Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-11

! William Il. Wilcox 1T the nominees
hotel here. y" formal statement was
Forthcoming aS &" what was contcm
plated. hat Mn w illcox asserted IL Pc
count would u" demanded wherever
the margin "f Democratic victory wa:;
:" smaii that Il comparatively few
votes would turn til" scales. He nn,l
his advisors took the position hey
said. that th"r" should he no "c.cuG''
upon Mr. Wilson'S title 10 the prcsi-
dcncy
un,iI President wilson: victory was
assured, til" Democrats also were pre- :
pairing I" demand a recount in tn.
Sn-cal,.d doubtful" states. Alton q:
Iarkc! conferred with National Chair
man Mccormick. az did several other
prominent Democratic lawyers
Both parties already have called for
:, recount in \"w Hampshire. whrr. less
than .bu votes seem likely ~ determine
tn, result Charges If attempts to
tnmpcr with tho ballot boxes in North
Dakota have been ,,,ude in several sec
ti"us III ihat State. and hay. been
laid before the Federal district attorney
by The United States marshal AGENTS
az ia" ,partmcnt % Justice have been
m"h,lizcd ~ points in other states
The Republicans contcndcd i, was
said unoil"ialI. to-day that since tho
democrats cllim"d California by a
margin 81 only approximately 1900
out II nearly 100000. cast. il was
apparent slight errors in district
her" and there might change the out
come
The Democrats maintained that no
charges uf fraud had been made hy
stat. Chairman Eow"il. Of :hc Rcpub-
Leans. in ,onccdinp the State to MIR.
wilson, and that II thcr. had been
any basis for them. he undoubtedly
would 50 lave Informed tho national
Headquarters III this city.
THINKS ELi:CTORAL VOTE
NIGHT nE SPLIT
In a statement made to the Assoc
ciat"d Press ~ san Francisco. the only
contention SIR. Ruwcll mad. was thu,
the electoral Not" II that state might
b. split on the official count ;,s ii was
in 1912, when TWO votes went to Will
son and eleven "a Roosevelt Both
sides conceded tina, no matter what
action NIGH; l.. taken in regard to n
recount. there WAS iittl" likelihood Of
contest being carried t. the House of
Representatives a. Il was after the
lia%"S-Til,..n campaign in 1876 Leg
H.
mad" tho States sovereign IN pronounc-
ing Judgment in recount OF the rrcS:-
Dental vote.
IN ihrc" States. however, there were
prospects "f contests over one clector
IN each instance. Tho eligibility Of {.
Democrats ci"ctor IN Texas has been
Questioned. because he is said Ia bo
an oiiirchod"r. and the Fedora. laws
prohibit Il PERSON holding office from
serving as an clector.
on" oi the Democratic electors IN
Washington died just before election
day, aud til" party managers attached
pastors To the ballots substituting. an
ether name. The legality Of this pro-
cedurc ms been questioned by the Re-
Dublicans. y somewhat similar ease
has arisen in West Virginia. where
ON" Of the Republican electors refused
to run. and the Republicans rosorted 10
pastors bearing another name
tp to tn" tim, Republican head
quarters her" We're closed soon after
midnight, III" party leaders gathered
There refused % C"nccdc defeat They
seemed !" has- their confidence upon
the assumption that something might
happen III California. Mr. Hughes
was to'd before lie retired for tho
night tina, california had gone agains,
him. but h" had no comment 10 make
Dcn.ocra;ic headquarters were cl.y-
t!ifi.d hy til, announcement of the re-
suit IN California. transmitted TO Chair.
man M"curm!ck l.! the Associated
Press Tho .hrtr'u;tn MaS cSpcciuIly
rratihcd. hc"au"c lie had been yindi-
Gated in h's Irc-"l-rtion prediction
that Wilson co.ld l.. elected .ynn If he
los, New York. Hcw Jersey, Indiana