New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
THE ARKANSAS ELECTION.
REPUBLICANS DISPUTE THE DEMOCRATIC
CLAIM or 5000 MAJORITY-GROSS
FRAUDS CHARGED

Little Rock Ark Sept. s.--According TO the latest
returns from yesterdays election. Coone DAME!
w Jones was elected Governor by a majority OF
5000. This claim is disputed by the Republicans.
who place tho figures az 5000 All State. district.
county and township officers were voted for, in
Guiding one-half OF the State Senator'S and one
hundred members Of the popular branch Of the Leg
isaturc This Legislature will elect "A successor
to Sen James X. Jones. who will have no oppo-
siion I'm his party White County. the birthplace of
the Populists. has gone Democratic. while Newton
Searcy and Madison have rolled up their nsua! Re
publican majorites for legislative and county ON
~crs In Little Rock the license question was the
CHIEF issue. and the liquor men won the day by a
large majority.
tra Committee last night issued the following
statement.
Returns from the election in this State are as yet
vcrg incomplete On account OF tne i'hs TaSrm ms
received from the interior late hour Indicate an
increase in the vote over that OF Two year o "a
and an increase in the Republican vote OF lron "
10 ~ per cent over tho vote of two years ago lr
leas, twenty counties in tho state inc DenfoorIr.
ha We used the election machinery in a most fiduuu-
lent manner The law prohibiting inc seis ' %,
from one political party Of more nan r"1 our h ~.
been openly violated. In some OF tnt countlrs ~.
Election Commissioners have appGn',uh a mo"
iudCos arc in absolute control OF the eIt. III ~"
chinery the most glarine fIauus AZ" ,ies in which
nI,rs had represent alton on election boards.
Kennel Republican candidate Tor ,,ove.nor! ,wo
ceived largely Increased vote owl HIS W. "
years ago ,,,.r,ors
Washington Sept Sat Republican headquarters
horo attention is directed 10 tho prediction OF eN-
Senator Powell Clayton. of Arkansas tWen'v-iou'
houra before the Arkansas election. and which, the
Republican managers here assert. has peer '"',s
,oree4 General Clayton said: 1T would De i'e
90 o..or,nt to guess what the Democratic plhra'g
riu no The county boards Of election are required
-, arno;rt threo Judges and ten clerks In eacn eiec-
too dis,rict The Judges shall not be OF the same
mart, nrovided that discreet men can he fouhn.
:. t. tho discretion that affords the loophoe OF
,h r,roo,r,ti,. boards o. election. OF course me!
,,,o discover a discreet Republican In an! ele0-
,io, district and SO they appointed only Democrats
s election Judges They don't n"ec 10 use any III
,,,rida ,ior This way is much easier Inc returns
~ 49,, longer made up with shotguls ana PistoiS'
rba Democrats lust lead penci!. You VII, ~
in the papers to-morro" hoi III ~ ;or., is
ttrcr, mar YOU can guess about what hg'ire ,h-
Democratic managers have decidep Shs ~, "
factory 10 them ana 70 Sena,ot ~ 90 that the
cannot he gathered for three Gays so ma, a., T Ne
e@timates telegrap hed from Little Rock vii not he
based on any other figure than thoSc whlcn eN's'
-. tho wishes Of the Democratic leaders
81 r. ,baeo rsnarks Of Genera Clayton hartman
Rahoock Of the Republican congressional onll.'s-
teo added the following An enormous Nolc 49,, ~ ~
,Ia, Tho vote If that and other Southern states
that might be named depends more upon tne 49,
y Of the returning board mar up1 -, do 1' anvthins
,horn There were many requests for literature.
h', We denied them. and declined 70 throw aW.,,
powde- where II wonld 90 no 80 90 III. ,nfnrno orr
&c, rhIirar and sound-money friends do"n mere
mat tho cause. required MS 10 use our ellorrS ~
large. would have canseh any su'P'''o '' 80
,,ihlirans Of the North