The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-09
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complete returns gives Wilson 3,osa;
Hughes 1920.
New Mexico.
Il ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. p
At 8: 80 a. m. there were no addluons
made to the early morning figures
from $50 out of total OF 63S pre-
cincts in the state giving Hughes a
plurality Of 25s. :,
The missing 302 precincts are all
1 in outlying districts, distant from rail-
4 way communication and it may be
noon or later before any OF these pre-
cincts are heard from.
| ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, NOV. -
Fourteen out OF twenty-five precincts
in Valencia county, New Mexico, give
/ Hughes 1,120: Wilson 254. Valencia
is the strongest republican county In
the state.
SANTA FEE, N. NJ. Nov. AT re-
publican state headquarters at S:4s
q. M it was claimed that Hughes
had carried New Mexico by very
small plurality. Democrats. now
ever, do not concede the state TO
Hughes. New Mexico national guards
men have no voice in this election
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. g.
COMPLETE returns of Luna county,
Columbus, give Wilson plurality OF
399.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. q
Complete returns from seventy-n1ne
precincts in Chaves, Valencia and
San Miguel counties give Hughes
4,244; Wilson ATS.
II Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 9.-Wlth
2,5O6 OF 1924 precincts reported
Hughes had 163,093; Wilson 1929
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. s-With
1884 Of 1924 precincts reported at 10
O'Clock, Hughes still leads Wilson in
minnesota by over 500. The vote
showed Hughes 164,7e4; Wilson 1884,
9o8.
ST. PAUL Mimi, Nov. with
Ala precincts missing Hughes lead is
51o in the state. The figures are:
Hughes 16S,709; Wilson 16S,199.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Nov! a-Unofh-
cial returns, with 1863 precincts miss
ing, showed Hughes lead reduced to
$40.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Nov. 9.-G2:30
10. m.)-Of the 346 Minnesota precincts ;;
which are still out, 230 are in coun-
ties which have on partial returns
given Wilson the best of it. Fifty-one
are in counties which partial returns
show practical ties and the remaining
(sixty-five are in counties which have
shown decided Hughes strength.
Hughes lead with these SAC precincts
missing is $40. Wilson has gained |
thus far today.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov "a mes
sage from r. NJ. Weaver, one of the |
six Minnesota commissioners who |
took the militia vote in Texas says:
"Commission due st. Paul Saturday |
morning. Ballots cast: First infantry.
5s4; Second infantry, 473: Third in
fantry. 661; Artillery. Ais. Total
i2,135."
The message was dated Rothstown, |
Texas, and was addressed to Secretary |
OF State Schmahl.
| A telegram to Congressman Carl c. |
yanrIyke from St. Paul officer on the
border says that straw vote was
taken when the real ballots were cast
and that It ran to 1 for Wilson.
The republicans claim f1fty-fifty on
the soldier vote and say they have pri-
yate advices to bear out the claim.
Secretary Schmahl says the soldier
vote will not be canvassed and count.
ed before next Tuesday at the earliest.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. with 2SS
precincts missing, Hughes leads by
s11.
The democrats are preparing TO
meet a contest which the republicans
seem to be getting in shape in case
the count is against them. Federal in
vestigators are already here and are
watching every move
North Dakota.
/ BISMARK, N. D., Nov. 9.-North
Dakota may be placed definitely in
the Wilson column today. One thou
sand eight hundred and seventeen
out of 1859 precincts give Wilson
50,s19; Hughes, 1922. The remain
ing ~ precincts are sparsely popu-
lated and democrats claim their en-
tire registered vote could not over
come the SAT lead Wilson maintains.
BIsMARK, N. D., Nov. 9.-Eigh-
teen hundred and seventeen precincts
out of 1859 give Wilson 50,S19;
Hughes, 1872. Returns from the
slope country are not yet available, but
voting in precincts there will be so
small that 1t cannot affect the result.
Wilson will 1old his lead. The out
look at this time is that Wilson will
carry the state by at least 500 and
probably 1000 plurality.
New Hampshire.
CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 9.-The
democratic state committee declared
today that new count of New Hamp-
shire's vote showed a plurality OF
ininety-cne for Wilson, as against the
l161 originally attributed to Hughes.
CONCORD. y. H., Nov 9.-Senator