The Van Buren press., 1912-09-14
STATFWIDFRS STILL
HOPE FOR VICTORY
REV. FRANK BARRETT SAYS RE
TURNS ARE TOO INDEFINITE
AND MEAGER TO JUS
TIFY FORECAST.
MAJORITYiS PROBABLY 5000
All Acts Appear Defeated and Amend
ments 12, 13 and IS Have Good
Leads, Nos. II and IA Lose.
Negroes Cast Bis Vote.

Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
little Rock.--The statewide prohi-
bition bill, known as Act No, 2, was
defeated by a substantial majority Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 in Mondays
state election.
Returns have been very slow and
up to Wednesday morning only 3d.
900 votes, out of probably 100000 cast,
had been definitely accounted for
These give a majority of over i,OOl
against statewide, and incomplete re
turns from every part of the state
Indicate the defeat Of the measure by
safe majority
While the count progresses the
louor interests are claiming victory
BY from 10000 to 10000 and Rev.
Frank Barrett, head of the Anti
Saloon League, claims that after all
the returns are in a victory will be
shown for prohibition. He does not,
however give any figures on which
bis calculations are based.
Lee. and Cross are two counties
now wet which appear to have gone
dry BY defeating license.
The following dry counties appear
to have gone wet by voting license
Arkansas, Miller, Monroe, Saline, Cal
houn, carroll, Ouachita, Perry POLK,
Randolph, Hampstead Jackson and
probably SEWER. Official returns may
change the results as to license In
some Of these counties, although not
In a majority Of them.
Returns received up to Wednesday
while in most counties iGcomplelr, IN
dcated maiorities against state VIDE
bill in the following counties; Mkan'
sas, Ashley, Carroll ChicoL cay
Cleveland, Cleburne, Columbia, ''aiG
head Crawford, Crittenden, iallas,
Desha, Drew, Garland IIempStead,
Hot Spring, Independence, JACKSON
Jefferson, Lee, Lafayette, Lonoke,
Lawrence. Lincoln, Little River, Lo.
gan Madison, Marion, Miller, Missis'
sippi Montgomery, Monroe, Nevada
0uachta, Perry, Polk, Pope, Prairie
Pulaski Randolph, Saline, Sewer Sc
bastian, Union, Woodruff Yell
Those which indicate majorlties
for are: Greene, Franklin, Ben
ton, calhoun, Clark, Conway, Cross,
Faulkner. pike, Johnson, st, Francis,
White, Washington,
Thus the antI.prohis appear to nave
carried a counties safely, while 10
counties Indicate majorItIes In iaVor
Of statewide. There are 10 couh
ties from which definite returns on
This he are not available, In some
Of them the count indicates very
close vote. and It Is believed the re-
suit Of these counties will be a stano
OF between the prohis and ants
One Of the peculiar features OF the
eleci'oo lg that In many places the
vote License exceeds the vote
aga 'a.wide. In calhoun county
state and license both carried by
practically the same majority
The bgges. maioritics reglsteren
against Act No. 2 appear to be In Pu.
hsM and Jefferson counties, each OF
which went wet by $500 Malorilies
In excess Of 1000 agrsnst the measure
are claimed from Garland, Seoasuah'
ChIcot and Mississippi
All Acts Defeated.
Retuns received up to Wednesday
Indicate the defeat Of all four acls'
VIZ, the T.J. bill, the statewide bill,
oo election law, and the text booR b'li
Tive TurnorJacobson revenue bill aP
roars IL have been the most unNopu
lNr Of all the measures and the ma
lFty ngainst It will possibly eNeeen
b. 0OO
While tho acts were all defeated
O'ne Of the constitutional amend
h'nts seem TO have shared neV'e'
'lc Amendment No, ~, when eN'
eDpts cotton textile mills from laSa'
'loh for number Of years has flght
inn chance on thcfaco Of early re-
turns, Amendment No, 70, llmi'InS
'ho sessions Of the legislature, mas
won by an Overwhelming majority
and Amendment No, 10, authorl2lhs
municipal bonds, n leading by h'arIy
5000 votes on the $4,000 accounted
Tor
tuie' interest seems TO have cen.
'ttrd In the prohibition measure ana
We Grandfather Clause, The negroee
turned out on maese Of most places 10
register their votes against both meas