The sun., 1916-11-12
WILCOX ORDERS
WATCH ON COUNT
Wires Leaders TO See That
= Party Gets "Every Vote
Properly Cast"
IGNORES FRAUD CHARGES
Merely Wants Official Canvass
Before Conceding Flee
ton to Wilson.
william n. wilcox, chairman OF the

William n. Wilcox, chairman OF the
Republican National Committee sent TEL
eCrams yesterday to the state chairmen
IN Tho close States-CalifOrnia, New
Han.shire, Minnesota, NORTH pakota anu
New Mexico-repuosting them 10 see
ttat in the official cauvdt" OF the vote III
their respective state the Repubiicahs
every vote properly cast ana re-
turned"
These Instructions virtually mark the
limit OF steps the Republican manheere
have taken to safeguard the interests ot
Mr.. Hushes. In these states lawyers
viii watch the canvass. but they VIII
not seek to raise charges OF fraud OF 10
dispute the official returns as certihed 10
by the election inspectors.
Allegations of fraud nave been mace u
kilograms and letters sent to Republican
~headauarterr, but no serious attention Is
being given to them George w. WICK
ersham, Louis Marshall and other law
yers have been looking over the election
laws OF some OF the States in whlch inc
unofficial returns are close. but mercy
with a view of ascertaiuing each states
method OF canNassins the vote. Tue
States as n rule follow the same pro-
cedure. County boards OF canVasscrs
tAbulate the returns from the diuereht
precincts in n county and forward their
report to a State officer, usually 'ne See
Rotary Of State. VINO in turn complies the
figures for the state and upon them Is
sues certificates Of election.
Hangs ON Two states.
In view OF the closoness OF the figures
In these States the Republican leaders,
with the approval OF MIR. Hughes. de-
cided yesterday to await the issuance Oh
these certificates of election ty 'ne
proper State officer before concedinS the
election OF Mr.. Wilson.
Az a matter Of fact the election prob
ably will sbe decided beyond question by
the vote Of California and Minnesota
Upon the official announcement OF the
result OF the canvass in these states the
Republicans expect TO be able either TO
concede their defeat or proclaim Mr..
llughes's election.
MIR. Hughes will have no ommen 10
make nor will he send a telegram OF con-
Gratulatlons to Mr.. Wilson until he re-
ceives word OF the result o. the canvass
in the determining states. California
canvass begins tomorrow. II should DC
completed by Wednesday.
Mr.. Hughes will remain ut the Hot"l
Astor over Sunday and may decide to
Bo " tothc auA'N 'hN 'N''
until the decision Is announced. which
he experts will be som time this week.
Callers yesterday found him in good
spirits. He spent the entire day at MS
suite with Mrs. Hughes. save for a short
motor trip in the morning.
vote wholly Unofncial.
Emphasis was laid by Mr.. Wilcox and
the Republican managers yesterday or
the fact that all of tile vote so far Is un'
official. Usually the difference betweer
this unofficial vote and the official can
vass has not been such as to AFFECT thu
result and little II any attention there
fore has ever been paid to the canvass
In justification. however. of the position
they have taken this time. the Repub'
lean man gers pointed to the difference
produced by the official canvass In Cali
fornia four years ago. In do'ng this
Mr.. Wilcox said he did not want Il
understood that they expected the result
Of the election 20 be changed, but merel,
TO show that there was IA possibility o.
q change In the figures.
CALIFORNIA; plurality for Wilson will
eighteen districts missing yesterday wa!
S.27s. IIuGhes's lead In Minnesota Wit,
( thirty-one districts missing was only G53
The vote Of the National Guardsmen II
HttlNe wv ~ w ~ ~
and can easily change the result In Mime
sofa, it Is believed.
New Hampshire seems for Wilson
New Hampshire with three district
missing yesterday gave Hughes a plu
rality of 19l votes, but as 29l Wilson
votes were not counted In one tow
through an error this wOul give Wilsol
the State on the unoi'icial. figures. vii
sons plurality in New Mexico has in
creased slightly. Yesterday with thirty
one districts missing the Wilson pluralit
was ASA. As the vote OF the State
small there would appear to he littl
chance OF the Republicans overturnin
this.
Criticism is being heard in the Reput
lican camp. but is not likely soon 10 eS
press itself in any action looking :
bring about any change in the part
management. 4 steering committe
made up OF such mcn as "
Murray Crane, Reed Smoot an
James A. Hemenway Vas appointed b
the National Committee Immediately
the close of the convention. and cam
here and consulted with Mr.. Hughes RI
garding the campaign. This Is said I
have created n bad impression in State
like California. whore the Progressive
were strong, on top of this came III
appointment of the new executive con
mittee. one Of the members Of which WI
William II. Croker. the California o.
Guard leader.
California an Early Worry.
When Chairman Wilcox took hold \
Immediately brought the I'rogressi,
leaders into the campaign and appointe
seven Of the most prominent leaders