The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-18
JUDGE WORTHINGTON
HAS DEFEATED REED
REPUBLICAN AND SOCIALIST
VOTE THROUGH STATE HAS
FALLEN BELOW NORMAL.
CHILD LABOR ACT is LEADING
Amendments Submitted by lecisla-
ture Require Majority Of the To-
tai Number Of Votes Cast.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock-With a total vote of
47,30S accounted for in the guberna-
torial election, which is probably one.
third of the total vote cast in the
state, it appears that the child labor
act, the publicity act, and the bond
amendment have carried, white the
legislative salary and lieutenant gov
ernor acts have prob 'b!y faile3 of
adoption, by reason of net having re,
ceived a majority Of the total number
OF votes cast.
The partial and incomplete returns
show the following results;
Governor-Hays, Democrat, 34,547;
Kinney, Republican, 9,44s; Hogan,
Socialist, 1912
Act No. 1-(Child Labor)-For 2S.-
S73, against 9,529.
Act No. -(Publicity)- 23,47s,
against 1885
Amendment No. 14-(Bonds) For
1854, against 14,S04.
Amendment No. 5-(Legislative
Salary)-For 1915, against 1868.
Amendment No. 16-(Lieutenart
Governor)-For 1888, against 1894.
A majority Of the total vote for
governor thus far accounted for is
23,654. The Bond Amendment has
received more than that number and
is gaining as the rural voter had been
convinced generally that it did not
affect him in any way, and that there
fore he should support it. Aside from,
that fact, being an initiated amend
ment, it requires only a majority of the
votes cast on the subject for adcp-
ton. The other two amendments
however, are so far below the re.
quired majority, although receiving a
majority Of the votes cast, that it un.
likely they will catch up. Both the
acts are definitely in the clear and
cannot be defeated.
Local Races Interest Many.
In several counties there were
warmly contested county or district
races, and in these counties the
Jud6CS oppdi ChtiN gave tHclI dlltE
ton to the races in which there was
local interest and put of the count
ing of the votes on the acts and
amendments. At Fort Smith, where
there was great interest in the Little
Smith race for circuit Judge. the
Judges went home without announcing
any vote on the acts and amend
ments. However the indications were
each act and each amendment re
ceived a majority in Sebastian
county.
Fort Smith gave a good vote for the
publicity measure and for the bond
amendment, but voted against Amend
ment No. IA, which provides a salar,
for legislators. Amendment No. Il
however, Jared surprisingly well
throughout the state, and carried in
Pulaski county. This amendmen,
practically nullifies Amendment No
Is. which provides for a 6o-day ses
sion of the legislature and which re
ceived an overwhelming majority
when submitted two years ago, under
the initiative and referendum law.
1t places legislators on a salary OF
$3.50 for two years and permits them
TO stay in session as long as the
public business demands II.
Returns from Montgomery county
indicate the election of the entire
Democratic ticket, except that J. z
Kelley appears to have been defeated
for county Judge by w. J. Hale. Re
publican, by Al majority.
In Crawford county, Branson, Re
publican candidate for sheriff. has l,
S67 votes. and Wells. Democrat, 1,346
with two more precincts to be heart
from. The indications are that C. A
Starbird. Republican. has been re
elected county Judge in Crawford ovel
w. H. Mckinney. Democrat. by ma
jority of about $50.
In Prairie county there 10 no