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Harper's Weekly, April 2, 1864, page 211 (Domestic Intelligence)
 * ELECTION IN ARKANSAS **

The State election in Arkansas resulted in the adoption of a Free State Constitution, and the election of Judge Murphy as Governor, with the rest of the Free State ticket, by an almost unanimous vote. The number of votes registered was about fifteen thousand, and the number polled about ten thousand. Eleven counties gave more votes than the whole number required by the President's proclamation to restore Arkansas in the Union.


 * 1. Why would one party receive almost unanimous vote? **
 * 2. How does the background of Governor Isaac Murphy lead to this event? (Wikipedia has good info) **