The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-08
A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP.
They Garry the Full State Ticket
in Arkansas Election.
TIE MAJORITY $4,000 TO 10000.

A Vigorous Contest In Little Rock Against
the Issuance of Liquor Licenses Results
in Victory for the Liquor Men by .
Small Majority.
LITTLE Rock, Sept 8.-General Daniel
w. Jones, Of Little Rock, was yesterday
elected governor of Arkansas, and the en-
tire Democratic state ticket has been suc-
cessful Mt the polls There were but two
full tickets in the field, the Democratic
and the Republican, the Populists con-
tenting themselves with candidate for
governor. General Jones and Mr.. Rom
mel, the Republican candidate, made an
active canvass of the state, but Files the
Populist nominee made no speeches.
The Democrats put forth special efforts
TO roll up large ajorlty in this election
for its moral effect on tho free silver cause
in other states in November, and 1t is be-
lieved that Jones' majority will not be less
than $4,000 over the combined opposition,
and may reach 10000 This Is Demo-
cratic gain Of more than $4,000, as COM
pared with the gubernatorial election two
years ago, and the largest majority ever
given in the state.
The state ticket elected is as follows:
Governor, Daniel w. Jones; secretary Of
state, Alexander c. Hull; attorney gen.
eral, K. b. Trustworthy; auditor, Clay
Sloan; treasurer, Ransom Gulley; state
land commissioner, j. +. Ritchie; super.
Intendent Of education, Junlus Jordan;
commissioner Of agriculture, w. G. Vim
cenhellor; chief justice, H. g. Hum; as.
sociate justice, 8. P. Hughes
In Faulkner, Lafayette and other Popu-
list and Republican strongholds the Demo-
cratic county tickets were elected by snfe
majoritcs. There was much scratchingin
Fulton county, and the probability is that
the independent candidate for state sena-
tor in that district has carried the county
against Hon, Jerry South, the regular
Democratic nominee. The city of Helena
gives tho Democratic ticket q large ma
jority, although Remmel, for governor
ran far ahead Of the Republican ticket. In
Lafayette county every Democrat is
elected. The Democratic majority in
Franklin Is from 700 to 800.
The estimated Democratic majority in
Miller county is 800, although one county
officer is In doubt. Woodruff county is
considered safe for the Democratic ticket.
many negroes ScrhUcneu Ilelr tlchct auu
voted for Jones for governor. johnson
county gives q large majority for the
DeS,ocratic ticket Jackson county elects
the entire Democratic local ticket, and
the county votes favorably on license. In
Lonoke the Democratic ticket wins easily.
White county is claimed for Jones by
about 100. Sharpe county goes Demo-
cratic by 1,7OO majority
In Little Rock interest in the election
centered on the liquor license question.
Never before in the history of the city
had there been such campaign against
liconse. The religious element, tho w, G.
I. u and the ministers especially have
been busily engaged for more than
month in an effort to vote no license, and
were joined in the movement by the Re-
publicans, who hoped in defeating license
to break up the so-called Pulaski county
Democratic ring.
Two big mass meetings were held by
the Prohibition people on Sunday, and
prayer meetings were held every hour in
MI the city churches. Returns indicate
that license has carried by small major
lty and that the regular Democratic ticket
in this county has carried by about the
usual majority.