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Nov. 9. The re-election cf President Wilson and
res indent Thomas R. Marshall, was made a certainty short
11 o'clock tonight when Republican State Chairman Rowell
;orr.ia conceded that state toi Wilson on the democratic can
: sho vving of more than 2,200 plurality in that state iwth only
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oi sjamcrnia m xne wnson coiumn gaveiue presi-
!69 electoral votes, three more than enough to elect,
. tcLpsct of adding to that on the completion of the count in
still m doubt.
::.cn the conceding of the California result the New York and
lus.ropolitan papers, democratic and republican, were quick to
; the national light settled in favor of the president. Torch
:.::cl brass band processions in this city and in . thousands of
places throughout the country sprung up spontagecusly and
iirccratic victory was nationally celebrated with outbursts of
y probably never before equalled in American politics-.
: v.:.3 50 hours after the polls had closed in California when
r.-an Hcvell conceded that state to the president and ended the
3 atid anxiety cf an election which has been jinparalled in A
:n political history.
.;vlb;ican' Chairman Wilcox when informed that the president
California only replied:
to say.
Secretary Tumulty at the Summer White Hous j at Shadow
Lawn sent the news by wireless to President Wilson on board thd
yacht Mayflower, en route to Rhinecliff, N. Y.
Barring some wholly unexpected turnover in the incomplete
states leaning toward Wilson cr a change on a recount, California's
j acquisition to the democratic column gave the president 253 elector
I al votes without New Mexico's three. In New Mexico at midnight
j tHe president was leading by 2,634 votes with 158 districts missing.
j Huges. " '" ' "'"
' Conceding West Virginia, New Hampshire and Minnesota tp Mr.
j Hughes and he was in the lead in all three only gives him 259
! votes, seven less than the required maority. With 272 votes in
sight President Wilson had six to spare for a possible split of elec
tors in California, or a sudden reversal in New Mexico,
i At republican national committee headquarters it was admitted
that after conferences between George W. Wickersham, former
attorney general of the United States, Everett Colby of New Jersey
i Mr. Hughes, Chairman Wilcox and George W. Perkins of New
! York, preparations were being made to begin legal proceedings for
, recounts m states where the results were ciose.
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WOODROW WILSON
HOW TIH? VOTE STANDS
Senate DemocraticHouse Doudtful
The table published yesterday by
the Associated Press, about the elec
toral vote, was as follows:
Fo. Wilson.
AiaDama I J.
Arizona 3
California " l3
Colorado : 6
Florida 6
Georgia 14
Idaho 4
Kansas 10
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 10
M ray land 1 8
Mississippi 10
Missouri 13
Montana 4
Nebraska 8
Chairman Wilcox including California, New Mexico, North Da
Kota, Hew nampsnire ana mmnesoia in ms iisu oi states wuere re- ; Nevada 3
counts undoubtedly would be demanded. . North Carolina 12
Democratic headquarters was not behind the republicans in pre- xorth Dakota 5
paring for legal developments. Chairman McCormick conferred 0hio 24
with Alton B. Parker, former democratic for president; Morgan J. 'Oklahoma 10
O'Brien, Delancy Nicoll and John B. Stanchfield, all prominent New!South Carolina 2 j
York lawyers. It was evident that if the election was to be taKen' Tennessee 12
into tne courts tne legal giants 01 Dom parties were Demg marsnaieu 1 Texas 20
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New York, Nov. 9. Congressional election returns which were
nearly completed tonight assure President Wilson in the forthcom
ing administration, a democratic senate, but, with five districts still
12 undecided, the best that the democrats could claim at midnight was
a plurality of four votes in the house.
bereHne'nol&Fii kave elected 215 mem-
been elected one independent, one socialist, one progrcssive"SeiJ1'oue
progressive-protectionist. Four districts in West Virginia, two of
them normally democratic and two republican, and one district in
New Mexico, are still undecided. If these districts do not change,'
the democrats will have 217 and the republicans 214, a plurality of
only three. As there will be four members of other minority,
parties, a owrkiug majority for the democrats is improble unless
some of the minority members should choose to cast their lot with
the administration forces.
The senate, according to latest figures, will consist of 54 demo
crats and 42 republicans, a majority cf 12. The democratic majority
in the present senate is 16. The only development in the senatorial
situation today was the strongly indicated election .cf A. A. Jones,
the democratic candidate in New Mexico, who was leading his re
publican opponent, Frank A. Hubbell.
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Wilson Total 269
For Hughes.
Illinois
Wise ; Indiana
Iowa .
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Hughes Total 235
for such a battle royal as the United States, never has seen. In an,
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official statement tne democratic national commute ciaimea zz votes
for PresidentWilson and a popular plurality of from 200,000 to
aoo,ooo.
"Tovsay there will be any contest," declared the statement, "is
an insult to the intelligence of the American people.
"It will probably still be another day before the full results are
lmnwn from anv of the four states left in the doubtful column andj
certainly not until there has been an official count in New Hamshire ! Connecticutt
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ana POSSlDly m mmnesoiii. as mr. nugiies is leaumg m xii.iime&ui.a.
and West Virginia and a chansre in these states could in no
affect the result there may be no demand for extraoridnary haste to
bring about the recount demand."
Minnesota May Yet Be Wilson's
1 St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 9. Errors in the transmission of returns
from several precincts m mmnesota, discovered iate voiugui,,
changing the standing somewhat in the presidential contest. In 2,
939 precincts out of 3,024 in the state, the corrected figures gave
Hughes 176,545 and Wilson 175,511.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 9. Three nights of unofficial canvassing
have failed to take Minnesota from the doubtful column of the presi
dential race. Charles E. Hughes maintained a slight lead over Pres
ident Wilson throughout today, but the standing continued so close
that politicans of both parties declared tonight that the official count
only would settle the presidential contest.
Returns from 2,940 precincts out of 3,024 in the state gave
Hughes a plurality of 672,the count standing: Wilson 175,558;
Hughes 176,230. Except for president, Minnesota, delivered its cus
tomary big republican majority as shown in the pluralities of Gover
nor Burnauist and Frank B- Kellogg, candidate for the United States
senate. Republicans also were uniformly successful on the balance j
of the state ticket. - . !
Hughes' lead in the state was threatened several times today;
by returns from the northern part of the state, but always some!
other section added the necessary votes to the republican candi
date's column to keep him ahead.
t -nnlitirians expressed the belief that the 2.-
138 votes cast by the Minnesota guardsmen at the Mexican border I Legislature Feimster 2,472;
would DC ueuiuixig ittutui in jiiwi"'""""
canvassing board is to meet next Tuesday to check the tabulation
sheets and at that time the result of the guardsmen's vote will be
known.
Tenth District in Doubt
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New Mexico
New Hampshire
West Virginia
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Total electoral vote 531
Necessary to elect 266
CATAWBA COUNTY RESULTS
Totals of vote for the various offi
cers in election :
Congress Webb 2,532; Greene 2,
685. State senate Elliott 2,531; Jonas
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2,727.
Register of Deeds Whitener 2,466;
Sigmon 2,729.
Coroner Bandy 2,509; Brown 2,
699. Surveyor Yoder 2,497; Bandy 2,-
687.
County Judge Gaither 2,500; Sig-
Imon 2,534; Mebane 164.
Asheville, Nov. 9- With Graham county yet to report officially
both Congressman Bntt and ZeDUlon weaver, aemouu uuuiiuee, County Commissioners Democrats:
are claiming election in the "tenth district. Figures received from . Phillips 2,501; Ratchford 2,493;
Graham county by The Citizen, which are believed to be official, j Huitt 2,500 Lentz 2,523; Seagle
. i X A TTTAniTAii "Kit- Oft wfttos fJTIfl tHtrP TllTTl t.VlA ftlefttifflY 2,491.
give inai county tu tyco-v - : - County Commissioners Republi-
by five votes. Chairman Elias says the majority for Weaver m. s: 2704; Holler 268g Sig.
Graham county is much larger and will show an in creased majority mon 2,688; Stroup 2,675; WiLfong
for the democratic nominee. - . v 2,695.
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