The Monticellonian., 1904-09-15
NOTES OF THE ELECTION.
Gossip Showing Local Results in Many of the
 Counties

Whisky was voted out in Crittencen county.
 Carroll went for Davis by a small majority.
 Clark polIed a small vote and went for Davis
 Dallas gave Davis a majority of the usual size.
 Pulaski eounty's vote: Davis 8.3s2. Myers 2,3S0
 Crittenden county voted for both amendments
 Marion was carried by Davis by sey- eral hundred
 St Francis went for Davis by a safe majority.
 Seyier was carried by Davis by a good majority.
 Lee county gave Davis a majority of about HOO.
 Desha was carried by Myers by small plurality.
 Myers received only II to 383 for Davis. in Forrest City.
 White county went for Davis by a plurality exceeding 1000.
 Davis majority in Carroll county, unofficial is twenty votes.
 Malvern voted out whisky 406 to l66. and voted against wine
 Howard reported d good lead for Davis in half the precincts
 Eureka Springs boiled but 60 per cent of her democratic vote.
 A negro constable was elected in Roland township. Jefferson county.
 Grant went for Davis by safe ma. jority and defeated the two amend ments
 Davis had a big lead in Sebastian His vote is about 1000 and Myers about 1,20O
 Clay was carried for sheriff by John A. Dudgeon. republican. Davis car ried the county.
 Union boiled 20 per cent more votes than two years ago and went for Da wis by four to one
 Yell went for Davis but the republi- II. Hunt was elected
 Perry county official is: Davis 795. Myers 420. License carried and both amendments were lost.
 Garland went for Davis and Repre- sentative Can't defeated his republi- can opponent by 75 votes
 Montgomery went democratic ex. cept on county treasurer. for which an independent was elected
 J. H. Hicks Is defeated for sheriff in Lonoke county by NJ. c. House the regular nominee. by at least 1000
 Complete returns will probably be shown that amendment No (bondsl ran ahead of No. 8 Supreme court)
 Prairie cast but forty per cent of her vote. Davis carried the county, which went wet by small majority.
 Johnson gave Davis. with one small township out. 1882. and Myers $50. A. NJ Ward was elected representa- tive
 The republicans carried Scott coun- ty for the first time in it's history. ex cept that it gave Davis a small ma jority
 Chicot county went wet On gov ernor the vote was Davis 504 and Myers 47S, with one precinct out Both amendments carried.
 Searcy county which with Newton has been republican for many years, remains so. Myers carried the coun- ty by about 400 He carried every township. including five that have been democratic.
 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 4s,000 two years ago would be cut to nearly 9 900.
 As the later returs came in many surprises were shown First adyices from Benton county, the home of United States Senator James H 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
 Later returns gave it to Davis by 39 votes.
 Two years ago Benton county gave Davis majority of 1.269 over My CTS. Gov. Davis has also lost heavi- ly in Franklin. Washington. Iafay- cite, Little River. Independence. Scott and Lawrence counties. but ha has made gains in Union. White, Jet- ferson Yell, Pope and Nevada coua-. ties and in eastern Arkansas.
 Davis carried Pulaski county. in which Little Rock is located. by 1,033 plurality over Myers and by 809 majority. Penrose received 143 votes and Wilmans S1. License carried.
 Complete unofficial returns give Da- wis Independence county by 68 votes. The county went dry by 300
 Shinn. Democrat. defeats Moss. Re publican. for representative in the rock ribbed Republican county of Newton
 Craighead county went dry Se bastian remained wet Independence county is dry. as is Hempstead Ne vada, Mississippi and others
 Randolph county official gives Davis 1,159. Myers 70S. Plurality 45t. Two years ago it was l,21O. Penrose got 55 and Wilmans s4 Amendment No. 8 was lost by two votes and No. 9 by 126. Whisky carried