Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-12
ARKANSAS VOTE.
1t Was Unusually Large at the
State Election.
Democrats Claim 90. 900 Plurality
for Jones,

Democrats Claim 10000 Plurality
for Jones.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. S-The demo-
cratic state ticket was elected yesterday by a
majority estimated at &C, 900. 1t Is asserted
by chairman Cooper OF the republican state
committee that this majority Is the result of
| gross frauds. Reports from all over the
state show that the democrats carried out
their program of ignoring that portion Of
the law which requires that judges Of cleo
ton shall not all be of the same party and in
| precinct after precinct naming only demo-
cratic judges.
In many places the republicans made no
effort to vote, knowing it would be useless
to expect their ballots to be counted by cleo
tion Judges who We're all democrats
Official r. turns give Daniel W. Jones,
DEM, these majorities Miller, 500; Philips,
| LOO Woodruff, 800, ont of total vote Of
$500 Franklin, 800; Lafayette, 500; Sharp,
1,70O. If these majorities are kept up
through the state, Jones and the entire
democratic ticket will receive 10000
majority.
Owing to the number Of counties beyond
the reach of telegraph and telephone facili-
| ties, the returns are slow in reaching head
quarters.
| Several clashes occurred in the doubtful
counties between the democrats and popu-
lists. This was the case in Clinton, Van
| Buren, county, where representative Dins-
more was assaulted last week. Clinton is 25
miles from the nearest telegraph station but
1t Is thought no serious results came Of the
reported riot.
White county, the birthplace Of the popu-
lists, has gone democratic, while Newton,
Searcy and Madison have rolled up their
usual republican majOrities for legislative
and county offices. Many colored voters re-
NAMED away from the polls.
This county, the largest i'm the state pOll led
G,O0O votes, and the democratic majority will
reach 8, 800. The republicans had no ticket
In the field the opposition being an inde-
pendent ticket, composed of men, ma
jority Of whom are little known.
All state, district, county and township
officers were voted for, including one-half
OF the state senators and 100 members of the
popular branch OF the Legislature. This
Legislture will elect a successor to United
States senator James X. Jones, chairman Of
the democratic national committee. The
democrats and republicans nominated full
state tickets. while the pOpulists and prohi-
bitionists had candidates for governor only
The gubernatorial candidates for governor
were Daniel w. Jones, dem; II. l.. Kennel,
rep; A. W. Files, pop, and l.. w. Miller,pro
hbition.
In September, 1892, the democratic state
ticket received plurality Of 56,4T over the
republican ticket the vote for governor being,
democratic, 90, 115; republican, 3,644 pop
ulist, 81 l,117; prohibition, 1910. The Legis.
lature elected was almost solidly democratic.
The democratic pluralities in the Novem-
ber elections in presidential years have been
$780, 1886; 1884. 1882; 1888, 27,2l0; 1892,
40, $50. Pluralities for governor in Septem.
Der elections have been: 1882, 3S,323; 1888,
$3.50. In 1883 and 1890 when no republi.
can candidates were in the field the demo.
cratic majorities over union labor candidates
were 1906 and 21 .0S6.
In 1894, the democratic candidate for
governor had 4s,724 plurality, there being,
as this year, four candidates.