The Donaldsonville chief., 1916-11-11
THE ELECTION.


idential elections in the nations his
tory, Woodrow Wilson has apparently
again led the Democratic party tt
victory, defeating his Republican op
ponent, Charles E. Hughes, by ma
iority so narrow as to keep the result
| of the election in doubt up to nearly
seventy-two hours after the close OF
the polls. Not since the famous
| Tilden-Hayes contest of 1876 has the
electoral vote been SO close. On the
face of almost complete returns from
every state in the union, MIR. Wilson
has total of 272 votes in the cleo,
toral college and Mr.. Hughes 243
Minnesota and New Hampshire, with
IL and 4 electoral votes, respectively
are in doubt.
The states which gave majorities
for the Democratic candidate, togeth-
er with their electoral votes, were as
follows: Alabama IL, Arizona 3, Ar
kansas 8, California 13, Colorado 6,
Florida6, Georgia IA, Idaho 4, Kan
sas 10, Kentucky 13, Louisiana 10.
Maryland s, Mississippi 10, Missouri
| 18, Montana 4, Nebraska s, Nevada
8, New Mexico 8, North Carolina IL,
North Dakota 5, Ohio "a, Oklahoma
Ito, South Carolina 9, Tennessee IL,
Texas 20, Utah 4, Virginia u, Wash
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the following states. Connecticut 7,
Delaware 8, Illinois 20, Indiana Is,
Iowa Is, Maine 6, Massachusetts, Is,
Michigan Is, New Jersey ID, New
York As, Oregon S, Pennsylvania 38,
Rhode Island 5, South Dakota S, Yer
mont d, West Virginia s, Wisconsin
13. Total, 243.
In New Hampshire President Will
son has lead of seventy votes, with
all the precincts accounted for. This
may or may not be changed by the
official count, which will not take
place until December.
Latest figures show that Mr.
Hughes is leading in Minnesota by
543 votes, with thirty-two election
precinct to hear from. The result
in this state may be determined by
the ballots of the 2138 national
guardsmen now on the Mexican bor-
der, which will not be canvassed un-
til the state canvassing board meets
next Tuesday.
Other states in which the vote was
remarkably close are California, New
Mexico and North Dakota, and re-
count of the returns may be demand
ed by the Republican campaign man
ayers. The latter have refused to
concede Mr.. Wilson's election, de-
claring that the result still depends
upon the vote of a few close states.
They point out that the returns thus
far announced are in most cases
unofficial, and may be changed by the
official count.
Conceding both Minnesota and New
Hampshire to Mr.. Hughes, his total
electoral vote would aggregate 259, i
seven less than the number required
to constitute majority Of the cleo
oral college.
In Louisiana, the only contest of
interest was that for congressman in
he third district, with Whit P. Mar
IN, Progressive, and Wade O. Mar
IN, Democrat, as the competing can
ildates. Figures said to be official
'S1i ous Wy tic Progressive Heau-
quarters in Thibodaux indicate that
Judge Martin received majorities to-
alllng 1877 in the parishes of La
ourche, Terrebonne, Assumption,
IBERIA and st. Mary, while the majori-
les recorded for the Democratic as
'irant in the parishes of st. Martin
lafayette and Vermilion aggregate
III, giving the Progressive nominee
lead of 100 in the district. The
democrats admit that Judge Martin
as majority on the face Of the Off
lal returns, but are preparing to con-
est the election on the ground of IT.
egularities in several precincts. If
ecessary the contest will be carried {
ITO the national house of representa-
YES, they assert. Il
The returns Of the vote on the
ghteen proposed amendments to
le constitution of Louisiana re still t
Y from complete, but the figures in |
ana indicate that all of the measures
lcept No. 5, the women's amend
ent, have received substantial ma
rites.