The Winslow mail., 1926-12-13

successful candidate, saying HI
had decided not to contest tn,
election "even though substantial
grounds may exist" Clark hat
previously announced that Ii,
would contest Hunts election.
Judge Clark had only three days
left in which to file contest pro
ceedings in the Maricopa count,
Superior Court, the legal limit be
ing Dec. II, which falls ON Sun
day.
He COngratulates Hunt
In the letter, dated Dec. 10
Judge Clark congratulates Cover
nor Hunt, elected for the sixtl
time to the office of governor, al
honor which is accorded yer.
rarely, even to the most distin
guished of men,"
This message has been delaye,
because the margin in your favor
as disclosed by the election re
turns, was SO scant that in tn
judgment Of many of my friends o
both political parties, the questio
| of contest should be CAREFUL
considered before committing my
self, as to the result of the cleo
ton" the letter continues.
After looking over the situa
ton as thoroughly as the time an
resources at my command woul
allow, have decided not to con
test, even though substantia
grounds may exist
Offers His Services
Though my views and policie
during the campaign were widel
at variance with your own, yet
am heartily in accord with an
movement of your administratio
| toward the welfare of the stat
and insofar as my services in ths
behals may be doomed helpful
acceptable to you, they are alway
at your disposal"
The official canvas of the vot
in the fourteen counties of th
state disclosed that Governc
Hunt had been elected by a mi
| jority of 800 votes. Deductin
from this, Judge Clark pointed OF
in a statement issued to the preS
tonight, the majority known 4
have been given him in Conch
precinct, Apache county, whit
was not counted because the tai
sheets were sealed up with Il
ballots, the majority was reduce
to 333.
The statement declared th
! there was also reason to belle,
that serious irregularities existt
in some large precincts that hi
voted strongly against me-, al
there were also many indication
Of actual fraud.
Points irregularities.
The returns showed the vote
have been so close that for near
ten days the result was unce
TAIN" the statement said.
while we have information 50
isfying us of many and gross
Irregularities, it continued, "parl
cularly in precincts that if throw
out would change the result, t
difficulty of getting actual pro
in such shape as would be acceI
able in a court of law is We
great.
Moreover, the expense OF wa
ing such contest would run in
very large sum, far beyond a
amount at my command and
ceeding by many thousands of dt
lars any sum | would be willing
ask my friends and supporters
contribute. (The election laws
the state provide that the sts
shall NOT stand the expense of
recount of votes cast for any
flee in a contest proceedings u
less the majority of the successl
candidate is less than 1-tenth
one per cent Of the total vote CT
for that office; in this case, sol
70 votes.
Sees DraWn-Out Case.
Also. very powerful intere
would be aligned against us, aid
by the most formidable politi
machine that has ever been
ganized in the southwestern stat
Commanding funds and influel
almost without limit.
"The time necessary to the tn
of such a contest would proba
extend nearly, il not entirely II
the term Of office involved
even though we prevailed in
end, the victory might be a b
ren one, except in a moral sen
My decision meets the appr
al OF many prominent citiz,
from various parts of the st;
whose counsel and co-operat
have been of great assistance
to whom because of their dis
.nreSfnd frinndshin an, IN