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V.' il ,. f " ' ft. 4;. - TODAY'S WEATHER. Wilmington EXTRA ISPATCE Fair tonight and Wednesday Mbd- a te temperature. Fresh northeast era w inds. r. tV. LARGEST CIRCULATION IN W & MINGTON -rv VOL- XXII. NO. 299. .t'-t . WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDESDAY MviNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. h i VI J.'! 11 1 Ui - P f RFTIIPM ISM JYIsny Democratic Managers Sliil Claim Success For Their Party, However. j OTHER LEADERS ADMIT WILSON HAS LOST Early Returns Indicated a Hughes Landslide Later News Changed This Com plexion New Yors:.'. Big Hughes Vote the Surprise. .iw York, Nov. 8. At this hour result of the presidential ?!e - i. in doubt. Republicans :nd ! M.-mocrats are claiming the advan- iizc. It may require the official mum in determine who has won. AM of the early reports showed a landslide to Hughes and Fairbanks tno h,ast. 1 nev carrieu in ew nng- land. New York, New Jersey. Penn- j svlvania. Illinois. Iowa. West Vlr- j srinia and Wisconsin by old-time plu- ralities. Chairman Willcox at mid- i nht claimed the election o: the Re-j publicans by more than 300 in the. . !( -ctoral college. j Shortly after midnight the decided j Carter Glass, secretary of the Dem ;vm? toward . President. Wilson be- j ocratic National Committee, , ai t:4& came evident in the far West and I today, claimed New Hampshire for in- . il'l'OW ;hve?l. It was sufficient to t . real :-care into the Republi- an r-irnagers and to bring hopeful- IK SS to DeniOCraCV. Democratic l;a- Meiia! Chairman McCormick took the I initiative in claiming the re-election cf President Wilson following a con versation over the long-distance tele phone with Secretary Tumulty at As- iuirv Park i He declared that the complete re-jin i!rns won n show Thar rne fresiaent 1 . h,d more than the 266 electoral Vote nccessarv to elect. As a nucleus for 1 .is claim he seized upon Indiana, earlier conceded to the Republicans by :;fi,iioo. Indianapolis and that sec tion of the State had piled up an early h ad for the Republican ticket j which the returns trom, the com the returns from. fields" later slowly and steadily be gan to wipe out. While the advantage still rested with the Republicans early this mora ine. Candidate Hughes showed that h.r- was by no means certain when he went to bed, declining to make any statement whatever. How It Looked at 9:30 O'clock. New. York, Nov. 7. On the best re f urns available at 9:30 tonight Presi ilem elect Hughes will have 311 votes in the new electoral college and Pres ident Wilson 220. These figures are based on scattering returns from practically every State and may be sliarhUy changed in the late returns, tun there was no doubt at this hour of Mr. Hughes' election. The vote is" as follows: Alabama, Yrilson 12 Arizona, Hughes 3 Arkansas, Wilson 9 Colorado, Wilson 6 Connecticut Hughes 7 Delaware, Hughes 3 Florida, Wilson. 6 Georgia, Wilson.. 14 I'laho. Huehes 4 Illinois, Hughes 29 j Indiana, Hughes . . 15 I )"fcH, Hughes 1 Kansas, Hughes 10 Kentucky, Wilson 13 Louisiana, Wilson . , .. .10 Maine, Hughes 6 Maryland, Wilson 8 Massachusetts, Hughes 18 Muhigan, Hughes .. .. : 15 Minnesota, Hughes 12 Mississippi, Wilson .. ., .10 Missouri, Wilson 18 Montana, Wilson 4 Nebraska, Wilson 8 Nevada, Wilson 3 -New Hampshire, Hughes.. ...... 4 -New Jersey, Hughes .. 14 New Mexico, Hughes .. .. .. .. 3 Nw York, Hughes ..45 N'orth Carolina, Wilson 12 North Dakota, HughesT! 5 Wilson j 24 Oklahoma, Wilson .. . '. 10 Oregon, Hughes 5 nnsyivania, Hughes 38 h"de Island 5 s:,,uth Carolina, Wilson V- 9 s"tth Dakota, Hughes 6 Tennessee, Wilson ..12 Ttxas, Wilson 20 IMCA1 TTlah. Hughes Vermont, Hughes . . Virginia, Wilson . . Washington, Hughes . . West Virginia, . Hughes Wisconsin, Hughes . . . '1 4 .12 . 7 8 .13 Wyoming, Hugnes 3 Still Clcims Indiana for Wilson, New York, Nov. 8. Bernard Korb- ley, Democratic State chairman of Indiana, wired Democratic headquar- j Deleware Safe For Hughes. i ters at 1:45 this morning that Presi- j Wilmington, Dela. Nov. 7. Although dent Wilson still nad a good chance j. the results on the state ticket and con of carrying Indiana when the com ! test for TI. S. Senator wis in rinniit at carrying plete returns are available. Kentucky Safe for Wilson. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5. The Dem- ocratic majority in Kentucky was es- timateci early tms morning al. close to 15,000. AU of the present members ! of Congress were re-elected. Nine ! Democrats and two Republicans. ; ! - ' owdfct-i ou'-ut-j, ncpuuntau, icum- ing Democrat on the appropriations ! committee, vas returned to his seat ! by a majority of over 500. Democrats Claim New Hampshire, New York, Nov. 8. Senator Hollis, Qf New Hampshire, in a telegram to Wilson by 1,000 plurality. McCormick Won-t tiive u- 1 New York. Nov. 7. At 1 o'clock i this mnrninp- npmnpratir. NTalinnnl ! ed his claim that President Wilson has been re-elected. He said: "I have just been advised that the Republican committee claims 284 electoral votes based on the follow-1 States .ui- . ;,.,.f t,)i t-i ValllUI llld, VUiincLiUL, iuanu, lici- v, t)i, - irn i- aware. Illinois. Indiana, iowa. MB.tael?1 0t the aWfti, uu'; 'u";.r' Maryland, Massachusetts Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island, South Da w t kota, Vermont, Washington, Virginia and Wisconsin. "This claim -is ridiculous. We have carried Delaware, California is in doubt. We do not concede Indi ana. We have carried Maryland. We are leading in North Dakota. Ore gon most probably has gone Demo cratic. In South Dakota we are ahead. Washington seems certain for Wilson. So does Wisconsin. "Returns received up to 1 o'clock indicate that President Wilson -wjll not have fewer than 27C electoral votes. I have been assured that Delaware has been carried by a safe plurality by the President and that the entire ticket, including United States Senator, was elected." Republican Candidate Elected. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 7. James P. Goodrich, Republican candidate for Governor, will be elected by a plurality of 40,000 to 50;000 if he maintains the lead he now holds. Returns from 534 precincts out of 3,142 give Goodrich 78,465 to 70,820 for Adair, his Democratic opponent. In many counties Goodrich ran ahead of Hughes. Socialist Leads Kor Congress New. York, Nov. 7. Meyer London, Socialist, is leag to in the count in the 12th Congressional dis-f trict and has probably been elected Concedes Massachusetts to Republican Boston, Nov. 7. At 11:40 the Boston Globe, which has been contending that Wilson has carried Massachusetts, con ceded the State to Hughes by ten thou sand plurality. Iowa. In Doubt. Des Moines, J,a. Kgv. 7 Iowa late tonight was still a doubtful state with Charles E. Hughes leading by less than 2,000 votes. Indications were that the normal republican majority would be cut by several thousand. The entire state republican ticket appears to have been elected. Tennessee For Wilson. Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 7. Indications are that the democrats have carried Tennessee by a majority of between 20,000 and 30,000. Close Run In Kansas. Topeka, Kan. Nov. 7. Figures ob-V tained from precincts in every county I) 4 ii 4 jj of Kansas give Hughes a lead of less than 12,000 with the votes about half counted. (banner. Rpnuhlifsn aniwi-. ently is relected Governor two to one ' over Landson, Democrat. Both Re-: j publican and Democats claim the state j. n- the national ticket by 15,000. The! j figures on eight congressmen indicates j each party will el2Ct four, 1 ! 9 o'clock. The elctorial vote of Del-' j aware was saf 3 for Hughes. Roosevelt's Home For Hughes. . Oyster Bay, N. Y. Nov. 7. Colonel Theadore Roosevelt's home precinct ,wlieH ""S"s f 53 out a total of 418" - uvinidn vote oouniea. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 7. The first direct statement of the effect of the! German vote 'was made by Demo cratic Chairman Benjamin Busse, 1 who said he feared the German vote! would give Vanderburg county to the! Republicans for the first time ijr I years. Thirty-six out of 40 precincts gave Hughes 7,519, Wilson J.743, Rye Re-elected. Memphis, Tenn.. Nov. 7. Governor by a great plurality. E. D. McKeller (Democrat) has been elected to the United States Senate over former Governor Hooper (Republican). Still Claims Wilson's Re-election. Tn... AT- 1 XT rt mi t A,,w '"in, inov. i. i nree nunarea and six electoral votes for Wilson , were -claimed in a statement issued! Publicity bureau of the Democratic National Committee at 10:30 tonight. f "We now claim 306 electoral votes.! These are positively sure for Presi - 1 dent Wilson. We are not stamneded by the Hughes claims. Remember 1892. In that year all the figures given out on election night had to be revised the next day and the reputed Republican victory put Grover Cleve land in the White House." Hughes Carries Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 7. Republi can headquarters claim Hughes is conceded to have carried city and county by 25,000. West Virginia for Hughes. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 7. Ex Governor Hughes has carried West Virginia by a plurality in excess of 10,000. The Republican State ticket and United States Senator have beep elected by similar pluralities. Democrats Get Denver. Denver, Colo., Nov. 7.-Returns from fifteen precincts indicate Julius C. Gunter (Democrat) will carry this city for Governor over Governor Carl-j son (Republican) by 10,'000 to 12,000. Hughes Lead in Michigan. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 7. On returns I received up to 10:30 o'clock Governor j gtate outside of Detroit, by a rate of . 14 to 11, and Sleeper is being carried . of the voting precincts and no trou along with Hughes and will defeat ble was reported during the day." The Sweet (Democrat) for Governor by a; good majority. . ' Massachusetts in Doubt. Boston, Mass., Nov. 7. Although Charles Evans Hughes, on the face of the returns at 11 o'clock, had carried Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, ! Rhode Island and Connecticut, of the ! The Hon. Hannibal L. Godwin, Dem New England States, Massachusetts ! ocratic Congressional nominee from was still in doubt. Chairman Thurs ton, of the Republican State Commit tee, claims the Bay State by 20,000 for Hughes, but this was disputed by the Democratic campaign managers, who claimed that Wilson would win the electoral voie of Massachusetts i by a small but safe plurality. Governor McCall and Senator Lodge were surely re-elected and Sen ator Lodge, who is familiar with Mas sachusetts conditions, insists that the State was safe for Hughes. Wets Capture Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 7. Owing (Continued from Page One.) CHARLES EVANS l 1 7l im III nrneao bo gso a florir U yfllUI IlBH li. Ill i I M. 11 All II IBHII HbRJIBII g HIE B I B lir U iHRGl HI mfil IS Bl B I nnMAinrnnni if niif rB I (II 1181 I I il B 1 1 ff BBI1I uuraaiuiinHDLi uui . : New Hanover Gives Democra cy a Handsome Plurality Carry Constitutional Amendments. I nTIWP. XXI A Q 1417 A V IM T TV ALL LUUli i I rivEAirNl 1 0 Complete Returns Were In By Midnight Two Prohibition Ballots Were Cast During The Day. . , r V " V.- W "A" "A" TP W "A" A -A VT A A "A A' Wilson, 2,260; Hughes, 403; State Democratic ticket, 2,537; 4f Sljate Republican ticket, 252; Godwin, 2,437; McCaskill, 275; -X- County Democrat ic ticket, 2,428; -a-j -X-C. Ed. Taylor, 195; Constitu- -X- j -X- tional amendments: Yes, 1,494; -K- j -X- No, 126. -! - -X- -X- -a- -X- -X- -a- -X- -X- 4f -X- w -a-I New Hanover county, as was ex pected, went overwhelmingly Demo-j cratic and rolled up a nice vote. All Qf the thlrtcen precincts had handed in complete returns by midnight last night and the plurality given Democ- 'racy reflects credit on the Demo- j cratic County Executive Committee land the various political leaders who have striven so earnestly to obtain these result. most perfect order prevailed at all registrars and judges of election came in late last night tired ut sat- isfied with the firm conviction that they had done their work well. President Wilson was given an overwhelming majority and the con stitutional amendments carried in this county by a handsome plurality. this district, snowed under his Re publican opponent and the county. Democratic ticket was carried by a handsome plurality. Fourth Ward Wilson, 253; Hughes. 35: State Democratic ticket,! 272; State Republican ticket, 15; Godwin, 261; McCaskill, 20; County l Democratic ticket, 267; Taylor, 19;! amendments: Yes; 163; No, 24. First Ward Wilson, 256; Hughes, 70; State Democratic ticket, 291; State Republican ticket, 34 ; Godwin, 274; McCaskill, 33; County Demo- cratic tieket, 277; Taylor, 34; Amend ments: Yes, 159; No, 16. HUGHES j soaking McCaskill, the county of kick Second Ward Wilson, 506; ng cattle-tickers giving Godwin 600, Hughes, 71; Prohibition, 1; Demo-1 according to tne returns received cratic State ticket, 544; Republican here at n Oelock Twenty-five coun Slate ticket, 26; Godwin, 404 ; McCas-' tieg at this hour show 19 000 Demo. kill, 37; County Democratic ticket, cratic majority. 54-1; Taylor, 38; Amendments: Yes, A. . 375- No 8 From Forsyth, where Eugene nol- ' ' 'ton, former district attorney, made Vinrd" Ward Wilson, 332; Hughes' such a uitter fight for the Senate, the 04; Democratic State ticket, 358; Ra publican State ticket, 24; Godwin, i.37; McCaskill, 32; County Demo- join in the jubilation, cratic ticket, 373; Taylor, 33; Amend- Major Stedman carries that county men's: Yes, 176; No, 21. by 300, Alamance by 300, and Gran Fifth Ward First. Precinct: Wil- ville by 1,000. son, 159; Hughes, 76; State Demo-. cratic ticket, 266; State Republican ticket, 63; Godwin, 268; McCaskill, 63; "Amendments: Yes, 16; No, 1; County Democratic ticket, 179; Tay lor, 2. i Cape3 Fear Wilson, 82; Hughes, 19; State Democratic ticket, 86; State Republican ticket, 9; Godwin, 81; Mc Caskill, 11; Amendments: Yes, 50; No, 3; County Democratic ticket, 85; Taylor, 9. Second Precinct: Wilson, 165; Hughes, 38; State Democratic ticket, ICQ- fitafp Rpnnhlian Hrkpt 19' God. win, 172; McCaskill, 19;' Amend-' ments: Yes, 28; No,- 3; County Demo- cratic ticket, 132; Taylor, 19. Sixth Ward Wilson, 235; Hughes, 55; State Democratic ticket, 249; State Republican ticket, 37; Godwin, 9A9- MoCaslzU 21 : Amendments: Yes, 104; No, 10, County Democratic ' ticket, 250; Taylor, 25. Winter Park Wilson, 87; Hughes, i 27; State Democratic ticket, 93; State Republican ticket, 14; Godwin, 92; McCaskill, 19; Constitutional amend ments: Yes, 75; No, 6; County Demo cratic ticket, 92; Taylor, 14. Seven-Mile Post Wilson, 42; Hughes, 2; State Democratic ticket, 44; State Republican ticket, 2; God- win, 44; McCaskill, 0; Amendments; Yes -42: No. 2: Countv ticket. 44: Tavlor 0. Seagate Wilson, 52; Hughes, 23; State Democratic ticket, 56; State Re- nnblican ticket. 4: Godwin. 63: Mcl Caskill, 44; Amendments: Yes, 41; ' - No, 1; County ticket, 70; Taylor, 0. Federal Point Wilson, 25t Hughes, 4; State Democratic ticket, 30; State Republican ticket, 0; Godwin, 29; Mc-; Caskill, 0; Amendments: Yes, 11; No, 0; County Democratic ticket, 30; Tay- jor 0. Masonboro Wilson, 66; Hughes, 12; State Democratic ticket, 71; State Republican ticket, 5; Godwin, 70; McCaskill, 6; Amendments: Yes, 57; No, 2; County Democratic ticket, 75; Taylor, 2. HORTHCARO 11 E State Went Democratic By a I Whocp and Probably Has Solid Congressional Delegation. i prn DPITT I IVITI V ! IXiLr. Dfvl 1 1 L.1JVEX.I ' HAS MET DEFEAT I : Godwin and Stedman Are Re-! I .11 u i mm ' elected by a Handsome Ma- ! jcrity Representative Hood Wins Over George Butler Light Vote on Amendments. Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 7. At 10 o'clock tonight twenty counties re- j porting to Chairman Warren showed j Democratic majorities of nearly i j twenty thousand and every hope that j j ten Congressmen had been elected. I Doughton in the Eighth, Stedman in the Fifth, Robinson in the Seventh, i and Godwin in the Sixth are over- j whelmingly re-elected. 1 On one leu ill District county had ! reported at that hour. That was Hay-! 1 ...u:v, - on 1-. ; wood, which gave 800 and made Dem-! ocrats feel certain that E itt has been ' defeated by Weaver, Democrat. Cumberland -county, "whfch' McCas kill came so near carrying two years ago, repudiated Goodwin's congres- sional opponent and in the Republi- can candidate's precincts he polled but 30 votes to Godwin's 200. Chairman Warren; claimed 45,000 at 10 o'clock and he expectB the fig ures to grc". Every county thus far shows a gain over four years ago. BlaJen joins Cumberland in utterly Democrats send assurance that they have beaten him, and Republicans Durham is claimed by 2,000. From the Tenth, Weaver'? election over Congressman Britt, looks certain by at least 800, thus redeeming it, after it was lost by 1,000. No effects from the challenging program are discernible, except in the increased majorities. None of the twenty-five counties reporting lost any of their former majorities. Later returns from the state increas ed the majority for the democrats and of the thirty five or more counties now j recorded the democrats have lost only Wilkes and Sampson. At midnight telephone messages Johnson declared that Sampson slump- c" the hope of two democratic senators from that district of Sampson, Lee, Johnson and Harnett, and Coungress man Pou's home gives him only four hundred. The republicans had claim- edJe, C0UnH Chatam adds two seventy five and Wakes two thousand, Franklins fifteen hmundred, Vances eleven hundred, Nashs eleven hundred majority, Pou's majority is more than six thousand. New Bern, N. C, Nov. 7. Jones county gives Wilson seven hundred and Hughes two hundred. The vote on the amendmendments is light. Cumberland Rolls Up Big Majority. Fayetteville, N. C, Nov. 7. The Democrats made a clean sweep in Cumberland today, electing the entire State and county tickets by 700, with ' Wilson and Godwin running with the balance of the ticket, In Cross Creek No. 4, McCaskill's precinct, Godwin received 230 and McCaskill 30. Oates, for State Sen ate, carried Cumberland and Hoke by over. 1,400. The amendment vote has not yet been tabulated. x Robeson Strongly Republican. Lumberton, Nov. 7. The Demo- crats rplled up about their usual Democratic majority today. Wilson received 2,806 votes to Hughes 1,223; Bickett, for Governor, received 2,778, while Linney got 1,178. 1 nthe race for Congress Godwin and McCaskill got The vote ou il amendment.; up- ; peaied light. VotC C,0se in Dru"swick. Southport Nov. 7.- Indications Lite tonight based on incomplete relurns, were that Sheriff Robinson had been Ztt ?w hp (;pub,iciin ""T nent. but that Register of Deeds Grey has been defeated by the Re publican nominee. The race for Covnty Commissioners appeared to be close Rev. W. L. Hewett, Republican, ap pears to have defeated Captain J. J. Adkins, Democrat, for the House by i a small margin. Dupli.i Goes Democratic. 'Varsaw. Nov. 7 Dunlin rolled uu a Democratic majority today for tho entire ticket. Hood, for Concress. will probably receive a majority ct 400 over George Butler. Stedman - With a Whoop. , ' - " 4 majw 'Charles M. Stedman is re-elected to Congress from the Fifth district over Gilliam Grisson, by about 3,000 ma jority.. Majorities, foe. Stedman an?:... Guilford, 1,000; Granville, 900; For syth, 300; Alamance, 300; Durham, son- raswpti Knn- rfnriHnfrhsm nnn Qra'nge 100 ' ' Grissom carries Surry by 800 and Stokes by 400. Person is about even. Guilford re-elected the Democratic ticket by about 100. Boston, Mass., Nov. 7. A crowded trolley car plunged through the open draw bridge over Fort Point channel Et the summer street extension at 5:30 o'clock tonight. Sixty men, women and children were on the car. Only ten living had been rescued at 6 o'clock and the police feared that many have perished. The car vas bound in nom SoulU Boston to the North station, crowded with people coming to town to hear' election returns. The draw bridgo was op?n. The gates were closed. The motorman lost control of his car and it plunged through the gates and into the water. The air was filled with the screams of the passengers trapr"-' tun c;r, the top at one of which showed at the fire boat and tugs came quickly and boats were lowered. The work of rescuing in the darkness began. .John Walsh, motorman or the car, said: "The brakes refused to work and the car crashed through the gates.'' At 6:20 the car, which had floated in the water, had c!appeared. Divers had been set to work. Five thousand - people crowded the banks of the canal. At 9 o'clock the police reported that they believed 57 were dead and only five saved in the most appalling electric car accident Boston has ever known. KEEPING FRIENDS WITH YOURSELF. (Atlanta Georgian.) "To be honest, to be kind, to cam a little, to spend a little less to make upon the whole a family happier for his presence, to renounce when that shall be necessary, and not be embit tered; to keep a few friends and that without capitulation; above all, oh the same grim condition to keep friends with himself here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy." These are the words of Robert Louis Stevenson. Perhaps the first time you read them they do not sink in. Read them again and again and ; " again. There is a wealth of good in them "To keep friends with himself," . would make an ideal world if every man could truthfully say all that the , sentiment contains. ' 'The man who is a true friend to himself must be a good friend to every other man or woman. To put a blemish on your character is to prove that you are not a good friend to yourself. received 2,65.' 1,?3:. 7, St I! ft .Hi f '. l i ?! 'I: V'.' ,.t' f: !; -3t: I ! if' v ! V v il '4' "It 8 I . 1 1 ' ft- ( ! 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