Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-12

Hc OSHlOCTdllC CeHtTil COlPHlllleF requests Candidate Tom Campbell to answer the following questions relat- ing tc accusations made by him against the State Land Board
 l. Mir Campbell, it is reported that you have said that the Land Lease Bill. passed by the Legislature in 1919. is a vicious measure. If so, WHY DID YOU NOT VETO THE SAME?
 2. You are reported as having at lacked the cattle industry in the State of Arizona. DID YOU NOT IN A SPEECH MADE BY YOU IN FEB RUARY. 1920. BEFORE THE CON- MENTION OF ARIZONA CATTLE GROWERS. HELD IN TUCSON. SAY AS FOLLOWS: BECAUSE. AGAIN I REITERATE. AS I HAVE MANY TIMES. THAT YOU ARE THE SEC OND BIG INDUSTRY IN THE STATE IN PRODUCTION. AND YOU ARE THE SECOND LARGEST AS ISOLATION IN NUMBERS IN THE STATE so THAT YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERED"
 3. WHY DID YOU NOT CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE STATE CONVENTION TO THE CHARGES AND ACCUSATIONS YOU ARE NOW MAKING FROM THE STUMP IF THEY ARE TRUE?
 f. You now insinuate and charge that Land Commissioner AIoeur is in efficient or corrupt DID YOU NOT IN THIS SPEECH BEFORE THE STATE CATTLE GROWERS ASSO- CLAYTON, AT TUCSON, FEBRUARY 1920. SAY. REFERRING TO LAND COMMISSIONER MOEUR AS FOL- LOWS: THE SUCCESS ATTAIN ED IS BECAUSE THE STATE LAND BOARD HAS USED UNLIKE MOST BOARDS THAT ARE CONSTITUTED THAT WAY, MUCH JUDGMENT IN THE SELECTION OF A MAN WHO DID NOT KNOW A GREAT DEAL. ABOUT THE STATE LAND BUSI- NESS WHEN HE WAS APPOINTED BUT WITH SPLENDID COMMON SENSE AND A GREAT DEAL OF COURAGE, HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE OF THE DEPARTMENT SOMETHING WORTH WHILE?" ,. You are reported as now saying that it is necessary in order to save the great heritage of the State that you and your fellow candidates on the Republican Ticket, should be elected | this fall
 DID YOU NOT IN YOUR SPEECH BEFORE THE STATE CATTLE GROWERS CONVENTION HELD IN TUCSON IN FEBRUARY, 1920. SAY: "KNOWING PRACTICALLY MOTH i ING OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE LAND DE APARTMENT, THE MEMBERS OF
 THE BOARD HAVING SUFFICIENT l TO DO WITH THEIR OFFICES TIC KEEP THEIR TIME FULLY OCCU,
 PIED. PAY VERY LITTLE ATTEN TION TO TT; AND I AM VERY FRANK TO SAY TO YOU THAT WE ARE SIMPLY AN INPEDIMENT IN THE WAY OF THE ADMINISTRA. AND AT SAID TIME AND PLACE DID YOU NOT ALSO SAY: THE MAJOR LEGISLATION IN THIS STATE THAT SHOULD B k BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LEGISLATORS IS TO RE. LIEVE THE LAND COMMISSIONER FROM THE DICTATES OR THE POSSIBLE DICTATES OF A STATE LAND BOARD?"
 6. If your campaign is not mere political bunk" WHY HAVE YOU NOT HERETOFORE GONE ON REC ORD IN THE SESSIONS OF THE STATE LAND BOARD AS BEING OPPOSED TO THE POLICIES OF SAID BOARD?
 :. You and your opponent. Nit
 Simms, have both been members of
 the State Land Board for the years 1919 and 1920. DO NOT THE REC
 ORDS OF THE STATE LAND BOARD SHOW THAT AT NO TIME
 HAVE YOU AND SIMMS DIS AGREED ON MATTERS PERTAIN. ING TO THE POLICIES UNDER
 WHICH THE LANDS ARE ADMIN ISTERED?
 s. IS TT NOT TRUE THAT SINCE JANUARY. 1919, WHEN LEASES HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY TEE STATE LAND BOARD THAT EXCEPT ON TWO OCCASIONS YOU VOTED THE SAME AS YOUR OP- PONENT. MIR. SINIMS. ON THE IS. SUANCE OF SAID LEASES? 9. DOES THE RECORD SHOW A SINGLE INSTANCE WHERE YOU VOTED DIFFERENTLY THAN MIR. SIMMS ON SAID LAND BOARD WHERE THE QUESTION INVOLV- ED WAS WHETHER THE LEASE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A LARGE CATTLE GROWER OR A SMALL C ATrpJ K CPOWER7
 10. You are reported now as say ing that the State Lands have been
 tied up in perpetual leases to few
 people.
 DID YOU NOW KNOW TT TO RE
 A FACT THAT NOT AN ACRE OF
 STATE LAND HAS BEEN LEASED
 BY THE STATE LAND BOARD FOR