New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-10
Republican Leaders Refuse to Con-
cede Defeat Until They Have
Received Official Returns
CONTESTS ARE EXPECTED
IN AT LEAST FOUR STATES
Democrats Have 215 Seats in House and the
Republicans 211-Majority in
Senate Is IL
Woodrow Wilson has been reelected.

California New Mexico and North Dakota drifted into the
Democratic electoral column last night and dpeed the un
certainty that ouded the result of Tuesdays election for
forty-eight hours.
These three states gave the President total of 272 elec
tora votes Charles E. Hughes seemed assured of 243 votes
Minnesota and Hampshire remained in the doubtful
list early this morning but they probably will be counted for
Hughes bringing his electoral vote to 259 short OF
the number necessary for election
There are possibilities of split electoral vote in five states
California Minnesota Washington West Virginia and New
Hampshire California Minnesota and New Hampshire be-
cause the close ballot affect men,
West VIRGINIA Republican eector resigned before election
and in New Hampshire Democratic eector died. These two
however would Offset each other.
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS DEMOCRATIC
President Wilson is likely to have Democratic Con-
gress the latest reports show At o'clock this morning the
returns indicated that the House would be made of 25
Democrats 211 Republicans Progressives Independent
and Socialist, with four districts unreported
In the Senate the reports showed 81 Democrats AZ Re-
publcans.
This represents plurality of four for the Democrats in
the House. with four districts still unrepoed and four seats
held Proessvs and other independents Inc senate ma
ority for the Democrats is r.
Mr. Wilson is the first Democratic President since Andrew
Jackson elected to two successive terms Cleveland was
elected time but only after interval OF four years.
Jackson however was elected 1923 and reelected in 1882
votes the smallest Presidential plurality since Cleveland ran in
1888 When Wilson against Theodore Roosevelt and Will
lam Howard Taft four he minority President
bt his popuar plurality little than 100000 votes.
REPUBLICANS PLAN TO DEMAND RECOUNT
Renbican managers refused concede the Presidents
reelection 1t certain that the result as stands on the
basis Of the above estimates will be contested bitterly
Reconts will be demanded in perhaps four states incud-
California with l3 electoral votes North Dakota o. New
Hampshire q; New Mexico g.
The results in all these states undoubtedly will be close
when all the returns abuated but this Is the SITUATION
that the Republican campaign managers face:
California will give Wilson plurality estimated at few
votes less than $1,000 In North Dakota he will have lead over
HUGHES of about 1900 In New Mexico ne leading at ratio
which will net him plurality of about 34O0 votes On the
other hand Hughes leading in Minnesota by scant 7oo
votes with "a districts of 1924 missing In New Hamp
bre his advantage has been votes the abuaon
being based on official returns except in twenty-five out OF 24
districts.
CALIFORNIA VOTE MAY BE SPLIT
There is strong probability that the electoral vote of Cali
forna NAV be sp was 1872 and it has that tendency
nd that Hughes may get few of the thirteen votes But in
the face of the latest returns from North Dakota New Mexico
and New Hampshire and considering the fact that the in
both New Hampshire and Minnesota close that their eec
tora votes may be split Hughes has decidedly small chance
of securing enough electoral by contest to be elected
Even IL Hughes retains Minnesota and New Hampshire
and wins back New Mexico he will still lack four votes
of the necessary 1885, may be helped by split In California
but with Wilson running ahead by 1900 votes is considered
unlikely that he would get enough bring his total that
figure
Chester Rowe Republican state chairman Of California.
conceded tho state the President shortly after II o'clock last
night There xsrs uuaGus 4nenk t ssht scattered dia.