The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-09
Arkansas Democrats Point with Pride to
an Alleged Honest Election.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 8.--Returns OF
yesterdays election in this state con-
| tinue to come in and while very few Of
I fetal counts have yet been made, and as
! fully ten days will elapse before COM
plete returns will be known, last night S
prediction sent out from here of Jones'
majority being $4,000 will undoubtedly
be verified, with a possible increase of
from 5000 to 10000
From all counties the report comes
that a fair and square vote was had
and that an open count of the ballot is
now going on.
The Democratic ticket was elected by
twice the ma jority ever before polled in
the state and it is a noteworthy fact
that at Feast 5000 of the PopuliStS de-
serted Files and voted for Jones, as did
a large number of the colored voters OF
Woodruff and jackson counties. The
fusion tickets of Republicans and Pop
ulists carried legislative and several
county offices of the northwest, but no
returns have reached this city up TO this
hour of any county having gone for
either of these parties.
St. Louis, Mo-, Sept. S--A special to
the Pcst-Dispatch from Little Rock,
Ark, says: p. J. Carroll Armstrong,
tral commit says that the present IN
dications are that 165 600 votes were cast
at yesterdays election. The combined
vote Of the opposition reached $1,000,
giving a ma jority of c., 900 for the Demo-
cratic state ticket.
The campaign was fought on finan-
cial lines, the Democrats standing for
free silver, and the Republicans for the
single gold standard. This is double
the majority the Democrats received at
the election two and four years ago.
Additional returns received up to
noon indicated that Colonel Dan W.
Jones and the remainder OF the Demo-
cratic state ticket won on yesterdays
election by $1,000 or 1900. This beats
all former records in Arkansas.
II the same vote was cast in other
counties as was polled in the counties
on the line of railroads, the falling off
was not more than ten per cent of the
registered vote. In that case 100000
votes we're polled. OF this number it IS
generally conceded that Remmel, Re
publican. will have about 10000; Files,
Populist. 1900. and Miller, Prohibition
ist. 1900. At the highest figures these
three candidates received 81 900 or $1,000
votes This would leave Colonel Dan
Jones 120. 600 or 81 900 majority over AL,
greater by over 1900 than 1t was claim
ed he would get prior to the election.
Two years ago. when Governor Clark
was elected. 1260e0 votes were pollei.
Yesterdays vote exceeded these figures
by about $1,000.
At l O'Clock Chairman Armstrong Of
the Democratic committee said:
Judging from the returns, I think
there were 1S5. 900 votes cast yesterday
l concede that there were $1,000 cast for
th, combined opposition The gain in
Pulaski county IS per cent: IN Conway
IS per cent; in Sharp 100 per cent. and
at least a proportionate gain may be
expected in the other counties. Up 10 this
time no disturbance has been reported
from any part Of the state. This is
the second state election under the Au-
strahan ballot and the system is de-
cidedly a success
Chairman Cooper Of the Republican
COMMITTEES declined to make any state
ment. He said that the Republicans
had polled their full vote and had lost
nothing on account of the currency is
sue.
The Democrats have drawn heavily
from the Populists. Sles. the Popuiist
candidate, has polled less than 1900
votes
Chairman Jones Of the Democratic ma
tional comnattee in speaking OF the re-
suit OF the Arkansas election. said to-
day:
Il expected majority 81 about 40. COO,
h.Tt was entirely unpreparad for what
seems 10 BE- the result. I attribute the
tremendous majority 10 the interest in-
himetalliSTn and silver. The result in
Arkansas shows what may be reason
ably expected throughout the entire
souih and west. jus1 as the result IN
Vermont foreshadowei the result n the