Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-09
DEMOCRATS STILL CLAIM
 REELECTION OF WILSON

ST. PAUL-1610 out of 3240 pre- cincts give Wilson 121,000, Hughes .113,OO0. ...
 DETROIT-With half the returns in Hughes lead is approaching close to 30,OOO and is growing. Hughes led Wilson by 15,O0O in Wayne county.
 PORTLAND, Ore.-Hughes leads in Oregon 1762. Multnomah county gave him a lead of 119i.
 NEW YORK-Seventy-si Congress siohai- districts ,Inreported: The Re publicans gain 19 in the House leav- ing a Democratic majority of 5. Two New Jersey congressional districts are still doubtful. Mccormick says Will son can lose Minnesota and California and still win.
 NEW YORK-Unofficia returns give Wilson 256 electoral votes and Hughes 23S.
 PORTLAND, Ore.-Wilson slightly in the lead in Oregon.
 MILWAUKEE -Unofficial returns show that Gerger and Gaylord, the Socialist candidates for congress have been defeated.
 FLASH-Wilson carries California next Congress Democratic.
 SEATTLE-At 4 o'clock Wednes- day afternoon Wilson apparently was safe. Minnesota was undecided but apparently surely for Wilson. New Mexico is practically certain to give Wilson a plurality. Wilson evidently has 271 electoral votes sure. Hughes believed certain to carry California by small plurality.
 LOS ANGELES-392 precincts give Hughes 4O,15O, Wilson 3S,7O0. The northern lead indicates that Hughes will lose the state of California.
 NEW YORK-Perkins is reported as having conceded California to Will son.
 SAN FRANCISCO-Returns from 4O2O precincts give Hughes 317,S4O and Wilson 314,689.
 NEW YORK-Wilson absolutely elected, says Mccormick.
 FARGO, N. D.-With half the vote counted Hughes has a plurality of 20 votes.
 SEATTLE-North Dakota has ap- parently returned to the doubtful col umn.
 CHARLESTON, w. Va.-72O Of 1713 precincts in the state give Chas. Hughes 6O,905 and Wilson $500.
 SAN FRANCISCO-3712 precincts give Hughes 2S4,96O, Wilson 2S2, 2,360.
 NEW YORK-The Democrats claim 273 electoral votes with California still undetermined.
 ST. PAUL-Hughes increase in the rural districts is cutting into Wilson S lead in the twin cities. Six hundred and ninety-two precincts give Hughes |277 electoral votes. :...
 NEW YORK-At noon Wednesday incomplete returns look as though Wilson had carried the state of Ohio by 8o,000. '''
 CHICAGO-The Tribune states the election Is still too close to permit ot ia prediction on. the result. It con- cedes Wilson 25S electoral votes to Hughes PAP. Minnesota and Califor- mia are still in doubt. SAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lead in the state is about 10000, and he lis gaining in the southern section. ST. PAUL-The News, indepen' dent, predicts that Wilson will carry Minnesota. 88O precincts of S074 precincts give Wilson lead of 271S
 NEW YORK-Hughes is closely watching doubtful California. Min nesota can elect Wilson as he only needs 10 electoral votes to insure z victory.
 CHEY ENNE- Republicans con cede Wyoming to Wilson. SEATTLE-George Conger, secre tary of the Anti-Saloon League, says he has received information to the effect that Michigan has gone dry b, 10000; Nebraska by 30,000, Mon tana by 15,O0O. The amendments tt the prohibition bill permitting the manufacture of beer in the state ant that allowing hotels with more thar 50 rooms to sell intoxicating liquors has been defeated in this state by ap proximately 100000.
 SEATTLE-The Republicans clain Minnesota. Independents say Wilson'' chance of carrying the state is good
 ST. PAUL-Hughes leading in thu state by BIO.
 SAN FRANCISCO-Wils leat in the county was 17,000. In thu state his lead is 4523. Californi, lean divide it's electoral vote