Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-10
Arkansas Largely Democratic
JONES DEFEATS THE REPUBLI
CAN CANDIDATE FOR COVER
NOR BY 5000 MAJORITY.
Populists Scratched Their Guberna
torial Nominee and Voted For the
Democratic Candidate-So Did
Sound Money Men.

Armstrong, chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committe, says
with the increase in Democratic ma
jorities quoted at midnight, Jones' ma
jority will reach 5000. Cooper con-
cedes the election of the Democratic
ticket by $4,000.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. Semi
official estimated returns reaching this
city up to $3.50 tonight from 13 of the
principal counties of the State give
Jones (Dem. for Governor a plurality
of $1,000. A large vote has been
polled throughout the State to-day,
fully so per cent. of the 203, 900 poll
tax receipts issued, and it is be-
lieved that Jones will have a majority
of between 1000 and $1,000, although
Henry M. Cooper, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee,
says it will not be more than 5000.
The Populists scratched Files, their
candidate for Governor, and voted al
most solidIy for Jones, as did many of
the "sound money" Democrats who
voted at all.
The Prohibition vote has been small
throughout the State, the principal
fight on the question being made in
this city, where an effort was made to
carry the city dry, but the count up to
a late hour gives whiskey the advan-
tage by 800 majority land it is estimated
that the total vote of the county will
increase this to 1900.
No serious reports have SO far
reached this city from any section, al
though number of clashes are said
to have occurred between the Demo-
Gratis and Popalists in Van Buren,,
White and Faulkner Counties. White
County, the birthplace of Populism in
the State, has elected clean Demo-
cratic ticket, whileNewton andMadison
counties return Republican majorities
for the Legislature and one or two of
the principal county offices.
The Republican vote in the State
will be between $1,000 and 10000, al
though $4,000 poll-tax receips have
been issued to colored voters, many
of whom are reported as staying away
from the polls. They voted almost
solidly against license in this city,
as did the white Republicans and Popu-
lists of the city and county. The op-
position to Democracy in this county
was anxious to square accounts, be-
cause of the belief that fraud is still
practiced at several precincts in Lit
tie Rock by the Australian ballot sys-
tenn, and as many of the white Demo-
Gratis voted against liquor, they
thought this the only means of getting
their votes counted.
Washington County, another Popu-
list stronghold is reported as gong
for Jones by from 1900 to 1900, the
entire county ticket being elected.
About half of the 70 counties of the
State are situated off telegraphic COM
munication, but reports from tele-
graph stations say that couriers bring
encouraging Democratic news from
every section. An increased vote has
been polled in every county, the Re-
publicans turning out more largely
than for years past.
1t is reported here that a clash be-
tween the Populists and Democrats
occurred at Clinton, Van Buren, Coun-
ty, but the row was stopped before
any serious trouble resulted. The
Democratic majority in this county
will be about 1900.
The official vote of Phillips County
gives Jones 1,10o majority; Woodruff
County, 1,900; Franklin County, 500;
Lafayette County, 500; Faulkner
County, 700; Miller County, 500; Sharp
County, 1,7o0. Phillips has hereto
fore been $500 Republican. Faulk-
ner has long been Populist. II these
majorities are kept up, Jones' ma
jority will be 10000.
Lonoke County, official, Jones 700
majority; White County, 400; Gar
land County, 500. Carroll and Benton
counties say Jones will have good ma
jorities, but returns will not be COM
pleted before tomorrow,