The Pulaskian., 1916-11-10
AMENDMENT PROPOSED AP- PEARS DEFEATED-HEAuY
 VOTE IS POLLED.
sOOD ROADS ARE FAVORED
Act Aimed to Facilitate Building of Highways Favored By Vote of 24,- 5ot For to t9,271 Against
 Wilson Carries State.
Little Rock


 Dnly perceptible change in the results on the acts and amendments of those first given, were lessening of the leads for Act No. 1, and amendments No. 12 and No IA and reversal of the lead for Amendment No. 13. The returns representing, it was believed, nearly one-haf the total vote indi- cated.
 That Act No. 2, which would substi- tute local option for prohibition, will be defeated by g. vote of at least two to one. The vote on this act was heavier than on any other.
 That Amendment No. 13. the intia- tive and referendum probably will be defeated. It was running behind the returns received and the vote for it was considerably less than majority of the total vote cast
 That Amendment No. 12, the school amendment, probably will carry While 1t was not leading approximately by the same majority as before it was evident that it will receive more votes than those against it and probably more than majority of the total vote cast.
 While Amendment No. 14, the road bond measure, was not leading by as great majority approximately as on the first returns, it had a very heavy lead and probably will be adopted
 The act intended to facilitate the building of good roads the vote was 24,051 for to 18,271 against.
 The returns received indicated that the total vote cast will be around 13O,000 and that President Wilson's plurality will be between 35,000 and 4O,000 The majorities for Dr. c. H. Brough, Democratic candidate for gov ernor and other Democratic candi- dates for state offices, will be approx imately the same.
 Emory Ond.) Defeats Sumpter.
 The returns showed the election of several indepedent and Republican candidates for county offices. Of most interest was the election of Houston Emory as state senator from Garland and Montgomery counties. MT. Emory was candidate for the Democratic nomination, but was barred from the ticket by the county and state com mittees. As an independent he op- posed o. H. Sumpter. The election of Jacobs, Republican, for sheriff of Johnson county, was claimed.
 Incomplete returns indicated the election of Johnson, Republican, for sheriff of Carroll county overs Coffey, Democrat. Mack Curley, Republican, was apparently reelected sheriff Of Madison county, but the Democrats made gains in the other county races. Two years ago all Republican candr- dates except collector were elected. In Washington county Morton, Demo crat, was running very close with Rice, Republican, for sheriff. Sheriff Ruddell of Randolph county was ap- parently reelected by a small ma jority.
 A feature of the election was the unusually heavy Republican vote boiled in Democratic strongholds. This was true in Pulaski county, where the Republican vote was more than half that polled by the Demo crats. It IS said this was due to the consolidation of elections, permitting many negroes to vote who formerly ty general elections.
 The Fl Paso school district voted solidly for Amendment No 12 and the fered by the Educational Campaign Committed Outside the district only five votes were cast against the Amendment in the township. All the amendments carried. Act No. was defeated by a big majority.
 El Dorado--Demosrati candidates for county offices had no opposition in Union county and the national ticket carried by a vote of to 1. Act No. 9 was defeated, 543 for and 1,601 against. Amendment No. 13 also was defeated.
 larksville.-Edward Jacobs, Repub- lican, was elected sheriff of Johnson county, according to early returns, which are sufficient, it is said, to de- termine his victory. Lee Cazort, Democrat, was reelected represen- tatiye
 Oklahoma City.-Democratic con. gressmen were elected in all except the First, Fifth and Eighth districts. where Chandler, Dodson, and Morgan, Republicans, were elected, respec- lively.
 Baltimore, Md.-Dr. Joseph France, Republican, was elected to the United States Senate.