The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-11-10

Anxious moments these have been
for the past forty-eight hours, and at
the time Of writing this story (Thurs-
day afternoon) the suspense of
"Watchful Waiting" has not been re-
lieved. The morning reports give
Wilson 251 electoral votes with Cali
fornia, North Dakota and Minnesota
still in doubt. 1t takes 266 electoral
votes to win. If Wilson holds all that
are now credited to him, he will need
10 more to win. Minnesota would
give him just the requisite number, or
California and North Dakota COM
bined would do it. On the other hand
Hughes can win with any two OF
these three states. SO at this time
everybody is still Cup in the air" and
it may be owing to the uncertainty
and the closeness of the race that it
will take several days to definitely
determine the outcome.
The early telegraphic returns of
election night looked like landslide
for Hughes. All the Northern states
except Ohio were safely in the Hughes
column. The Southern states were
of course conceded to Wilson, and
meager returns from the Western
and Pacific states at 200 A. NJ. in
dicated that Hughes would carry a
majority of those states. The returns
were received by special wire at the
Maple City club rooms, and read as
fast as received to the hugh audience
that crowded the rooms. The demo-
Gratis quit the game early, feeling that
it was a lost cause, and when the last
bulletin was received at 200 A. NJ.
all went home sure Of a Hughes vic
tory. The republican enthusiasm was
increased on receipt of the morning
dailies, all Of whom conceded the elect
ion to Hughes. But what a differ
ence a few hours can make. Before
noon Western union dispatches were
being flashed over the country that
practically all of the West had gone
for Wilson and the result was in doubt
Telegraph and telephone wires all
over the country were literally burned
up in an effort to get the exact facts.
Wednesday night it had simmered
down to a position where the COM
plete returns from Minnesota would
tell the story. Up to that time, re-
turns from over half of the state gave
Wilson majority there of 5000.
Later a message was flashed that
Hughes had carried the state, which
gave him the election. 1t was
simply a flash however, for on
Thursday morning the dope" was
again all upset by the uncertainty of
California, North Dakota and Min
nesota as already related in this
story.
There was never any doubt from
the start in regard to Michigan. 1t
went all republican by approximately
$4,000 majority. In face Of the cam
paign that had been waged against
Albert +. Sleeper, his victory was a
magnificent one, and it is a splendid
tribute to the grand man that he is.
No citizen of the state will ever have
cause to regret his election.
1t had been quite generally predict
ed that Michigan would return a
DRY" victory on the Prohibition
amendment, and likewise defeat the
Home Rule amendment. But even the
most sanguine "Dry" supporter did
not dare predict the overwhelming
majority returned. The late figures
show that the Prohibition amendment
carried the state by upwards of 10000
and the Home Rule amendment was
defeated by nearly the same vote.
The most surprising part of the vote
on the question was the "Dry" major
tiles returned in the notoriously "Wet'
counties. The saloon is simply DOOM
ed, not only in Michigan, but through
out the whole United States, and God