Weekly journal-miner., 1920-10-13
EIGHTH NORTHERN ARIZONA STATE FAR OPENS GATES TODAY
BURTON CLEARS ERRORS IN
 MOEUR CASE; SAYS HE WAS
 VICTIM OF MISUNDERSTANDING

q care more about my position as businessman and my reputation among my friends than any political preferment" Charles F. Burton, re- publican candidate for the state sen ate and storm center of contro- versy raised by the assertion of Governor Campbell in a speech that son of Land Commissioner Moeur had been paid a large Tee for secur- ing leases, said yesterday upon is suing a formal statement concerning the incident That is the reason, he continued, he sought to have all misunderstanding involved in the matter cleared away.
 At a conference yesterday morn ing between Hr Burton and Dr. F. B. Perrin the latter supplied Mir Burton with . statement over his signature, admitting that he might have been mistaken when he told Governor Campbell Mir Burton had told it that such a payment was made to J. H. Moeur, a land attor- ney in the firm of Fen S. Hildreth at Phoenix.
 Mr. Burton continued, saying that he had always cherished the friend Hest feeling for Governor Campbell and that at the present time he be- heved he was the only big cattle man who Is supporting him. He re- peated the assurance of his formal statement that he believed the gov ernor had been imposed upon and had acted on transformation. ''i do not believe this IS my fight" he said. Tt is regrettable that l should have become invoked My only feeling toward the governor in this matter is that Tom acted in the neat of the campaign without having further checked up the accuracy of his information"
 Mir. Burton's statement is as fol- ows:
 Prescott, Oct. 13, 1929. To the Public:
 My attention has been called to certain statements made in the course of public speeches and given wider currency in newspaper reports 10 the effect that had said that ! lad paid S300000. as one report gave t, or. $100000, as another alleged corrected report gave it. to J. H. Moeur, a land attorney, and son ot w. A. Moeur, land commissioner ot Arizona before I could secure a ease of state land.
 This statement, in whatever form pr by whenever made, is wholly md absolutely untrue. 1 have never paid to J. H. Moeur, or to any one ,lse. the sum of $300000 or any oth- er sum whatsoever. for procuring a ease of state lands for myself or any one else, and I have never stat !. ed to any person that l had pald Mir. Moeur or any one else. any sum 2f money whatsoever for that pur- pose. Any statement to the con rarv is absolutely untrue. !
 Governor Campbell, as I anr toli, | las publicly said that I furnished the information that I had paid MT. J.I H. Moeur one or tine other of the . sums mentioned for the purpose oi securing a lease of state lands. He q based this assertion as I am inform ' d he says, upon what another per ,on told him. Governor Campbell ! s not only a friend of mine, but . me whose friendshin I greatly cher sh and most cordially reciprocate | therefore deeply regret that he has ,een imposed upon by a false state nent made to him and l also regret hat either Mir. Noeur or myself hould have been the innocent sui erers from imposition I, of course. I' appreciate that Governor CamobelI .' ,as acted in entirely good faith Tn |; proceeding upon the misrepresenta- : ion made to him and am "lad to Y -row that in the fairness that all i vavs distinguishes him, now. nnon II earning the facts, he is setting forth he matter in its true 1;oht.
 CHARLES L. BURTON. F