The log cabin Democrat., 1910-03-31
GAZETTE'S SUMMARY
 OF ELECTION RETURNS

Little Rock, March 31.-The Ga zette this morning summarizes the l election returns:
 | George w. Donaghey was renomi- mated for governor in the Democratic state primary yesterday, defeating his opponent. Coburn c. Kavanaugh, by a majority which promises to reach | large proportions. Incomplete returns received by the Gazette last night from almost every county in the state 1 indicated beyond the possibility of a doubt that Governor Donaghey had scored victory. The governor has carried practically every county from which definite returns have been re- ceived.
 Mir. Kavanaugh refused early this morning to concede the nomination of Governor Doanghey, insisting that he had carried 37 counties and that 10 were doubtful.
 Governor Donaghey received with equanamity the returns which showed ihs renomination. He declared that he had not heard from a single county that had been carried by his oppon- ent.
 : The returns received last night showed that Earle w. Hodges leads Guy E. Tucker for secretary of state and that Fred w. Phillips leads Am prose W. Estes for commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture. Returns were not complete enough on these contests to determine the results positively, but Hodges and Phillips were leading on the returns received.
 John w. Crockett has defeated J. L. Yates, who was a candidate for re- nomination as statetreasurer. W. F. Kirby is nominated for associate jus tice of the supreme court over T. D. Crawford. Although the reports on these races were very incomplete, they were sufficient to show the nomna- tion of Mr. Kirby and Crockett beyond a doubt.
 The returns were unusually slow in coming in last night. The ticket in most counties was long and the count was slow. The total vote will fall con siderably below that of two years ago. The returns are too meager to furnish a basis for an estimate on the total votes, but it is believed that it will be found to have been at least 15,000 be- low the vote of two years ago which was 133,S44.
 Rain fell generally throughout the state yesterday and while in some ! ases this tended to increase the size of the vote on account of the farmers Geing unable to work, in other places the vote was decreased
 Governor Geo W. Donaghey stated this morning that the returns had fully justified his ante-election predc- tions. lie declared that he had not heard from a single county that had not been carried by him.
 The governor spent the evening with his family, receiving returns by telephone from friends and clerks in the executive office at the state house. He went to Conway, his legal resi- dence, on an early train yesterday morning, and cast his vote, returning to this city at II a. m.
 Early in the evening. Governor Donaghey said, friends in various parts of the state and in this city offered congratulations The gover- nor declared that he had never doubt ed that he would be nominated. and hls only surprise was that many coun- ties which were doubtful had returned large maiorities for him.
 'l wish to thank first, my friends and constituents who have helped me through this campaign" said the gov ernor. T am sure l am very proud of their endorsement.
 Il want to say that I shall try to continue to act for the best interests Of the people of the state. I shall seek to continue the reforms which were started during the present ad- ministration. l believe that the state is better under business administra- ton. The people have endorsed me and my policies and I shall certainly try not to disappoint them"