Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-11
Hughes Leading with Five Precincts Missing
Unique Containers with B Hot Received at
State Capital for Recount
Concord, N. H., Nov. 10.-Discovery
Of errors today in official returns fur
Their clouded the outcome of New
tors.
Secretary's Figures

Secretary of State Bean announced
in his final statement of the day that,
with five of the 294 precincts missing,
the certified count was: Hughes 43, 422;
Wilson 43CeS, Hughes lead Of S24. He
pointed out, however, that these fig
ures included the Hughes vote in two
precincts. the clerks of which had fail
ed to credit Wilson electors with any
votes in their certificates. Communion
ton with the clerks in each instance
developed that errors had been made.
John Hogan, clerk of Ward 2, Dover.
said he should have reported 2S9 Will
son votes. Clerk Adolph II. Pressler of
Ward 2. Keene, said he had omitted
135 Wilson votes. Both said they would
correct their returns on substitute
blanks forwarded by the secretary of
state tomorrow. The five precincts not
accounted for in the certified returns,
were shown by press figures to have
cast an aggregate vote of 293 for
Hughes and 263 for Wilson. Unofficial
ly. the secretary of state said that
these several figures indicated Wilson
lead nthe state of 20 votes. The COM
bined total of certified and press re-
ports was: Hughes 43,715; Wilson 49,
1856.
Slight Changes
Two of the towns official state
ments today changed the figures gath
cred by newspapers, but the difference
was slight in each case. One change
added 10 to the Wilson vote; another
lessened it by four
Preparations for the recount of the
votes throughout the state demanded
by the Republican leaders yesterday
drought ballot boxes from many places
! to the state Capital today. The ballots
were sealed in regulation pasteboard
boxes in many varieties Of containers.
Wooden packing boxes. lard tubs.
box that resembled an ice chest, crates
and other forms Of receptacles came in
by express. by freight and on trucks
All were placed in a special vault to
DE held for the inspection which, the
law states, shall not begin until Is
sdays after the filing of notice.
Committee Statement
The Democratic state committee is
sued the following statement tonight:
We accept as approximately correct
!. the fluctuations showing a plurality in
the state Of 20 for Wilson. That Wilson
has carried the state admits of no
doubt. No inspection Of the ballots can
show material change. If there is any
change at all, it will be favorable to
the President. The Democrats have not
asked for recount and have made no
charges of fraud at any time. They
have merely taken steps to protect the
interests Of the President in New
Hampshire in case an emergency
should arise. No emergency is now an
ticipated. The burden of proof is on the
Republicans. The highest plurality
that we have claimed for the President
at any stage was ILL.,
N. n. Legislature
Revised newspaper figures indicate
that the next state House of Repre-
sentatives will be made up of 242 Re-
publicans and 1873 Democrats. Sixteen
OF the "a members of the next Senate
will be Republicans. Democrats sue
ceeded in electing only one of the five
members Of the governors counsel.