The Forrest City times., 1912-09-20
ALL ACTS DEFEATED, 4
 AMENDMENTS GARRY
eRANDFATHER CLAUSE LOSES, HOWEVER. BY MAJORITY OF
 PROBABLY 2Oo0o OR MORE.
15.00G AGAINST STATEWIDE
Official Count Will Be Completed This Week, but as II Progresses Little Change Is indicated
 in Results

N's.tfn Newspaper Union ssxs Service
 Little Rock.-Complete and official returns have been received rom all bpt ahout l5.000 votes and these are expected In by Saturdas
 tet No. 1, known as the Turner-Ja= cobson bill. has the following vote to date For, 50.g8s. againse 69. fl. This measure will probably be de feate3 hy a majority Of more than 20.- Ue0 votes when all the returns are in The vote on Act No. ,. the statewide prohibition measure. stands For. G6,2l2, against S2,075 l. Is conceded in most quarters that the majority against the measure will exceed l5,00o
 tc. No ,. the proposed new elec. ton law, has the following vote. For, 4s2S7, against 62,252 II is believed also that this measure has been de feated hy over f5,000 votes
 The vote is closer on Act No i. the textbook commission bill bat f is belieN ed the majority against fl is safe. The vote now stands 6O, for: hN,bd3 against. Complete returns from the remaining counties will. Il Is aseured, augment the maiority against the measure.
 W the amendments, No. II, the grandfather clause. was defeated by a surprising majority The vote now stands: For. 44,66S. against. 3,97G. Final returns will in all probability Increase the majority against the measure to from 23.000 10 25.000.
 Amendment No. F. to exempt cot Ion mills from taxation. has apparent ly carried. The vote stands For. 5'.3i4, against, 46.665 With it's pres ent lead Of 10000 votes Ii is believed hat this amendment ~iil win by t2,- n00 majority.
 Amendment No. 13. the siXty-day measure. has carried by an over Nhelming majority. The vote on this measure stands as follows For. el. Soe against 29,471. The indications are that on final and complete re turns this amendment will have q ma lority Of 7o000.
 Amendment No II. the recall. has '1At votes for and 5o.37i against il This amendment has probably carried ny l2.s04 majority.
 Amendment No. 15. thc Gond amend mfnt, has safe lead and probably wins 3 majority of from 23,o00 10 +a.tt#f ,rot1 ,,1,., at.,Y,I... For 'l3&' ssainst lS,9l2.
 II ss estimated that the total vote vas Fta.a00 or more.
 Returns have been slowly coming III ever since the election The long ballot has caused much confusion to voters and many maintain that the vote on the various acts and amend hthls IS no certain indication of the sehtlment of the voters because the most intelligent voter was labale to hiutilate his ballot or vote contrary hls sentiments. Many instances are cited, particularly as to the vote against statewide and for license h many counties and precincts the vote TOT heense exceeded the vote against 'atewide prohibition. Calhoun coun- " gave majority for license and Niso for statewide prohibition.
 Now that the people have done 'nelr part it will be the turn of the 0oorts. Between now and the next seheral election the court mills of He state will probably grind on the aoS and amendments that have been incorporated as part of the states
 Is practically certain that s'iiie of the amendments adopted will e referred to the courts for an inter pe'ati0n of the initiative and refer eNa1m machinery.
 while II is not expected that any
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