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LITTLE DOUBT THAT PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
CHDSEN IN 510ST HAIR-RAISING, SUSP'NSE
PRODUCING FINISH HISTQRY OF NATION
Early Returns Tuesday Night Favorable to Hughes, and
Nip and Tuck Race Everywhere Kept Bulletin Board
Gazers On Tip Tp.es Wednesday Morning Returns
, Brought Cheer to Wilson Followers and Gains Stead
' ily Throughout Day President Conceded 256 Electo
ral Xfites With Minnesota and California Hanging
i Balance; Either Will Elect Him, and He Appears Safe
Washington, Nov. 8. Following- the flood of prema
ture regrets last night, thousands of telegrams were re
ceived at the White House this morning congratulating
president Wilson on his re-election.
Wilson still gaining in California.
; San Francisco, Nov. 8. Returns from 3,315 precincts
in California give Wilson 9,000 plurality.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR WILSON.
New York, Nov. 8 Senator Hollis claims New Hamp
shire for Wilson by 350.
WILSON WELL IN LEAD IN MINNESOTA.
St. Paul, Nov. 8. In 1,029 out of 3,024 precincts, Wil
son has 92,000 tq Hughes' 83,000.
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC BY 40,000.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 8. A solid Democratic congres
sional delegation is assured and Bickett, Democratic gub
ernatorial nominee, will have at least 40,000 majority.
WILSON AND HUGHES FIGHTING TO FINISH "
IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Nov. 8. Wilson and Hughes are run
ning neck and neck. Returns from 3,003 precincts give
Hughes 218,814, Wilson 217,885. This includes 560 pre
cincts in Los Angeles, where Hughes apparently swept
the section, and 342 San Francisco precincts, where Wil
son is leading.
WILSON AHEAD IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Nov. 8. (Later) Returns from 100
additional San Francisco precincts sweep Wilson into the
iead by 75.
REPUBLICANS CLAIM OREGON;
SO DO DEMOCRATS.
Portland; Nov. & The Republicans claim Oregon by
10,000; the Democrats claim it by 15,000.
REPUBLICANS CLAIM BOTH
MINNESOTA AND CALIFORNIA.
New York, Nov, 8. The Republican national head
quarters formally claim California and Minnesota for
Hughes. California managers wired that the Republic
ans could safely concede all counties claimed by Demo
crats and then win.
PRESIDENT PLAYING GOLF, AS USUAL.
. Shadow Lawn, Nov. 8. With the result still doubtful
President Wilson departed for his accustomed play at
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WILSON NEEDED 18 VOTES AT 10 A. M.
Newofk, Nov. 8. At 10 o'clock latest returns show
ed an increase of eleven electoral votes for Wilson since
8 o'clock; making his' total 248. Hughes was given 243,
leaving 40 doubtful There was a strong Wilson drift in
Minnesota, North Dakota and Oregon. Wilson needed
18 votes. ' The following changes were noted: Wyoming
transferred from Wilson to the doubtful column, Kansas
conceded to Wilson, Idaho transferred from Hughes to
Wilson, Indiana conceded to Hughes.
Minnesota Will Make Wilson Safe:
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Newjork, Nov. & It is conceded that if President
Wilson carries either California or Minnesota he is elect
ed. .He is conceded 256 votes in the electoral college
against Hughes 238, requiring ten votes for the neces-
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BICKETT'S LOVE TO
ALL THE DEHonrnc
HOSTS OF CAROLINA
Warren Claims State Dem
ocratic By a Full 50,000
Majority
TIDEWATER IS STUBBORN
Carteret Goes Over to Ene
my, While Tyrrell's Ma
jority Is SmallGreat
Victory,' Declares Senator
Overman
LENOIR COUNTY GIYES MUCH -INCREASED
MAJORITY TO DEMOCRACY -ELECTIONS
ON TUESDAY; KlNSTON CITY DOES IREAT
Local Precincts Almost Double , Plurality -of X9Xi
Taylor Sheriff, Leads Ticket City pn Anxious Wag
on All Tuesday Night and Most pf TbuidayT-Crowdis
at Courthouse Fpllowing Voting to Hearjtetuxns-r-'Woodrow
Wilson, God Bless His Darlin' Old Hearf
Republican Hopes Go A-Glimmering as Returns Indi
cate Expression of Americans for Peace and Prosperity
PRESIDENT WILSON
"JTBi W. J. MARTIN.)
Raleigh, Nov. 8. Democratic
SUto Chairman Warren, with addi
tional returns in hand, advances his
Democratic imajority In North Caro
lina to 50,000, with a victory in the
Tenth district through the election of
Wor.vcr to Conpreas, giviing the State
a :.i!:d Democratic delegation in Con
;;:cps on coajrain. Hj claims the
Tenlh by 500, with the next lowest
di.-: -ict majority 2,000 in the Eighth
ar.'l the majorities In other districts
ranging from 4,000 to 8,000.
Delated Democratic majority re
turns today to Democratic headquar
ters include: Richmond 950, McDow
ell 75, New Hanover 187, Dare, Dem
ocratic county officers; Tyrrell, Demo
cratic by a small majority. Returns
show Republican majorities in Wi
kes, 1,990; Davidson, by a small ma
jority; Cabarrus, 250; Catawba, 195;
Carteret, by a small imajority.
Party leaders are greatly encour
aged over the national outlook, claim
ing Wilson's election confidently.
Senator Overman today wired State.
Chairman Warren as to the State
campaign: "You liave won a great
victory. I heartily congratulate you."
Mr. Bickett, the next Governor, call
ed at Democratic headquarters from
hosts of the State."
Bulletins
sary majority.
President Gains.
Late returns indicate that North Dakota with five
votes and Wyoming with 3 are for Wilson. Wilson is
ahead in Minnesota. In California the race is neck and
neck, with Republican Chairman Wilcox claiming the
state by fifteen thousand.
California May Yet Be Democratic.
lVClUI ll'J 11 Will. KJCi.ll A UllViOVV A41V.iVtAVV kv Wilt- 1 4.J.uvAm. ( . , . . ; j
; .mi i , ! ,i . v j , Loulsburg this morning and said
heiiuiiienu a? lu.m'"' 1W "Give my love to all the Democratic
OiiSet. tne nepuDiican majority in csoutnern amornia.
Thirty-seven votes are still doubtful, including Californ
ia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Oregon.
Either California, Minnesota or all three small states
would secure Wilson the election. Nearly complete re
lurns from New Hampshire favor Hughes. A four re
count is denfanded and the boxes are being guarded. An
official ballot may be necessary in New Mexico. The Re
publicans captured every "pivotal state" with the except
ion of Ohio, sweeping Illinois by a hundred thousand.
With 6S0 precincts out of 3,074 counted, Hughes leads by
7,200. , "
Minnesota 20,000 to Good for Wilson.
St. Paul, Nov. 8. The Daily News (Independent) pre
dicted this afternoon that Wilson .would carry the state.
Democratic headquarters claimed Minnesota by twenty
thousand. -A . ,
Tumulty Gives Wilson Good'ftews. ;
By R. J. BENDER
Asbury Park, Nov. 8. Secretary Tumulty this morn
ing told President Wilson that he could feel assured of
264 electoral votes, ana "tnmg3 were consianuy looKin
better.' - Included in Tumultjrs calculation were
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DANIELS SAYS WILSON
IS ELECTED.
Raleigh, Nor. 8.-Josephus Dan
iels telegraphed his newspaper
Jiere at 2 p. m. that Wilson has.
' 256 sure electoral votes, with 37
in doubt It looks like he has
Minnesota, which would elect him.
SECRETARY BAKER
WILL RESIGN.
' Cleveland, Nor. 8. Secretary
War Baker will resign after the
election, whatever may be the
result. This is definitely knows.
PROHIBITION , GOVERNOR :
IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, FU Nor. 8. -Sydney
J. Catts, nmn'tng on ati .
independent t'eket and rrol"'''
f n platform was e' ' 1 Gov-.
Incomplete returns give the Democratic party, ai-
jority of 1,000 or more in Tuesday's elections. uS-ver.4l
remote precincts had not reported latalLby 0 Wed
nesday ; two pr three others Jiad ;.ot;?irD0Cm.intlu)If
Democratic leaders claimed an increase 025 peijntlor
better in the county majority. Sheriff A. W., Taylor -Jed
the ticket in the precincts heard from; .Register of JDeeds
Car Priigen was a close second. Returns on ,the lote.bp
the constitutional amendments are very meagre.. They
drew little interest from Lenoir voters, JThe City.bf Kin-
ston aimosc aouDiea us majority oi iwo years ago.
KHchin'g Majority 9,000.
Indications are that Claude Kitch
in's majority over W. O. Dixon in the
Second Congressional district will be
between 8,000 and 10,000. His pri
vate secretary, E. D. Lewis, Tues
day night claimed a 9,000 majority
for the Democratic Floor Leadar.
Onslow, Duplin, Greene, Jones
Returns.
Onslow county, regarded as jfthe
principal battleground of this part of
the iState, and Duplin, earlier in the
week openly claimed by the Republi
cans, both gave handsome majori
ties for the party In power. .Morn
ing newspaper reports placed the ma
jority in Onslow at 400, Duplin 450,
Good old Greene increased its ma
jority from around 500 to between
750 and 1,000, reports early Wed
nesday indicated. Jons went Demo
cratic by COO.
A big vote was polled in each coun
ty. The Raleigh News and Observer
Wednesday estimated Bickett's .ma
jority over Linney for Governor at
50.Q0O. The plurality was record
breaking, the paper says. A hand
some majority was polled by 4every
State Democratic candidate.
A big crowd saw the local returns
bulletined in the Courthouse early
Tuesday night. The crowd remained,
practically undiminished, until well
past midnight to heair telegraphic re
port of how the Nation was going.
For two or three hours nearly every
bulletin favored Hughes. Long be
fore 12 o'clock Hughes claimed the
victory, Roosevelt issued a statement
declaring he was doubly thankful to
the American people, and various
Northern papers flashed the news to
the country that the G. 0. P. cause
had triumphed. But the tide 'gan
changing later on. Democratic en
thusiasm arose steadily until, at 1:10,
it was shown that the President had
around 235 electoral rotes dead sore
and t good chance of getting the es
sential remainder out of the doubtful
rotes. : The scenes in the Courtroom
were interesting. At times there was
tenseness that showed as nothing
else could just how deeply Interested
the audience was; sometimes one
could have heard ft pin drop, nearly.
I.i tween the readings of tie bullet
ins, though, Democrats Wd ftdlctfi
chaffed rch other, hundreds of roe
predicted and ciphered, "Uncle Wr
Tuten shouted "Hurrah lor tWtilsoii"
a few Ijitle bets were made. . Cheer
ing was unstinted at the announce
ment of every gain for either candi
date. Unele Wat" grew red stbout
the eyes and a tear or two crept f,orth
occasionally when, .he had to tell $e
"boys" that it looked like things "is
groin' ag'in' us." But every other
minute he remembered. to lGod bless
Woodrow bless his darting ;-pld
heart." Col. W. JX Pollock,, "
goes to the State Senate, from ;this
district as the result of .the election
Tuesday, would not give t up Jjope
when it seemed that the ..case, Wfts
hopeless, hinted at corruption in oth
er regions of the country and declar- -
ed that he would gladly give up its
newly won honor if it could help Wil
son back into the White Souse. 'The
auditors grumbled sometimes when
bulletins from Southern points .were
read. They were not fotezeeted Jn
those tense moments in what the
South had done nor the local results.
The South had done he hare-sjlv-en
nearly half enough electoral votes
to put Wilson back into the Presiden
cy including Missouri, Kentucky and
Oklahoma had done far. more tkftn
its share. " .. :
Interest Intense and Feverish. f . '
Wednesday morning Kinstotl ' was
excited, with the National election
still in doubt. Many MtwporU wete
heard on the streets from until 10
o'clocki some cave Wileon s good
safe lead. ;The Free SPresa bulletin
ed etatement from the United '
Press whose p word is beyond dis
pute letween 9 and 10 to the effect
that Wilson, leading with five elect
oral votes, still had to get 29 out of
62 doubtful -votes, with. California in
balance and little New Hampshkre as
well, included. ' ,
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