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SIX O'CLOCK RETURNS SHOW THAT
BOTH SIDES ARE VERY CONFIDENT
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NEW YORK N. Y, Nov. Sat 6 o'clock this morning
Vance Mccormick chairman of the Democratic national cam
pagn committee elegraphed to each of the Democratic state
and county chairmen as follows:
The returns show that President Wilson has been re-
elected and opponents desperate urge you personally
to that the ballot boxes guarded and that nothing be
left undone that will safeguard the victory have
The president is reasonably of 237 votes while Mr.
Hughes count safely on only 218.'
Chairman Wilcox Of the Republican national campaign
committee at o'clock issued statement in which he says
that he perfectly confident that the final returns will give
Mr. Hughes total electoral college vote of 1923
OF the early results from the received
hour Butte Montana reported for Wilson $685. for Hughes
40 with totals in from thirty out of 1889 precincts Salt
Lake City reported that the of Utah had apparently gone
for Wilson Denver reported the results of 81 precincts of
451 in Colorado giving 8133 for Wilson and 1856 for Hughes
Governor Edward F. Dunno of Illinois, Democrat had
coded his defeat and congraulaory telegram to the
governor Frank Lowden head the Republican ticket Other
candidates the Republican ticket John G. Oglesby
lieutenant governor; Louis L. Eerson, secretary of state
Edward L. Brundage, attorney general.
NORTH DAKOTA FOR HUGHES
First from Fargo North Dakota indicated that the
state had gone for Hughes
James r. Mann leader of the Republican minority in the
house in the last congress- reelected by majority indicated
by early returns at 10000.
1t apparent from early returns that Charles S Whit
Republican governor of New York had been reelected
Another Republican gained the United States
with the election by large majority of William Calder in
New York. to succeed the late Senator James A. OGorma
Democrat William F. McCombs, Democrat and cambridge
Colby, Progressive the defeated candidates.
Robert Wooey director of publicity for the Democratic
National Committee announced from New York 101 o'clock
last night that the committee claimed BOG electoral for
Wilson This claim based reports from and county
ehairmen in New England the Middle West and the North
western states
RESULTS UP TO EARLY MORNING
New Hampshire reports that Hughes early plurality has
been reduced 1000 with lacking in only IA
precincts The Democrats will not concede that Wilson has
lost the state
Delaware has probably been carried by Hughes with
majority of from 600 to 1000.
Ohio. with "a electoral votes stands Wilson 283 O45
Hughes 256O82 with three ifths of the counted
When returns had been tabuated for Mime
sofa Wilson leading by 5000 This vote mostly from
the largest cities Both parties insisted they carried
the state
In North Dakota several Republican newspapers conceded
that Wilson had carried the by 5000 The tide returns
swung Wilson's way after midnight
The Montana Republican committee admitted that it
close race throughout the state
Wilson's 5706 and Hughes 202 796 in Mis-
souri, with 1853 precincts counted
Wilson had 1927 and Hughes 1876 in Idaho when 143
out of 744 precincts had been counted
MCCORMICK STILL HOPEFUL
Shortly after midnight Vance Mccormick chairman of
the Democratic National Committee, issued statement from
the New York headquarters. saying:
1--WE will concede the election of Hughes Wilson
in the states which have turned in definite results
will eoncede the loss Of the Illinois Indications
that the entire West President Wilson concede
New York has been carried by Hughes and probably New
Jersey We still hold that Massachusetts, Kansas Delaware
and Maryland are safely in the Wilson column.
The battle of claims closed this point early this morn
with the Republicans claiming 302 electoral votes certain
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