Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-08
WILSON LEADS HUGHES
From Present Indications Democrats
Will Have Majority in Electoral
College

New York, Nov. S--Upon the
final tabulation of the vote IN Cal
ifornia and Minnesota depends the
choice of the American people 1or
President of the United States.
Woodrow Wilson was within ten
votes at 2 o'clock this afternoon OF
the whole number needed to insure
his reelection and at that hour the
resnlt in both California and Mime
sofa was in doubt.
If Wilson carries either State his
reelection is practically assured. If
he carries both States there is no
doubt of the result.
Minnesota returns indicate that
Wilson will win there, but enough
doubt still exists to prevent the
State being set down as certain for
him.
Wilson is leading in California on
the vote counted so far and Demo-
cratic papers in California claim he
has carried the State.
On the other hand, the Republi-
can national committee at noon for
mally announced its claim that Will
son had lost both California and
Minnesota with their twenty-five
votes.
New York, Nov. s-Kansas is
now conceded to Wilson by practical
ly every political expert in this city.
The Democrats have been claiming
the State since dawn. The Repub-
licans admit that the situation there
looks hopeless. They have not yet
conceded the State to the President.
California and Minnesota are now
the States on which all eyes center
II the President carries either he is
elected, as ne needs only ten votes,
he having 256 with Kansas.
Tne5douhtful States Of California
ana Minnesota are both claimed FOR
Wilson on the basis OF the returns
received from those States up to Il
o'clock this morning.
Republican leaders admit the drift
in Minnesota toward the President
is very strong, and that the State
looks Democratic.
The Democratic national commit
tee claims Wilson has 264 sure votes,
Hughes PAT sure, and California with
thirteen votes, New Hampshire with
four, and .ew Mexico with three, as
doubtful.
Committee has just received tele-
gram from Fred Lynch national COM
mitteeman from Minnesota, claiming
that State for Wilson by 10000.
Democrats insist Wilson is gaining
in New Hampshire.
California is showing Wilson in the
lead on theS late morning returns,
and Oregon is put in the Democratic
column by faost of the newspapers
in their morning extras
Wilson needed ten votes at II
o'clock to elect him. Either Califor-
mia or Minnesota will give him vic
tory.
Frank Hitchcock, original Hughes
booster, and political experts of the
Republican camp, declared at 1882
today that the election of Hughes
now depends on the result in Cali
fornia and Minnesota.
Washington, Nov. S-The Next
Senate-Democrats, 40; Republicans,
At.
Next ouse-Democrats, PIG; Re
puhlicans, ZIG; Socialist, /; Progress
sive Protectionist, /; Independent, l.
The Senate will remain in the con-
troll of the Democrats. This fact was
settled this morning with the news
l.tdt IN DSIdWdEe -hctsitoi w Niio
had been defeated by J. o. Wolcott,
OF Wilmington.
The defeat of Senator Lippitt, Of
Rhode Island by Peter Goelet Gerry,
was a surprise, and served to handl-
cap the Republican efforts to carry
the Senate.
Early returns also indicate the de-
feat OF Senator Sutherland in Utah.
William H. King is his Democratic
opponent. !.
The Republicans have. gained by
the election of Calder in New York,
Watson and New, in Indiana, France
in Maryland and Freliaghuyeen in
New Jersey.
They gained one in Maine in Sep.
tember by election of Hale
The chances favor the election Of
Hcrrick in OHIO against Senator Pom