The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-10
LATE RETURNS PUT
WILSON SLOWLY
into LEAD
Carried California, New Mexico
and North Dakota
MINNESOTA WAS VERY CLOSE
Presidents Total Vote In the Editorial
College Is 272 While Hughes
Receives 259.

St Paul, Mnn-The vote of the
national guardsmen now on the Mexi-
can border will probably determine
the result of the election in Mime
sofa. The count will begin next
Tuesday
San Francisco-Complete unofficial
returns up to 920 this morning from
5S3S precincts out of 1866 give Wilson
466,752; Hughes, 462659, majority
for Wilson of 1898 There are 28 pre-
cincts yet to hear from.
New York-The balance of power in
the next congress will rest in the
hands of five independent members.
Unofficial reports confirm the cleo
tions of ZIG Republican and PA demo
cratic members. The five members
who control the house in times of
crises are: c. H. Randall, prohibi-
zionist, of California; w. p. Martin.
protectionist, of Louisiana; Meyer
London, socialist, of New York.
Thomas T. Schell, progressive of
Minnesota A. j. Fuller, independent
OF Massachusetts.
New Yorlk-Chairman Wilcox of
national republican committee stated
the national republican committee
stated today that the republicans
would insist upon recount in Cali
fornia, New Mexico, New Hampshire
and North Dakota.
New York. Nov. 10.-Woodrow Will
son and Thomas r. Marshall have
again elected President and Vice
President Soon after II o'clock last
night all the doubtful States, except
New Hampshire and Minnesota, had
given Wilson such steady lead that
his election was no longer in doubt.
When at 11.25. the news came that
Chester r. Howell, the Republican
State Chairman in California. had
conceded the State to the Democrats.
the disputed election of 1916 was no
longer in dispute.
Wilson's indicated vote in the Elec-
toral College is 272, that of Hughes
being 259. With 272 votes in sight,
President Wilson has six to spare for
a possible split of Electors in Califor-
MIA, or a sudden reversal in New
Mexico.
Yesterday morning the States in
doubt were California and North Da-
kota, in which Wilson was leading by
small pluralities; Minnesota and New
Mexico, in which Hughes was leading
by still smaller ones. Later in the
day New Hampshire, which had been
given to Hughes, became doubtful, and
New Mexico swung over to the Will
son column.
After that the only hope of the Re-
publicans was in California. which
Hughes must carry, in addition to
Minnesota. But the California re-
turns, as they kept on coming in, on
ly served to strengthen Wilson's as
surance of the State. He did not gain
much but he did not lose, and with
every new return the hope of hearing
from some Hughes stronghold which
would overturn the Wilson plurality
became fainter When the southern
part of the State was nearly all on
record. and had failed to cut Wilson
down any further, while the northern
part confirmed his plurality. it became
certain that California had given the
Democrats the victory in the nation.
All the news of the day was Wilson
news The back settlements of New
Mexico which were so long coming
in. reversed Hughes apparent lead
when they did come, and turned over
to Wilson by what, for that sparsely
settled State. is a large majority.
Hughes lost nothing in Minnesota,
but the hope of a change in North
Dakota was not realized, and the
dwindling of his plurality in New
Hampshire until the Democrats were
claiming the State was the finishing
blow.