The Harrison times., 1916-11-11
ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC coNGREs.
SIoNAL DELEGATION RETURN.
ED FROM ARKANSAS BY
USUAL MAJORITIES.
VOTE HEAVIEST ON RECORD
Wallace Townsend, Republican Nomi-
nee, Comedies His Defeat BY DR..
5rough-Extends Congratulations
Interest in Amendments.

Little ROck.-In Tuesdays election,
the first since the consolidated cleo
tiOn law was passed, the vote was the
heaviest on record, because of the in
terest in the state and national con-
tests and the three constitutional
amendments and two legislative acts
submitted to 30 vote of the people.
The entire Democratic ticket was
elected by increased majorities. DR..
c. II. Brough, Democrat, defeated Wal
lace Townsend, Republican, for gov
ernor, the remainder of the ticket
being unOppOsed for state offices ex-
cept Durand Whipple, Republican
nominee for Associate Justice, against
Carroll D. Wood Judge Wood, who
has been on the Supreme bench since
1893, was reelected.
w. f. Kirby, Democratic nominee
for U. S. senator to succeed the late
James p. Clarke, won an overwhelm-
ing victory over H. l.. Remmel, the
Republican nominee.
The chief interest centered in the
fate of the amendments and acts. On
account OF the meager returns receiv-
ed il was impossible to determine def
initely the result of the vote on these
measures. On some of them, where
the vote is close, and varying accord
ing to locality, the results will not be
definitely known for some time. In
some instances, on account Of the
close vote, the official count may be
required.
primary law, seemed to be leading by
a safe majority.
Act No. 2, the local option act, seem
ed to have been defeated. which
means that the statewide prohibition
law and all other anti-liquor laws re-
main in force in the state.
Amendment No. y, which permits
school districts to levy a maximum Of
II mills for school purposes, seems
to have been adopted by safe ma
jority.
Amendment No 13, for the extern
sion Of the Initiative and Referen-
dunn, is running close, and may re-
quire the official count,
Amendment No. IA, permitting the
issuance of bonds for good roads, and
providing for the distribution of the
3-mill road tax, seems to have been
adopted, the early returns indicating
that it was probably one of the most
popular Of the measures.
The returns were very slow, on ac.
count of the long and complicated
ticket, and twenty-four hours after
the polls closed, the returns from Ar
kansas lacked much of being COM
plete. In many precincts the election
officials did not begin counting until
Wednesday morning. The surprising
interest in the results Of the national
election greatly hindered the gather
ing Of the state returns.
Wallace Townsend early conceded
his defeat by Dr. Brough for govern
or, and sent telegram to him at Fay.
etteville extending congratulations,
as follows:
EARLY returns indicate your elec.
tion by a very handsome majority, and
| hasten to extend my cordial con-
gratulations. Due to your ideals of
patriotism, which places the state ana
its welfare above the necessary but
far less important contests Of politi-
cal parties, and to your fine spirit
which always accords a courteous
consideration to opposing views, the
campaign has been waged on a plane
too high for personal animosties and
too broad for merely partisan conten-
tions. | trust that your administra-
tion will be the fruition of the splen.
did hopes which you cherish for the
state and its people, and to this end
you will have my good wishes and
heartiest support"