Massive fraud characterized the election , but Baxter was declared the winner and took office .
In the fall of 1872 , the Republican party split in Arkansas and ran two candidates for governor , Elisha Baxter and Joseph Brooks .
Massive fraud characterized the election , but Elisha Baxter was declared the winner and took office .
In the fall of 1872 , the Republican party split in Arkansas and ran two candidates for governor , Elisha Baxter and Joseph Brooks .