South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-09

New Hampshire has gone defn-
itely for Pres't Wilson. The COM
plete count of the votes Of the gran
tie state. completed today. shows
that the democratic electors have a
plurality OF 93. Republican nation
al headquarters admit this although
there was some talk there Of asking
Ia recount The faet however. that
the republicans control the election
machinery OF that state was held 10
indicate thar the repU bHcaps already
had received all OF the votes they
could expect in another canvass.
Republicans Are Hoping.
North Dakota apparently also has
gone for Wilson, although the re
publicans are still hoping. A tele-
gram from National Committeeman
Hildreth from North Dakota. 20
Vance Mccormick. however. saws
that Wilson carried the state by
.I,25S.
Adding the votes of New Hamp-
shire and North Dakota to the PSI
votes which the republican national
committee i'm its table al its head
quarters comedies TO Wilson, the
president has 26o votes. or six less
than are needed 10 elect
The Hughes lead in Minnesota was
slowly growing although the cleo
ton inspectors quit counting early
today for a needed rest. Although
publicly the democratic managers
continued 20 claim the state they
privately admitted that they feared
il would wind up IN the republican
column Hughes was. leading IN
New Mexico. but the count was very
slow and his lead was very small
Claim California.
Wilson managers claimed they
surely would carry California by a
good plurality. while the republican
managers were hopeful they would
get the state by a small figure. Il
was not expected that the result
would Doe available before late to-
day and possibly not until tomorrow.
Both republicans and democrats
already have taken steps 10 force re-
counts in the close states. II SEEM
ed certain today that there will be
another great contest which viii
rival in bitterness the battle which
marked the Hayes-Tnden conflict.
Contest T. Sure.
II seemed certain today that no
matter who may have the majority
in the electoral college on the face
Of the returns ne VIII have 20 hght
from his certificate. The republican
national committee is ralIying 10 IT'S
aid the greatest constitutional law
gers Of the country So is the
democracy and the initial fght will
be made in the close states The
democrats openly charge corruption
DO many OF the eastern states. but
especially in New Hampshire. Masea-
chusetts. Connecticut. New York.
New Jersey. West Virginia Indiana
and Illinois. This the republicans
Indignantly deny. but the charge is
certain 20 oe aired in the courts.
So far as the results from CaI-
ifornia and Minnesota are concerned
II seemed likely today that il would
be late today before a definite hg-
ure could be obtained The Mins,e-
sofa count was stopped AZ 1850 a. n.
% gIve the election officials an on
portunity 20 get some badly needed
sleep. In California the counting
stopped last night The cause of
The difference in time between View
York and these states definite results
here viii be late.
The electoral votes OF California,
New Mexico and North Dakota. Il
in ALL were claimed for Prest VIII
sen in a statement issued by Chair
man Vance Mccormick az the demo-
cratic headquarters this morning.