Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-14
WILCOX STUBBORNLY
REFUSES To CONCEDE
WILSON Sci lotion
Recalls, How California WaV-
cred a Month Between
Roosevelt and Wilson in
1912 and Went to Roosevelt

NEW YORK. Nov. IA statement
showing the 1uctuation of the lead be-
tween President Wilson and Colonei
Roosevelt in California in 1912 from
day to day for month after election
and how the state finally went in favor
Of Roosevelt after Wilson was first
credited with winning was issued here
today by Chairman William r. Wilcox,
of the Republican national committee,
to "show precisely why the Republican
national committee cannot, at this time,
concede the election to Mr.. Wilson and
must await the official count in this
and other states
THE record shows" Mr.. Wilcox s
statement read, that Mr.. Wilson was
first in the lead; that subsequently, this
lead was taken by Colonel Roosevelt and
that finally the delegation to the cleo
toral college from California was divid-
ed, two electors being FOR Ma. Wilson
and eleven for Colonel Roosevelt.
THE files of the San Francisco Chron-
icle show the following:
con Wednesday, November 6, the day
after election in 1912, the Chronicle said
the indications were that Mr. Wilson
had a safe plurality over Colonel Roose-
welt. The Democratic state chairman
claimed the state by 10000.
ION November Z, the Chronicle said
that storm had delayed reports and
that no figures were available from four
counties Returns from 3,66S precincts
out of 1872 gave Mr.. Wilson a lead of
6,237
ION November the Associated Press
announced that Colonel Roosevelt was
in the lead by 1870 votes. Six changes
had been made in the vote from Los
Angeles i'm the previous twelve hours,
each change increasing the lead of Col
onel Roosevelt. With three Los Angeles
precincts out and 1876 precincts elsewhere
in the state out the Wilson vote stood
at 28O,125 and the Roosevelt vote at
2S0,255.
1.-The collapse of the Wilson plurality
was due to the way election figures in
Los Angeles had been compiled. The
Democratic county chairman placed the
Roosevelt majority in that county at
about 1900.
"The clerk of the county was appealed
to by political leaders for an accurate
account. He made a semi-official tabula-
tion of the returns which showed start
ling discrepancies from the results OBJ
tanned unofficially by political headquar-
ters and newspapers. Much Of the dis
crepancy was due to the scratching Of
Wallace, who headed the Progressive
electors.
ION November returns compiled
from 4,293 precincts out of 1872 gave
Colonel Roosevelt 281, 497 and Mr.. Will
son $50, S45.
ROOSEVELT TOOK LEAD.
ION November 10 returns from all but
five out of 1872 precincts gave Colonel
Roosevelt the state by "a votes
"On November II it was announced
that Secretary of State Jordan went to
Los Angeles, to take personal charge Of
the count.
ION November "a it was announced
that the district court of appeals in Los
Angeles had thrown out one precinct
which had given Colonel Roosevelt a
majority of 104.
ION December 4, the Chronicle an
nounced that, if there were no more
changes due to court decisions and TO
the auditing by the secrtary of state.
there would be, according to the official
count, two Democratic electors and IL
Progressives.
"A change of ten votes would elect
another Democrat, it was said
Mr.. Wilcox had a conference with
Charles f. Hughes today during which
the situation was discussed. No an
nouncement. came from Mr.. Hughes in
regard to his own plans. Mr.. Wilcox
said afterward that he ana. he thought,
Mr. Hughes, would remain here, until
the first of next week. II said he did
not expect official counts from the doubt
full states to begin coming in before
then, and that it, would be more than a
week at least before they were complete
He would not venture a guess on how
much longer than that it might take.