Arizona republican., 1919-09-26

Sensational charges by Governor Campbell that Wiley F. Jones, att torney general was under the influ- ence of liquor the night of March 20, . 1917, when the governor asked him for advice on the legal aspects of Senate Bill 109, were made yesterday in an affidavit filed by the governor in the Campbell Harris case. The affidavit was made in answer to a memorandum of authorities filed Wednesday by Louis J. Whitney, assistant attorney general, in which it was stated that on the night of March 20. 1917. the gov- ernor, Attorney General Jones, and Will E. Ryan, an attorney, remained fin the governors office waiting the passage of bills by the legislature. then in it's last hours. Senate Bill 109 came to the Governor at II o'clock. The governor did not want to take any chances of perpetuatinf any officer. ad- Jutant general or otherwise, in office He asked Mir. Jones his opinion, and Jones iss alleged to have told the gov ernor there was no danger of Harris being given a life job.
 Jones.ri the memorandum filed by Whitney says he told the governor Harris would be perpetulted in office. GoYernor Campbell in his reply says he asked the attorney general for his opinion and Jones is alleged to have replied fhat if any attempt was made to eonsFue that act he guessed the attorney generals office and Brother Ryan waQld be able to see that they didn't aN away with it."
 "Weii Remembers the Circumstances"
 F'urthermore, the governor in his af- fidavit Alleges that he well remembers the cfrtnmstances "and remembers that due Co the fact that the attorney general was then under the influence of iiquor he would not have acted upon any Suggestion of the attorney general or any opinion given by him except as in, this ease the opinion did concur with that already given him by Attor- ney Ryan"
 The governor alleges Jones told him Harris could not stay in office. Jones saysAne told the governor Harris could rcftaf th office. The governor claims nc tatt1fney general was under the infiuencf of liquor and not responsible for bis Opinion, but as long as his opinDW nas backed up by that of At- torney t<Fan he accepted it. Mir. Jones says% ha was not under the influence of liquor. furthermore, he had no liquor on hisperson and he knew of none on the Ireraises and that his recollection ot the lights proceedings are clearer than thase ofthe governor.
 Theis4 teTaent which caused the en- tire trpuble and which was included in Whitneyts nenorandum of authorities is as follows:,f
 sauaN kht Caused the Trouble
 Ibo 8torney general of Arizona on the nieiN of the goth of March. 1917, sat with#loy. Campbell (who now as- sertashis5right to remove the adjutant general Auntil after II o'clock of the last nigRt within which the governor must eiDer veto or allow bills to be- come lays without his signature. and that lime Governor Campbel was advised py the attorney general that if ne alowAd chapter "A to become a law that sec4on 6 would preclude him (the goyernop from removing Col. Harris and Governor Campbell because of other provisions of the bill at that time declined 20 exercise his right of veto.
 Jones said, yesterday afternoon. at his office in the state house, that he had nevef seen the, memorandum until it was presented to him by Whitney a few minAtes before It was signed in MT. JoneB name by Louis J. Whitney assistant attorney general.
 "Ot course" said Mir. Jones, T will back ups the statement made by Mir Whitneysin his memorandum, but wish ] had seen it before 1t was filed l would fhave changed the wording slightlyF
 WhitnSy did not deny that the attor- ney gen%al did not sign the memor- andum, hnd stated when he filed il that if Jpnes would not back it up he would.
 Attorney General Denies It
 Attorney General Jones was very in didnant yesterday afternoon when he was presented with a copy of the gov ernors affidavit stating he had beer