The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-11-12
OvERCONFIDENCE CAUSE OF :. DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT SANS
 EDITOR MISSIONER ...

After election results became known in Yuma county, Editor J. H. West ovr, of the Yuma Sun, took his pen in hand and wrote the following:
 Like wolf in the fold, the re- publican party Tuesday night slipped down up m the democratic party and in dear old Yuma county did inestim- ihln drraSe. 2eiore the carnar9 WIS stopped, many dead and bleeding carcassesN were strewn upon the field of battle. Some of the oldest and most experienced lighters in the demo- cratic fold were speedily exterminat- ed and many a good sheep before the break of the day knew that something unexplainable was happening to them.
 Tuesday was day that will go down in the annals of Yuma history. It was day of surprise, but the great est surprise of all came after the sun had set and the votes had been cast. All day long the democrats had work ed at the polls and only in very few instances was there suspicion that everything was not as it should be.
 The fact that Yuma county was going into the republican column as far as the national and state elections were concerned, came as ''bolt from the sky to the old democratic war horses. Such a thing could be, but be- fore the last vote had been counted it was found that not only had the county and city gone into the republi- can column in the state and national election, but that in he county election that at least two offices were lost in the early hours of the couning with a possibility that more offices could be lost as the counting progressed be cause the races were so close.
 Results Surprising
 "The election results were indeed surprising and it is safe to say that the good republicans were just as surprised as the democrats were as to the outcome.
 Yesterday republican express ed the sentiment Of probably nearly every republican in Yuma county. He stated that during the registration that he had registered democratic Now that the republicans had obtain ed such decided victory he was going to register republican in the future Consequently it will be safe to say that during the next registration that there won't be as large a varience be tween lue TepuDllCdu T6SlSIidtiOH duu democratic registration as there was this year. However, from present re suits, no dependency can be placed in the way the registration indicate the country will go.
 Simple Explanation
 The Tuesday election in Yuma county was only an ;nfinitesimal part Of the grand national landslide. Of course there is nothing explaining why Yuma county went republican except the republicans got the most votes.
 @'One great factor won for the re- publicans in this county. They got voters to vote the straight ticket and then got the democrats to split their ticket With what straight tickets were cast for the republicans and the split tickets that were cast by the democrats, the republicans got their men into power. They did a good job and the democrats did not wake, I'D to the fact in time to prevent the outcome.
 "Becsuse of Tuesdays election there is certain to be one or two beneficial ~esults. The first of which is that bereafter the democratic party of| Yuma county will be stronger and bet to- organized than it has been before The democrats of Yuma were conf dent-,n fact too confident. Yuma county was democratic county and coroe what it may. it was thought tha county would stay n the democrati column Over confidence has brought to defeat -nore than one candidate