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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30. *904. NUMBER 267.
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DAVIS HAS WON.
On Face of Returns Gov. Davis
Has Fifty-Four Counties and
Wood Eighteen'Counties.
Contest in Convention.
! On the face of the returns Gov.
' Davis has carried fifty-four coun
ties, having 305 delegates, Judge
Wood has eighteen counties with
122 delegates, and three counties
that have 15 delegates, are either
i in doubt or have not been heard
f from.
The number of delegates neces
sary to secure a nomination at
the hands of the democratic
state convention is 222.
As the situation concerning the
governorship now stands, the
democratic state convention
which meets in Hot Springs
June 12 will be the arbiter. Con
testing delegations will be sent
from a number of counties and
upon the result of these contests
the gubernatorial nomination will
probably hinge.
In the chief justiceship race,
Hill maintains the lead with
about 200 delegates; Carmichael
second with 98; Bunn third with
65, and Robertson fourth with
about 60. The present outlook is
that the nomination will have to
be settled in the state convention.
In the associate justiceship the
two candidates, Moose and Mc
Culloch, are running almost neck
and neck, each having about 200
delegates on the reports thus far
received.
VOTE BY COUNTIES.
Monroe—The ofieial count made
by the Democratic executive
committee of Monroe county
gives Davis 141 majority over
Wood in the county.
Union — Wood carries county
by 131 majority. Byrne, Moore,
Bunn, Moose and Hampton also
get Union vote.
Drew—Wood’s majority 100.
Bunn, Moose, Rogers, Moore and
Hampton carry county.
Independence — Final returns
give Wood 85 majority in Inde
pendence. Big Bottom township
stood by Wood handsomely.
Crittenden—In line for Wood, j
but only 20 majority. Rogers, j
Robertson and McCulloch win;
here.
Fulton—Davis’ majority 63.
Conway — Davis carried this |
county 2 to 1 over Wood. Hill |
and Moose carry county.
Washington-Davis wins 2 to 1.
Rogers, Moore, Hill and McCul
loch successful here.
Little River—Davis, Hill, Mc
Culloch, Byrne and Moore all
carry county. Davis’ majority
is 122.
Ouachita—Davis carries county
by small majority. Moore, Byrne,
Bunn and Moose carry Ouachita.
Ashley—Total vote for govern
ed Wood 829, Davis 734. Bunn,
* Moose, Byrne, and Eoff secure
county delegation.
Lee—Wood defeated Davis in
Lee 2 to 1. Byrne, McCulloch
and Robertson carry the county.
Hempstead—County goes for
Wood by small majority; also for
Hill, 'lapse and Byrne.
Newton—Full vote not report
ed, but Davis seems to have car
ried county. Hill. Moose, Eoff
and Byrne lead.
Prairie—Official vote, Davis
1,536, Wood 407. Moore, Bour
land, Carmichael and McCulloch
win.
Garland-Davis’ majority not
less than 1,500.
Boone-Wood 805, Davis 767.
Floyd defeated Dinsmore 100
votes in this county.
Poinsett—Davis’ majority 500.
Parrish carries county.
Lonoke—Davis defeats Wood
2 to 1 here. Official vote, Davis
1,530, Wood 764. Bourland,Moore, |
Carmichael and McCulloch carry j
county.
Franklin—Davis parries coun-1
ty by 400. This is Bourland’s
home county, which he carried
over Rogers by 117 votes.
Mississippi — Davis carries
county by 200.
Woodruff — Wood’s majority
about 100.
Sharp — Davis wins by 300
votes.
Clay — Davis’ majority about
200.
Cleveland—Goes for Davis 3(
to 1.
Baxter—Lines up for Davis.
Saline—For Davis 2 to 1.
Miller—For Wood by very close
vote.
Craighead — Wood will carry
county by not less than 200;
county ticket still in doubt.
Marion — Eighteen precincts
give Davis 665, Wood 411.
Pulaski—Returns from Pulas
ki (Little Rock) county have been
received. The Argenta and Bay
ou Meto precincts give Gov. Davis
overwhelming majorities and
changed the gubernatorial re
sult completely. The count in
the precincts named gave the
county to Gov. Davis over Judge
Wood bv 63 maioritv. but owing
to alleged frauds in Argenta, the
vote of the county will be in
doubt until canvassed Saturday.
The result in other offices fol
lows: Dunn for chief justice,
Moose for associate justice, Rog
ers for attorney general, Moore
for auditor, Duley for railroad
commissioner. County officers:;
Prosecuting attorney, Lewis Rho
ton; sheriff, C. C. KaVanaugh;
circuit clerk, Pat. H. Carnes;
county clerk, Joe Asher; county
treasurer, Rufus J. Polk; asses
sor, Chas. F. Martin; county and
probate judge, C. T. Coffman;
chancery clerk, Fred A. Garrett;
coroner, S. P. Vaughter; survey
or, Francis A. Conway: repre-j
sentatives, Frank H. Dodge,
John E. Martineau, Burt Brooks,
S. H. Nowlin; constable, E. S.
Jones.
RIVER ON A STAND.
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White river is, practically
speaking, on a stand though it had
dropped .3 of a foot Wednesday
morning and registered 28.6 on
the gauge. The rain reported
from Cotter proved to be a light
one and lower water is hoped for.
The present south winds indi
cate rain, however, and addi
tional rain at this time would
mean a serious overflow.
Street Commissioner Hill in
forms the Independent that the j
culverts m tne ranroaa aumps
were closed Sunday and that the
water inside the levee has leaked
through the Iron Mountain and
Choctaw railroad dumps, which
are in bad condition in many
places. They have been sacked
where the overflow could be pre
vented.
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MARSHAL STEPHENS
SHOT RICHARDSON.
Act Was Done in Self Defense as
Latter Resisted Arrest and
Sought to Grab Revolver
From the Officer.
V. G. Richardson of Alicia was
arrested Tuesday afternoon about
5 o’clock, by Marshal T. S. Ste
phens and Constable R. M. Laird,
in front of the Newport Builders |
Supply and Hardware Company. |
Richardson had been stopping
negroes on Front street and forc
ing them to turn back into their
own quarters, when complaint
was made to Constable Laird,
who called upon Mr. Stephens
for help in making the arrest, as
Richardson has the reputation of
being a scrapper.
Richardson was taken to the
hose house by the two officers,
assisted by Deputy Baird, but
here he offered resistance and
tried to take away from Mr. Ste
phens the revolver which had
been found upon his (Richard
son’s) person.
Mr. Stephens says the gun was
first accidentally discharged in
the scuffle, the shot striking the
walk. Mr. Stephens then man
aged to secure the gun, though
it was still m the hands ot Rich
ardson, and fired, the bullet en
tering Richandson’s right thigh
at a point near the second sus
pender button and ranging down
ward.
Bystanders who witnessed the
affray, assert that Marshal Ste
phens was compelled to shoot in
self defense.
Richardson was carried to
Cook’s hotel, .where he is resting
easy. His wound was promptly
attended to by surgeons and is
not thought to be of a dangerous
nature. „
Public sentiment is at such a
high tension just at present, that
difficulties which result in blood- j
shed and loss of life are caused!
by what at other times would be j
very trivial occurrences.
HEAVY LOSS AT
POPLAR BLUFF. 1
Many Head of Stock Drowned—
Operator Driven Away.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., March 29.—
It is feared that the loss of stock
from the rise and overflow of
Black river will be enormous.
The river is six miles wide and
thousands of acres of bottom
lands used for pasturing stock
are under water. The entire east j
side of the city is under from two j
to ten feet of water and many j
residents have been forced to;
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have been lost, but there have j
been many narrow escapes.
At Williamsville the water has
driven the inhabitants from the!
tillage. The railroad telegraph!
Dperator wired:
“Water is up to operating table;
will have to leave. The bridge
bas been swept away.”
The bridge was 120-foot iron
railroad bridge and was com
paratively new.
BILL BERRY SLUGGED.
Bill Berry was found on Front
street Wednesday morning badly
disfigured, having been slugged
by some unknown party. His
bead was very bloody, and as he
bad been drinking, he is unable
to give any good account of what
happened. Berry is a well known
steamboat man on White river.
Mrs. T. R. Lash returned Mon
day with her husband, after a
brief visit to Brinkley.
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