The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-06
REPUBLICANS sweep ARIZONA;
HARDING LEADS TICKET; BULK
OF STATE TICKET IS ELECTED
Complete Reversal Of Form Shown In General Election
III State; Democrats Save But Five Candidates From
G.. O. p Landslide In Arizona

Upsetting all predictions of political
wiseacres, Arizona swept into the re-
publican column in the general elec-
tion held Tuesday, the national and
state tickets carrying the state with
but a few exceptions. In the cases in
which democratic candidates were
elected, they owed their success to
personal popularity or to the fact that
their republican opponents had made
virtually no campaign.
Warren G. Harding carried Arizona
by over 5000 votes, leading the entire
republican ticket. Latest reports give
Harding 36,323 votes as compared
with 2S,775 for Cox Ralph Cameron,
republican candidate for the United
States senate, decisively defeated
Mark Smith, democratic candidate for
reelection, Camerons' majority being
over $500. Carl Hayden, congress
man from Arizona, was reelected, de-
feating his republican opponet by over
5000 votes. He was the only demo
crat on the state ticket to be re-
elected
Governor Thos. E. Campbell de-
feated Nit Simms, his democratic op-
ponent, by nearly 5000 votes, late re-
turns giving Campbell majority of
approximately $500 over Simms.
Ernest R. Hall was elected secretary
of state, defeating Harry S. Ross,
democratic nominee by almost 1000
votes. The republican wave swept
into office four other candidates:
Chas. w. Fairfield for state auditor,
W. J. Galbraith for attorney general,
Elsie Toles for superintendent Of pub
lie instruction and Jack White for
state mine Inspector Raymond R.
Earhart was the only one below the
party emblem who escaped, his MAJ
jority over Estill, the republican nomi-
nees for treasurer, being in excess of
5000. Judge A. G. McAlister was
elected to the supreme court, easily
defeating Edw. J. Flanagan, his re-
publican oponent Frank Luke and
; Ed A. Hughes were elected to the tax
commission, defeating Rudolph Kuch-
Ter and Frank H. Parker. That they
owed their election largely to the fact
that their names appeared at the top
of the ballot instead of under the
party emblem, is the view generally
accepted.
The election was one of the most
surprising in years. The most
; sanguine expectations of republican
workers were far exceeded, and as re-
turns from over the state began to
filter in, it became apparent that there
; had been a republican avalanche.
Tried and true democratic counties,
regarded as the impregnable strong
holds of the party, gave handsome
majorities to the republican ticket
, Nit Simms, democratic candidate for
: governor, was counting largely on
Cochise, Graham and Yuma counties
He failed to carry his own county
while Cochise gave Campbell ma
jority of 961, and the republican state
ticket a splendid majority.
The scene at democratic state head
quarters at Phoenix on Tuesday night
was dramatic one. Hundreds of Of
fee holders and appointees had as
sembled to hear the returns and, as
!. they thought, to celebrate the victory
5 of the state ticket The crowd had
5 already discounted the result of the
r national election, but as returns came
: in from such democratic fortresses as
! Mohave, Yuma, Gila and Cochise, dis
l appointment became everywhere ap
g parent AS message after message
: was read, all telling of republican vic
3 tories, a chorus of groans went up
T and finally, after waiting in vain fol
. some note of encouragement, the
crowd dwindled down to a few opti