The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-18


ent. Loretz claims a victory there,
though Secretion is leading him by a
few votes.
|. n. Moore, Independent candidate
for county judge in Desha county, con-
cedes the election of j. l.. Parker.
There was hot race in Argenta for
constable. Tom Warnell, the Demo
cratic nominee, was declared elected
over George Scott, Republican, by SO
majority. Scott charges fraud, and
his friends are circulating petitions
asking for the removal of City Attor'
ney Fred Mcdonald and Alderman A,
l.. Busby and ]. P. Brinley for al
legged connections with the counting.
There is great deal of bitter feel
ing over the matter.
Paul Little, Democrat, has won his
race against H. N. Smith, Indepen-
dent. for circuit judge in the Twelfth
judicial district, with majority of
1921.
There are only meager returns from
Prairie county on the race for county
judge there, but they indicate vic
tory for Secretion over his indepen-
dent opponent.
Worthineton Has Defeated Reed.
Probably the most warmly contest
ed race in the state was that for cir
cult judge in the Fourteenth Circuit,
The last week of the campaign the
strongest speakers of the Democratic
party were thrown into the district
to aid the Democratic nominee, judge
George w Reed, of Cleburne county,
but it appears to have been unavail-
ing. On the face of returns so far
received he has been defeated by
Judge l. Worthington, Republican, Of
Boone County, former United States
district attorney at Fort Smith, and
Republican nominee for governor in
1905.
Official returns from Newton county
and partial returns from Boone, Van
Buren,, Cleburne, Searcy and Marion,
the other counties composing the
Fourteenth judicial district, give
Worthington a majority of 573 votes
over Reed, and it seems certain that
Worthington has been elected Judge
Reed said he thought he had been de-
feated.
How Some Counties Voted on No. 8.
The indications are that Act No. 3
carried by good majority in Greene
w urhn oh hoc
made on 1t. 1t was reported that
thr>e precincts in Paragould gave
Act No 3 l09 votes, with only 90
against, and that the county had gone
for the act, to /.
In Washington, where a hard fight
was made on Act No. 3, 1t has a lead.
though if it wins its majority will he
small.
In Polk county also Act No. 3 was
fought hard, but it seems to have won
by big majority.
Politicians made fight on Act No.
in Lpneke county, but the returns
thus far received indicate that the
act carried there.
In Garland county Act No. re-
ceived majority of 5 to |. In ST.
Francis it received a majority Of s
to l. In Sebastian county Is out of
"a precincts give the act 2,167 votes.
with only 1879 against. These pre-.
cincts gave Amendment No. "A ..
176 votes, with only 222 against.
In White county and in Craighead
county Act No. 3 wins by probably 4
to 1. and in nearly every case where
the vote is big for Act No it is also
big for Amendment No. IA. and where
Act No. has suffered, generally
Amendment No. IA has suffered
In Conway county Act No. and all
Of the amendments were slaughtered,
but Act No. l carried.
In Phillips county the returns. AZ
usual. are slow. An oficial report
from one township gives a good ma
jority for Act No. 3. but 1t is believed
this county will go against the act ar d
also against Amendment No. H.
How Publicity Act Won.
Inc EuuiiCltf committee lOT ACT
No. 3 issued the following announce.
ment:
Act No. 3 has carried the state
by . majority aof $4,000. Assuming
that the total vote will be $40, 900,
and that ia small for even a Demo
cratic primary. We will exceed $4,000
majority on the present ratio OF re,
turns from various sections OF the
state. The country precincts. most of
which are yet to report. will show
good majorities, as a rule. for the pub.
licity act. We are even stronger in
the country precincts than in the cit.
les, and. OF course. returns to date
speak for the emphatic manner In
which the people OF the cities look at
the question OF publicity.
Act No. 3 will go into effect imme-
diately upon it's adoption II means
that the initiative and referendum
measures will be published hereafter
in each county of the state four