Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-09
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President Wilson would be reelected
with 2SS electoral votes, 90 more than
enough to bring him the victory. Mr..
Mccormick claimed North Dakota,
California. New Mexico and New
Hampshire and insisted tho Democrats
lad q good chance to win Minnesota
Republican Chairman Wilcox said he
stood by his statement of last night
that Hughes would get at least $50
| electoral votes.
Charles b. Warren. Republican ma
tional committeeman from Michigan.
after conference with other Repub-
| lican leaders at headquarters. declared
that Oregon and West Virginia were
safely for Hughes and that the out
come depended on Minnesota. Califor-
New Hampshire Minnesota would
probably go for Hughes, he said. but
in the last four of these states the
official count would be necessary def
nitely to determine the result.
H. Morgenthau, in charge of Demo
cratic headquarters this morningin the
absence of Chairman Mccormick said
that recount would be demanded for
the vote in New Hampshire. This, he
said, would be done in spite of the
figures received this morning showing
that Wilson had lead of SO votes. He
added that the Democratic figures
show that the Wilson lead was 500
votes and that in view of the complex
situation in that State a recount in
any event would be necessary. In
structions to the Democratic commit
tee in New Hampshire to demand the
recount had already gone forward, he
said.
Claim Pivotal States
Statements were issued from both
Democratic and Republican headquar-
ters this morning still claiming the
pivotal States for the respective par
ties.
when ] retired at o'clock. said
Chairman Mccormick, in a stateme ent,
Il knew that North Dakota was safe
for Wilson, California absolutely ours,
that he had New Mexico surely and
that we are putting up a good fight in
Minnesota"
George w. Perkins at Republican
headquarters declared that New Mex
leo and Minnesota were both swinging
towards Hughes and that North Da-
kota was sure; he asserted that if
these States were placed in the
Hughes column, the Republican can
didates' election was assured without
California's 13 electoral votes.
Mr.. Perkins added that all precau-
tions were being taken to guard the
ballot boxes where the vote was run
be deemed necessary
we will take every precauton to
guard against ballot box frauds" he
said.
Mccormick Sticks to 2ss
Charles b. Warren, Republican
National committeeman from Michi-
gan, after a conference with Chair
man Wilcox and other national COM
mltteemen gave out this statement as
reflecting the consensus of opinion
among the Republican leaders:
The election depends upon the
county in California, Minnesota,
North Dakota, New Mexico and New
Hampshire. Oregon is safely for
Hughes but the official count will be
required in North Dakota, New Mex
leo, New Hampshire and California,
before the results in those states will
be definitely known.
Chairman Mccormick reappeared
at Democratic headquarters after IL
o'clock.
Its all over,". he said. 1--WE have
cleaned them up. We stick unflinch-
ingiy TO our original figures: Wilson
by 2S8 electoral votes"
Mr.. Mccormick added that every
preeaution was being taken to protect
the ballot boxes where the vote was
running close.
Republican Chairman Wilcox, at
noon, made this statement in regard
TO the matter of supervising the
counting of votes in close states:
SO far as the claims of the Wilson
followers co." Mr.. Wilcox said, they
began to cry fraud before the cleo
ton. The history of that party is such
that it ill becomes them to raise the
cry of fraud at this time. All right
thinking people concerned in the cleo
tion want an honest count. The Re-
publican National committee will in
sist that the votes for it's candidate be
counted for him but we want no votes
not properly official.
we Will take every step to see that
the votes cast are properly counted
The bluster of the Democratic leaders
has no effect on our effort to see that
an honest count shall be had.
I'VE have not called upon the At
torney General of the United States
for U. S. district attorneys or other
officials of the government to super
wise the counting of votes in any state
The voting machinery of each state
Is under the administration of state
authorltles and our representative in
each state will take all needful steps
to see that the election laws have been
ooeyed and all votes properly counted
THE call for an honest count which
we demand would be Joined in and
Will be required by all right thinking
cltlzens of whatever party
we are entirely willing to have
every dollar of our expenditures in
Nest1gated in the most thorough man.
ner. We have made reports in detail
under that law and if other details are
wanted we will give them. l leave il
TO our Democratic opponents to say