Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-10
Great Rejoicing Among Demo-
Gratis When Victory Be-
comes Assured by State
Chairman RoweI,
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
Secretary TumuIty Sends Mes
sage Of Congratulations;
Still WatchfuI While Count
Goes On,

10Y MORNING. JouHNAt SPECIAL tGAsEo wlstl
New York, Nov. 0.--Prcsidcnt VIII
son has carried California and has
been reelected.
TftN-four hours after the polls
closed In California Republican Chair
man RowclI conceded the state to the
president Thus, the thirteen votes
needed To assure the president ma
iOrity in the electoral college dropped
into the democratic column and np-
parcntly ended the suspense aud RnN-
icty of an election which has been un-
parnllclcd in American political his
tory.
Republican Chairman Wilcox when
informed that the president had car
ricd California, only replied:
~ have nothing to say"
Secretary Tlmulty, at the summer
White House at shadow Lawn, sent
i the news by wireless TO President VIII
son ON hoard the yacht Mayflowcr, en
route TO i,tinecliff, n, Y,
The California returns showed that
/ with only forty-cight districts missing
/ the presidents plurality In the state
was 1910.
BARRING some wholly unexpected
turnover in the incomplete states
leaning toward Wilson or a change
ON y recount. CALIFORNIA; acquisition
to tie democratic column gave the
president 2GB electoral votes without
New MeNiCo's three. In New Mex
lcn at midnight the president was
leading bN 2.63t votes, with 1873 dis
trict~ missing and il was not believed
this advantage could be overcome nv
Hughes.
COnCcding West Virginia, New
Hampshire and Minnesota 20 MIR.
Hughes--and lc was Ia the lead In all
thrCc-Only gives him 259 votes,
seven less than the required major
ity. with 2!2 votes IN sight prcsi-
dent Wilson mas siN 60 spare for "a
possible split of electors in California,
or "A sudden reversal In New Mexico.
AZ republican national committee
headquarters Il was admitted that
after conferences between George ".
Nickcr~ham formerly attorney gcn-
crnl of the United states Everett COL
hy of New Jersey Mr. Hughes. Chair
man WILCOX, and George ", Perkins
of Baltimore. preparations were being
made to begin legal proceedings for
rccomtS la states where the results
were close. Chairman Wilcox uClud-
ed California. New Mexico. North Ia
kon, New Hampshire aud Minnesota
in his list OF states where rccounts
undoubtedly would be demanded
Democratic headquarters was NOT
behind the republicans Ia preparing
for legal Developments
Chairman Mccormick conferred
With NIuu H. Parker. former demo
CRITIC candidate for president Nor
gam a. OWucn, Dclanccy NicolI, and
John n ~tanchreId, All prominent
Nr,, York lawyers u was evident
that II thc election was "a be taken
into tho courts the legal giants Of
both uarJic~ were being mar~hallcd
Tor ~Hgb o. baulc royal as the United
states never has seen.
No Contest LikeN.
In au official statement the demo-
aratIo national committee claimed 272
votes for President Wilson and pop-
aar plurality ot from 100000 % go0
900
"T0 say there will Doe any contest
declared the statement .is am insult
10 ihc intelligence OF the American
people
probably win sul De another day
before th, full results are known
from auy oil the four states lon p
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