Arizona republican., 1920-11-04
The overturn In ArIzona

ee-aing In the national election prt-s than the overturn in Arizona Though to H-rf it was not unexpected the most sanguine Re pst1i@ar who had made a survey of the state could npt have expected 1t to be general and decisive.
 rAe causes and influential in vary ieS eesrecs. Not In the order of their importance ~rse. ihe Republicanism which filled the air. Ar- crA ~as caught in the nation wide drift Harding eere vas the personal superiority of Republican sapd'dstes for the higher offices those ~rcr' the Democrats had nominated 1t r-cti ev devious means. There was the detection rf iarEe section organized labor which had stood win ths Arizona Democracy since admission rtateheod and which felt that 1t nouted if ro, asfsauded In the Democratic primaries.
 1nsre was. too the certainty that the admnis- tlatca would be Republican and the congress over ~tsr'nriy Republican and the very sensible view teet -te state should attune itself to this circum sAntr rather than to elect certain to office for .o ctfsr reason than that they Democrats The torie tor decided to vote their interests .tnrr ihAn for those office holding politicians.
 1se splendid record Governor Campbell had a+a 1- work in the League of the Southwest, the
 r'-ion that had been given him throughout the >aairx outside of Arizona naturally was matter rri4s ArizOnians regardless of party it re expected that hundreds of Democrats would ceeealrc him a chief executive of the people Nt1sf sfan as figure head of party faction p1rty.
 ma he greatest determining factor was the land oeearsrsnt scandal which the governor put forward an issue and which Democratic politicians fool istr s-cepted and elected on, support sta terartment which less than six months before rrts.f-e-t members of the Democratic party two assu candldates for office had upquafedly con- srrnrd
 -owning folly of the Democratic party was te,rre in party council. the land department, to us~3f t snras. its candidate for governor, supporter isnd department, when, if his opponent, MT. aad been nominated the council would have trr -Hftd the department readily in the cir -s it had commended it.
 Hen aiscussion of the issue presented by Govern rten gave the great of the people the fr1t 1lfe-maton they had had the operations of .srartnent of the accusation that it had been ,tisa in such manner to favor rich and interests. action which not only dis -.FI.rattry against other citizens but which de- ,t4ts ier state of a largo amount of revenue
 rht people especially Democrats might easily te estrtioned the truth of these charges against ae sresrtment. but the proof forthcoming in ha artrity of the interests said to so favored ( - bensif Of Messrs. simms Ross and Jones who in .r event of their election would members she iard board.
 There was proof that could have been ad- 1ccd hv Governor Campbell that could have been tcrvncing to the voter of purpose to perpetuate , oiisarchy Cwe apologize to the late Governor Cox onto for this infringement)
 whre perceived the danger to the Demo- saIs cf an these circumstances were not sure
 st reiEhty as they they would weigh enough
 ovcrbaiance that mistaken loyalty to party which inmates 70 many voters
 Dut the people have realized that if their party
 cs ros if 1t cannot win not protect their inter-
 .s and conduct government which insures jus ,a fo aif it's claim upon them has been forfeited
 4 m to be rejected they rejected. in startling
 manner. call of the politicians during the late rraign