The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-10
DEMOCRATIC LEADER ASSURED
OF $50 BALLOTS IN ELECTO-
RAJ COLLEGE-PROBABLY
SEVEN MORE
New Mexico and New Hampshire, List
ed As Doubtful, May Add To Safe
Majority Already Counted For
Present Chief Executive
CONTEST OF VOTE Is PROBABLE
PROMISE OF SHARP WATCH
OF RECOUNT Is MADE
Minnesota and West Virginia, Only
States Not Accounted For, Show
Lead For Hughes-COmplete
Returns May Not BE Known
For Several Days

auoJ ANVN ~ hhhV""
For Several Days
Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 3
--Returns from 527 of 63S precincts in
New Mexico gives Hughes 31,O54; Will
son 33.O15.
San Francisco, November 9-Returns
from 1894 of $50 precincts in Cali
fornia give Hughes 462,53S; Wilson
465,669. Wilson's plurality 3,131.
New York, November FIFTY hours
after the polls closed in California
Republican Chairman Rowell conceded
the state to the President. Thus the
thirteen votes needed to assure the
President majority in the electoral
college dropped into the Democratic
column and apparently ended the sus-
pense and anxiety of an election which
has been unparalleled in American pc.
litical history. Republican Chairman
Wilcox when informed that the Presi-
dent had carried California only re-
piled:
81 have nothing to say"
Secretary Tumulty at the summer
White House at Shadow Lawn, sent
the new by wireless to President Will
son on the yacht Mayhower. en- route
to Rhine Cliff, New York.
The California results showed that
with only forty-eight districts missing
the Presidents plurality in the state
was 1870.
Barring some wholly unexpected
turnover in the incomplete states lean
ing toward Wilson or a change on 4
recount, CALIFORNIA; acquisition to the
Democratic column gave the President
269 electoral votes without New Next
cos three. In New Mexico at midnight,
the President was leading by 1884
votes, with 15S districts missing, and
it was not believed this advantage
could be overcome by Mr.. Hughes.
Both Sides Consider Recount
Conceding West Virginia, New
Hampshire and Minnesota to Mr.,
Hughes-and he was in the lead in all
tbree-only gives him 259 votes,-even
less than the required majority. With
272 votes in sight President Wilson
had six to spare for a possible split
OF electors in California or a sudden
reversal in New Mexico. At Republi-
can National committee headquarters
1t was admitted after conferences be-
tween George w. Wickersham, Everet;
Colby, of New Jersey, Mr.. Hughes,
Chairman Wilcox and George w. Per-
kins, of New York. preparations were
being made to bring legal proceed
ings for recounts in states where the
results were close.
Chairman Wilcox included Cali
fornia, New Mexico, North Dakota,
New Hampshire and Minnesota in his
list of states where recounts undoubt-
eddy would be demanded.
Democratic headquarters was not
behind the Republicans in preparing
for legal developments. Chairman Nc
COrmick conferred with Alton b. Park
err, former Democratic candidate for
! President; Morgan J. OBrien, Delaney
Nicoll, John b. Stanchneld, all promi-
nent New York lawyers. II was evil
dent that il the election was taken in
to court the legal giants of both par
ties were being marshalled for such
battle royal as the United States has
never seen.
Z In an official statement, the Demo
cratic National committee claimed 272
votes for President Wilson and a plur-
atty OF from 100000 to 100000.
"To say there will be any contests"
declared the statement, lis an insult TO
the intelligence OF the American peo-
pie"
II probably will still be another day
Defore the tull results are known IRON
any of the four states left in the doubt
full column, and certainly not until
there has been an ofhcial count in New
Hampshire and possibly in Minnesota
AS Mr. Hughes is leading in Minnesota
and West Virginia and a change IN the
states could in no wise affect the re-
suit, there may be no demand for ex-
taOrdinary haste TO bring about the re-
count demanded.
Virtually all the states where the re-
suit is close are carried in the Hughes
column and for that reason the Demo
Gratis profess TO be not apprenhensiye
that any oyerturning could come from
! a recount