The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-10-08
OPENING GUNS ARE FIRED BY STATE
 CANDIDATES
Yuma County Is Placed In The Demo cratic Column With a 2000 Major ity For Nit Simms For
 Governor

Yuma, Oct. 4,-Opening guns of the democratic state campaign were fired in Yuma Monday with a big mid day meeting in Gadsden, another meeting in Somerton at 3 o'clock, and the final meeting in the Yuma theater Monday night. Congressman Carl Hayden, Nit Simms, candidate for governor of Arizona, Wiley F.. Jones, who is running for reelection to the office of Attorney general, R. R. Earhart, for state treasurer, and E. A. Hughes, candidate for state tax commissioner, were the speakers at the meeting, and were given an en- thusiastic welcome throughout the county.
 The evening meeting at Yuma was the best attended of any political gathering ever held in this city. Congressman Hayden and Attorney General Jones made the principal speeches of the program, the former discussing national issues, predicting the election of Cox and Roosevelt and the triumphant reelection of U. s. Senator Mark Smith, while the latter literally fiayed Gov. Campbell on his state land record. Both speeches were enthusiastically aplauded, At torney General Jones' talk being es- pecially hailed with delight by the big audience, many of whom had form erly been adherents of the governor.
 During Nit Simms' stay in Yuma, 1 b., spent much of his time with his ] former primary opponent, State 1 Senator Mulford Winsor, who has promised his most cordial and loyal support not only to. Simms but to the [ whole democratic state ticket.
 The distinguished visitors made a 1 most favorable impression on the 1 Yuma citizens, who were free in their predictions the entire democratic 1 ticket will sweep Yuma county any. 1 where from 1500 to 2000 votes maj i ority. This prophecy is borne out by I figures. for the county great register shows 5000 democrats recorded, tC less than 800 republicans Since the | primary election, an even hundred i voters have added their names to
 the great register, everyone of whom
 went on record as democrat This is probably the most remarkable re 1 gistration ever shown in any county of the state. and clearly indicates the
 trend of political opinion in Yuma :, county.
 ;, The Northern Arizona Leader, one
 of the most prominent democratic .I newspapers cf Arizon ha. issued {
 challenge to the republicans, whicf
 should bring forth some very inter esting replies. The challenge con sists of three questions, which Gov ernor Campbell is asked to explain, a
 the first meeting of the republican, ;. in Coconino County, to be held il
 Flagstaff Tuesday evening.
 The questions are these: What ii your reason for not vetoing the lant
 lease law bill which you are nov
 talking against? Why were tn, Azbill brothers paroled or let out ol honor from the state prison? Thes
 men, convicted in Coconino count, of cold blooded murder, are now ou
 and fled to parts unknown. Wh,
 were Sickles and Bailey, slayers o
 Ed Duggy the Williams merchant nor more carefully guarded? The were put in the road camp and on
 got killed while attempting to escape while the other made complet get away. Both the AzbilIs and Ba l ley and Sickles were sentenced t serve life terms for murders con [ mitted in aCoconino county within tn < past three years