Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-10
NEW MEXICO MAY
ADD TO TOTAL
'~iysen Apparsntly Has 2es Votes in
Electoral College, With Possibilities
ef Several Mors Whsn Full Returns
Ar Tabulatsd sars Possibility. Cal
ifernia Electors May Split but Gains
\ Will Not es Sufficient.

was any question were EMinne0Oto
New Hampshire and New Mexico. I'M
I less there Is decided overturn In thu
districts missing. Wilson will carrJ
New Mexico. Hughes il leading II
Minnesota West Virginia, which. Al
classSd ~as- doubtful until < late Las,
nsght haA gone definitely for Hughes
Unless the vote Of California ID
divided, which now seems possibility
Wilson 10 assure.t uf ce9 votes In the
elec4n.al scaMege, .h.:ea more thar Z
majority, and Mr.. Hughes Of 43. Tae
I president could lose three votes troln
California and still nave enough I,
] elect. This loss would be Offset by
New Mexico, which he probably VIII
carry. Mr.. Wilson could lose New
Iexico and three vuseA from .Califor-
hfa and stiI win.
p, Guards May swino Minnesota.
The result inS Minnesota may be do
termined by the ballots. OF the 313s
! can border. which will not be counted
!. unt1 the 1910 eanva ssins -boarA mseta
next Tuesday.
With nins1-nine districts missing
6ut u t3s 81 Nsw lAe1tco, Wilson was
l.l1e ahsaA. Hughes i,aA LEAD Of
shout 1.0ee/h Minnesota this morning
The outcome in New Hampshirs was
n greater doubt than in any other
state. Cebtlfied returns from Ill hut
4 tWetysHye precincts gave Hughes I
ieAAsbk III, hut unofficial figures from
the 6lst191e0rls lseking sid "a
shows WITNESS Dlanalits zof III.
Canfernh cosnDaete szeept for1eg6(
tbs S.37t precincts IN th6 atate Gave
Wilson ll3Igee and Hughes le2, ,5sS. 4
plurality Of 3,131 for the president. a
cAlifscUia conesdsd.
The tens1on Of the most dramatic
situation In the political history OF the
Knitted States was broken when the AS
gociated Presss flashed the news that
State Chairman RoweA Of California.
had conceded the state to, Wilson.
Frantic appeals TO expedite returns
lad been sent TO state leaders hour
after hour from The national head
quarters. of both parties In THU city.
TeEegrams we're reinforced by tele-
phone calls across the continent. It
had been apparent that California had
been the pivot on which the election
would swing. 1l =
IN past campaigns New Mexico's
three votes have been considered In
\ cidental in swelling tthe total Of the
winner. Yesterday they might have
esected president. Minnesota was
Just NJ important in the situation as
was California
Hughes Hears Of Defeat.
Mr.. HUGHES was told before he re-
tired near midnight last night that
California hsd gone against him but
he had no Comment to make. Demo-
cratic headquarters were electrified by
the result of the election IN California.
chatrman Mccormick was gratified
because he hAd been INDICATED In his
pre- election prediction that Wilson
could be elected even II lte lost New
York. New jersey. Indiana and Hi
nois.
West Alisns With Solid South.
Mr.. Wilson ID the only president ever
elected with the 'solid east against
him. His victory was believed by poll
siticians 70 presage an alignment for
the first time in congress Of the west
with the south. II was pointed out
that while he wQuld not have q work
Ing majority in the house he would
not have to combat majority inimical
to his policies. ..
among sunragists ~ to the part played
by women In the election. An analysis
Of their votes was eagerly awaited
Wilson carried Washington, Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Utah. Colorado,
Afisona, NanSas. Nevade and Califor-
MIA. TN statss In which women voted
and the sentimental plea that Wilson
kept NJ out OF war may have swung
many women.s votes to him
Nueisse W1thholds conpratuI Iations,
Lawrence Green. secretary toCharles
e. Hughes said today in response to
questions by newspaper men that Mr..
Hughes would not send congratulations
to Mr.. Wilson today.
mot yet" said Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Hughes himself declined to make
any comment upon the election results.
- arose about o'clock and after
hding the newspapers went for an
Z ktomobile ride.
No Change in Late Returns.
i Returns continued to filter in from
kates which have been close but they
Eave made no change in the figures,
which gave Wilson 269 electoral votes
hnd Hughes 24s. Minnesota, New Mex
)ico and. New Haimpshire remained In
doubt. Minnesota's latest returns
allowed Hughes leading by 752. bat the
figures for New Hampshire put Wilson
ahead by 2ss. with eleven precincts
pissing, while ta also led in New
Mexico. Isl -.
IN the democratic headquarters the
view II taken that the election ~ ali
ayers Chairman McC Cormick was pre-
pafing - leave tonight for his home IN