The Nevada County picayune., 1912-09-13
Secretary Hutton Says Entire Ticket Is Handsomely vic- torious, Although by
 Reduced Major
 itieS.
NEGRO VOTE AFFECTS LEAD
Pulaski County Goes for Robinson Ap- parently by to 1--Count Was Slow. Never Before Has Such Con
 fusion Been Reported.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Joe T. Robinson and the entire Democratic state ticket were elected in Mondays state elec- tion. The majorities are in doubt but it is believed from early returns that they will be slightly reduced The vote on the grandfather clause ap- pears to have affected the Democratic majorities, as it brought out a very large number of negro voters who are usually not in evidence
 One precinct in Lonoke county, the home of Congressman Robinson, re- turned Republican majorities in every case except that of Mir. Robinson and the chief justice, who was unopposed. This unusual condition was reported from Keo.
 The Democratic majority will be re- duced, it is believed, because the Dem ocrats in counties where the negro population is small apparently were apathetic, and the "black belt" the Republican vote was swelled largely by the negroes
 w. G. Hutton, secretary of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee, said Tuesday that the Democratic ticket will receive a large majority. The returns give no reason to fear that any Democratic candidate is In the slightest danger. but they do indicate reduced majorities.
 Rarely has such a condition as to the count of the ballots existed i'll Arkansas. The long ballot was fur ther burdened by the initiative acts and the proposed amendments 10 the constitution and where the vote was moderately large it was impossible to complete the count, even though the judges worked during the entire night.
 In Pulaski County.
 Never in the history of Pulaski county has an election resulted in such utter confusion. The heavy vote boiled, the long list of officers and amendments to be voted upon and the mutilation of ballots by hundreds of ignorant negro voters so complicated matters that rapid count was impos, sible.
 Returns from every voting precinct except one in Pulaski county show that Democrats gave a majority to their candidates. The vote for gov ernor, Robinson, Democrat. 5.291, Roland, Republican. 1,665, Mikel. So- cialist, 39l.
 This proportion of about five to one held good for the entire state ticket and most of the county. about the only change being the election of q Republican constable of Argenta.
 Following are the complete returns with the exception of one township
 Act No. 2. for, 2.570; against, 5,091.
 No. l CTurner-Jacobson bilD, for, SITS; against, 3.5Ss.
 No. (Amerding state election laws), for, 3,S39; against, 3.252.
 No. 4 (State Textbook Commission for, 3,164; against. 3,6l9.
 No. II Grandfather clausel, for. 3,017; against, 3,467.
 No. 12 Exemption cotton factoriesl for, 3,32S; against. 2,527.
 No. 13 (Limiting legislative session. for. 4,999; against, 1,742.
 No. 13 (Recall of offlcers) for, 3.567; against, 3,059.
 No. 15 Permitting bond issues) for.  3,474; against, 3.192.
 Constable w. A. Jones was re-elect- ed by the following decisive vote: w. A. Jones, Democrat, 1854; John S. Odom, Independent, 1.459; Frank At kinson. Republican, 934; o. F, Ross. Socialist, 150.
 In the constables race there vas a good deal of interest on account of recent complications in the constable's office which caused candidates to be put out against the regular Democratic nominee.