Arizona republican., 1920-10-10
BILLIARD FAILS ID
 KEEP PROMISE ID
 SHOW UP CAMPBELL

With customary. not Co say habitual and entertaining eloquence. George furdv Builard. advocate and general practitioner at law. appeared at the Y. M. ~. A. stadium last night in a de- frusc uf thc state land commissioner, thc Arizona Cattle Growers associa- ton and AIit Simms. Democratic can@ uldatc for governor. It had been ad- frrtlscd widely that tho meeting was to bc held Tor tho purpose of refuting the charges which Governor Campbell has made touching the land board and the conduct of the office of the land com missioner. lt had been further adver- tiecd that this was to be accomplished by the presentation of documentary evidence which would leave the gov ernor suspended between heaven and earth Ike Mahomets coffin. Naturally fhis promise and Saturday night brought out a flattering crowd. for the rcopic for some months have been de- sirous Of getting at tho bottom of this land board muddle.
 There was a diversion before the meeting. and it was continued in it. by fhe circulation of a document by a member Of the American legion who Nr. Bullard later informed the audi sncc was "Onc- Round" Murphy. so- called because Of his former belief that N| NNH NNNNNNrANft Nt run A llilt Iatt or a half-milc track. The caption of fhis document was:
 The Soldiers Didn't-Who Got the l.ands?" It recitei the former ern- rloyment of Alr. Bullard as counse, for the state land commissioner against charges brought against him hy the Democratic members of the state land board. copies of the tele- grams from Commissioner Tollman of
 
 rttary Lane of the interior department requesting the withdrawal by the land board of certain lands from the Sem tinel project. and the reply of Cover nor Campbell that all the members of tho board except himself, th1y fs. an Tho Democratic members had unani- mously voted against the postponemenl cf the sales Of this land which the de- l,artment desired as a part of its sol dicr settlement plan.
 The chairman of the meeting was Judge Stanford. who embraced the op- portunify Co say that he was not sore at Mark Smith. after which he intro. duccd Mr. Builard. Flo briefly paid q tribute Co the high character of Lane Commissioner Moeur. but he erred ir statement that now for the first time his character was being assailed b, Governor Campbell. When, as the at tornev for Mir. Moeur against tho charges brought against him by three Democratic members of the board las May. hc must have been aware that th' character of tho commissioner had been aSsailcd at that time.
 n The first documentary evidence in tended Co refute the charges of Mir Campbell related Co tho accusation O the governor that the large cattle in forcsts were trying to secure the "heri tare of tho state" This evidence con sisted of certain remarks by the gover nor in the course of felicitous address before tho meeting of tho cattlemen1 assoclation at Tucson last February n which hc described their industry a The second most important on tho state and declared that it was worthy O consideration" No doubt the governo would rcitcrate that statement It the second largest industry in the stat and it deserves consideration. but .h consideration. all will agree. shout stop short or turning over all of th state lands Co tho cattlemen.
 Referring Co the inve9tigation of tn office of the commissioner last Ma, Mir Bullard said that when he was em rioycd as a personal friend to appca for Nfr. Moeur. who told him that sta chamber sessions were being hel iazajnst him. he called at the capit' pnd found the board in executive aes sion. Tfc sent word that he was abot fo appear in behalf of Mir. sMoeur an desired to hc admitted. He waited a hour. and at last was received onl upon a threat to appeal to the pres Mr. Bullard again neglected to sta that four Of the five members who we slow about seeing him were Dem' crats. and three of them were accuse of Mir. Moeur. Nor was it explain, by tho advocate that Governor Caml hcu stood against the condemnation
 Nr. Mocur unheard: that the men vi were after his scalp were all Dem crats
 -I drove them into their holes" sa Nlr. Builard. referring to the ensuu investigation. "and made them pull q