Arizona republican., 1911-12-13
HAYDEN WILL HAVE PROBABLY MAJORITY OF
FOUR THOUSAND WHEN RETURNS ARE ALL IN
George w P Hunt, Who Will Be First Governor of
New State of Arizona, Issues Statement to the
Republican in Which He Says His Banner
Vote in the State Has Been Given in
His Home County of Gila

to see Cameron and Hoval Smith
break even at least.
The Democrats will probably carry
Cochise by 200 Maricopa county will
give Hunt for governor 100 and prob
ably 500 for Hayden but | think
Cameron and Hoval Smith will break
even with their democratic opponents
for the United States senatorship.
ella will be democratic by 200, Yuma
by 100, Graham by $50. Greenlee by
100 and Santa Cruz by a shade. Pima
will give 800 republican majority.
Apache, $50: Coconino. so; Mohave.
30. and Yavapai. 100 for Wells though
Ashurst may get a majority for the
United States senate.
SO far as the republicans are con-
cerned they have no excuses 10 offer.
They have fought the good fight:
they have kept the faith, and are in
better shape now than they have ever
been. They have redeemed tine nor
mai democratic majority and have
made gains all along the line which
VIII result in the redemption of the
state next fall The people evidently
wanted the first state government
placed in the hands Of the men who
framed the constitution regardless OF
ali other considerations and they eX-
pressed their will at the polls W.
believe they will find they have mad.
u mistake but we are content The
mistake viii be rectified next fall.
In the meantime we will perfect an
organization ard be in a position to
,ar.r, tna hot
prosperity may be restored to Ari-
zona and the work of developing her
vast natural resources be put under
way
We have no apologies to offer for
cur course during the campaign and
nothing to regret except that cur vic
tory was not more decisive than is
indicated by the mere cutting of the
democratic majority"
From republican standpoint. il
was cataclysm of disaster. From
democratic standpoint it was a glori-
Gus landslide. And it is landslide.
though opinions may differ as to
whether it is glorious or the reverse.
At an early hour this morning scat
tering returns from every county in
the state. with only one or two of
them complete. however, show that
the entire democratic ticket has prob
ably been elected. At republican
headquarters they were claiming the
probable election of Fred Cleaveland
To the office of secretary of state over
Sidney Osborn, though as a matter
of fact there seems to be doubt as to
the ground for this claim. Cleave-
land made a remarkable run in this
city and in some sections of the
county. But outside. where neither
man had the advantage Of personal
acquaintance, Osborn ran well up
with his ticket; and the indications
are that he has been swept into Of
flee by the pronounced democratic
drift which has been evidence since
early in the night
Ashurst is certain to lead the DEM
ocratic senatorial ticket, but shortly
after the first reports. which indi-
Gated that he had a heavy lead over
Smith, the latter has been coming
strong. and the chances are at an
early hour this morning that there
will not be a wide gap between them.
This fact is particularly gratifying
to the friends of Smith. who have
been working hard foF him in this
city and elsewhere throughout the
state.
1t soon became evident that the
hopes which the democrats and re-
publicans had built on the whiriwind
campaign conducted by Ralph Cam
eron and his splendid service for
Arizona had been founded on the
sand of uncertainty Cameron got
many democratic votes-a great many
Of them. But he lost also a great
many more republican votes among
those who had been deceived by the
specious plea that he was an enemy
to statehood And to this fact was
added the other, that the old sores
over the constitutional fight had not
yet healed. gave the democrats an