Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-11
Unofficial Returns Indicate a
Democratic Victory in Ma
tional Election by a
Narrow Margin.
GOLDEN STATE IS PIVOT
Pendulum Swings to Admins
tration Side When California
is Conceded by Rowen.
ITS VOTE MAY BE SPLIT
(By the Associated Press. J


New York, Nov. l0.--Woodrow
Wilson was -lected president Of the
United States when California swung
into the democratic column early to.
day.
The only states where the result
remained in question today were Min
nesota, New Hampshire and New
Mexico, with nineteen electoral votes.
Unless there is decided overturn
in the districts missing, Wilson will
carry New Mexico. Hughes is lead
ing in Minnesota. The result will not
be known in New Hampshire until
the official count is completed, West
Virginia, which was classed as doubt
full until late last night, has gone def
initely for Hughes.
Unless the vote of California is d.
vided, which now seems possibility,
Mr.. Wilson Is assured 2o9 votes in the
electoral college, three more than
majority, and Mr.. Hughes 243. The
president could lose three votes from
California and still have enough to
elect. This loss would be offset by
New Mexico, which seems certain he
has carried.
II Mr.. Hughes carried both Min
nesota, with twelve votes,s and New
Hampshire, with four, he would have
259, seven less than enough to elect
Mr.. Wilson could lose New Mexico
and three votes from California and
still win.
The result in Minnesota may be
determined by the ballots of the 2,l3a
National Guardsmen now on the
Mexican border, which will not be
counted until the state canvassing
board meets next Tuesday. Returns
received early today give Hughes
lead Of slightly over 1000 votes.
With ninety-nine districts missing
out of 638 in New Mexico, Wilson
was i,4l0 ahead. The remote pre-
cincts not yet heard from are sparse
ly settled and Il was not believed the,
|presidents lead could W wiped ont.
sshe axxte0use M n Ss Hampshire
was In greater doubt than any other
state Certified returns from all but
twenty-five precincts gave Hughes
lead Of 1871, but unofficial figures from
the districts lacking were said to show
a Wilson plurality OF III.
California complete, except for
thirty-six out OF $3.50 precincts in the
state, gave Wilson 465,669 and
Hughes 462,s3S, plurality OF 3,l3i
for the president.
Recount In New Hampshire.
Both parties already have called for
recount in New Hampshire, where
less than 200 votes seem likely to de-
terinine the result Charges of at
tempts to tamper with the ballot
boxes in North Dakota have been
made in that state and have been laid
before the federal district attorney
by the United States marshal. Agents
OF the Department OF Justice have
been mobilized at points in other
states.
The republicans contended, it was
said, that since the democrats claimed
California by margin OF only ap-
proximately 5000 out of nearly l,000,-
600 votes cast it was apparent slight
errors in districts here and there
might change the outcome.
The democrats maintained on the
other hand that no charges of fraud
had been made by State Chairman
Rowell of the republicans in conccd-
ing the state to Mr.. Wilson and If
there had been any basis for him he
undoubtedly would have so informed
the national headquarters Of the party
in this city. In statement made to
the Associated Press, at San Fran
cisco, the only contention Mr.. Rowell
made Of even a partial victory for
Mr.. Hughes was that the electoral
vote Of that state might be split on
the official count as it was in 1912
when two votes went to Wilson and
eleven to Roosevelt.
Both sides conceded that no matter
what action might be taken in regard
to a recount there was little likeli-
hood of a contest being carried to
the house Of representatives, as il was
after the Hays-Tilden election in 1876
Legislation enacted in 1887, it was
said, made the states sovereign in
pronouncing judgment in a recount
of the presidential vote.
In three states there were prospects
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