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WILSON AND BIGKETT JLv The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in Elizaleth City News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, t RID AY MORNING NOVKMh; !l ll 1916 NO 98 VOL. 5 Registers Gains Wilson sweepin THREE TIMES THREE CHEERS Fi " -, V (L -) fj Interest Now Centers On On California As Count Slowly Progresses, And Suspense Continues Through Two Nights and Days . (By United Press) New York. Nov. 9. Wilson regis tered sweeping gains In California as the count progressed there this i morning. Inasmuch as Hughes aparently must win California to obtain the electoral majority, the situation there Is being watched with intense interest. California's jump came within a single hour. Early in the morning Wilson's margin was announced as only 641, when a mistake was dis covered in Mendocino County, and 8 new precincts reported, swelling the majority to 4,396, with 400 south era precincts still missing. IN MINNESOTA Up to eleven o'clock this morning Hughes was maintaining a lead in Minnnesota of more than 800, with 490 precincts missing. IN NPW MEXICO Hughes maintains a scant lead in New Mexico with slightly more than half the returns received. The miss ,ing precincts are outlying districts from which the returns must, come in late. s IN NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Is still exceeding ly doubtful. A few votes either way will swing the state. A contest is in evttable. ' REPORTS OF FRAUD Fallowing rumors of raud the Des prtment of Justice sent agents to Minnesota posthaste. The Democra tic National Committee has ordered the District Chairman personally to see that a11 ballot boxes are guard ed. The RepuTflican headquarters announce that they are JLiking all v measures possible t0 guard' against fraud. EOTH SIDES PROBABLY CONTEST Both sides are apparently prepar ing to contest the counts in a num ber of states. In this case, the re Bult may be beclouded for a num ber of weeks. New York, Nov. 9. At eleven o'clock Democratic Chairman MC; Cormlck'made the following state ment . "It's all over. We have won the election and will clean up with 288 electoral votes Wilson carries New Hampshire by 93 votes." New, York, November, 8. After A night of suspense and uncertain ly and conflicting reports, in the ariy part of which Republican lieadquaters,. confidently claimed a victory which the Democratic chief tains refused to concede, and in the course of which big newspapers all over the land flashed to waiting thousands the news that Hughes was elected, the swing this morn ing at nine o'clock was strongly toward Wilson. The President at this time lacked 29 votcB of attaining the 206 need ful to make his election, a fact. An hour later the returns coming In had reduced the necessary num ber to 18, and the country was a wake to the fact that Wilson's elec tion was not only possible but prob able. It was realized too that , the country wag In the grip of the clos est election Blnce 1876. All through the morning and In- Electoral Vote By States The electorial votes by states wl'l le cast as follows: States Wilson Huflhe Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Kansas . Louisiana Maryland Mississippi ' Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wyoming 12 3 9 6 14 ' 4 10 10 s 10 18 4 8 3 12 5 24 10 9 12 20 4 12 6 I California Connecticut Pe'eware Illonois Indiana Iowa Maine Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont 13 7 3 29 15 13 6 18 15 14 45 158 5 5 4 DEMOCRACY MS III PASQUOTANK WILSON AND BICKETTT CARRY COUNTY BY RECORD MAJOR ITY OF 1,100. Pasquotank Democrats proceeded on Tuesday, November 7th to pile up a record Democratic vote and carried the county by an apparent margin of over a thousand votes. At least that seems to be the In dication of the partial returns reach1 ng the city last night. The following vote, though not official, is approximately correct. A number of rural precincts are yet to be heard from. FOR PRESIDENT Wilson Hughes First Ward 198 29 Seconj Ward 210 , 48 Third Ward 156 22 Fourth Ward 152 24 Mt Hermon 54 7 Providence 94 6 Nlxonton 35 30 Salem 118 55 pools 85 8 Cartwr'ght 35 5 FOR TWO WEEKS VACATION The Board of Deacons of Black will Memorial church last night rot ed to give the pastor. Rev. I. N. Lof tin, a vacation of two weeks, and Mr. Loftin left the city today for a nnnh-needed rest. ... . Mr. Loftin Ind no summer vaca tion at all and has recently been very much fatigued by his strenu our work as praacher and pastor. His physicians advised a short rest, but wbh to state that a recent re port circulated in the city to the f ff ct tlrt Mr. Loftin is suffering with tubercular trouble is without any foundation, his trouble being a nervous one Instead. The Baptist State Convention wh'ch meets the first week in De cember with Blackwell Memorial church will require all of Mr. Lof tin's nerve ..force and energy, and it is for this reason especially that his deacons and physicians urge a rest just st this time. Dr. C. S. Blackwell of Norfolk will fill Mr. Loftin'a pulpit during his absence from the city. RETURNS FROM NEW YORK Mr. S. R. Slff returns today from New York where he- has been buy ing goods this week for the vari ous departments of the S. It. Slff Company's store. Mr. Siff will have some interest ing announcements in The Advance in regard to new goods purchased on this trip at an early date. BickettGot Big Majority Raleigh, Nov. 8 A solid Democra tic Congressional delegation Is as sured North Carolina in the next Congress. Blckett was given 40,000 majority. to the afternoon the states of Cali fornia, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oregon hung in the doubtful column. At half past two in the afternoon Wilson lacked but ten votes of elec tion. Either Minnesota, California, or the other doubtful states would give him these. And 8,M ln every one of them the Issue hung In the balance. In nil the doubtful states Wilson continued to gain ground through out the afternoon. In California a Hughes lead chan-j ed to a lead for Wilson, and then the, President's plurality thowly grew to 7,500 and then to 9,0o0. In Minnesota at 3 o'clock Wednes day,. with over one third of t ie pre cincts beard from, Minnesota gave Wilson 92,000 against 83,000 for Hughes. ' , , ,j. FOR STATE SUP I. EDUCATION Joyner , Pugh First-Ward 197 26 .. Second .Ward 205 42 Third Ward 158 20 Fourth Ward 147 25 Mt. Hermon ' 64 7 Porvldence 94 6 Nlxonton 35 30 Salem 178 55 Pools ' 85 8 Cartwrlght's 35 5 . It makes no difference who Is President, Manhattan shirts will still be the best shirts made. A bB shipment of new thlnjs In Man hattan shirts received at Weeks & Sawyer- , s , , , asT 6dv Third Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward Mt. Hermon Providence Nixon ton Salem Pools Cartwrights 160 153 149 54 94 35 118 85 2o 18 16 16 7 6 30 55 8 5 FOR AUDITOR Uarmine Chesson FOR GOVERNOR Vim Wflrd m Bickett Linney S(l(,ond Ward m 33 First Ward 201 20 Th)l.d War(, ig3 15 Second Ward 210 31 ,,0(mh Ward 15Q u Thud Ward 160 18 , Mt Hermon 54 7 Fourth Ward 153 17 , ,,r.,i(lence 94 6 Hermon 54 7 Nlxonton 35 30 Providence 94 6 , Sa,em n8 Nlxonton 35 30 , ,,0()1h 85 g Salem 118. 55 . (-artwrights 33 5 Pools 85 8 Cartwrlght's 35 5 FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CONGRESS Munden Meads Small Jones Fir -t. Word 201 19 First Ward 180 20 Second Ward 197 33 Second Wrard 160 30 -Third Ward 158 16 Third Ward 130 30 Fourth Ward 155 14 Fourth Ward 113 . 32 Mt. Hermon 54 7 Mt. Hermon 50 7 Providence 94 6 Providence 90 6 Nlxonton 35 30 Nlxonton 30 30 Sa'e 120 50 Salem 118 55 Poo1h 85 8 Pools 85 8 Cartwrights 35 5 Cartwrights 35 5 FORCORONER FOR STATE SENATE Johnson McNider Elliott First Ward 19!) 200 18 Second Wd 207 2(16 33 Third Wd. 155 155 15 Fourth Wd. 133 135 14 FOR REPRESENTATIVE Scott Pool First Ward 194 18 Second Ward . 197 33 Fearing Price First Ward 199 18 Second Ward 197 33 Third Ward 157 15 ... Fourth Ward 153 15 Mt. Hermon 54 7 Providence 94 6 Nlxonton 35 30 Salem 118 ,55 Pools 85 8 Cartwrights 33 -5 FOR SHERIFF Held ' . Overman First Ward 200 18 Second Ward 197 33 Third Ward 155 15 Fourth Ward 1 no 18 Mt. Hermon 54 7 Providence 94 6 Nlxonton 35 30 Salem ' 118 55 Pool 85 8 Cartwrlght's. 35 6 HERE WAS ABW AIID Till SOME . ar K- PROTRACTED - WAIT FOR ELEC TION RETURNS FRUSTRATES THIS PAPERS CAREFULLY LAlD PLANS estimated. A big crowd gathered Tuesday night November 7th to watch the election returns at the Alkra ma theatre. Thy watched eargerly and wait ed long, but so far as satisfying thimselvrs as to the result of tho elect on was concerned, they watch ed and waited ln vain. When the faithful few who had remained at the theatre until the end of the show dispersed, they knew that Wilson had lost ln New York and Illinois and that Repub lican headquarters were claiming victory by a narrow margin but they knew little more. A great mass of telegraphic mat ter had drifted in giving the re sult in states wh'ch stood admit tedly ln the Hughes or Democratic column, but the news from the pi votal and doubtful ststee was mea ger and incomplete and not alto gether ' convincing. At report would come ln giving one candi date the advantage In certain state only too be denied later. Then from a state where the Issue had already been decided would come new figures slightly changing the voting but bearing no influence upon the final result of the elec t'on. Wearying of endless itera tion and reiteration tho crowd dwindled and shrunk until there was left a care handful. Still one thing may as well be admitted. The complexion of the news that came In was not alto gether such as to make the Demo crats happy; while to the Republi cans It was ever and anon a cause of jubilation, especially as many of them had already surrendered themselves too the Idea of defeat. When the Western Union opera tor, weary with six hours and more of continuous work finally quit the key and the Alkrania had closed its doors for the night The Ad vance at 2:45 queried the News and Observer at Raleigh to know if any definite m ws h id materialized. "The result Is still in doubt came the answer over the wire. "Hughes Is In (be lend, hut Wilson still has a x'hance to win. As to the Stute election the News and Obser ver confirmed the word of Brltt's defeat in the tenth, which item had been among the things hinted at in the mans of testimony which had been hrard at the Alkrama. This gives North Carolina a solid Dem ocrat ic delegation in Congress. It was at ten minutes past four that The Advance called the office of the Virginian Plloot at Norfolk for its reprt and was informed that the Issue was still undecided with Hughes leading an( Wilson gaining." "Whether Wilson can gain enough vote.s to win," said the Pilot, "It is Impossible to say. It now appears that . the contest will be decided In Ohio and at last reports Wilson had a majority In that state." At five o'clock the Virginian Pilot analn repoorted "Wilson still has a good show, but we don't know yet exactly what the outcome will be." At 7:30 Wednesday morning this paper ncaln got The Virginian Pilot on the wire and was Informed that Indication showed Wllsoon leading with S'll electoral votes and two states yet to hear from California and New Mexico, It whs good (o hoar that Wilson was lending at last but California and New Mex ico the' Nt'iti S seemed to Oifer litHe hope of Democratic sucess. The 7:30 estimate of tho Virginia Pilot, however, was based upon the forecast ot a New York newspaper. EQUITIES GRAND SH0WII1G CURRITUCK, CAMDEN AND PER' QUIMMANS GIVE BIG DEMO) CRATIC MAJORITIES 1 That there Is no sign of ar.ythlnf except a continuance of overwhel ming Democratic ascendency In northeistern Carolina was abun dantly Indicated by the results ot yesterday's voting in Pasquotank and neighboring Democratic coun ties. ' Phone messages received by thl paper from Camden, Currituck and Perquimans told the same, story of Democratic success by overwhel ming majorities. A record vote Is Indicated by early reports from Currituck where leaders claim that the Democrats majority Is In the ne ghborhood of 1,000. Camden gave Wilson 368 votes at against 86 for Hughes, and on tn State t'eket the Republicans were . able to muster only 66 votes i the entire county. . - ' Four hundred and eighteen votes were cast for the Democratic nom inees for county offices, there be- . ing no Republican ticket. Hertford, the county seat of Per quimans out of 238 votes cast gave . Wilson 215. McNider wag given 212 and Johnson 210 as against "17 . foor Morgan, the Republican nom inee, to the State senate. Bethel, byy a majority of 84 with 118 votea cast. FACTIONAL FIGHT IN CURRITUCK Considerable Interest has been felt here In the outcome of the fac tional Democratic fight in Currituck county where a split in the party led to the putting of two tickets In to the field. All efforts to get accurate reports by telephone 0 the standing of the contestants have proved futile. However, with five precincts, sep aratod by water from the court house, yet to hear from, It seems that the Johnson Flora wing of the party is ln the lead. A report from Currituck court Louse reaching here Tuct-duy night stated that Flora, Uaxter Cox and Sanderlin seemed to be leading but that the result was still in doubt.. A telephone call to Point Harbor failed to get any answer as to the outcome of the llKht except that tho candidates were running close. A similar report came In Wednes day morning by telephone from Powell's Point. A report reaching htre from : Shawboro, however, claims that in" the race for sheriff Flora leads Griggs In the preclnts so far heard from by a margin of a little over a . hundred votes. From thej same source comes the information that In the contest for the treasurer's of- nco nanaerun is iwo nunarea vote ahead of Card and is expecting a majority in the precincts yet to be heard from. Baxter Is said to have over a hundred votes lead on Bra In the contest for the office of jeg- . later of deeds. In the race for rep resentative Cox is reported arf lead ing Barnard by a narrow margin. 4 Three of the precincts not heard from are on Knott's Island. The other two are at Kitty Hawk and Old Inlet. At 9:10 The Advance received from j the United Press the statement that Wilson was leading Hughes by five e'ertora! votes with 237 against 232. This left 62 electoral votes doubtful psil still lncludc( In the doubtful column Indiana (15), Kunsas (10), Minnesota (12), New Hampshire . (4), Oregon (5), as well as Califor nia and New Mexico. Tho rest of the story nay be found In the United Press" report of developments In the later morajnj and afternoon. i .-. wi
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