The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-08
BY 10000.
Silver Made the Issue In the
Arkansas Election.
The Customary Democratic Ma
jOrity Is Doubled.
THE COMBINED VOTE
Of All Opposition Reaches About
$4,000.
Of Which POpulists Cast 900
or 15, 200 Votes.

st. Louis. Sept S.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark,
says:
2. ]. Carroll Armstrong, chairman of
the Democratic state central commit
tee, says that the present indications
are that 10000 votes were cast at yes
terday's election. The combined vote
of the opposition reached $4,000 giving
majority of $1,000 for the Democratic
state ticket
The campaign was fought on fnan-
claI lines, the Democrats standing for
Lree silver and the Republicans for the
single gold standard. This is double
the majority the Democrats received at
the elections two and four years ago.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 8.-The Com
merclal-AppeaPs special says the Dem
ocratic majority in Arkansas will ex-
ceed $4,000. This is a Democratic gain
Of more than 81, 900 as compared with
the gubernatoriaI election two years
ago, and the largest majority ever given
in the state.
Little Rock. Ark, Sept. st is be-
4eVed that the majority of Dan w.
Jones, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor will not be less than $4,000
Faulkner, Lafayette and other Popu-
list strOnghOldS, have small majorities
There was much scratching. The city
OF Helena gives the Democratic ticket
claimed for Jones by about 100. Sharp
ity
In Little Rock the interest centered
in the license law. Never before IN the
history of the city had there been such
a campaign against license. The relig-
ious element, the w. c. T. U. and the
ministers especially, have been busily
engaged for more than a month to Sc
cure votes for no license. License has
carried by a small majority.
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 8.-Arkansas
yesterday gave the country an intima-
nj hcf fn aeaAT I,
The entire Democratic ticket has been
elected by a majority nearly thrice that
received two years ago.
Special dispatches to the chairman of
the Democratic state central commit
tee indicate that Jones, Democrat has
a majority over all his opponents of
from 10000 to 10000. There were POL
900 registered voters. The vote has
been very heavy in all the counties. The
POpulist and Prohibition candidates
have not poIIed exceeding Is, 900 votes.
The contest in this state was very
sharply defined. Jones, in his can
vasS for the Democratic nOmina ton. de-
clared that he would not support a gold
candidate for president if one was nom
was overwhelmingly nominated. In his
canvass against Remmel, the Republi-
can candidate, he made silver the lead
ing issue. Remmel advocated McKin-
ley and a gold standard. Advices from
2 number of the counties show that
Jones has pOlled as many POpulist
votes as Files, their candidate. He
also received a number of white Repub-
lican and negro votes because of his po-
sition on silver.
Two years ago Governor CIarke's ma
jOrity over all his opponents was about
"a 600. Jones has more than double
that figure. The Iatter's majority is
at least 10000 greater than his most
sanguine friends thought it would be.
The people, however, were greatly
aroused over the money question, and
took this means of emphasizing their
faith in that cause.
The state ticket elected is as follows:
For governor Dan w. Jones of Pulaski
county; for SECRETARY of state, Alexan-
der c. Hull of Boone; for attorney gen
eral, z. B. Kinsworthy of ClarlIs; for
auditor, Clay Sloane of Lawrence; for
treasurer. Ransom GuIley of Izard; for
state land commissioner, J. F. Ritchie,
of Jefferson; for commissioner of agri-
culture W. G. Vincenheller of Wash
ington; for chief justice, H. G. Bum of
Ouachita. and for associate justice, S.
P. Hughes of Pulaski.
In Faulkner, Lafayette and other
Populist and Republican strOnghOlds
the Democratic county tickets were
elected by safe majOrities.