Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-08

New York, Nov s.-At an early hour this morning Democratic Chairman Mccormick was claiming at least 26s votes for President Wilson in the cleo toral college and Republican Chair man Wilcox claimed 3O1.
 Each was claiming the doubtful states, Kentucky, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Washington on the face of early returns were Leaning to- ward President Wilson. Maryland seemed almost certainly democratic.
 Missouri, Indiana, West Virginia, Arizona and Delaware were leaning toward Hughes.
 Chairman Mccormick, however, claimed the president could have a majority of two votes in the electoral college without carrying California, In Virginia or Wisconsin. rom which re- turns were far from complete but showing a republican trend. The early morning returns came in slow. Managers of both parties were anxiously watching Ohio and both were claiming victory. As the hours dragged on it became more and more evident that it would be close elec- ton and there appeared possibilities that in some places it might be neces- sary to resort to official counts to de- terrnine the result.
 AlLnOuSn the metropolitan neWSpa- pers which have supported President Wilson conceded his defeat, the demo- cratic managers insisted that com plete returns from the west would re- verse the trend which steadily seem ed to be piling up in the Hughes col umn.
 "Remember 1892" was the prediction of the democratic publicity bureau which pointed out that in that memo rable contest the next days revised returns placed Grover Cleveland in the White House.
 Soon after midnight the republican national committee in an official statement claimed CaliSCnia, Connec- ticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, In- diana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massa - chusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dako- ta, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isl and, South Dakota, Vermont, Wash lngton, West Virginia and Wisconsin
 That made Q total of 2s4 electoral votes, Is more than the necessary 266 for an election.
 This was the first official indication from the republicans that the result would be so close.
 The republican managers realized that sudden switch in the states in complete or unheard from might in- crease the Wilson figures. but were sure the later figures would add to the states they were claiming.
 When shown the list of states claim ed by the republican national commit tee. Robert w. Woolley, director of publicity of the democratic national committee, said that the claim of the republicans was without foundation MT. Woolley said that of the states named Connecticut, Idaho, Delaware Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mi chigan, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin were, as near as demo- cratic reports showed. probably fo1 President Wilson. Of these states, MT Woolley declared Delaware, West Vir- ginia, Maryland and Wisconsi nwert certainly for Wilson and in all other states reports showed that Wilson wa: leading.
 Speaking for the democratic ma. tional committee, MT. Woolley claimed the following states, having a total O. 313 electoral votes: Alabama, Arizona Arkansas, California, Colorado, Dela ware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kan, sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia Washington. West Virginia and Wis cOnSin