The log cabin Democrat., 1916-11-08
PRESIDENT LEADS
 IN ELECTORAL VOTE TWO STATES IN DOUBT
Wilson Running Ahead in California and Minnesota, Either of Which
 Will Elect Him.

I such majorities against him as to cause Democratic papers to concede his defeat last night, President Wood row Wilson, steadily gaining since midnight, at 3 o'clock this afternoon was leading Justice Charles E. Hughes in the electoral vote, 256 to 25O. Two states, California and Minnesota, the former with 13 and the latter with F electoral votes, are not included in these totals.
 By winning either of the two states, Wilson will be returned to the presidency He is running ahead in both of them, California by a slight margin and Minnesota by about 5000. Democrats claim that California will give majority of 10000 to the pres ident, and that Minnesota is safely his. Hughes cannot win without car rying both these states. This information was telephoned the Log Cabin Democrat at o'clock ! this afternoon by the Arkansas Ga- zette and the report is made up from unbiased Associated Press bulletins. The reversal of the early trend of figures is repetition of the election of 1892, when Cleveland seemed sure of defeat until nearly 24 hours after the election and the tide turned to give him victory.
 Wilson's great strength lay in the west and north, where he upset the predictions of his own party by car rylng states conceded to his opponent. Utah was notable instance, this be- ing one of the two states carried bv Taft in 1912, and this year giving Wilson 15,O00 plurality California was also conceded by the Democrats and may prove the pivotal state which will return Wilson to the pres idency.
 Hughes strength was in the east. He carried New York, New Jersey and New England, and won an over whelming majority in Illinois, but lost | Ohio, a heretofore safe Republican state.
 As the Log Cabin Democrat goes to press this afternoon, the indications may be said to point strongly to a Democratic victory, but not by such a margin as to call it assured The senate will remain Democratic, and it is believed that the Democratic majority in the house will not be suf- ficiently reduced to give the Republ- cans control of that body. Little Rock, Nov. S.-Returns from scattering precincts throughout the state indicate the defeat of Act No. 1 2 by a two to one vote, the adoption of Act No. 1 and Amendment No. 12 by overwhelming majorities; the probable adoption of Amendment No. l4 and the probable defeat of Amend ment No. l3.
 With returns from 242 out of the 1,765 precincts in the state available early this morning the results were unchanged. The vote from these pre- cincts showed:
 For Act No. 1-12,424. Against Act No. 1-3,762. For Act Mo- 2-7,751. For Amendment No. l2-14,065. Against Amendment No. 12-4,875.
 For Amendment No. 13-8,743. Against Amendment No. 13-9,253. For Amendment No. 14-11 ,334.
 Against Amendment No. 14-5,703.
 Election judges in many precincts announced at the closing of the polls they would not begin counting the vote until today. The intense interest in the national election hindered the gathering of state returns.
 Few returns on county rates were available last night. A report from Clarksville said Jacobs, Republican candidate for sheriff against Phillips, Democrat, was leading. Figures were not available, however.