Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-18

.T.yicr during these unofficial com
mutations yesterday in California ms
take, in additions were announcer
from that state. substantially changing
figures previously given.
I'll Is a common experience mat me
: result Of The official count almost al
way varies from the returns hrSt m
nouucrd.
where tn" vot" * as close rs that
reported in several states, II may well
/ Ice that material changes Will result
from ,hc official count.
1--WE owe il to the country 10 take
all necessary steps 10 see that an "N-
act and honest count of the vote is
mal,. When the current seemed To be
/ running against Mr.. Wilson Oh WedneS-
day tho Democratic managers an
nouncrd their intention to demand a
/ recount in every close state.
"AIl We desire is To make sure that
the vote is counted as cast"
Both sides conceded that no matter
what action might be taken in regard
To a recount there was little likelihood
of IA contest being carried to the house
| Of representatives rs II was after the
! HaycS-Tilden campaign In 1876. Legis-
! latIun enacted in 1887, It was said,
made the state sovereign in pronOunc-
ing Judgment in n recount of the pres
idential vote.
How Congress Stands.
Congressional election returns, near
" completed. assure President Wilson
in the forthcoming administration Il
Democratic senate, but with five dis
trictS stlll undecided, the best that the
Democrats could claim was a plurality
of four votes in the house.
Upon the basis of revised returns
the Democrats have elected 2l5 mem
bers of the house and the Republicans
l211. In addition there have been elect
ed one independent, one Socialist, one
Progressive and one Progressive Pro
: tectioniSt.
Four districts i'll West Virginia. two
: of them nominaliy Democratic, and two
: Republican, and one district in New
Mexico. are still undecided. II these
A districts do not change, the Democrat
: will have 217 and the Republicans PA
s a plurality Of only three.
+. As there will be four members o
:, other minority parties, a working ma
Il jority for the Democrats is improbable
e unless some OF the minority member
/ should choose TO cast their lot witt
e the administration forces.
l. The senate. according to latest III
ures. will consist of ~ Democrats an
10 Republicans. majority of l.. TIL
II Democratic majority in the presen
It Senate is rs.
q An unusual feature Of the result
n the election Of the first WOMAN to col
W grcS>, Miss Jeanette Rankin. Repul
he licar. apparently having been electe
rs in Montana.
- Women Vote as Do Men.
pr From the -encral result it is Gle,
r that as the men voted in the sulfra-
ne states. So did the women.
e. In Illinois men and women seem,
81 about equally divided as To prefe
al ence. The state went for Hughes
by biz plurality.
IL In Kansas, Colorado. Nontan
at Washington. Oregon and Californi
De where women also vote. Wilson W
ne successful. bur his pluraliticS We're Ii
eS. sufficiently large To indicate that {
vs. woman voters supported him "a un
III Six States Go Dry.
DO prohibitioniStS are iubilant over I
mt results 81 the election where prOhi'
all ton was an issue. From WuShlngt
Us the legislative committee of the An
act Saloon league issued a statement, 81
''' ing:
"Prohibition has taken anoti
great leap forward. Michigan 4
Ill voted for statewide prohibition
led 75.OoO majority, Nebraska by $50
.. Montana by 10000 and South DakC
The by - 600. Idaho has adopted p
be hibi,lcu constitutional amendment
,us n majority of 3 To l. Utah has pr,
un- ably elected a Legislature pledged
the enacl statewide prohibition. Wa
of ington. Iowa. Colorado, Arizona u
Arkansas have defeated attempts