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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 9, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 32
President Now Has 269
Electoral Votes—Repub
licans Concede Defeat
Final returns from Califor
nia show that Woodrow Wil
son carried the state by 3,000
majority, which gives him the
13 electoral votes of California
and insures his election.
The addition of California
to the Democratic column gives
Wilson 269 votes,which isthree
more than necessary to elect.
Wilson is leading in the be
lated returns from New Mex
ico and there is no doubt but
that New Mexico’s three elec
toral votes will go to Wilson,
which will give him 272.
Complete returns are not in
from West Virginia and Min
nesota. Hughes has a slight
lead in those states, but if both
states go for Hughes he will
have only 255 electoral votes,
which is 11 votes short of the
26f5 necessary to clout.
It will require the official
vote to determine who has
carried Minnesota and West
Virginia, and it is possible that
both these states will finally
come into the Wilson column.
DEMOCRATS RETAIN
CONTROL OF SENATE
Returns from the various
I states insure a Democratic sen
ate, but the House is in doubt
Upon the basis of revised re
, turns the Democrats have elect
j ed 215 members of the Hous<
and the Reublicans 221. In ad
dition there have been electee
j one Independent, one Socialis
'one Progressive and one Pro
; tectionist.Four districts in Wes'
Virginia, two of them normal
ly Democratic and two Repub
lican, and one district in New
Mexico are still undecided. H
these districts do not change
the Democrats will have 21i
and the Republicans 211 a plu
rality fcf only three. As then
will be four members of othei
minority parties, a working
majority for the Democrats h
improbable unless some of tht
minority should choose to casi
their lot with the administra
tion forces.
ELECTION FEUD IS
CAUSE OF TRAGED’Y
Perry, Nov. 7.—Perry coun
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tragedy at Bigelow tonight
when Tom Davidson, 45 years
old, a contractor, is reported
to have shot and instantly kill
ed Hubert Harris, 40 years old,
a painter.
Both were Democrats in op
posite factions, which have
been fighting for control ot
the county for months. The
shooting is said to have occur
red about 0:30 as a direct re
sult of the election.
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The following table gives the
vote for Wilson
by states.
and Hughes
State
W H Df’l
Alabama _12
Arizona_ 3
Arkansas _ 9
California_13
Colorado _ 6
Conneticut _—
Delaware _—
Florida_ 6
Georgia _ 14
Idaho _ 4
Illinois _—
Indianna _—
Iowa _—
Kansas _10
Kentucky_13
Louisiana _10
Maine _—
Maryland _ 8
Massachusetts __ —
Michigan _—
Minnesota _—
Mississippi_10
Missouri -18
Montan na_ 4
Nebraska - 8
Nevada- 3
New Hampshire_—
New Jersey_—
New Mexico_—
New York_—
North Carolina-_
North Dakota __
Ohio -
Oklahoma_i0
Oregon -
Pennslyvania
Rhode Island-—
South Carolina-_ 9
South'Dakota_—
Tennessee_12
Texas -
Utah _
Vermont -
Virginia _
Washington_
West Virginia __
Wisconsin_
Wyoming_ 3
7
3
29
15
13
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18
15
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14
45
12
5
24
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20
4
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12
7
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— 13
Totals_269 235 27
Necessary to elect, 266.
t—Wilson leading.
*—Hughes leading.
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ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC
WINS IN THE COUNTY
4
Entire County Ticket Wins By
Majorities Ranging From
234 to 2,000 Votes
The entire Democratic tick
et was elected in this county in
the election held Tuesday.
The strongest opposition to
the Democratic nominees de
veloped in the sheriff’s race
just on the eve of the election.
Mr. Bruce, the Republican
| nominee for sheriff, received a
total of 1,442 votes, which is
440 votes more than was re
ceived by any of the candidates
opposing the Democratic nomi
nees. Sheriff Ruddell’s total
I vote is l,G7l>, which gives him
| a majority of 234 votes.
The total vote received by
the various candidates and for
; the acts and amendments in
this county is as follows:
FOR U. S. SENATOR
W. F. Kirby_1980
II. L. Remmel_801
FOR GOVERNOR
C. II. Brough_2880
Wallace Townsend_717
FOR CONGRESSMAN
W. A. Oldfield_2174
G. W. Wells_932
ACTS AND AMENDMENTS
For Act No. 1_1307
Against Act No. 1-1101
For Act No. 2_829
Against Act No. 2-2149
For Amend. No. 12-1010
Against Amend. No. 12__1150
For Amend. No. 13_873
Against Amend. No. 13__1546
For Amend. No. 14_1204
Against Amend. No. 14__1301
FOR REPRESENTATIVES
S. A. Moore_2073
J. K. York_2200
W. P. Detherow_888
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RICHARDSON KILLS
FARREL PADGETT
Alleged Attentions of Young
Man to Mrs. Richardson is
Cause of Tragedy
Farrell Padgett, aged 23, son
of T. P>. Padgett of Batesville,
was shot and killed at Bates
ville Saturday night by V. G.
Richardson, mayor of Bates
ville.
The shooting occured about
11:30 in a dancing tent at a
carnival show, which was
crowded with dancers and
spectators. Padgett was shot
three times, one shot taking et
fect in his stomach, one in his
shoulder and one in his right
arm.
After being shot, Padgett
ran two blocks to Bassett’sfeed
store where he fell and was
later carried to a sanitarium
where he died about 1 o’clock
' Sunday morning.
Stanley Garbacz, who was
standing near Padgett, was
slightly wounded by a stray
bullet which struck him in the
neck.
Richardson surrendered to
I Sheriff Lawrence Ruddell and
was kept under guard by the
sheriff until Padgett’s death
when he was taken to jail ana
locked up.
Richardson, it is said claims
Padgett had attempted to in
vade his home. It is alleged
that Padgett had been paying
undue attentions to Richard
son’s wife who is only 18 years
old. It is sa d that Richardson
had warned Padgett to cease
his attentions to Mrs. Richard
son. This warning had been ig
nored by Padgett and it is al
leged that he had threatened
to kill Richardson.
Padgett and some friends
w’ere in the show awaitingtheir
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NEWARK BABJFS WIN
IN HEALTH CONTEST
Two Newark Babies Score 98
In Contest Held at Bates
ville Last Week
At the Better Babies Contest,
held in Batesville last week,
one hundred children, ranging1
in age*from six months to fif
ty-eight months old were exam
ined.
A few children were enroll
ed who never appeared for ex
amination. The Scoring Com
mittee announce the names of
the highest scores, boys and
girls, as follows:
Division A. Class 1. Boy G
months to 12 months of age.
The following three tied:
Sidney Welborn Gilbreath,
Newark, 98; Aubrey Earl Mil
ler. Newark, 98; Harold Mar
tin, Sulphur Rock, 98.
Class 2. Haezl Lucille
Gray, Pfeiffer, 95.5.
Division B, Class 1. Boy
13 months to 24 months of age.
Claude Denson Hannibal,
Batesville, 97; Alfred Roy
Case, 97
Class 2. Girl 13 months to
24 months of age, Marie Adler,
96.5.
Division C, Class 1. Boy 25
months to 36 months of age.
Dale G. Vanderbilt Hutchin
son, 99.5.
\36 months of age.
1 Dorothy Lee Parks, Sulphur
Rock, 99.
Division D, (Class l. Boy 37
months to 48 months of age.
James W. Headstream,
Batesville, 98.5.
Class 2. Girl 37 months to
4^ months of age.
Dorothea Wade, Batesville,
97.
Division E, Class 1. Boy 49
months to 60 months.
Luther E. Massey, Moore
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