The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-10

carried this state. and that Kendick
has been elected governor by 5000
votes.
Cheyenne, Wyo., November 8.-One
hundred seventy mine precincts of the
5SS Wyoming gave Wilson, 8,21S
Hughes, $40.
Seattle, November S.-1071 precincts
of 1885 in Washington give Hughes
S2,6S4; Wilson, 90,665.
| The Reports Last Night.
This was the vote indicated by the
returns last night.
plete returns from the West would
reverse the trend which steadily
seemed to be piling up the Hughes
column.
Democratic Chairman Mccormick
was claiming at least 26S votes for
President Wilson in the electoral col.
lege and Republican Chairman Will
cox claimed Sol. Each was claiming
the doubtful states.
Kentucky, Kansas, Montana, Ne
braska and Washington, on the face of
| early returns, were leaning toward
President Wilson. Maryland seemed
almost certainly Democratic.
Missouri, Indiana, West Virginia.
Arizona and Delaware were leaning
toward Hughes. Chairman McCor.
mick, however, claimed the president
could have majority of two votes il
the electoral college without carrying
California, Indiana, North and South
Dakota, West Virginia or Wisconsin,
from which returns were far from
complete, but showing a Republican
trend. Managers of both parties were
anXiously watching Ohio and both
were claiming victory.
Republicans Are Confident.
The Republican national committee
in an official statement claimed Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont,
Washington, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
That made a total of 2S4 electoral
votes, eighteen more than the neces-
sary 266 for an election.
A statement issued by the Demo
cratic national committee claiming
that with the loss of the following
states which it was not believed
Hughes had carried President Wilson
still was reelected by a majority of
two votes in the electoral college:
California, Indiana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, West Virginia and Wis
consin.
The committee claimed that even if
these states are lost it will give Presi-
dent Wilson vote of 268 in the cleo
toral college.
When shown the list of states claim
ed by the Republican national COM
mittee, Robert w. Woolley, director
of publicity of the Democratic nation
al committee, said the claim of the
Republicans was without foundation.
Predicts 313 for Wilson.
Speaking for the Democratic ua-
tional committee Mr.. Woolley claimed
the following states, having a total
of 313 electoral votes
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mis-
ii cly
Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin.
Senator willard Salisbury, chair
man of the Democratic senatorial
campaign committee, gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
"The Republicans claim that they
will control the United States senate
up to this hour indicate the loss Of
only two Democratic senators and a
gain of four This does not include
the Democratic senator in Indiana,
where the result is still in doubt"
Seattle, Wash, November S.-The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, strongly
republican paper, comedies that Wash
ington state has bee carried by
President Wilson by about $4,000.
Fargo, N. D., November 8.-Half of
the complete vote indicates that Will
son carried the state by less than
5000.
New York, November ST. B.
Kellogg, republican candidate for
United States senator of Minnesota,
wired today that the state would go
for Hughes by 5000, and that he
himself would be elected by $4,000.
New York, November Sat Has
a. m, today the republican headquart-
ers claimed California for Hughes.
ST. Paul, November 8.-Further in
roads into Wilson's lead in Minnesota
was made when half of the total pre-
cincts reports this afternoon stated
that 1,439 of 1924 put Wilson at
111.173, Hughes, 103,690.
Portland, November 8.-Both sides
still claim Oregon
New York, November S.-Democrat-
ic Chairman Mccormick said: "When
the count is finished Wilson will have
over 800 electoral votes"