The Harrison times., 1912-09-14
Secretary Hutton Says Entire
Ticket Is Handsomely VIC
.0riOus, Although by
Reduced Major
lies.
NEGROVOTE AFFECTS LEAD
Pulaski County Goes for Robinson Ap'
parently by to Count Was Slow
Never Before Has Such Con-
fusion Been Reported,
wOstcm Newspaper Union News Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Little Rook,--Joe r. Robinson and
the entire Democratic state ticket
were elected in Mondays state cleo
ton, The majoritles 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 Il brought out a very
large number OF negro voters who are
usually not In evidence.
one precinct Ia Lonoke county, tbs
home OF Congressman Robinson, re
turned Republican maiorities in every
case except that Of Mr.. Robinson and
The chief Justice, who was unopposed
This unusual condition was reported
from Keo.
The DemoGcutic majority will be re-
duced, Il IL believed because the Dem
ocrats in counties where The negro
population Il omal apparently were
apathetic, aud The "blaCk belt the
Republican vote was swelled largely
by the negr0oG
W. G. Hutton, aeCretary OF the Demo
cratic StatC Central Committee, said
Tuesday that the Democratic ticket
will receive a large majority Tho
returns give no reason 20 fear thni
any Democratic candidate Is IN the
sllRhtes' danger but they do indicate
reduced msiorItles,
Rarely hps mch a condition az to-
the CONT or The ballots existed In
Arkansas The lcng ballot woa fur
ther hur1cgcd by tho lnitintlYn acts
and the prop0Cod amendments 10 the
coaE.lt"tion pna who're the veto waS
moderately Drso Il wae impossible
TO complete ,ho count even though the
judges worked during the entire night
IN Pulaskl County
Never IN the history OF Puln2kI
county has Un election resulted IN
such utter coutus,Gu Tho heavy vote
polcd, the long lnI Of officers and
muouducuR 10 no voted upon ond tho
mullatlop Of hallptH by hundreds o.
Ignorant ueRlo yotnrl 80 o1Wy'iG'tcd
matters that rapid cogn' wl3 Nlos
Bblo
Rotuna from overy yn''7g D'c'ine,
O.Lo1l 10o ~ puNaN 'oHUy ahow
that Democrats gave mp.orI,y to
th,Ip opplog'uB, lho yo'} f0r goY
Crnor, Robinson, Democrat j,2sl,
Roland, Republican, 1896, MlEel So
cullsL 3Ot,
rhls proporiou OF about five 10 on
held good for Jho entlro auto tlcdei
aud most Of Dho county about the
only change b9inS the election OF q
Republican oouuIahlo Of Arsantn
Following are Tue complete vtOrnN
with the exception of ono to@nehlp.
ACT No 2, for, $50; ogamot o,OSl,
NO, CrmmotJueobgon bIlD, for
3,l7S; against 3,hSS,
NO. . Am1udHg ata'' election
lawN, for, a,3a0, agalnnt 3252
No, (BR,e roStIIoolI CommIsrionl
for, 3,lGl, ogonBt, a,GlO
No, n Grandfather ollusol, for,
9,0l7i against AiG1.
no, ~ (Igsempti0n cotton faclofiesl
TO-. 8,Bgs, agllnat 1927
No. ~ C,luiOinB Legislative session.
for, iOOO Osilnat, h7i2
No, ~ (ltpcal OF ottlcersl for, 1857
ag5lnst 1900.
40, 10 CpermltlNg bond seues) Tor,
8,i7i, ugalnBt aie2,
onelpb9 w. A. Jones WIS reelect.
cd BY tho fouuwhg doolHiyo vote, W.
4. Jonos pomooril hObi, John S.
Cdon independent LASS Frank AZ
l,.bson, Republican, D3ii o, 70, Ross,
EoGipllst, 40,
In tho 0onslhhloH race there Soe a
d danl oi iuloreal on account OF
cent complications IN the o0nalubloH
Ollce Wh0h OauBed candidates 10 ha
pat out asanBl the regular Democratic
nominee, .-'.a'eass
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