Arizona republican., 1920-05-09
FACING CHARGES
 MOEUR WILL NOT
 QUIT LAND DEPT
Session of Board Yesterday When Alleged Incriminat- ing Letter Is Produced,
 Proves to Be Stormy One

Authorizing Wiley E. Jones, as at torney general to investigate the au- thenticity of letter signed "S C. Barrow and addressed to w. A Moeur, state land commissioner, in which reference is made to the cost of land besides the $500,' the State Land Board, in stormy executive ses- sion yesterday, took it's initial step in an investigation of the State Land Le- partment.
 Charges and counter charges were made involving those connected with the department and others, including A. F. Parker, a land attorney, who is said to have been declared by Barrow to have split money with W. R. Evants of the department, who has been men, tioned as a successor to Ben Clark, deputy commissioner, who with Mir. Moeur, it is stated, is slated for dis missal.
 MT. Moeur, when called before the board, is alleged have stated that he would not resign under any circum- stances, and especially not when un- der fire.
 A motion for his resigna ton, ir- respective of the letter which Barrow claims is a forgery. was made by Jesse Boyce, state auditor, MT. Boyce later withdrawing the motion pending de- velopments at the hearing which was continued until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 Blows Are Near
 The session yesterday made little headway, it is said, owing to the atti- tude of the board members who ap- parently had made up their minds as to the position they would maintain before the meeting was called. There was only one change. H. $. Ross, who is alleged to have started proceedings against Mir. Moeur and who had signed a letter with Boyce and Jones asking his resignation, '-lined up" with Secre- tary of State Nit Simms who is a warm advocate of and believer in Mir. Moeur. Ross is said to have changed because he believes the Barrow letter a forgery. Should the matter come to an issue without another change of heart on the part of the four, Gov ernor Thomas E. Campbell will have the deciding vote.
 There is much bitterness in the fight that Jones and Simms are said to have almost come to blows when they met in the governors office. It was their first meeting since the attor- ney generals interview which ap- peared in Saturdays issue of The Re publican in which he was quoted as saying he was against any candidate for governor who WIS not with him in tho position he had taken in the land matter.
 Sends Copy of Letter
 SlmmS, who was the candidate to whom Jones referred, stamped the statement as dirty and after the ex- change of hot words the men sprang to their feet, but before blows were exchanged were separated.
 Simms and Ross were the two mem bers of the board who requested the governor to call the board meeting yesterday, but in any event the meet ing would have been called shortly and the rumors that have been cur rent for some time would have been brought to the attention of the mem bers by the governor.
 On his return to the city yesterday. Governor Campbell received a letter from the attorney general, who re- quested a letter or a copy said to be in the governors possession written by :. c. Barrow relating to a certain transaction with the administration of state a~1 Torea '' rTe e-o= .