The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-08

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 1.-THE
election held in this state today was
for all state, judicial and county of
| fees, including two-thirds of the legis-
lature, which Will elect a successor TO
Senator James K. Jones of the Demo-
cratic national committee. He has no
opposition within his party, and his re-
election is an assured fact
AS far as heard from the election
throughout the state passed off quiet
ly and an unusually large vote was
polled. The question of licensing sa-
looms was the principal issue in the
majority Of the counties. Here in Lit
tie Rock it was the issue of the day.
The prohibitionists or anti-licenSe ad-
vocates were defeated by large ma
jority. Democrats and Republicans had
full tickets in the field, while the Pop
ulists and Prohibitionists nominated
candidates for governor only. Republi-
can reports received in this city up to
8 o'clock Indicate that their vote will
exceed 100, 0e0, an increase Of 24000 over
1894
AT Democratic headquarters the cleo
ton OF Colonel Dan w. Jones, the
Democratic candidate for governor, is
claimed by $4,000 plurality. Chairman
Cooper, of the Republican committee
disputes the claim basing his estimates
upon reports received late this evening
He says a large per centage of the in
creased vote was polled by negroes
OF the 100000 poll tax receipts in this
state, $4,000 are held by negroes; Is, 600
more than were paid by the negroes
two years ago.
SLOW RETURNS.
Owing to the large number of coun-
ties beyond the reach of telegraph and
telephone facilities, the returns from
todays election are slow in reaching
headquarters. Sen1i-official returns re-
celVed from fourteen of the principal
counties of the state give Jones Dem-
ocratic free silver candidate for gov
ernor) a plurality Of $4,000 The Pop
uiis'ts scratched Files, their candidate
for governor, and voted almost solidIy
for Jones, as did many of the sound
money Democrats, who voted at all.
The Prohibition vote throughout the
state shows a marked decrease. The
count up to 10 O'Clock tonight gives
the license people $50 majority and 1T
is now believed that the total vote of
the county viii increase this to 1.SOO.
Several clashes occurred in the doubtful
counties between the Democrats and
PopuHsts. Notably was this the case
at Clinton, Van Buren, county. the
place where Congressman Dinsnore
was assailed last week. Clinton is
twenty-five miles from the nearest tele-
graph station, and it is impossible to
learn full particulars, but it is thought
here that no serious results came of the
reported riot. White county, the birth
place OF the PopulistS, has gone Demo-
cratic, while Newton, Searcy and Madf-
son have rolled up their usual Republic
can majorities for legislative and coun-
ty offices. This county, the largest in
the state, Dolled 5000.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
will reach $500. The Republicans had
no ticket in the field, the opposition be-
ing an Independent ticket composed of
men, majority of whom are but little
known.
Offieial returns received from the
following counties late tonight give
Daniel w. Jones majorities' as follows
Miller CTexarkana), 500; Phillips, OIel-
ena), LOO; Woodruff, 1900, out of a
total vote of $500; Franklin, 800; Lafay-
cite, 500; Sharp, LOO
If these majorities are kept I'D
throughout the state Jones and the en-
tire Democratic ticket will reach 10000
majority.
Returns at midnight from the cleo
ton in this state are as yet very in
complete on account of the length of the
ticket. The count is progressing slowly.
kilograms received from the interior
up to this hour indicate an increased
vote over two years ago, and an in
creased Republican vote from 30 to so
per cent over the vote two years ago.
The Republican state committee issues
the following statement:
In at least twenty counties of the
state the Democracy have used the cleo
ton machinery in a most fraudulent
manner. The law prohibiting the Sc
lection from one political party of more
than two out Of three judges of election
in each voting precinct has been openly
violated. In some of the counties the
election commissioners have appointed
none but Democratic judges. In the
counties where these judges are in alb
solute control of the election machinery
great frauds are reported tonight From
meagre returns received from counties
in which the Republicans had represent
tation on election boards, Remmell, Gre
publican) candidate for governor re-
ceived large vote over his vote of
year ago.