The Daily soliphone., 1902-04-01
COUNTY AND State
ELECTION news
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Original Returns Confirmed OF
CIarke's Great Victory
Over Jones.
BENTLEY A SWIFT HORSE
Light is the Nominee for Circuit
Clerk, But Bentley Was Close
On His Heels,

Press dispatches and private re-
ports confirm the first news Of Sena-
tor Clarke's victory over Senator
Jones. Senator Clarke says he is
sure Of rs votes on joint ballot, neces-
sary to election 60.
Senator Jones, however, main
tains a bold f.ssat and will not ad-
NIT that aafs defeated.
Hes. IN. P. Huddleston and Clerk
g I. Breckenridge went to Little
Rock Sunday night and returned this
morning. They say there is 30 doubt
about Clarke having carried the
state and that the returns from the
election insure Gov. Clarke Is votes
and that there is a possible gain of,
enough to run is TO so.
In Little Rock the concensus OF
opinion is that Clarke is victorious,
Senator Jones friends having given
ibup. GOV. Clarke all day yesterday
held levee at his Office at which
hundreds OF his friends called to pay
their respects and effer congratpla-
tioes. Il ssssss q ,grsat Clarke ovation
and it is proposed in the near future
TO have a great Clarke Davis demon
stration at Little Rock with torch
light procession and banquet that will
eclipse any political demonstration
eyer seen in the state. Thousands Of
the frie nds Of both Gov. Clarke and
Gov. Dayis will be expected to par
ticipate, and they will be there from
every county in the state.
Gov. Clarke has carried counties
that be had conceded to Senator
Jones and has lost none that he con-
sidered safely in the Clarke column.
The Soliphone was surprised to
learn from Senator Huddleston that
Greene county was considered a
proba bility in the Jones column un-
til he arrived ia the city and lifted
the scales from their eyes and point
ed to Greene S splendid 1000 majority
fer Clarke. The Soliphone wired
Gov, Clarke that he was safe for
1000 majority in Greene. The COM
plete returns show his majority to
be oil.
The Arkansas Democrat comedies
thai Gov. Davis has the nomination
for reelection by an overwhelming
majority and the editor of the Demo
crau is credited in an interview with
blaming Jeff Davis for Clarke's elec-
tion.
Col. Rector made very poor
showing and has not carried more
than ten OF the rs counties in. the
State. The ward in which he lives
in Hot Springs went for Davis,
though Rector carried the county. A
private letter to the editor of the
Soliphone says that Rector won in
his own county because the people CT
the county voted for him as matter
OF local pride and not because he is
more popular in the county than
Davis.
On the wind-up Of the count in cur
county election excitement ran high
over the office of circuit clerk. Tom
Bently was this surprise OF the race.
No one thought of his making so fine
a showing. 1t was known that he was
q popular and worthy Young man, but
never having offered for office before,
it was not thought that he would be
second best in the contest with such
well known men and ex officials as
Miller, Light and Rosson. AS the
last township came in Bently loomed
uo aud after all except Breckenridge
and Shady Grove had reported he
was iour ahead. This gave courage
to his friends but, when Brecken-
ridge was counted with the result
that he was 19 behind Light, then
his friends became respondent and
tnfaed with last lingering hope to