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VOTE REV{RSA.
CALIFORNIA IS NOT
REGARDED PROBABLE
Wilson Majority From
Official Count Now
5,631 Votes.
DISCREPANCY OF
OF
Nature Necessary l
Order to Change Result,
Opposing Clans Admit.

st. Paul, Minn.-Aitkin and
Renville counties today sent in
complete official returns which
cut Hughes lead in Minnesota
to 275. The totals are now
Hughes, 179,4O6 and Wilson,
179,149.
Aitkin complete returns gave
Wilson net gain of 126 over
the previous returns reported.
Renville increased the Wilson
figures by 4S9 and decreased
Hughes 23 votes.
San Francisco, Calif.-Thirty-th
counties in California remain to be
heard from today in the official can
vass of the presidential election. Re-
turns from five counties made diff
ference between the lowest Demo-
cratic elector and the highest Repub-
lican elector of 5,631, the lowest
Democrat having that majority.
Both parties admit that a big dis
crepancy will have t1 be found in
order to change the California re-
suit. Such discrepancy could only
come from the three most populous
counties of the state-San Francisco,
Los Angeles or Alameda. The first
days work in these counties disclos-
ed only minor erorrs which offset
each other.
Clark Feels Doubtful.
Washington, d. Champ Clark,
speaker of the House, reached Wash
ington yesterday and conferred with
democratic leaders regarding the con-
gressional election, which according
10 the latest unofficial returns, leaves
'contIoi of the next House in doubt.
The speaker first conferred with
Representative Doremus of Michigan,
chairman of the Democratic congress
sional committee, who predicted, des-
pite unofficial returns indicating the
election of five or more Republicans
than Democrats, that the final can
vass would give the Democrats con-
troll and the speaker would be re-elect
ed.
On the other hand Representative
Moods of Iowa, chairman of the Re-
publican congressional committee
was insisting that complete returns
would show Republicans would die
tate the organization of the House.
/ Dorenus Stands Pat.
| Representative Doremus claimed
early in the day at the White House
that PIP democrats and only 211 re-
publicans surely had been elected and
that there are nine doubtful districts.
He reiterated this later to Speaker
Clark, Senator Stone of Missouri and
other democratic leaders, enumerat-
ing districts which he believed would
show democratic victories on the Off
lcial count.
4 During the day, however, there
were no changes in the unofficial re-
suits now indicating the election Of
217 Republicans, PIP Democrats, two
Progressives and one Progressive-pro-
tectionist, one independent, one So
cialist and one Prohibitionist.
Wilson Maintains Lead.
San Francisco, Cal.-Whether the
highest vote for Republican elector
in California was greater than the
lowest vote for Democratic elector
was about the only question OF inter-
est to California politicians last night
If this should prove to be the case
the states delegation in the electoral
college may be split The Republicans
: admittedly unearthed nothing in the
| course of the day to indicate for or
: against such a proposal.
Judge Van Wick, Jr., chairman OF
! the Democratic campaign committee,
worked all day bringing in reports
from little counties in the mountains
5 where the county clerk had finished
their count, and also succeeded II
getting one or two fair sized counties.
His total for 20 counties showed that
the totals for the lowest Democratic
: elector in each county added 5,46e
1 votes more than the totals for the
highest Republican elector in the
: same counties.
:, May Lose Elector.
= Boise, Idaho.-Because James p
Hincock, one of the four Democratic
presidential electors chosen in Idaho
also was candidate for the state
Legislature from custer county, anc
y was elected, Idaho's electoral vote
!, instead of being four for President
: Wilson, is likely to stand three fol
!, Wilson and one for Hughes, it is re
ported here.
= The law disqualifies any presiden
6 tial elector who is also the holder Of
v a state position. Hincock's eligibi
!. lity probably will be put to the test
l. it is said by political leaders here
) If he is disqualified the highest Re
e publican elector may cast his vote.
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