The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
MAJORITY IS DECREASED
Republicans Have Probably Carried
Nine Counties.
REPUBLICAN MEMBER IN STATE SENATE
Hubert j. Hall Defeated for Senator
from 33d District-Newton Coun.
" Elects Democratic Representa-
tive for First Time in History.

In the biennial election for state,
county. district and township officers,
held Monday. September ). the follow
ing state ticket was elected
Goyernor-Jen Davis.
Treasurer-H G. Upton
Secretary of State-O. c. Ludwig
Attorney General-R l.. Rogers.
Auytor-Avery E. Moore
superintendent of Public Instruc.
tom H Hinemon.
Commissioner of State Lands-F. f.
Conway.
Commissioner of Mines, Manufac-
lures and Agriculture-H T. Brad
ford
Chief Justice-Joseph NJ Hill.
Associate Justice-E. A. McCulloch.
Railroad Commissioners-B. b. Hud-
gins, Joe w Phillips J. e Hampton.
The republicans made heavy gains
throughout the state, especially in the
cities and towns. and on the day fol
lowing the election, before definite re-
turns were at hand. it seemed that
Governor Davis plurality of $4,000
two years ago would be cut to nearly
% 900
At democratic headquarters in Lit
tie Rock Tuesday the greatest conf
denee was expressed in the final out
come and plurality of 5000 was
/ still claimed. The actual figures. how
ever, seemed to be against this.
The prospects Wednesday were that
Myers would duplicate the record
made by Arkansas republicans at the
election in November, 1900 At that
time nine counties out of the seventy
five in the state were carried by Nc
kinley. 1t seems certain. however.
that Myers has not carried more than
nine counties, and on official vote he
may not get more than four or five.
Notwithstanding that Mckinley car
ried nine counties in 1900, Arkansas
went democratic by 36.342 Mckin-
Ieys total vote in the state was 44,-
500. and from the figures at hand it
appears likely that Myers vote will
be in that neighborhood.
AS the later returns come in many
surprises are shown. Wednesdays
advices from Benton county, the home
Of United States Senator James II.
Berry were that the vote was so close
that it might take the official count
to decide. Myers claimed TO have
carried it by 3S7.
Two years ago Benton county gave
Davis a majority OF 1869 over Ny
hnu oil Il
| ly In Franklin, Washington. Lafay.
cite. Little River, independence.
Scott and Lawrence counties, but he
has made gains in Union. White, JEFF
ferson, Yell Pope and Nevada coun-
ties and in eastern Arkansas.
The total figures will show that
thousands Of voters failed to vote for
any candidate for governor. The un-
opposed democratic state nominees
/ polled about IS per cent of the vote
cast
For the first time since 1897 the
state senate vii have Republican
member George Legate. Republican,
| has defeated ex-senator Hubert J.
/ Hall in the district composed of Scott
and Polk counties. II, +. Paine. Re-
publican. defeats Jos. Jennings, Dem
/ ocrat. for representative from Van
/ Buren, county
There will be probably five Repub-
/ lieans in the next house out of 100
members.
Shinn, Democrat. defeats Moss, Re-
/ publican. for representative in the
rock ribbed Republican county of
Newton.
1t seems certain that the two pro-
posed constitutional amendments have
been rejected, thus leaving the SUI
preme court with five members and
cities of the first and second class
without power to issue bonds.
Complete returns will probably be
shown that amendment No. (bonds)
ran ahead of No. 8 (supreme court)
Craighead county went dry. Sc
bastian remained wet independence
county is dry. as is Hampstead, Ne
vada, Mississippi and others.
In Carroll county Fuller, the Demo
cratic nominee for representative was
elected by but So majority.
Wednesday Myers claimed to have
carried Madison county by 10 and
Washington by 5376 He also claim
ed Scott. Sebastian and Franklin still.
Senator John p. Logan wired Gov.
Davis from Sloan Springs late Tues
day night that he had carried Benton
county by 100 or more.
Eureka Springs, in Carroll county.
the home of Gen. Powell Clayton,
went for Myers by fifty-nine votes,
going republican for the first time.