Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-10
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''''ii'' iIoN VNCi, itlul llcu d llldIOIllN u 23 against it, which more than offse the favorable vote from the other two
 If all the other counties in the state vote as Jefferson appears to he voting there will be only a sixtv-da, session of the Legislature hereafter Three townships in the county hay, already given Amendment No. 13 lOS votes and only 20 against a major ity of S3.
 It is estimated. judging from the heavy vote cast in the City of Pine Bluff. that more than 1 900 votes were cast in this county yesterday. In a Democratic primary this county usu- ally casts from 2,100 to 2,aO0
 In some of the country precincts the bond amendment is carrying but in others the vote against it appears to be heavy Amendment No. II, the Grandfather clause. will in all prob- ability be defeated, as the negro vote in the country precincts is heavy against it and the city vo;e is also said to be quite large in opposition to the measure. The average Democrat figured that the Grandfathr clause was not needed, but many of them would have voted for it had they imagined that the negro was going 10 take such gTeat interest in the election as they manifested yester- 1 day, thus cutting down the Democratic majorities for the regular Democratic nominees.
 Act No. 12 which will exempt cotton mills from taxation for ten years, seems to have been popular meas ure in Jefferson, Roberts, Villemont and Niven reporting majorilies from the country districts for the cotton mill anti-taXation bill.
 The T. J. Bill-Act No. 1, is also running we'll in the country precincts Three townships reported majority I of 8 for it, but Niven township voted against it.
 The Republican measure, No. 13 has a majority of twelve for it, in three country precincts. This is the bill that will change the election laws ard it will tend to give the Re- pubicans a decided advantage over ] the present system of naming the election judges.
 Voting Heavy Everywhere
 The thunder heads that piled up in the South and West about 2 o'clock were not the only dark clouds on the horizon yesterday It was stated ex- clusively in these columns last week that large numbers of blacks had paid their poll taxes. It was also predicted that the negro vote and the genera, vote in this county would be excep- tionally large This prediction was fully realized in the balloting yester- day. The negroes surged to the vot- ing places in the city wards and country districts alike. They were out in force to vote against the grand father clause" which, if adopted. would disfranchise them.
 The Democrats. of the county had been warned of the unusual activity on the part of the negroes and turned out in numbers to vote against } Amendment No. 3, Republican meas ure to change the election laws, and to roll up big majority for the state ticket. The statewide prohibition amendment aroused great feeling among all classes and was an import ant factor in the heavy vote cast yes : terday. Due to the negro vote and the } universal voting by the whites the election yesterday will show the heav. jest vote ever cast in Jefferson couh- , ty.
 : The vote in this county is not thu ) only large vote in the state. The state election yesterday was the frs t to be held in Arkansas since the Int tiative and Referendum went into et = feet. The interest in the bond issue n the prohibition measure and tn, r grandfather clause" was widespread . and it is probable the vote boiled yes t terday will exceed that in any prev s ious state election.
 - The numerous other laws an,
 
 - amendments originating in the legis r lature or proposed by the peopl
 through the Initiative came in fo considerable interest. Owing to tn
 length of the ticket and it's unusua = appearance, being printed in two col l. umns, many of the voters encountere u difficulties in properly marking thei ' ballots, resulting in numerous delay + at the voting places. It is likely tha r. many of the ballots will be thrown ou
 by the judges on account of being i'm