The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-07

II Dr J. w. McClendOu, running as an \ Independent candidate for reelection for mayor. was elected yesterday over Harry A. Jones, the democratic nominee, by a majority, unofficial of 45 votes
 The democratic nominee carried three of the city wards and the other
 three went 10 the opposition, and the two larger precincts, the Second and Sixth wards. overwhelmed the ma
 iorities of the smaller wards, making
 for the election of McClendon by a
 small but emphatic majority
 There was opposition in but one other spot on the ticket that being
 for alderman from the Second ward
 and in that race Sam Williamson. the democratic nominee, won over the Op- position by an easy majority.
 The first reports indicated the cleo [ tion of Jones. who had carried the first wards to report. With all but the Sixth heard from, Jones had a ] majority of 97 votes, but if was ap- parent that would be insufficient to . offset the opposition of the South Hot Springs ward, which was carried for the independent candidate by ll2 -yote1.
 Harry Jones said last night when she unofficial returns were made known to him:
 ''I wish you would thank my friend, fv4Vr 4,, l had only entered politics for the service l could he to the city or the service my friends insisted | could render to the city, Had I been the mayor l would have carried out every pledge of good government made, and would have lent my every effort to the advancement of Hot Springs ! have done that in the past and that
 will be my work in the future have merited no ill-feeling in the campaign l have Waged and have added some friendships that are most priceless. sincerely congratulate the winner and will lend him what ever assistance ] can as a pubic. spirited citizen to make the best Of the disadvantages that will arise in connecUon with the future conduct of our city. feel most grateful to those who supported me, and will ever re- member their friendships"
 The election was one of tAe most stubbornly fought in Hot Springs in many years Dr. MdClendon had a strong organization behind his cam I ign, but the democratic city organ ization, conceding a hard fight, never doubted but that Jones would he the winner
 All day yesterday the contest at iie polls was a stubborn one. The work. CTS for both sides were out early ana the vote of the first two hours of the . morning indicated the large vote that would be cast during the day. There were l.930 votes cast in the six pre-. clncts, which was even a more full vote than had been predicted, If there were surprises in the cleo tion returns they were in the First
 ward and the Fifth ward. The d,~e40 cratic campaign committee expected
  Fifth. and Jones won that by 23 votes. In the First ward the mo cratic ticket expected a substantial . majority, of from 100 to l5O, and re. ceived by G8 votes majority
 The election of the present mayor
 indicates there will be no material changes in the city administration New aldermen will go in the council as follows: Kittleberger from the First, Little from the Third, Dodd . from the Fourth, and Davis from the Sixth. Burgaurer and Williamson, present councilmen, were reelected There was no change in the city iudgeship or the city treasurership, there being no opposition to the nominees. The new council will elect city collector, and with the appoint i've offices filled by Mayor McClen don, there will probably be few changes in the personnel of the ad- ministration.
 The coming administration oi Mayor McClendon will be one of the most difficult that has faced any mayor of Hot Springs in years, be-
 cause of the disadvantage in the rev enue system. Whether the policy
 will be one of restriction to try to