The Forrest City times., 1908-09-18
LATE RETURNS FROM ELECTION Show Changes in Several Ciunties, But General Result Is Not
 Altered.

Little Rock-Later returns from the state election have made no ma terial change in the results as ind- eated by the early returns, except ing as 10 the gain and losses of the prohibitionists. Late returns have completely changed the results. as indicated by the early reports. in several of the closely contested coun. ties, The general result on the license question remains practically the same, however, neither the pro hibitionists nor the license advocates making any material gain, according to the returns now at hand.
 Early reports to the effect that Crawford and Perry counties had gone wet" proved 10 be erroneous when the final returns were received. and both of those counties remain in the ''dry" column This is offset however by the returns from Hemp stead and Prairie counties. which show that both of those counties have been transferred from the dry to the wet" column.
 Late returns indicate that the pro hibitionsts have gained Sevier and St. Francis counties, thus offsetring the loss of Prairie and Hampstead Poinsett county, which was indicated ha dry returned a majority for license; and in Miller county, which was alsG reported to have voted out license. | the result is close and both sides are claiming to have won.
 The indications are that there will be no material change in the l number of counties permitting the sale of liquor, although reduced ma | joritie.s for license in several counties indicate an -hserease in the total ma jority against. license in the state.
 Later returns show no material chan8e in thesVote on the state ticket or oh the two proposed constitutional amendments Amendment No. Q has apparently Ireceived safe ma jority, while Amendment No. 10 has been badly defeated
 The returns are not complete enough to show concusiveIy the per sonnel of the general assembly, but the indications are that the Repub lican representation will be practical ly the same as two years ago. Searcy l and Newton counties return Repub lican representatives. as usual, but Gardner Skaggs of Fulton county, the third Republican member of the last house. has been defeated for re- election. Republican representatives have been elected from Crawford and Carroll counties. Representative Cartwright of Stone county is op- posed for reelection by John w. Webb, the Republican who was un- seated by the house of representa- tives at the last session. but the re- suit of the contest is not known The indications are that the Republicans will not have more than five out of the hundred members of the lower house
 Senator George Legate, the only
 
 senate. has been defeated for re- election. The Republicans will have no representation in the senate un- less Thomas Boles defeats John II | Holland in the twentyeiehth district. 1 That race is still undecided and it will take the official vote to settle it. o. II. Sumpter has defeated Charles D. Greaves, the Republican candidate for senator from the twenty-first dis trict. according to the latest reports.
 The Republicans have elected number of county officers in various parts of the state, but have lost sev- eral offices winch they formerly held The Democrats elected the county judge and sheriff in Newton county. one of the two Republican counties of the state The Republicans elected a representative and sheriff in Craw- ford county and a representative and circuit clerk In Carroll county. A split among the Democrats in Van Buren county resulted in the election of a Republican sheriff in that county by a small majority. and Sheriff Oliver Republican, We reelected in Perry county by a majority of nine votes
 The race between Pritchard. the Republican nominee. and Houpt, the Democratic candidate for sheriff of Garland county, is close and both candidates are claiming the victory.
 The race for prosecuting attorney of the Twelfth judicial circuit be- tween A A. Mcdonald, Democrat. and A. c. Leming, Republican is also close and the result is in doubt Leming has carried Scott county. and the result of the vote in Sebastian county is uncertain