The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-10
Bob" Has a Veritable Landslide in the City and Runs Well in
 the Country
ENTIRE CITY GOES WET
Sixth Ward Deserts the Dry Fold Wasson, Westcott and Sawyer Win by Good Majorities--
 Heavy Vote Is PoIIed.

Ont of the tumble of local condi- tions and interests, The .emocratic ticket in Hot Springs and Garland county came out victorious in yester- days election, indications pointing to the election of all democratic candi- dates.
 Local interest centered in the cleo. ton of sheriff and in the question of statewide prohibition. Bob Williams carried the city by between $50 and GOO plurality over his republican op- ponent, T. J. Bledsoe and has a spien- did majority in the city over all his opponents in the race. Meagre re- ports from the country townships showed that Bledsoe is probably lead ing in the outlying precincts, but his lead in these townships will likely leave Bob" Williams with a clear majority over the field of 250 to 300.
 Next to the sheriff's race the state wide prohibition question held the a. tention of local people. While the vote on this question was not fully canyassed up to o'clock this morn ing it is evident that every ward in the city carried for local option. The Sixth ward. the only dry ward in the city, returned to the wet" column.
 For state senator the race in the country townships, according to early reports, was more interesting, but the returns indicate that Wasson. the dem ocratio candidate. has carried Garland county by a comfortable majority No returns could be secured from Mont gomery county, but Mir. Wasson's friends predict a handsome majority for him in his home county, which insures his election to the senate
 Only one ward in the city canvassed the vote for representative, the Third The result was. Westcott 15S, Saw yer IA, Goodwin 25. Lecroy IA. The Fifth ward in a partial count showed: Westcott 99, Sawyer S3. Goodwin 56, Lecroy IS. The indications are that the democratic nominees. Messers. Westcott and Sawyer, will be easily elected.
 Ballot was Cumbersome.
 On account of the lengthy ballot the counting last night was slow Only one ward in the city completed the count-the Third ward judges and clerks waded into the pile of lengthy ballots and completed the canvass be- fore adjourning at about 12:30 o'clock. The vote on prohibition in this ward stood: For license 129, against li- cense 41
 The other wards in the city either completed the count on sheriff or made a partial count and then adjourned until today, when the count will be completed
 Bob" Williams Big Lead
 Up to 2 o'clock this morning a to- tai of 1878 votes had been received and tabulated for the two leading can didates in the shrieyalty race. Of this number Bob" Williams received i, 22s, to 649 for Bledsoe. Williamst biggest majority was piled up in the Second ward, where the total vote was. Will Hams BOT, Bledsoe S6, c. IF. Williams 5, ffale |
 In the Third ward Bob Williams received 133, Bledsoe 61, c. H. Will. liams l.
 In the Third ward Bob Williams got 152, Biedsoe 7s. c. H Williams g.
 The First, Fifth and Sixth wards, in a partial count, showed Bob Viii Hams leading by a large margin.
 Election Passed of Quietly.
 The election passed off quietly and orderly Not single disturbance was reported from any of the wards of the city during the entire day. The cleo ton commissioners had their troubles. though, in keeping the voting places supplied with ballot boxes. The i'm mense size of the ticket called for additional ballot boxes to store them in and before the day was over the entire stock of boxes had been ex- hausted
 Was Clean Cut Victory.
 The victory for the democratic party was clean cut and we'll earned. There was no whisper of fraud throughout the entire election, and the workers of All Darfins last might ronredpd that