The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-08

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 7.-Gen. Dan
lei w. Jones, Of Little Rock, was today
elected governor of Arkansas, and the
entire Democratic state ticket has
been successful at the polls. There
were but two full tickets in the field,
the Democratic and the Republican,
the Popul1sts contenting themselves
with candidate for governor. Gen.
Jones and Mr.. Remmel, the RepubIi-
can candidate, made an active can
vas Of the state, but Files, the Pop
ulist nominee made no speeches. The
Democrats put forth special efforts to
roll up large majority in this election
for its moral effect on the free silver
cause in other states in November, and
ante-election estimates have placed
Jones' majority as high as $4,000 over
combined opposition.
In Little Rock, interest in the cleo
tion centered on the liquor license
question. Never before in the his
tory Of the city had there been such
a campaign against license. The re-
ligious element, the w. G. T. U. and
the ministers especially have been
busily engaged for more than a month
in the effort to defeat license, and
were Joined in the movement by the
Republicans, who hoped in defeating
license to break up the so-called Pu-
laski county Democratic ring. Two big
mass meetings were held by the pro-
hibition people yesterday, and prayer
meetings were held every hour in all
the city churches today.
At 9 p. M, enough returns had been
received from city polling places to in
dIno 10 hot 116 tod Iry
small majority and that the regular
Democratic ticket in this. county had
carried by about the usual majority.
The state ticket elected today is as
follows: Governor Dan w. Jones, of
Pulaski county; secretary of state,
Alex. c. Hull. of Boone; attorney gen
eral, E. B. Trustworthy, of Clark; au-
ditor, Clay Sloan, of Lawrence; treas
urer, Ransom Gulley, of lizard; state
land commissioner, }. IT., Richie, JEFF
ferson; superintendent Of education,
Junius Jordan, Of Jefferson; commits
sioner of agriculture, w. G. Vincen-
heller, of Washington; chief justice, II.
G. Bum, of Ouachita; associate justice,
S. P. Hughes, Of Pulaski.
The weather throughout Arkansas
was cool and pleasant and, from spec
ial dispatches received by the Ga
zette, the indications are that large
vote was polled. 1t is believed that
the majority of Hon. Dan w. Jones,
Democratic nominee for governor, will
not be less than $4,000 and it may pos
sibly reach 60,000
In Faulkner, Lafayette and other
Populist and Republican strongholds,
the Democrat county tickets were
elected by safe majorities. There was
much scratching in Fulton county and
the probability is that the Independent
candidate for state senator in that dis
trict has carried the county against
Hon. Jerry South, the regular Demo-
cratic nominee. The city Of Helena
gives the Democrat ticket a large ma
jority, although Remmel, for governor,
ran far ahead of the Republican ticket.
In Lafayette county every Democrat
is elected. The Democrat majority in
Franklin county Is from 700 to 500.
The estimated Democratic majority in
Miller county is 800, although one coun-
ty officer is in doubt Woodruff county
is considered safe for the Democratic
ticket. Many negroes scratched their
tickets and voted for. Jones for gov
ernor. Johnson county gives a large
majority for the Democratic ticket
Jackson county elects the entire Dem
ocratic local ticket and the county
votes favorably on license. In Lonoke,
the Democrats win easily. White
county is claimed for Jones by about
100. Sharpe county goes Democratic
by LOO majority