Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-11-10

1 there had dwindled to a little more
chan 1,400 with about one-fifth of the
districts missing.
In Minnesota, too, the Wilson lead,
which was as high as 10000 early in
The day, steadily decreased as the
vote from the rural districts came in.
Late Wednesday night Hughes took
the lead with small margin. The
Republican managers claimed the
state on the final returns.
Idaho was estimated for the Wilson
column with majority Of 10000
Kansas, while incomplete, with a lit
lie more than two-thirds of the dis
tricts reported, showed President Will
son leading with more than $4,000.
Washington, little more than half
, reported, was giving the president a
lead Of 1000.
West Virginia, two-thirds reported,
was showing Hughes majority of
nearly 1000. North Dakota was very
close, two-thirds complete, showing a
Hughes majority of less than 1000.
Wilson was leading in New Mexico
with only small proportion of the
precincts reported. Delaware and New
Hampshire, counted among the
Hughes states, but incomplete during
the day, definitely turned into the Re-
publican column.
Both Chairman Vance c. McCor-
mick for the Democrats and Chair
man William R. Wilcox for the Re-
publicans protested undiminished con-
fidence in the outcome. The former
was somewhat more explicit in his
claims, but the latter declared, after
dining with Charles E. Hughes, that
he agreed with them that the Repub-
licans had been successful.
Earlier in the day Mr. Mccormick
had announced that he had sent tele-
grams to state and county chairmen in
doubtful states directing them to keep
careful guard over the ballot boxes
and their contents.
Attorney General Gregory visited
Democratic headquarters and was
closeted with the chairman, but it
was asserted his visit was of no spe-
eial significance. Later in the after
noon Mr.. Mccormick conferred with
John B. Stanchfield and Delaney Mic
oil, prominent Democratic lawyers.
Despairing of receiving final re-
turns Wednesday night, President
Wilson retired at 1910 o'clock. He
left word, however, that he was to
be awakened If anything really def
mite was received. The president was
uncertain whether or not he had been
elected, although his campaign manag-
ers were claiming a majority in the
electoral college.
Il have not changed my claims at
al" declared Vance G. Mccormick,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. in statement made We'd
nesday night. Returns are coming
in slowly, but / see no reason to
change my estimate that President
Wilson will have 2SS votes in the
electoral college. We have carried
New Hampshire and West Virginia
ALSO We have New Mexico and
North Dakota. Oregon is very close,
but Wilson has good chance of car.
rying it,"
The possibility of an official count
being necessary in states where the
margin of apparent victory for one
presidential candidate or the other is
slight was freely discussed at both
haheadquarers. 1t was pointed out that
If the house of representatives became
the court of last resort in the election
of president, the present house and
not the one elected Tuesday would
sit in judgment. No formal state.
ments on the subject were made, how.
ever.
Leaders of both parties in all parts
of the country, especially in the west,
were in constant touch by telegraph
and telephone with headquarters ir
this city They sought information,
impaired such as they had and were
given instructions. if any were re
quired.
With thirty congressional district.
to be heard from. 1873 Republicans
2OS Democrats, 2 Progressiyes, In
dependent and 1 Socialist have beer
elected to the house of representatives
for the Sixty-fifth congress.
OF the 80 districts yet to be heard
from, II are represented in the pres
ent congress by Democrats and f3 b,
Republicans. Should these district
be unchanged, the next house woule