The Detroit times., 1916-11-10


plurality over Hughes There re
NAMED, however the possibility ot
division % the states electoral
vote of l3.
Counting California's entire vote
for Wilson, hts total In the electoral
college disregarding states In
which there SIN remained doubt
As 10 tho outcome appeared today
'D reach 2sq-,hree more than nee
ossary Hughes appeared 10 have
gained 243 votes Three states were
ttill IN doubt Minnesota, New Mex
leo and New Hampshire but their
total electoral vote OF "a would not
be sufficient 20 elect Hughes, unless
Tho Republican nominee gained
more than four of CALIFORNIA; votes
on split in that state Moreover.
tho vote from approximately one
half the state ~ New Mexico gave
Wilson lead of more than 5000
Republican headquarters stll held
out today without conccd.ng Wi
sons election National Chairman
Wilcox announced determination 20
press for 4 recount In four of tho
doubtful states California. New
Hampshire. New Mexico and North
Dakota Minnesota may be added
later 10 this list II was Wilcox
contention that No American poo
pic were entitled 90 know beyond
question AS 10 their choice 81 the
national executive and that they
would not desire tu have q man In
the White House on whose title
thprc was the slightest cloud
Tho same incomplete returns
which apparently SHOWED election Of
the national Democratic ticket also
indicated 'oday that President VII
son Will have a safe majority In
The senate. but an exceedingly close
ono in tho house There seemed No
question but that tho senate would
bo Democratic by a majority of l2.
bur I'm the house the margin " Dem
ccratiC control was so narrow that
there VAS possibility FIVE or six
representative OF minor parties
might hold the balance OF power
The returns so far indicate election
of one representative ~ each OF tho
following parties ProErcssivcs
Prohibition Protection, Socialist and
Independent
WHEELING. W Va Nov I0-
with l3l precincts ~ LIS missing
Hughes was leading Wilson by B.,
1ts The count VAS Hughes, 1913
$50. wilson l3o.l2l
Cornwell Dem for governor is
again leading Robinson rep ny
I .35s votes. with 135 precincts miss
ing Southern and western coun-
ties have spr1ins many surprises.
Early today federal officers were
in charge Of many ballot boxes IN
Marshall couaty and elsewhere.
SAN Fra NCIsCO. Nov. lo.-Cal.
ifornia has swung into the Wood
row Wilson column, according to
complete returns from all but S3 Of
the states 5,s66 precincts early to
day
The slIe OF the presidents plural
ity will not be determined until the
Official count is completed and a
numbe, Of expected revisions have
been rlade. but 5.S33 precincts show
by F,29s votes. The complete tg-
ures on these precincts. as tabulat-
ID by the United Press AZ an early
holr gave wilson 1897 and
Hughes i62.l99
Uncertainty OF the presidents plu.
rality is caused somewhat by an ap-
parent confusion in Humboldt coun
ty. r. VI Kay. county clerk OF that
county telegraphed the United Press
last might giving the of1cial count,
with only six precincts missing. as
hughes $50. Wilson 5l0lt ON the
face of these figures. Wilson's vote
In HUMBOLDT county was increased
by more than 1000 over figures Civ
on In earlier returns To check
against the possibility ~ error, the
United Press made efforts to reach
Kay In order 10 verify his figures.
but had not succeeded early today.
In an extra edition this morning
tho San Francisco Chronicle. one OF
the staunch Hughes supporters in
the west, conceded California TO VIII
son by plurality of about 5000.
and declared the president had been
re elected Chester RoWell. Repub
iican state chairman. VAS not Will
inE early today 20 conCede the state
to tho president without quslifCa.
tiun Uc admitted that California
had apparently gone Democratic on
the face ~ almost complete returns.
bu' asserted that he would not