The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-08
A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP.
they Garry the Full State Ticket
in Arkansas Election,
THE MAJORITY $4,000 TO 6O,OOO

a Vigorous Contest in Little Rock Against
the Issuance of Liquor Licenses Results
in "A Victory for the Liquor Men by
Small Majority.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. S.-General Daniel
w. Jones, of Little Rock, was yesterday
elected governor of Arkansas, and the en-
tire Democratic state ticket has been sue
cessful at the polls. There We're 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.. Rem
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 q large Majority in this election
for Its moral effect on the free silver cause
in other states in November, and it is be-
lieved that Jones majority will not be less
than 80, 900 over the combined opposition,
and may reach 10000. This is a 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 G. Hull attorney gem
eral 4. b. Trustworthy; auditor, Clay
| Sloan treasurer, Ransom Gulley; state
! land commissioner, ]. f. Ritchie; super
intendent of education Junius Jordan
commissioner of agriculture, w. G. Vim
cenheler; chief justice, H G. Hum; as
sociate justice, S P. Hughes.
In Faulkner, Lafayette and other Popu-
list and Republican strongholds the Demo-
cratic county tickets were elected by safe
maiorites There was much scratching in
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 the Democratic ticket large ma
iority, 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 scratched their ticket and
voted for Jones for governor. johnson
county gives large majority for the
Democratic tlCKet. JaChSOn county clcCU'
the entire Democratic local ticket, and
the county votes favorably on license. In
Lonohe the Democratic ticket wins easily
White county is claimed for Jones by
about 100. Sharpe county goes Demo
cratic by LOO 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
license. The religious element, the w. c
r. o. and the ministers especially hav,
been busily engaged for more than ;
month in an effort to vote no license, anC
were Joined in the movement by the Re
publcans, who hoped in defeating licens
to break up the so-called Pulaski county
Democratic ring.
Two big mass meetings were held b,
the Prohibition people on Sunday, ant
prayer meetings We're held every hour il
all the city churches Returns indicate
that license has carried by small major
ity and that the regular Democratic ticke
in this county has carried by about th
usual majority.