Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-08


day. Upon ! dozen doubtful state re-
! turns. sluSrly coming. depends whether
WlAOn ID iSyf6-elected or Hughes Is this
next president Figuras early t0dal
moved 4 steady trend toward Wilson
thru the west, but later in the day
Hughes prospects brightened when 1n-
diana and Minnesota were removed
from the doubtful column to the Hughes
column.
Actual returns. early today, consider
Ing definite and indicative figures, gave
Wilson 2s2 electoral votes and Hughes
zl2. On votes Of California, Delaware
idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota
New Hampshire, New Mexico. OREGON
washington, West Virginia and Wyom-
ing the decisive result Of the election
turned. There seemed to be no doubt
Wilson safely carried Alabama, Ari-
xor,a. Arkansas Colorado, Florida,
Georgia Kentucky. Louisiana, Mary :
land, Mississippi, Missouri. Montana
Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma. South
Carolina, Tennessee. Texas. Utah and
Virginia. ln the Hughes column were
counted Connecticut, Illinois. Iowa
Maine. Massachusetts, Michigan. New
Jersey. New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont and
wisconsin.
Both 0siii Making Claims.
with the country's choice Of a presi-
dent In the almost unprecedented
status Of doubt on the day after elec-
tion. both democratic and republican
headquarters we're scenes Of nervous
activity and tension. Altho both sides
ella lined majorities In the electoral coi-
ieee, there seemed nevertheless that
there was chance that determination
OF the final result, with so many states
sdoubtfuh might be prolonged for an
other day. " gss
w. There were suggestions also that
might be IN some states bitter con-
tests over the integrity Of the returns
which might ba. drawn out for days.
George ". Perkins at republican head
quarters, commenting on the close vote
n some states, declared that q recount
might be necessary.
"a Chairman Mccormick today sent
teiegrams to every state and county
III ai1n,an where the vote IL close COM
mauding close guard Of ballot boxes
Chairman McC Cormick shortly after
ii o'clock, claimed Wilson's election on
28S votes.
Il II am bXstng by conclusions on the
canvass Df pivotal states" he added.
at ID q sweeping victory
Met corMick Claims 304.
M Democratic Chairman Mccormick
declared President Wilson surely would
nave 3O4 votes In the electoral college.
Republican Chairman Wilcox claimed
that all states doubtful would fall into
republican ranks.
From the doubtful states the result
seesnad q Arst to favor first one can
didate and then the other, but toward
afternoon the drift seemed to be to-.
ward Hughes.
AZ Altho New England returns sup
ported the predictions Of republican
victory, as the ballot counting started
In the middle west and on the coast it
dawned on those assembling the vote
here that the Hughes landslide was
entirely conAned to the east, and that
very close race was being run.
Other presidepts have been elected
without New York and some of the So
rallied pivotal states. Hayes lost New
4 = ii &, II, .sana and Ave other close
(states but defeated Tilden.
NevAdass three electoral votes will be
ks Ics 9sessaertts w w iilsof,, incomplete
|retsrns from all parts Of the state In
|dic6ting that he will have q majority
|pf Y letely $500 votes. 4