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SUPPORT OF
UN AND
100SE VOTE
Western Progressives Turned
To Him Almost En Masse
But Not Those of East
PEACE IS POWEREUL
ISSUE WITH THE WOMEN
MOOSE AFRAID OF HUGHES.
HYPHEN SHOT TO PIECES.
LABOR VOTE DIVIDED.
NEW HAMPSHIRE WILSON'S
Leads New England State by 63
Votes. Gains in California with 17
Precincts Missing. Hughes .Drops
In .Minnesota, but Still Maintains
Safe Lead. Wilson is a majority
President.
New York. On the returns up to
date President Wilson has received
8,508,085 votes and Mr. Hughes 3,090,
951. Mr. Wilson's popular plurality
ia therefore 417,134. He is a majority
president, which he was not when he
went into office. In 1912 he received
6,293,419 votes.
It has been said that Mr. Hughes re
ceived the votes of the most populous
states of the Union and Mr. Wilson
that of the less populou. There is not
bo mucch difference as might be ex
pected. The states which voted for
Mr. Hughes had, according to tne last
census, 45,901,739 inhabitants. Those
which voted for Mr. Wilson had 45,
737,643. The difference in Mr. Hughes'
favor is 164,096.
The latest returns from the close
states show the following results:
In California Wilson is leading by
3,431 votes, with a few scattering pre
cincts missing; in Minnesota, where
some of the militiamen's votes have
been counted, Hughes is still ahead
by 286 votes with 27 districts missing;
in North Dakota, with 14 districts mise
ing. Wilson leads by 963 votes; New
Hampshire, where the count has been
completed, gives Wilson a plurality of
63 votes.
From the reports of leading corre
spondents in the different states on
the influences which brought about
Mr. Wilson's election it is possible to
get a clear idea of the part played by
the different group "votes" of which
so much was said before election, and
of the reasons whjich moved great
bodies of voters to 'the decision they
reached.
Progressives and the Women.
Two classes of voters, and two only,
accomplished the result. They were
not tne Gerrman-Amerlcans, the labor
vote, or any of the groups standing for
special interests. They were the Pro
gressives and the women.
The split made in the Republican
partv in 1910, which became a break
In 1912, was not mended at Chicago.
The dispatches now in the hand3 of
the papers indicate no probability of
Its being mended until the cause for
it Is taken away. From the Hudson
River to the Mississippi, the bolters
of 1912 were largely satisfied with
Hughes, but to the East and West of
those boundaries, especially to the
West, they were not. Arid it was the
West that decided the election.
In New York and Illinois the breach
was apparently healed; there Is no
sign of anything to the contrary, and
the same thing seems true of tfce
states that generally follow the leader
ship of these two. That, however,
was as far as Colonel Roosevelt was
able to bring about a reunion.
The Progressives of Kansas, Wash
ington, California and the other West
ern States have again defeated a Re
cause the other wing of the party was
In control and made the nomination.
Minnesota and Wisconsin voted for
Hughes, but both have show that they
are as progressive as ever, Minnesota
W accenting him so narrowly and
Wisconsin by LaFollette's victory,
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Popular Vote and Pluralities
Vote
Wilson.
' 82,439
10.324
68,833
283,436
114,223
74,561
22,631
36,417
93,171
33,921
405,048
231,890
185,325
143,670
219,584
60,966
51,113
112,674
173,408
150,751
106,426
57,114
330,746
27,941
109,008
7,968
34,724
178,289
20,437
455,573
144,507
29,535
423,152
119,156
47.064
395,619
30,142
48,355
48,942
130,335
221,539
36,579
15,350
90,332
86,840
113,197
164,409
15,310
9,970.
45,970.
287,524.
130,692.
102,453.
24,884.
in 1912.
Rep.-Prog. States.
32,420. .Alabama . .
.Arizona ...
.Arkansas .
.California
; Colorado .
. Connecticut
. Delaware .
8,814., Florida ...
27,200. .Georgia ...
58,337. .Idaho ....
640,091.. Illinois ...
313,274.. Indiana ...
281,624.. Iowa ,
194,967. .Kansas ...
218,278. .Kentucky .
13,157. .Louisiana .
75,038.. Maine
112,742.. Maryland .
.Massachusetts. . .
.Michigan .......
Minnesota
.Mississippi
.Missouri
.Montana ........
.Nebraska
.Nevada
.New Hampshire..
.New Jersey
.New Mexico
.New York
North Carolina...
North Dakota. ...
Ohio
. Oklahoma
298,176.
366,823.
190,190.
5,138.,
332,192.
40,968. ,
126,905.
8,816.
50,721..
234,245..
26,080.
845,580.
98,269..
48.816.,
506,393
90,786.
.Oregon
, .Pennsylvania. . . .
.Rhode Island. . . .
.South Carolina..
. South Dakota . . .
.Tennessee
.Texas
.Utah
Vermont
.Virginia
72,273.
720,731.
44,581.
1,829.
58.811.
113,169.
55,608.
66,274.
45,375..
45.065.
184,143. .Washington ....
135,866. .West Virginia...
189,539. .Wisconsin
23,792. .Wyoming
Votes
Wilson..
87,396
29,641
96,110
. 466,106
170,295
99,687
25,255
. 60,000'
. 110.000
70,000
869,152
. 333,588
170,071
, 315,780
, 189,348
, 68,000
. 64,027
, 134,216
247.753
231,161
178.548
, 91,000
, 372,841
87,124
118,423
12,448
43,767
200,853
31,874
766,710
158.000
54,279
578,000
140,000
113,688
510,747
39,353
63,000
45,449
133,647
230,000
81,850
23,100
60,107
200.000
118,332
180,465
27.617
in 1916
Hughes.
2G.250
19,363
46,347
462.823
96,852
106,378 .
26,634
12,000
28,000
55,000
1,044,608
340,882
219,817
278,152
162,333
9,000
69,660
113,695
268,138
302,488
178,803
5,000
345,415
59.788
90,743
9,842
43,724
262,080
28,880
876,172
110,000
53,154
496,720
110,000
124,526
695,734
44,159
1,500
50,892
97,553
75,000
52,925
39,600'
21,132
185,000
120,359
204,418
19,998
Pluralities.
Wilson. Hughes
61,146
10,278
49,763
3,278
73,443
43,000
82,000
15,000
37,628
27,015
59,000
20,521
86,000
27,426
27,336
27,575
2,606
63
2,994
48,000
1,125
81.280
30,000
66,500
41.094
155,000
28,925
33,975
15,000
7,619
6,691
1,379
175,456
7,294
49,746
5,633
20,385
71,327
260
61,277
109,456
10,838
184,987
4,806
5,443
16,500
1,027
23,953
6,293.117 7.604,594.. Totals 8,503,728 8,091,547 1,173,590 756,418
Popular plurality for President Wilson on present returns, 417,172.
Gain over popular vote in 1912, on present returns, 1,215,726.
Note All the returns shown In this table, with the exception of those
from New Hampshiro are unofficial and, with the exception of returns from
New Jersey, Oregon, and Vermont, incomplete. Here is a list showing miss
ing votes in some state where a number of districts rot heard from have
been specified: Arkansas, 531 out of 1,765; Colorado, 109 out of 1,451; Iowa
487 out of 2,297; Kansas, 230 out of 2,443; Maine, four small precincts miss
ing; Michigan, 275 out of 2",260; Minnesota, approximately, 2,500 votes, in
cluding border votes, to be heard from; Missouri, 140 voting precincts
missing; New Mexico, 40 out of 638 missing; Washington, 283 out of 2,385;
West Virginia, 12 precincts missing.
WOMEN A GREAT FACTOR.
Helped Wilson Win the West Hold
to Parties in Illinois.
In the greatest of the suffrage states,
Illinois, the women divided on the
same lines as the men and roted
about the same.
"The result," says. a Chicago corre
spondent, "was to swell the vote of
the state without changing the result,
except In sporadic cases, where purely
local affairs were at stake."
The Republicans in Illinois appealed
to the women in opposition to the slo
gan. "He kept us out of war," by bring
ing in women to give personal experi
ences in Mexico and in Europe and to
tell of their vain appeals for protection
under the American flag. If "He kept
us out of war" had any effect on the
Illinois women, this move offset it.
In many of the downstate counties
the election officials did not separate
the vote of the men and women. Where
the distinction was made, the down
state totals were: Wilson, men,
232.592; women. 142,470; Hughes, men,
275,968; women, 187,806. This portion
of the vote gave Hughes a plurality of
43,367 on the men's vote, and 45,336
on the women's.
"He kept us out of war," seems to
have had no influence on the women
of Illinois, but on the other hand they
did not rise to the. argument of the
suffrage leaders, who wanted them to
make suffrage the sole issue; there is
too little difference between their vote
and the men's forf any such thing to
have happened.
In Montana, as in Illinois, the women
I appeared to be actuated by the same
j wishes and motives a the men.
EP S
E
OF HOUSE CONTROL
WILL HAVE A MAJORITY OF ONLY
SEVEN MEMBERS OVER THE
DEMOCRATS.
THREE DISTRICTS IN DOUBT
Votes of Membfrs of Minor Parties
Which Have a Total of Nine Votes,
Might Prevent Election of Speaker
Mann. ?
. Washington. Returns from all ex
cept three of the 435 Congressional
districts in the country make it clear
that the Republicans will have a
majority of at least seven over the
Democrats in the next House of Rep
resentatives. Granting victories to the Democratip
candidates in all three doubtful dis
tricts, the Republicans will still main
tain a majority over their major party
opponents. If the Democrats should
capture the three doubtful districts,
and the five members who have been
elected by independent movements or
minor parties should join with them,
combined-opposition would have a ma
jority of one over the Republicans.
But one of the minor party candi
dates will join the Republicans, and
it is assured that two others will vote
generally with that party.
This means that Republicans will
be able to elect their candlate speak
er, organize the House and control the
committees. The Republicans may
gain one and perhaps two of the doubt
ful districts. The third doubtful dis
trict is likely to go to the Democrats.
The line-up of the House of Repre
sentatives in .the next, or Sixty -fifth
Congress as far as shown by returns
to date, will be as follows:
Republicans 217
Democrats 210
Prohibtionist who will act gener
ally with the Democrats 1
Socialist, who will act generally
with the. Democrats 1
Independent, who will attend the
Republican caucus 1
Protectionist, who will attend the
Republican caucus 1
Progressive, who will act gener
ally with the Republicans.... 1
Doubtful (one In New Mexico and
two in Pennsylvania) 3
Total membership 435
ELECTORAL VOTE.
Wilson Hughes
Alabama 12
Arizona 3
Arkansas 9
California 13
Colorada 6
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida 6
Georgia ' 14
Idaho 4
Illinois
Indiana ..
Iowa
Kansas 10
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 10
Maine
Maryland 8
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota ............ ..
Mississippi 10
Missouri 18
Montana 4
Nebraska 8
Nevada 3
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey
New Mexico 3
New York
North Carolina 12
North Dakota 5
Ohio 24
Oklahoma 10
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina 9
South Dakota
Tennessee 12
Texas 20
Utah 4
Vermont ..
Virginia 12
Washington 7
West Virginia
Wisconsin -
Wyoming 3
14
45
Total 276
POPULATION OF WILSON
HUGHES STATES
255
AND
LINE UP OF THE NEXT HOUSE
State Rep.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California 6
Colorado 1
Connecticut 4
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho 2
Illinois J... 21
Indiana 9
Iowa 11
Kansas 3
Kentucky 2
Louisiana
Maine 4
Massachusetts . 11
Maryland 2
Michigan 12
Minnesota 8
Mississippi
Missouri 2
Montana 1
Nebraska 3
New Hampshire.. 2
Nevada 1
New Jersey 10
New Mexico
New York 26
North Carolina . .
North Dakota 3
Ohio 9
Oklahoma 2
Oregon 3
Pennsylvania .... 29
Rhode Island 2
South Carolina .. ..
South Dakota 2
Tennessee 2
Texas
Utah
Vermont 1
Virginia 1
Washington 4
West Virginia .... 4
Wisconsin 11
Wyoming 1
Dem. Others.
10 . .
1
7
4 1
3
1 ..
1
4
12
6
4
5
9
7
4
4
1
1
8
14
1
3
16
9
13
6
5
1
7
1
S
13
2
f
1
1
Total... . 216 210 9
Doubtful North Carolina, 1; New
Mexico, 1; Pennsylvania, 2. Total, 4.
Progressive.
Indepsndent.
Socialist.
Total membership, 435.
States. Wilson.
Alabama 2,138,093
Arizona 204,354
Arkansas 1,574,449
California 2,377,549
Colorado 799,024
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida 751,130
Georgia 2,609.121
Idaho 325,594
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kanlas 1,690,949
Kentucky 2,289,906
Louisiana 1,656,383
Maine
Maryland 1,295,346
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi 1.797.114
Missouri 3,293,335
Montana 376,053
Nebraska 1,192,214
Nevada 71,875
New Hampshire.. 430,572
New Jersey
New Mexico 327,301
New York
North Carolina.. 2.206.287
North Dakota... 577,056
Ohio 4,767,121
Oklahoma 1,657.155
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Capolina .. 1,515,400
South Dakota
Tennesse 2,184,789
Texas 3,896,542
Utah 373,351
Vermont
Virginia 2,061,612
Washington 1,141,990
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming 145,965
Hughes
1,114,756
202.322
5,633,591
2,700,876
2,224,771
742,371
3,366,416
2,810.173
2,075,708
2,537,167
9,113,279
542,610
7,665,111
542,610
583,883
355,956
1,221.119
2,333,860
Total . ,
.45,737,643 45,901,739
Wilson Led His Ticket.
Wilson. Governor
How
States.
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Florida .
Idaho ...
Illinois .
Indiana 333.583
Iowa 170.071
Kansas
Maine
96,110
158.257
23,255
60,000
70,000
869.152
315,780
64,027
Michigan 231.161
Massachusetts
Montana ,
Nebraska 118,428
New Jorsey 200,853
New Mexico . ,
New York
North Dakota
Phode Island..,
247,763
87,124
31.874
706.716
54.270
39.353
Tennessee 13847
Texas ......
Utah
Vermont . .
Washington
230.000
81.850
23,100
93,562
145,156
23,987
31,250
60,500
521,207
324.3
143,843
198.000
67.219
192,825
230,102
75.931
117,839
165,605
27.065
697,007
19,458
25,384
131,974
200,000
77,465
15,212
.160,587
NATIONWIDE HAIL R.
STRIKE NEW DANGER
UNITED STATES 19 AGAIN FACING
PROBLEMS WITH RAILROAD
MEN.
CAN NOT REACH AGREEMENT
Application of Eight-Hour Law Still
Unsolved After Important Confer
ence. See Different Meaning of
Provisions.
Washington. Danger of a nation
wide railroad strike, which was be
lieved to have been averted by the
passage of the Adamsou eight-hour
law, has not entirely disappeared, it
developed here when representatives
of the railroads and the four brother
hoods, comprising 400,000 employes,
failed to reach an agreement as to the
proper application of the new law.
The stumbling block, both sides ad
mitted, was the existing mileage sys
tem of compensation.
The announcement of the latest
deadlock between the railroads and
their employes came at the conclus
ion of an all-day conference between
the national conference committee
of the railways and the brotherhood
chiefs, which had been arranged in
September.
"We met," said Elisha Lee, chair
man of the railroad managers and
the conference, "for the purpose of
exchanging ideas on the application
and operation of the Adamson law.
We failed to reach an agreement and
we are not certain that another meet
ing will take place."
William G. Lee, presided of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
spokesmen for the employes in the
absence of A. B. Garretson, of the
Order of Railway Conductors, declar
ed in a statement that in the event
of evasion by the railroads"" of ' the
Adamson law, summary action would
be taken by the brotherhoods. He
said that the strike order which was
directly responsible for the law, was
still in effect and the brotherhoods
would not hesitate to enforce it if the
occasion warranted it.
"The brotherhoods asked for this
conference," said Mr. Lee. "At the
morning session we discussed the ap
plication of the law and found that
there was no basis upon which we
could possibly agree. Another set
back, besides the elimination of the
mileage system, was the deteermina
tion of the railroads to continue their
suits to determine the constitution
ality of the law."
PRESIDENT IS BUSY
AGAIN IN USUAL WAY.
Asks With Much Concern About Com
plexion of Next House.
Washington. President Wilson was
back at his desk in the White House,
after an absence of 2 months, pre
pared to take up important foreign
problems which have been held in
abeyance pending the election as well
as domestic questions. These in
cluded the German submarine ques
tion, the Mexican problem and a num
ber of Federal appointments.
The President was expected to con
sider first the submarine situation
which is admittedly serious. A sum
mary of recent developments in Ger
man submarine warfare, prepared by
the state department, was ready to be
laid before him and, in addition, he
prrobably soon 'will confer again with
Ambassador Gerard on the situation.
The President has not even consid
ered the question of changes in his
cabinet, according to Administration
officials, who characterize as prema
ture reports that he had decided on
such changes. It is possible, how
ever, that one or two cabinet officers
may not remain after March 4.
The President asked first for the
latest Information on the political
make-up of the House of Representa
tives in the sixty-fifth Congress. He
was told indications from present re
turns were that the Republicans
would have 217 members and the Dem
ocrats 212 with six members of other
parties.
'WON'T DISCUSS 1920"
MR. ROOSEVELT SAYS.
w esi, Virginia j cc j - S
Wisconsin. , ld efficient repuk
Oyster Bay. Aroused by the politi
cal significance attached by various
politkars and newspapers to the visit
of George W. Perkins to Sagamore
Hill, Colonel Roosevelt expressed him
self definitely in regard to that 1920
sentiment.
"I want it clearly understood," he
said, "that no amount of visits or talk
can induce me to speak of the 1920
nominations. I won't discuss pipe
dreams."
P. PINKHA&.
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