nnputation ina, the bill had been carelessly and un. skillfullv prepared, since it had en- -aged h.s personal attention Tor some weeks. He sarcastically referred ?. the governor as constitutional lawyer md declared that his ve;o of the hil had torn the mask from his purposes hose Of a party politician. He alss alleged th9t the governor was guilt. of hypocrisy.
 lt was with qualification. he said that he remembered that the bill hae received the support of Q majority o thc republican members of tho senai, and that some Of them told him the, ?, earded the code as perfectly far one. a bill in which no party adyantac 2. lad been sought
 Defends the Governor
 Mir. Wilkinson in reply. took Mr Ninsor Co task for calling the governor a hypocrite and said that his obiee tons to the bill were weli-iounded. II, further defended the message. and a. hc chided the Yuma senator for hi heated accusations the latter said That is not what said Yes" re piled Mir. Wilkinson. "T heard you Mr. Winsor went into one of the com mittec rooms and remained there dur ing the rest of Mir. Wilkinsons ad dress
 The vote then was taken on tn, proposition Co pass tho Diii over tn, veto, and that was accomplished by strict party vote of ti tO 2. The bil was not sent to the house last night but will probably be offered there thi .. morning. Though the democrati membership there is sufficient to pas it, it is generally believed that thre, and perhaps four of the democrati'