The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-02
BULLD0ZING in ARKANSAS
Regularly Appointed Election officers
Forced to Give Way by Democrats.
Republican Judges Elected and Compelled to
open New Polls-Candidste's Brother Shot
at Conway-The Vote in the State.
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Sept. 1.-The antic-
ipated outbreak over the election in
Arkansas to-day has not materialized. In
most places the election was unusually
quiet, and indications. from the meager
reports already in, are that the Democrats
have not over estimated the gain for Eagle.
The trouble anticipated In Pulaski and
Conway counties has been averted 80 far.
but the feeling in this city has been bitter.
and the people have been in constant dread
of an outbreak ever since the polls were
opened at s o'clock this morning.
There has been trouble but no bloodshed in
the third ward of thiscity. and in Hill. Ash
ley, Bedgettand Campbell townships of this
county. At each of these places two poll
ing places were opened, the Democrats vor-
ing at one and the Republicans and Union
Labor people ut the other. At each of
these places dispute arose between the
judges appointed by Judge Hill. Endorsed
by the Republicans, and the deputies ap-
pointed by Sheriff Mills, the Democratic
nominee for sheriff. At each place the
regularly appointed Republican judges gave
way and opened a new polling-place, while
the deputies of Sheriff Mills proceeded to
organize q new set of judges and clerks.
Each set of clerks and judges claimed
TO be the legally authorized authority for
holding the election, and each proceeded
with apparently as much confidence in the
legality of their course as if there was none
to dispute it. The returns made from these
polling places will necessarily force con-
test of the election, in which the Democrats
have nothing to lose, as the Republicans
are in the majority at all of the places men,
toned. If in a contest the votes cast at
these polling places are thrown out of the
count the county will be largely Demo-
cratic; otherwise q Democratic majority is
quite doubtful. 1t is clearly apparent,
however, that the vote of Pulaski county,
about six thousand votes, will have to go
through the slow process OF legal tribunal
before there is decision as to who was
elected to the various county offices to-day.
1t was rnmOred on the streets iii the
forenoon that Mayor Whipple, who is o
Republican. had deputized a large number
of special police to suppress the voting
place of the Democrats III the Third ward
This created considerable uneasiness, as
such an attempt would have
brought on a conflict between the
special police and the special depu-
ties of Sheriff Mills. which would
have been direful in its results. In the
early part of the forenoon Governor Eagle
arrived from Lonoke and went Immediate
ly from his Office to the scene of the trouble,
and spent several hours talking to both
parties. He counseled the belligerents to
be quiet and precipitate no trouble show
ing how it would recUIl upon them and re-
silt in bloodshed. HI did not leave until
he had the promise from the leaders that
there should be no trouble.
At Mariana. Ark, T.. j. Hanley, the Re-
publican postmaster, was arrested, but
trouble was averted. Monroe county will
probably go Republican. as will Phillips
1t is impossible to state the result, al
though partial returns and estimates re-.
ceived from thirty of the seventy-five
creased majority for Governor Eagle and
the Democratic State ticket over two years
ago. when mis- majority was 1900. Demo-
cratic majorities on county officers and legis-
lators have been eorrespondingly increased.
The Democrats claim the State by from
q, 900 to 80, 600 majority.
Another dispatch says: Excitement was
caused hero this morning when the hour
for the opening of the polls arrived. The
two colored judges appointed by County
Judge Hill TO serve in the Third ward were
elected from the polling-place and white
men elected lin their stead. The remaining
Judge, William Allen (whitel, refused to
serve with the new-elected judges. and
opened a poll elsewhere, the consequence
being that there were two polls opened in
the ward.
A dispatch from McAlmont says that the
judges there appointed by Judge Hill were
refused admission to the polling places.