The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-11-09
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Still UNDECIDED
VOTE OF GUARDSMEN ON BOR-
DER MAY TURN SOME OF
DOUBTFUL STATES
slight Change WILL DECIDE
HUGHES AND WILSON RUNNING
NECK AND NECK FOR MA
TION'S HIGHEST OFFICE

New York, Nov. 10.-On the second
day after the American people cast
@heir presidential ballots, the result
still is in doubt and the contest be-
tween President Wilson and Charles
Il Hughes had narrowed down to a
Point where it might be decided by
lew Western states.
1t is within the range of POSSIBLE
Mes that the votes of national guards
men on border duty might turn some
OF the doubtful states from one col
nmn to another.
Based on actual returns, the elect
9ral college now gives Hughes 239
votes, Wilson 232, and leaves 60
doubtful. It requires 266 votes to
slect.
Two of the metropolitan newspapers
which supported Mr.. Hughes give him
n62 votes, President Wilson 252 and
admit the doubtful character Of only
california, New Mexico and Mime
nDta.
Another which supported the presi-
dent, agrees with its contemporaries
In giving him 251 votes, but con-
'eedes Mr.. Hughes 228 and regards the
Dthers-in seven states-as doubtful.
Both chairmen Confident
Each of the national chairmen ex-
presses the most serene confidence
that the ultimate results will elect
his candidate.
With the contest narrowing stead
lily to close votes in the vital spots,
recounts are almost inevitable and
each side is on the watch for irregu-
Iarities.
Although California still showed
lead for the president and his cam
paign managers were claiming it by
at least 1900, the presidents majority
there had dwindled to little more
than 1,400 with about one-fifth of the
districts missing.
In Minnesota too, the Wilson lead
which was as high as 10000 early in
the day, steadily decreased as the vote
from the rural districts came in. Dur
ing the evening Hughes took the lead
with q margin of more than 800 votes.
The Republican managers claimed the
state on, the final return by LOO
votes.
Idaho Goes to Wilson.
Idaho was estimated for the Will
son column with a majority of 10000.
Kansas, while Incomplete, with a little
more than two-thirds of the districts
reported, showed President Wilson
leading with more than $1,000. Wash
dngton, a little more than half report
ed, was giving the president lead of
1000.
West Virginia, two-thirds reported,
was showing Hughes majority of
nearly 1000.
North Dakota was very close, two
thirds complete, showing Wilson
majority of less than 1000.
Wilson was leading in New Mexico,
with only small proportion of the
precincts reported. Delaware and New
HAMPSHIRE, counted among the Hughes
states but incomplete during the day,
deinitels, turned into the Republican
column.
Workers Wait AnxiousIy.
Tireless vigils were kept by anxious
watchers at headquarters OF both the
Democratic and Republican national
committees. Bulletins from states in
which the results are. still in doubt
were scanned even more eagerly than
they were last night.
Both Chairman. Vance Mccormick,
for the Democrats. and William R.
Will1px, for the Republicans, profess
ed diminished confidence in the
outcd he.
Thg former was somewhat more ex-
splicit in his claims. After dining with
Charles e. Hughes, Mr.. Wilcox made
q statement in which he said:
1--WE ask only what is fair. We want
only what we are entitled to. and that
ssUa nrnnose to have"