The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-10
However C. o. P. Man Appears to Be Breaking
Into Lead of His Opponent in
Minnesota
The Republican Candidate Is Now Doing Like
wise in California and Other
Bailiwicks
UNITED Press Dispatch

o'clock this morning, the returns
showed an increase of eleven cleo
toral votes for Wilson over what he
appeared to have at eight o'clock this
morning. Wilson's total was thus
swelIed to 24S votes, and the same
changes left Hughes with 243 votes,
and forty votes doubtful. Minnesota,
North Dakota and Oregon were at this
time in the doubtful column, and the
democrats were claiming California.
Wilson was still just eighteen votes
short of the number necessary to
elect.
Late changes were as follows: Wy
oming, changed from Wilson to doubt
full; Kansas, doubtful to Wilson and
conceded; Idaho, Hughes to Wilson;
Indiana, doubtful to Hughes.
The Earlier Today Reports.
GAssociated Press Dispatch.1
New York, November 8.-With de-
cided drift towards the reelection of
President Wilson the result of the
election is still officially in doubt to-
day. Upon dozen doubtful states
from which the returns are coming in
slowly depends whether President
Wilson has been re- elected or G.. e.
Hughes will be next president of the
United States. The chairmen of both
national committees claims a hand
some majority in the electoral college,
but the actual figures made good the
claims of neither. They did, however,
show a steady trend towards Wilson
all through the west.
Aside from the uncertainty of the
result, the most remarkable thing, was
the sudden wiping out of the Hughes
majorities piled up in the east by the
returns from the west.
Not since the next days revision Of
the returns which seated Grover
Cleveland in the contest of 1892 has
the country been compelled to wait
so long to know. Over twelve hours
after the polls closed, Wilson and
Hughes were running neck and neck
race in the doubtful states. Wilson
is reasonably certain of 232 votes in
the electoral college and the same
returns pointed to 218 for Hughes,
with eighty7one votes doubtful, 266
being needed for an election. The
states in doubt are being watched
closely. These states with eighty one
votes include California, Idaho, Indi-
ana, Kansas, New Hamshire, New
Mexico Oregon, Washington and West
Virginia.
The democrats made net gain of
eight members in the House with 100
congressional districts unreported,
but late returns from New York in
Dictated that two of these might be
eversed, democratic losses from New
, York, New Jersey, Maryland, in SEN
ate showed.
Hughes Carries IN New Jersey.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch]
Trenton, N. j., November s.
Hughes plurality of 1854 in Wilson's
own state with TIT districts missing
is reduced to 9,196 with the receipt of
returns from 315 of these missing dis
tricts. The presidents total vote with
463 missing districts is 1S4,660;
Hughes, 1886.
Cheyenne, Wyo, November s.
Statement issued by T. B. Kennedy,
secretary of the republican committee,
, said. Returns indicate that Wilson
and Kendrick carried wyoming"
Wilmington, November S.-Indica-
tons are that Hughes has carried Del
aware by about 500. Senator Dupont
is defeated by Josiah o. Wolcett, dem
ocrat, by 1000. Republicans elected
state ticket with exception of attorney
+, general
Karses CIV. November S.-The to-
tai count on to prohibition amend
mept shows = total Of 31,546 for and
| 30,397 arairst
Claim Made BY Mccormick.
| ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J
| New York, November 8.-Chairman
| Mccormick Claimed President Will
! sons reelection with 2S8 electoral
votes shorty arter eleven o'clock.
az am basirg ry conclusion on the
| official canvass of pivotal states,''
he added at is a sweeping victory"
Mccormick claimed Kansas with ten
and Ohio with twenty-four electoral
votes
+ Prohibition Wins In South Dakota.
TAsscciated Press Dispatch1
J Sioux Falls. S. d., November s.
South Dakota's five votes in electoral
college probably will go to Hughes.
The latest available returns this fore
noon from little less than half of
/ the number of precincts in the state,
ia of the 1928. give Hughes 34,452
and Wilson 29.301. If this ratio is
maintained Hughes plurality in the