The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-11-17
CLOSE VOTE. IN THE
NATION AND STATE
Many Contests Threatened; Some
Official Counts Still
Delayed

According to the New York World,
Wilson carries the following states:
New Hampshire very close), Ohio,
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklaho-
ma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota,
New Mexico (not official COUNT
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California,
Washington.
Hughes: Oregon, South Dakota,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Con-
necticut.
The Doubtful Ones
The three most doubtful states are
North Dakota, California and Min
nesota In California the question
is whether or not the Republican
!electOr with the most votes is ahead
of the lowest Democrat elector. So
far the Democrats claim there is a
difference of 500 votes in their favor.
Both sides admit the official count
will not change the results material
ly. The Republicans are fighting for
the chance of split in the electoral
vote.
Minnesota Turns Hughes
Minnesota showed lead of 1000
votes for Hughes the first of the
week, and it was cut down to 1856
by Thursday. These three states
taken entirely could give Hughes the
presidency. With them he would
have 272 electoral votes, and without
them, 242 With only few hundred
ahead in Minnesota, and a question
over one electoral vote in California.
there seems no hope that Hughes
can gain enough to help. New HAM
shire is so close it has not been set
tied yet, but will only be changed
after a recount.
At last report Hughes was gaining
in New Mexico. The count there
stands: Hughes, 29,757; Wilson,
81, 1876.
No Arizona Governor
The Arizona gOvernorship is in
doubt even. yet, and all over the
country there are fierce arguments
over just a few votes. In Utah
of county officials tied for
office.
First Lady Nj. G. 4
One lady congress member will
take her seat in the house next term.
She is Miss jeanette Rankin, of Mis-
soula, Montana, and is one of two
representatives for the state 1t is
said she gained her present know
ledge of legislation as a member of
lobbying committees at Washington,
and on legislative committees in
states where the fight for suffrage is
on.
Davis Will Not Down
The Republican state central COM
mittee is busy. They claim that
plurality has been cut
down to only l59, and that it will
be nothing soon. They are working
for recount in the counties of
Bonneville, Bear Lake,
Oneida and Cassia. The question of
throwing out wrongly scratched votes
brought statement from Atty. Gen.
Peterson to the effect that according
to ruling the intent of the voter is
which eliminates quib-
bling over technicalities.
Both houses of the state legislature
will be Democratic, if there is no
further reshaping of results. Wilson's
plurality in the state is put at Is, 900.
In many counties the strongest Re-
publican leaders were defeated, and
in Democratic counties Democratic
leaders lost out. The heavy Wilson
vote did much toward carrying to
election the state officials on the
ticket. However there was a great
amount of scratching, showing that
the people were discriminate.