The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-11-13
HUGHES OPPOSED
TO ANY CONTESTS
Latest Returns Make No Change In
States-POpuIar Vote For And
Against Wilson Exceeds That OF
Four Years Ago.

New York, Nov. 1l.-Formal ac-
knowledgement of President Will
sons victory by Charles Evans HUI
ghes and the Republican managers
is expected soon, according to the
latest developments in the political
situation. This acknowledgment
probably will be in the form of a
telegram of congratulation from the
defeated Republican candidate TO his
Democratic rival.
If the official count confirms the
Wilson victory, it is the Republican
nominees wish-and he is the one
who, being mainly concerned, has the
final say-that there be no contest
or court proceedings.
The reason the Republicans still
are unwilling to concede defeat is
that in the five States whose vote is
still incomplete a change of 5000
votes might mean a shift in the tide
of victory from Wilson to Hughes.
Errors involving several thousand
votes frequently are discovered in
recounts. The Republicans hold
that it is easily possible that they
may have been made in the excite
ment of tabulating results of one OF
the closest elections in American
political history.
Chairman Wilcox has issued the
following statement:
1--WE will concede nothing at this
time. And we will concede nothing
until the official count is in, in the
doubtful States. There is nothing
else for me to say at this time, eX-
cept that / expect to see Mr.. HUI
ghes some time today"
Conferences of Republican man
ayers were still on today. There
were a few of the usual recrimlna-
tions as to the cause of what the
Democrats facetiously term the
wake" at the Republican headquar,
ters, but for the most part the lead
ers are planning reorganization OF
the party, and are beginning already
to look forward to 1920. One thing
that gave cause for joy was that the
Democratic majority in the House OF
Representatives has been swept
away. Wilson no longer has COM
DIete domination in the national leg
islature.
1t is understood that Frank HI.
Hitchcock and George w. Perkins
already have advised Mr.. Hughes to
concede the election. William r.
Wilcox, national chairman, has OPP
posed such action and has induced
Mr.. Hughes to wait for the tabula-
ton of the vote before taking any
decisive steps.
With the Presidents popular ma
jority unoficially estimated at more
than 100000 votes, the possibility
existed today that his vote, in the
electoral college might be increased
from 272 to 288. The addition OF
New Hampshire and Minnesota in
the Democratic column would give
.Preeldeat MiIsoa.a lncEsase q s!
electoral votes.
So far Mr.. Hughes has 243 cleo
toraI votes assured. He carried
States according to the estimates
now at hand.
The candidates together polled a
total of 16,724,114 votes, the larg-
est total ever recorded in any cleo
tion in this country. The swelling OF
the vote this year was caused by two
things: The additional vote of the
women and the keen interest in the
issues.
It is estimated that the President
received approximately 8,56 5000 of
the popular vote. Mr.. Hughes got
S,160.000.
The President polled in the neigh
borhood of 2,270,000 more votes on
Tuesday than he did four years ago.
Mr.. Hughes received more votes than
Mr.. Taft and Colonel Roosevelt COM
bined in 1912.
Keen interest centers on the pos
sibilities in Minnesota and New Hamp-
shire Dispatches from st. Paul to-
day said that it was considered
strongly probable that the soldier
vote would give the State to Presi-
dent Wilson. Without the vote of
the guardsmen, Mr.. Hughes has a
lead of between 500 and 500.
A telegram from San Francisco
said that the Presidents lead in that
State had been increased to approx
mately 1926. Eighteen precincts
were still missing when this compi-
1ation was made.
Concord reported that. with five