Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-09
WILSON KEEPS IN LEAD
1t May Be Weeks Before Final Re-
suit of Tuesdays Election Will be
Made Known.

New York, No. with both siaes
refusing to concede victory feof the
other, and with everybody at Dotf
! headquarters making strenuous ef-
forts to get exact information IN the
two States, the Democrats and he
pubublicans at 2 o'clock this after-
noon are following, precinct by pre-,
cinct. the count in California and
Minnesota, knowing that in those
States the election Of a President o.
the United States will be settled.
woodrow Wilson will be the next
President if he wins California.
Charles E. Hughes must carry
both California and Minnesota to
win.
On the fact of the returns at 2
o'clock Minnesota apparently has
gone Republican, but by the narrow
est sort of plurality which the un-
counted soldier vote may wipe out
California probably will settle the
most exciting Presidential contest
since 1876.
AS matters stood at o'clock VIII
son had 26O votes in the Electoral
Collage. This was an increase of
nine. votes over night, his gain being
made up by the five votes from North
Dakota and the four votes from New
Hampshire.
Concord, N. H., Nov. 9.-Senator
Hollis announced today that Wilson's
plurality in New Hampshire positive
i ly is SO.
New York, Nov. 9.-Returns from
North Dakota up 10 IL o'clock this
morning made it SO certain Wilson
had carried the State that it was
transferred to his column, bringing
the total Wilson vote up to .256, and
leaving him 10 votes to get before
he IS elected.
Oregon, which was in the doubt
full column last night, showed up
this morning as Hughes State, and
it's five votes brought the Hughes to-
tai up. 70 239, which means he must
get 27 more votes in order to be
elected.
In California Wilson leads by 1886
with less than 400 precincts to be
heard from.
Minnesota continues its swing to-
ward Hughes. giving him lead of
500. with 500 precincts missing.
New Mexico shows a Hughes lead
OF 25S,, with half the precincts miss
ing, and West Virginia with most
ofiits, heavily Republican counties re-
ported Hughes ahead with 2,37O.
There are still about one-third of the
precincts missing.
Two important developments which
will affect the result no matter VINO
is declared winper on the unofficial
returns are reported today.
One is that the soldier vote is yet
to be counted in the doubtful States.
From Minnesota there are 3,14O
soldiers on the border, and their votes
will have tremendous weight in view
of the closeness Of the election in that
State. The votes, cast on Tuesday,
are now being rushed back to Min
nesota, but probably cannot be tailed
much before Saturday.
This will delay the final announce
ment of the vote.
New Hampshire, which also is very
close. so close that the Democrats
were able today to say they had car
ried it, has 1875 voters among the
troops at the border. Their votes
also probably will not be announced
before Saturday.
Other close States having voters
en- the border are North Dakota with
99". and New Mexico with 957. Tally
ing of their votes may delay the final
returns from all these close States
The second important development
is the fact that both sides are pre-,
pared already to demand a recount o1
the vote in .close States and dis
tricts. Such recounts may delay the
fina! result for weeks.
Forest fires raging across the vas'
timberlands west of Lexington, KY.