Arizona republican., 1922-05-04
DEMURRER ARGUMENTS
On SENATOR CAMERON
INDICTMENTS MAY /
Judge Van Fleet OF Northern District OF
California Will Hear Arguments; If De-
n1urrer Is OUerruled Trial On TtUo Count
Perjury Indictment Will Start Immediately

Arguments on a general demurrer
TO a two count indictment charging
United States Senator Ralph ii. Cam
eron of Arizona with perjury IN con-
nection with returns on campaign eA-
penditures during the 1920 election
campaign will be heard by Judge van
Fleet of the Northern district OF CaI-
ifornia in the Arizona district fed
eral court in Phoenix, on Thursday,
Nav IL. Should the court overrule
the demurrer, trial will proceed I'M
mediately it was stated.
Demurrer to the indictment, re-
turned by a federal grand jury In
lime. 1920. was filed by +. c. ia
cobs and TT. E. Partridge, Globe at
tornevs. on behalf of Senator Cam
eron following arraignment of the
senator l federal court yesterday
morning at IL o'clock. The de-
mlirrer was filed at o'clock, at
which time Judge William ii. Saw
telle. presiding jurist of the Arizona
district court, announced receipt or
telegram from Judge Gilbert OF san
Francisco. senior judge of the Ninth
federal circuit, naming Judge van
Fleet to preside at the trial OF the
case. =
Date for argument on the de-
murrer was by stipulation Oh attor-
news. Judge Sawtelle stating from
the bench that he did not desire TO
make any rulings in the case. 1t was
agreed that trial of the action woulo
nroceed Immediately in the event the
court overrules the demurrer,
Senator Cameron, through MS
counsel. waived reading Of the in-
dictment. The defendant was given
until . O'Clock yesterday afternoon TO
enter a plea. that his attorneys might
have time to prepare a general de-
murrer.
when court convened in the aft
ernoon the demurrer was filed. An
nouncement that Judge Van Fleet
would be in Phoenix next week TO
preside at the trial of the action re-
suited in fixing the date Tor argu-
ment on the demurrer for May II.
In connection with the coming OF
J,15re Van Fleet. Judge Sawtelle
stated in open court that application
was made to him April IL last, when
the court was IN session here, to have
some other judge try the case. TINS
request Immediately was transmitted
TO the senior Judge of the circuit,
Judge Sawtelle declared, with the re-
sulting designation of Judge Van
Fleet TO serve.
Ask Early Hearing
Attorneys for Senator Cameron
asked that argument on the demurrer
be heard at the earliest possible op-
portunity.
I'VE do not care to wait until May
IL TO argue. this demurrer if there IS
any possibility of Judge Van Fleet
arriving in Phoenix before that date"
Attorney Jacobs said. May IL final
" was agreed upon.
The indie .ment made public for
the first time yesterday, charges
perjury on two counts, one in Yay-
anal county and the second in Mar
icopa county.
The indictment states that Senator
Cameron ''wilfully. unlaWfully, false-
IL. corruptly and feloniously and
contrary to his oath, did depose and
swear among other things in sub
stance and to the effect that the said
written statement SO made and sub
scribed by him was full, correct
and itemized statement OF all moneys
and things of value received by nm
or by anyone for him with his knowl-
edge and consent from any source in
the aid or support of his candldacy'
that in truth and in fact at the time
he, the said Ralph II. Cameron, was
sworn and took his oath. was not
full, correct and itemized statement
of all moneys and Things of value re-
ceived by him or by anyone for him
with his knowledge or consent" the
indictment says.
The YaYapai county return OF cam
paign expenditures, filed at Prescott,
October 20, 1920. failed to show re-
ceipts ee moneys from the follow
ing persons, according to the indict-
ment:
Claim Receipts Omitted
"F'rom one Harry n. Williams of
Philadelphia Pa, $500 in aid and
support of candidacy; from the Re
publican senatorial committee the
sum of approximately $4,000; from
the Cameron Michael company of
New York, state of New York. the
sum of $500; and from Z. j. Reese
of Philad delDhia, Pa, through the
First Nation Il bank Of Philadelphia,
Pa. the sum of $780,"
The second count alleges discrep-
ancies in the returns of campaign ex-
penditure filed November 10, 1920.
These returns, the indictment claims,
failed to show receipts of moneys
from the following persons:
From one Harry n. Williams of
Philadelphia, Pa, the sum of approx
inately $4,000 not included in any
statement heretofore filed by him, the
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