Mexico Missouri message., 1916-11-16

Twice during these unOfnclal cOm-
putations yesterday in California mis-
takes in additions were announced
from that state, substantially changing
figures previously given.
at is a common experience that the
result of the official count almost al
ways varies from the returns first an
nounced.
"Where the vote is as close as that
reported in several states, it may well
be that material changes will result
from the official count.
1--WE owe it to the country to take
all necessary steps to see that an ex-
act and honest count of the vote Is
made. When the current seemed to be
running against Mr.. Wilson on Wednes-
day the Democratic managers an
nounced their intention to demand a
recount in every close state.
"All we desire is to make sure that
the vote is counted as cast"
Both sides conceded that no matter
what action might be taken in regard
| to q recount there was little likelihood
of a contest being carried to the house
of representatives as 1t was after the
Hayes-Tilden campaign in 1876. Legis-
lation enacted in 1887, it was said,
made the state sovereign in pronounc-
| ing Judgment in q recount of the pres
idential vote.
How Congress Stands.
Congressional election returns, near
ly completed, assure President Wilson
in the forthcoming administration a
Democratic senate, but with five dis
tricts still undecided, the best that the
Democrats could claim was a plurality
of four votes in the house.
Upon the basis of revised returns
the Democrats have elected 215 men,
bers of the house and the Republicans
oil. In addition there have been elect
ed one Independent, one Socialist, one
Progressive and one Progressive Pro
tectiOnist.
Four districts in West Virginia, two
of them nominally Democratic, and two
Republican, and one district in New
Mexico, are still undecided. If these
districts do not change, the Democrats
will have PIT and the Republicans 214
a plurality of only three.
AS there will be four members OF
other minority parties, working ma
jority for the Democrats is improbable
unless some of the minority members
should choose to cast their lot witt
the administration forces.
The senate, according to latest fig
ures, will consist of "a Democrats anC
AZ Republicans, majority of II. TIL,
Democratic majority in the presen
senate is 10.
An unusual feature of the result Il
the election of the first woman to con
gress, Miss Jeanette Rankin, Repub
llcan, apparently having been electe'
In Montana.
Women Vote as Do Men.
From the general result 1t is clea
that as the men voted in the suffrag
states, so did the women.
In Illinois men and women scenes
about equally divided as to prefer
ence. The state went for Hughes b
a big plurality.
In Kansas, Colorado, Montana
Washington, Oregon and California
where women also vote, Wilson wa
successful, but his pluralities were nc
: sufficiently large to indicate that tn
> woman voters supported him as a uni
Six States Go Dry
; PrOhibltiOnists are jubilant over tn
!. results of the election where prOhib
ton was an issue. From Washingto
the legislative committee Of the Ant
Saloon league issued statement, sa!
ing:
prohibition has taken anothe
great leap forward. Michigan ha
= voted for statewide prohibition
I $4,000 majority, Nebraska by $500
Montana by 10000 and South DakOt
E by $4,000. Idaho has adopted pr
e Ihibition constitutional amendment /
s a majority of to /. Utah has pro-
: ably elected a legislature pledged
3 enact statewide prohibition. Was
( ingtOn, Iowa, Colorado, Arizona ar
Arkansas have defeated attempts I
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