The Van Buren press., 1912-09-14
Secretary Hutton Says Entire
Ticket Is Handsomely VIC
;lriOus, Although by
Reduced Major
tiles.
NEGRO VOTE AFFECTS LEAD
Pulaski County Goes for Robinson Ap'
parently by to Count Was Slow.
Never Before Has Such Con-
fusion Been Reported

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock.-Joe +. Robinson aad
the entire Democratic state tickc.
were elected in Mondays state elec.
ton The maioriues are In doubt
but 1t is believed from early returns
that they will be slightly reduced The
vote on the grandfather clause ap.
pears TO have affected the Democratic
majorites, 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 Mr.. Robinson and
the chief Justice, who was unopposed.
from Keo,
The Democratic majority will be re
duced, ii 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 large majority The
returns give no reason to fear that
any Democratic candidate Is in the
slightest danger, but they do indicate
reduced maiorities.
Rarely has such a condition as to
the count Of the ballots existed IN
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
polled, the long list Of officers and
amendments TO be voted upon aud the
mutiation Of ballots by hundreds OF
ignorant negro voters so complicated
matters that rapid count was impos
sible.
Returns from every voting precinct
oNcepl one in Pulaski county show
that Democrats gave a majority TO
heir candidates. The yo O ior g0U.
crnor, Robinson. Democrat, 5,2ol,
Roland, Republican, 1865, Alkcl. 20.
clalst, 39l,
This proportion Of about five 10 on
held good for the entire safe ticket
and most Of the county, aton, the
only change being the election Of d
Republican constable Of Argcnin.
Following are the complete ,rturnS
with the exception Of one township.
Act No, 2, for, 2,57O; against j,osl,
No, (Turner.Jacobson BIN, for,
3,17S against, 3,jSS
no, Amending state election
lawsJ, for. 1889, against, 1852.
No. Estate Textbook Comm'srionl
for, 3,164, against, 3,Gl9,
No, II Grandfather clause, for
3Ol7; against 3,iG1
No, ~ exemption cotton factories
for. 3,32S, against, 2,52G
No, l3 OimIting legislative sc,fioul
for, 1893, against, l,742
No. l3 CRecall OF orfIcersl Tor 3567
against, 3oj9
No, 10 Permitting bond issues) Tor,
3,47i, against, 1892,
Constable W A. Jones was re- elect
ed by the following decisive vote. W
A. Jones, Democrat, 1854 John :.
Odom, Independent, l,ijs Frank A.
kinFon, Republican, 93i O y. Ross,
Socialist, liO.
In the constables race there VAS a
good deal Of interest on account Of
recent complications In the consAOle's
office which caused candidates 10 be-
put owe against the regular Democratic
nominee