Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-11-18
WILSON CARRIES CALIFORNIA
REELECTED PRESIDENT

WILSON CARRIES CALIFORNIA
REELECTED PRESIDENT
Denver, Colo. Nov . 1890
Wilson carries California.
Wilson Wirelessed.
Asbury Park, ". j.. Nov g.
Secretary Tumulty has wirelessed
President Wilson aboard the May
flower OF his reelection
Wilcox Has Nothing TO Say
New York, Nov. When inform
ed Wilson had carried California
Chairman Wilcox said Il have moth
ing to say"
California Conceded by Republicans
San Francisco, Nov 8. Republi-
can Chairman Rowell has conceded
that Wilson has carried the state al
ter Wilson's plurality had mounted
to 2970. with but torty-eight pre-.
uincts missing
bitlIICf IN utt NlkHt.
New York, Nov AT ten o'clock
tonight, President Wilson increased
his plurality in California so that
with hfty-six precincts missing, he
had a lead of 2.909 He has taken
the lead in New Mexico with lead
OF 2634, with l5S precincts still miss
ing without a split in California,
he seemed assured OF 272 electoral
votes With this margin Wilson
could lose six electors in California
and still be elected
Hughes lead in Minnesota has de-
creased 10 672
Hughes increased his lead in West
Virginia to over 5000
New Hampshire is unchanged, in
complete returns giving Hughes ?
lead of 1871
Some South Dakota Returns.
Telephone advices from Pierre say
that but returns complete from six
counties had been received up until
: o'clock last evening as follows
Coddington gives Hughes 1876 m
iority; McCook gives him 166; Grant
253 Hughes. 81 This gives Hughes
a $50 majority in the FIVE counties
reported above anu against this Hand
county gives Wilson a majority Of
.1O7.
Estimates hy Party Chairman.
San Francisco. Nov. Sour re-
turns show almost an exact tie in
California" said Republican Chair
man Rowell.
1T will take the official count to
determine" Democratic Chairman
Gushing said. THE indications are
most favorable to Wilson. We figure
California is safe by 3,100."
In the Doubtful States.
New York. Nov. 9.-The presiden-
tial race is still in doubt, California
North Dakota, Minnesota, West Vir-
ginia and New Hampshire, apparent
ly hold the balance of power. VIII
son is 1000 ahead In California, :
900 behind in Minnesota. 1000 be-
hind in West Virginia, and a few
hundred ahead in North Dakota and
New Hampshide which were fluctuat.
ating back and forth early tonight
from the Hughes column. New Mexi-
co Is giving Hughes a slight lead
How the Vote Stands Now
New York, Nov. 9.--The latest re-
turns seemed to indicate that the
electoral college stands: Wilson, 256,
Hughes 235; doubtful, 40. There Is
strong talk of the California delega-
tion being split, as II was four years
ago. If Hughes takes all the doubt
full states except California. he will
still need four of Californla's thir-
teen electors. Wilson will have TO
have ten California electors
Changes I'm Minnesota's Count.
St Paul. Nov. 9.-Errors in the
tranmission of returns from several
Minnesota precincts were discovered
tonight changing the standing in the
presidential contest Latest: In o.
939 out of 3,024 precincts. Hughes
Is given l76.545; Wilson 1851
North Dakota's Latest Returns
Fargo. n. D., Nov. When the
tabulators ceased counting ballots to-
night 1881 out of 1859 precincts gave
Wilson 54,i49; Hughes, 1851
Charges of irregularities have been
made In several counties and United
States marshals have laid charges al
leging that attempts to tamper with
the ballot boxes in some of the north
western precincts were made, before
United States district attorney
Some Early Bulletins.
Fargo, n. D.-175S out of 1859
precincts give Wilson 53.361; Hugh
es 100.
Concord, y. H.--With twenty-five
precincts unreported officially Of
total of 294, New Hampshire certi
fed returns. tabulated by the secre-
tary of state, give Hughes 40,23S
40.207. Unofficial press re-
turns for the missing twenty-five pre-
,lncts are not available. The tabu-
alton will be resumed tomorrow.
Fargo. v. D.--William Lemke.