Yuma Daily Sun, The (Newspaper) - November 6, 1968, Yuma, Arizona Heavy Vote Elects Strohm raham Editor's Notebook An Orderly Changing of Leadership By JONES OSBORN The voters have spoken and Richard M Nixon is tile of the United Slates Americans everywhere are accepting thai verdict all of them will accept it with good grace but accept it t Ii e y will There is no s e r i o on the purl of Hie losers of tak ing desperate or violent minute s 11 r e s to thwart the decision of the election In many Latin American and Central American countries and maybe in one or two Euro- pean countries there could be unrest For it is a most difficult thing to relinquish thp of ity alter them for eight years The tlie power the and the privileges aro to In or Central America a defeated might be templed to resort desperate measures to stay in power YUMA 302 22 Pages Per Copy lOc Yuma Arizona Wednesday November 6 1968 Phone ARIZONA 204 ixon Barry Jack Lead GOP Stomp Narrow Win over HHH Caps Political Comeback But Americans already ore themselves to new Readership ami with interest the new programs thai will be offered Oddly enough there are more LOSERS in Ibis than there are winners is Mr wins with only -14 per cent of the total vole and Wallace porter comprise the majority of about 56 per cent Yet we will as a nation cede to new leadership It is TV mark of a rational civilized that we accept the of our constitutional processes and that we ably hand over t h e reins to those who have won them For Mr Nixon it will be a difficult four years Not only will he be a minority President with a Democratic Congress but he has come into office nt a time when America's problems are as elusive of solution as ever they have been Welcome Winter JACK WILLIAMS At Orange Mr and Mrs Charles and Amy Thomas Vancouver B.C Jan M r and Mrs John Summit Wis Mr Lester Patrick Dunning Neb Mr Mrs Marie and Elmer Miltman Aurora III LBJ Pledges To Give Aid SAN ANTOMIO Tex AP President Johnson wired o Richard M Nixon on his victory a n d pledged that f shall do in my power make your burdens lighter Johnson told the Republican victor that the responsibilities of leadership are loo heavy and loo important to be also encumbered by narrow He I hope hat our people will turn now from the divisive contentions of the campaign lo a search for peace and social jus lice NELSON By Is Press Wriler Harry rode his tive philosophy back into the U S Senate Richard Nixon corralled five I oral voles in Tuesday's election But it was Gov lack i liams led the ticket in a publican stampede which i upset from the ty level im Both incumbent Republican John Rhodes Sam re-elected Morris Detail survived Republican and will tip be only congressman from the slate trie January won handily over j i Democrat Roy in the con- test for Hie seat being vacated I by Carl Hayden the president pro torn ol the senate j I who has served years ill Congress Elson was on staff most of the last 15 cars the endorsement f the elderly senator will he returning Washington after a four-year He served 12 years the Senate before vacating seat in to make the president Nixon's showing Tuesday in Arizona was much stronger ban that of in gainst Nixon bad than 55 per cent of the in the gol 50.5 per cent four years said his immediate ilans called for a fishing trip led the Republican and Nixon He defeated Democratic governor Sam for the imc in two years Republicans have been up registration in the past Iwo years and had predicted victory but the outcome of the election was more than even the most op- GOP forecast Tn addition to taking the top of the ticket Republicans made a run at sweeping state offices Secretary of Slalo Wesley Bolin in office for 20 years had a scare appeared to have won an eleventh term as final coming in today He was by ami S Writers API Re- publican M was of Slates and won an pledge of support Million II II n m p h r c y Hie man he defeated the gap llu- gap waul lo tiring Americans Nixon said President Johnson also wired and he was or a tion in Kloi ida hut call i s I on former D at A r m y here a series of heart Capping a remarkable Johnson from his in comeback surged lo Johnson Cily Tex pledged to the White House on the crest I shall ilo everything of close in power to make your I dens lighter his native slate Illinois j mil Ohio Johnson told Nixon lip re- i i of are j Through long lid 00 heavy ami too important to had closed Nixon also encumbered by narrow in a virtual deadlock and nearly lied THE WINNER President-elect Richard M Nixon showed a smile nl New York toddy after he won the election He holds a presidential shield which his daughter Julie made for him at school His opponent Hubert Humphrey conceded the election to Nixon this morning AP o President I hope in poplar vote people will turn now al 12 p.m KST was divisive of mily voles with more political campaign In a mi- ll han million voles casl search or peace anil social A half-hour later Nixon behind in I Wallace former governor I the popular vote to f Alabama who said on the i I eve of that the race 1 Hut in the vole was between him and i limn where presidencies are his electoral Nixon had Humphrey I voies in Deep South j T anil George C Wallace the American Independent parly i candidate Victory required electoral voles I He i a lillle over n million popular votes throughout the nation 13 tier cent of the total Minor party candidates divided almut votes II u ni Ii r e v irl I'm N i I pel lace pci IEV Demos Take Yuma Posts In 80 Per Cent Voting Wild Alaska Maryland arid Washington still in had won 30 slates Humphrey II and the Columbia and Wallace 5 Yuma Counly voters over- taxed their election boards Tuesday with result lhal 22 complete were j made by morning I The voting percentage was about 80 per cent But totals for those compiled by The Yuma Sun decided all local contests Democrats Glen Strohm i Rud Graham and Ray Avila become the new of Jan Isl Cara Nell Bells defeated Refly for county recorder i land two more Democrats Miniken and Charlie wore to House ol j Representatives as they won i Helen Riggers County businessman and rancher Mellor Re- As usual Yuma County publican while won every other the rest of slate and nation state race which was were going Republican The 221 Only Democratic in this morning had tor Jewell Jordan was Judge Charles posed and a ing Jack Hays for proposal lo abolish her office passed handily Ten oilier GOP propositions i the ballot were approved state hut a proposal lo change the j Yuma gave an edge lo Court but ran and a here and in the Tin corporation commission from appointive was losing this benefited Klson over Nixon mill George publicans since GOP candidate BARRY Charles Garland veteran Democratic Commissioner K Barry Gold Morris over Al Sam Goddard over Jack Williams and John THE WEATHER Temperature al 11 humidity al II high this Tasc low this dale FORECAST lo Thursday clear warmer this 47 Thursday Sunset T Williams Nelson Rut in Al tlie county level of state was i only actual winner ie officials and swept offices in Counly I Republican of Ibr i legislature also was I in both houses hoards area worked and slill al I J Elect 18 Senators The Son Conilcn Crossword 4 Editorial 4 Markets K-n Sports l-n Women 6 By The AP Returns on elections elected overs total A g Iowa of Yuma's 21 ivre in totals it the larp hour the its work Word from the norih nnf expected until late this For Graham ran Senate well in his Yuma districts iwas o he a big in the north end where his I home is Graham John Cd 11 SHIM 1 lo resign from bis on in i I Turn to Page 2 Col 3 The iee over lop al 1 liy Illinois electoral voles ho had reached tlie Whiu by taking j and Ohio's Jli Humphrey in lowel noon in i al his hotel 1 feel we a berk of a roh Ibe ire I his voice 1 near I did my bosl I have lost Mr has w o a will So id's gel on wilh the urgent lask of unifying i His wife Muriel al his side i sard In- wired liis i and praised Humphrey's and courageous never TMP vice iid he in a of -ome Hint what is In in IIP lo T in l You have my in said York My my las of lii m even the of the ami his Tricia and Julie gave us a also introduced Julie's said campaigned v v an in I1 d il lo mil I This will an promised men and women of He slid i Kl ill had the Humphrey Concedes Urges Nation To Unite MINNEAPOLIS Minn API any R H I'd a hi i h king you -I little anl M I've ny I've Mr ii is wun T K S h 1 u -o get on with I fo task of uniting this grief of CHARLIE JOHNSON M G ice president's face d his words limes his almost broke Mri his was a s on a very sad face i i release and h s iid and I hope told of that way loo it had been an uphill nt ail tlv w y mil f never He said had spoken any it he a Nixon on telephone and sent a noting that his lers to the unofficial re- that he turns you are the winner m would dedicate myself to a election vital party and con- My congratulations Please lo work in the cause of know lhal you will have my human rich's of peace the ir this of man with his last words of by -ide mid We've got a I supporters lit I I president-elect He's going lo feel I don't want have my help Period
