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|. IN HIGH EXCITEMENT
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several OF his co-workers who attended
the seance in open-face suits.
Wilcox remained pretty close to his
private office until about 2'o'clock, wheh
he spent his time at the scoreboard,
in the press room, and In the corridors
OF the building joshing like BOY ana
wearing a smile as broad as ms neao.
Toward o'clock, just when Morpheus
appeared to be getting the upper nam
in California chased that fictitious gem.
The real excitement. however. went
on at Democratic headquarters more.
the waves of JOY and gloom were as
endless as the swish of water on the
beach at Atlantic City. Morpheus
hadn't a chance in the Forty-second
street building. Undulating reports
that carried. first news OF victory ana
then news of defeat, succeeded each
Prominent among the Democratic
watchers were a score of Ave thous,
and and over" contributors VINO nau
been banqueted by Henry Morgen-
thau.
Women broke even in numbers
with the men at Democratic head
quarters. The majority left about
$780,. saying they'd be back AFTER
Chairmhn Mccormick never wavered
in his claim that the final count would
show Wilson the winner.
Even at that particularly gloomy
period when all local newspapers pub
ilshed extras calling 1t a Hughes
landslide. he and Robert Woolley.
publicity director, refused to stop
smiling. At another time. when
clouds lowered heavily, Mccormick
sent out for mountains Of sandwiches
Confined Joy had no room at Demo
cratic headquarters this afternoon. As
| the trend toward President Wilson grew
more strongly defined during the carly
| afternoon. the crowd In the head
quarters increased both in noise and
size. BY 1 o'clock the lid was ripped
| of and thrown into the discard.
Just before that hour Chairman Me-
Cushing, California State chairman. .
| there believed they had carried the
State. Men and women stampeded for
the exits and, led by hurriedly hired
band, started toward Fifth avenue
where Republican headquarters are
located. The Democrats remembered
| the serenade 'they got from their
| friends the enemy last night when II
| looked all Hughes.
The parade. which included citizens
and cltlZenesses OF every hue and class
| had the force OF the law added to II
when Sheriff Kincaid, Bayonne, n. J.'s,
| fighting sheriff. jumped from nowhere IN
particular on the crowded sidewalk to
the head of the possession,
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo was
so delighted by late returns that he sud.
denly started passing out handfuls OF
the new dimes which he designed for the
United States. The demand was terrific
and the supply lasted but a few min
utok
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DEMOCRATS HOLD ON
TO RULE IN SENATE
Latest Returns Indicate Next
Body viii Stand 81 to At.
House in Doubt.
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linghuysen In New Jersey. They gain
ed one in Maine in September by cleo
ton of Hale.
This forenoon's returns indicated
that Senator Pomerene had held on
in Ohio. despite the fact Myron T.
Herrick was expected to defeat him.
Ashurst Believed Safe.
Senator Ashurst will probably be
returned from Arizona. In California,
Gov. Hiram Johnson is elected to
the Senate. The West Virginia con-
test Is still undecided with prospects
favoring Sutherland. the Republican
candidate against Chiffon.
In Minnesota. Frank b. Kellogg is
believed elected. Senator La Toilette
Is reelected in Wisconsin. In North
Dakota Senator McCumber Is re-elect-
Myers in Montana. Wyoming Is close
with Senator Clark claiming it,.
The political compleXion OF the Sen
ate PREMISE premises 70 be Rem9s EZRA with
division is 40 to 56 on the basis of a
full Senate. and not counting the re-
cent Maine results.
House Still in Doubt.
The House at late hour today was
stu in doubt, with both sides claim
The Republican Congressional COM
mittee headquarters, however. express
ed confidence that the House would be
Republican when all districts were ac-
counted for.
A net gain of thirteen members In
the House was shown by partial re.
ports to the committee in the course
OF the day The gains are: Illinois, 4
New York, s. Iowa, 1; New Jersey, 2
Maryland, 1; Kansas, 3.
The defeat of Congressman Oakley
by former Congressman Lonergan ir
the first district OF Connecticut is the
only loss thus far shown by the reports
to Chairman Woods.
Loss In Wisconsin
However. 1t is reported through pres!
dispatches and otherwise that the Re
publicans in wisconsin lost two seats
| 10 the Socialists in Milwaukee ant
gained two from the Democrats else
where in the state.
| Mr. Woods expects to increase thu
net gains indicated above and to Se'
Republican domination OF the House
"The returns thus far have moi
changed my original estimate OF the
total Republican gains In the mex
House." Chairman Woods said at
lo'clock today. at believe that we will
elect thirty-seven new Republican mem
bers to the House, and positive reporti
received this morning indicate that my
first estimate will not fall short.
1.-THE result in Indiana, Michigan. Ok
lIahoma. Kansas. Utah, and Idaho still
is In doubt, but preliminary reports
from these states, except Idaho. indi
ieate Republican Congressional gains.
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Election CrOwd Sets
Mem Record for Size
Most Orderly Ever Assem- bled to Watch the Returns,
Say Police-No Fights Reported and Only
One Accident-Man Found Dying

The finding Of II coiored man dying AT
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. with a cut across his forehead
shortly after o'clock this morning was
the only evidence of disorder in what
police officials say was the largest ana
most orderly crowd that ever gathered
to see election returns in the District,
The mar, who the police say Is VIII
liam Reeves, fifty years old; OF $50 ,: n
Hospital a few minutes, after arrival
there, leaving the police completely in
the dark as to how he received the
wound believed to have caused death.
4 police official who has been In the
First precinct for number of years
said this morning that he never saw q
larger or more orderly election crowd
than the one which jammed Pennsyi-
vania avenue last night.
No Arrests for Fighting.
Pickpockets stripped three men for a
total of $50. and one automobile was
stolen. There was not single arrest
made for fights which usually result
from political arguments In so large
crowd
Capt. Charles Z. Peck. who. with APP
town section, estimated this morning
that there were at least 10000 persons
between Ninth and Fifteenth streets
Pennsylvania avenue and + streets dur
ing the early hours of the returns last
night.
Avenue Safe for All.
Only one accident case-a colored
man who fell and broke his arm at
Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue
early in the night-was reported to
Emergency Hospital. Police officials
expressed the belief that MajoT Pull
mans order clearing Pennsylvania
avenue OF all vehicles except street
cars prevented accidents and brought
out hundreds OF women and children
who feared to venture into the whir
OF traffic on Washington's Broad
way on previous election nights.
Despite the fact that hundreds OF
All omobiles were parked in side
streets near the business section al
night, only one machine was taken.
Lee ]. Marshal OF 1873 New Yorl
avenue northwest. reported that hii
| roadster disappeared from Il street
| betwse Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets near midnight. The machine
carried d. C. number 29,912.
A special corps OF street cleaners, ir
| their Immaculate uniforms. were a
work early this morning clearing thu
| Avenue OF paper and other debris
which bore silent testimony to tbs
fact that merry horde marched NJ
| the thoroughfare last night.
! About . o'clock last night pickpocket
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LATEST BULLETIN NEWS

justice of the supreme court by a ma.
Jority Of 42 ,76 on the non-partisar
ticket against Charles Palmer.
Philander G. Knox Rep.) received
ts1,0T1, and Ellis /. Orvis (Dem.). r.
602. In the race for United States Sen.
ator-Knox's majority. Ill, 400.
Congressman Peter E. Costello and
George p. Darrow, Republicans, were
reelected In the Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts. respectively. The other four Re.
publican Congressmen-Vare, Garham
Moore, and Edmunds-were carried
along. The four Congressman at large
Cargo. Garland, Mclaughlin and Scott
were elected. The Republican ticket
for State representatives won without
any trouble.
other Philadelphia totals were:
Observation-Disclosures (soc.), 4.52e; Han.
ly (Phn.). LIB.
state acknowledgement CRep.), 49,.
~.
Cramer Dem.). s,062.
Auditor general. Snyder, tRep). 1si. $40
Murrin (Dem.). H677
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NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, n. j.. Nov. S.-Although
Charles e. Hughes has carried New
Jersey by a plurality of 5000 to 10000
over President Wilson, Weiter r. Edge,
the Republican for governor, will not
have more than 10000 plurality over the
Democratic nominee, Naval Officer
Wittpenn, latest returns show, and Jo-
seph s. Frelmghuysen CRep) has de-
foated United States Senator James r.
MARITIME. who sought reelection, by
about the same figure. The Republicans
have elected seven OF the nine State
senators and 40 OF the 80 assemblymen
Five Republican and five Democratic
Congressman have been elected, with
two districts, the Sixth and Eighth, still
doubtf Il
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SHADOW LAWN IS
SILENT ON ELECTION
Members Of Official Family Re-
fuse to Make Any Prediction
on Result.

SHADOW LAWN, N. j., Nov. s.-Al-
though kilograms of congratulation
on his reelection poured into the
Presidents office today. all members
OF his official family here refused to
predict the outcome of yesterdays
vote.
They believe. however, that victory
depends upon the Presidents ability
to carry either Minnesota or Cali
fornia.
Secretary McAdoo wired today from
California he had unquestionable ad-
vices that state would go to Wilson
Secretary Tumulty told President Wilson
early today that at 1880 the President
could feel assured that he had a mini
mum Of @i electoral votes-two less than
were constantly looking better"
lncSlded In the States Tumuity figured
for Wilson in arriving at this conclusion
were Minnesota and Kansas,
Tumulty did not figure in Idaho. Cali
fornia, New Mexico, New Hampshire.
Delaware or West Virginia, which are
INCLUDED among the debatable States.
President Wilson was up by I O'Clock
and soon afterward got in communica-
ton with Tumulty over the private line
telephone connecting the executive Of
fees here and Shadow ! -wn.
With late returns showing constant
Wilson gains the greatest confidence
was manifest here.
luInulty ielt the executive OFFICES iol
the first time at o'clock when he
went out for bite of breakfast. lie
talked with the President and with
Robert woolley and National Chairman
Mccormick just before. Tho latter as
sured him he could tell the Presideu,
there were sufficient electoral votes
put on ice" TO assure Wilson's re-
election.
No one, from the President down.
will publicly make prediction. Private
ly. however. advisors Of the President
express the belief that when final re-
turns are In, Wilson will be found to
have 30O electoral votes.
President Wilson has seen no one Al
Shadow Lawn except members OF his
immediate family since Monday. II,
had made no statement up TO a. IN
this morning.
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NEW YORK, Nov, S.-President Will
s9n's campaign managers declared en-
rhatically at 1880 o'clock this morning
thAt the President hal been reelected
They said they had heard from prac-
tioaIly all OF the States and at that
hour were certain of 264 votes for Will
son, or two less than needed to elect.
They claimed that enough States still
were In doubt to complete the victory
OF the President. but they were willing
20 admit that an official count might
be necessary in some cases to determine
At Republican headquarters the man.
ayers refused to admit the possibility
or Hughes defeat, and the claim was
made that Hughes already had enough
votes In sight to elect. They admitted,
however. that the result was close-very
much closer than they expected.
Joy Turns to Gloom.
Al places where politicians and others
vitality interested in the election congre-
gated crowds were frantically begging
at daybreak today for the latest scrap
OF news.
Where about 10 o'clock last night the
Republicans had been Joyous. and the
Democrats gloomy; the situation at
daybreak was exactly reversed.
From midnight on the Democrats had
been getting more hopeful every minute
and the Republicans much alarmed.
midnight favored Wilson and there APP
peared to be nothing TO cheer up the
Republicans.
Chairman Willcox's statement at
o'clock was as follows:
During the night / have been In
telephone communication with most OF
the States and. In all OF the so-caleti
doubtful States, with different parts OF
these States. and the result Is that az
this hour, q. m, am perfectly con
ndent that Mr.. Hughes has carried the
following States, which give him a
total of 277 electoral votes
sCaIifornia, IS, Connecticut. ~ Della
ware, 3, Illinois, 20; Indiana, I0'
Iowa, IS; Maine, o. MasachuSetts,l si
Michigan. Is, Minnesota. -, New
Hampshire 4; New Jersey, l4I New
orIx, As, North DAKOTA, 81 Oregon, d
nnsyIvania, 1885, Rhode Island, o.
south Dakota, 3. Vermont, ~ West
virginia, q, and Wisconsin, ID"
An hour earlier in the morning the
Republican committee had conceded
former State by 10000 and latter BY
10000.
Lippitt's Defeat Big Surprise.
One of the most surprising results II
the Senatorial contests was the detea'
of Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island By
Peter Goelet Gerry, his Democratic OPP
ponent Surprise also was expressed
over the defat of Lwis, the Democratit
candidate for the Senate in Maryland
been looked to be the Democrats t.
swing that State to Wilson on thu
kept Us Out of War" issue. appears
10 have gone with that OF the men foI
Hughes. Returns from large industrial
centers indicates that Samuel Gompers
nresident OF the Federation Of Labor
failed to swing the labor vote to vii
son to the extent that he has prom
Used
New York Strong for Hughes.
New York State has given Hughei
a handsome majority. The tradition
al Democratic majority of New Yorl
city was reduced to the small mar
gin of 10000. Tammany eing suspect
ed of having laid down" in retalia
ton for its many sights in the wa!
Secretary Tumulty at 4 o'clock thi
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morning got out statement at As
bury Park claiming that President
from 10 to 80 votes in the Electoral
College. President Wilson retired
last night unwilling to believe his
defeat In spite of the early returns
The steady gain in Vision strength
as the hours passed indicated that
the farmer vote of the West Middle
West, always late in being tabulated.
the present Administration and by
the high prices prevailing on farm
produce.
North Dalssta Starts Ebb.
Alarm in Republican quarters began
to be felt with the receipt of latest re-
ports from North Dakota. Supposedly
a Republican State OF solid integrity.
the tide of returns, which had been
running with Hughes. suddenly began.
about I o'clock this morning. to ebb
back toward Wilson.
This was taken to mean that the far
mer vote had begun to reach complete
form. and at late hour the two can
didates We're running neck and neck.
Immediately the apprehension began to
make itself felt that the rural vote still
uncounted in the other States might
swing the result to Wilson.
holding out that they had carried Cali
fornia, the Hughes lead first apparent
in that State began gradually to shrink
until at o'clock this morning the
Democrats were insisting that the State
would give It's thirteen votes to Presi-
dent Wilson.
Oregon, almost as stanchly Republican,
In the past as North Dakota, also was
reporting fluctuations In the count OF a
disquieting nature. But the wavering
nf hi IL
the way of surprise as the reports
earlier which appeared to make certain
that President Wilson had carried the
stand-pat Republican State OF Utah. one
former President Taft their electoral
votes In 1912.
Thus down the line as late returns
came In. the traditional Republican ma.
jorities were crumbling. Maine gave
only 5000 majority to Hughes; New
Hampshire. which earlier had reported
5000 for Hughes, was being classified In
a late extra OF the New York American
as doubtful; Massachusetts, whose old
time Republican majorities were arount
the 10000 mark, seemed to have con
tented Itself with giving Hughes les:
Rhode Island appeared to have pollet
G. o; p. majority of only $500. Con
majorities OF 10000 for Republican Pres
| idential candidates, was estimated L
have given Mr.. Hughes a margin O.
about $500
On the other hand. the Democrat,
majority In Ohio, the home State OIL tn,
late Mckinley and Of Taft. was stead
lily mounting upward.
But II these results were discomfort
ing. the handsome showing Of New
York State In the Hughes column wa
OF such tremendous proportions as
when coupledLwith the Hughes landslid
In Illinois and Indiana. to cause all tn
morning newspapers to go to press OIL
| their regular editions announcing fiatl,
the election of Mr.. Hughes.
AS the margin In the Electoral Colieg
between the two candidates narrowe
down, increasing interest was manifest
ed In the returns from New Mexico
which. while 1t has but three votes, ma,
| decide the result -
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began working in the dense crowds be-
tween Tenth and Fifteenth streets. In
spcctor Grant. chief OF detectives. i'm
mediately got into communication with
the editors OF the four newspapers and
moment later warning was flashed
on the screens TO the thousands OF spec
tators TO hold their pocketbooks.
This novel plan had the desired effect.
The pickpockets did not get another
wallet. Three persons lost their purses.
however, before the crowds were warned.
They were: Elmer F. Jackson. Zoe
Euclid street northwest, SO; James II.
Carter. SOC \ street northeast So, and
John Michigan. l4l6 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. $22
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TURNS TO
DOUBTFUL STATES
Washington Exchange Hears
Offers Of 4 I'd ! for Hughes
to Win in California.

Betting on the outcome OF the Presi-
Dental election In Washington today
switched from the general result to the
doubtful States on which the selection
of the next Incumbent OF the White
House now depends.
On the Washington Stock Exchange
there were offers without takers Of odds
Of 4 to 1 that Hughes will carry Call
fornia and even money that he viii
carry Minnesota
Reports received In Washington early
in the day stated that Hughes money
was offered on the New York Curb
market ut 10 to o., but Democrats de-
clared that this was conversation bet
ting designed TO enable several large
dealers TO unload stocks.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILNDELPIIIA, Nov. S-COmpIete
returns from Philadclphia's forty-eight
wards give the Republican national
and state ticket a sweeping victory
early this morning, Hughes carried the
city by l02, 9i4. The vote was Hughes,
lg2.07S: Wilson 9l3i. Hughes polled a
greater vote than Roosevelt and Taft
combined in 1912: they got l74.90I. VIII
son. too. ran ahead of his own 1912 rec
Ord-66, 3pi-and this year went far above
the Democratic State ticket
Emory A. Walling carried the city for
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and doubtful So The Evening Post and the Evening Globe
merely give Wilson 232 and Hughes 2l2 regarding the
from the following States still too uncertain to insure
final majortes one way another: California Delaware,
Idaho Indiana Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire New
Mexico Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyom-
inghch comprise 81 electoral votes Not only vast
of money wagered the outcome being held up but
during the day additional bets have been placed the odds
Auctuating with bewderng suddenness according to
turns.
Frank Hitchcock origina Hughes boster and political
experts of the Republican camp declare dat 1882 today
that the election of Hughes depends the result in
California and Minnesota
Secretary McAdoo at Democratic headquarters re-
ceived telegram from the State headquarters in California
declaring that while returns coming in slowly, ZAP
pears practically certain California will 60 Wilson,
At o'clock this morning Chester Howell, chairman
Republican State committee of California called Repub
can headquarters here by telephone and de-
cared that complete returns received up that time from
17s4 out Of total of $50 precincts gives Hughes 107,-
S46 and Wilson 106,445.
kilograms received up to $3.50 o'clock from Demo-
cratic leaders in the West and Middle West confirm all
Democratic claims made in the early morning Of Chairman
Mccormick, national headquarters announced at $40
The lead of President Wilson in the States claimed for
him greater than first supposed it declared
1t was again claimed that Wilson will be reelected by
comfortable majority.
After announcing the election UP to a o'clock this
morning the New York Times and the New York American
o'clock this morning got out extras giving the election
to President Wilson,
The World and Tribune also announced the election of
Wilson,
The margin in the Electoral College given Wilson in
the late extras is votes His total in the Electoral
College placed at 272. The required vote is 266.
AT the same time that these editions were being
screamed the Streets Chairman Wilcox of the Repub-
ican national committee got out statement giving Hughes
the election by a margin of IL electoral votes.
WILSON MANAGERS SURE OF VICTORY
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FRENCH POSITIONS
UNDER HEAVY FIRE

PARIS, Nov. 3.-Positions captured at
Ablaincourt and Presoir yesterday were
subjected to heavy artillery lombard
ment by the Germans last night, the
war office reported today.
In the Orient, the statement said, the
Bulgarians were repulsed In three des-
perate attacks on Serbian positions in
the bend of the Cerna. They finally
retired to their own trenches, leaving
many dead on the field.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK Nov. THE New
Hampshire Democratic State chairman
called national headquarters on the
telephone at 10 o'clock today and
claimed his State safely for Wilson.
At the same time the headquarters
declared California reports showed
the Republican stronghold in the
southern part of the State swinging
to Wilson