The Alaska citizen., 1916-11-13
FROM CALIFORNIA

SON CARRIES SCALIFORNIA'-ASSOCIA PRESS
 ANXIETY AND SUSPENSE ENDED
 NEW YORK; Nov. 9-Apparently ending suspense and anxiety unprecedented in American history, word that President Wilson had carried the State of California lived here tonight Fifty hours after the polls in Cali ornia closed Chairman Rowe of the Republican state cam agn committee of California, conceded the state to Will thus giving the President the thirteen votes necessary a majority in the electoral college.
 SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 9.-All indications point to the fact that President Wilson has carried California; and in doing so has been reelected California the pivot Without the support of its electors the President could not have been elected The support has been accorded to him. and his election is certain.
 Only fortyegh precincts yet remain to be heard from ill this And with them missing Wilson is leading the with plurality of 2965 He has 465254 votes, against 462 ,2S9 for Hughes.
 DENIAL. ISSUED
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9-Chairnan Rowell of the Republican committee, tonight issued denial that Will had carried the from Republican headquarters here He planes the press for the report saying that papers entirely apt to jump at conclusions He wired every county chairman in California tonight follows
 "Regardless of press reports, figures show that carried the by very small margin You ordered engage competent lawyer at once to watch carefully the OthCal count
 TAKES TT ALL BACK
 SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 9.-At 8:25 o'clock tonight Republican State Chairman Powell conceded that unless something exceptional has happened President Wilson has carried the State of California Rowel made the conces- sion after viewing the returns from most of the precincts the showing plurality for Wilson Ot 29/O votes, with only outlying and scattered precincts missing
 The returns show that the vote complete has been ceived at Republican headquarters from torytwo out of he fiftyeight counties of the state From all but ten of he orytwo counties corrected check of the has also been received The possibility of an error in the count has therefore been reduced to minimum.
 After making the concession, Powell eephoned Geo. Perkins national Republican headquarters in New York, giving him word of the returns Later he said
 "Whe the face of the Associated Press returns Will is ahead in California many startling things have happened during the twelve hours that would do reach final conclusion before making final check the election Therefore shall watch closely Monday the official count which to be made every county in the state.
 NEWSPAPER CONCEDES WILSON'S ELECTION
 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9--The Los Angeles Times, which supported the candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes, conceded the election of President Wilson in this 9:25 o'clock tonight
 EARLY CALIFORNIA REPORT
 NEW YORK, Nov. 9-(3 P. M.)-Reports received here from California indicate that President Wilson still leading in the in that by 2 l4O One hundred and eighteen outlying precincts in California still missing.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE FLOPS
 NEW YORK, Nov 9.-Afer switching from Hughes Wilson, New Hampshire has Hoped back to Hughes again by 15l according information received here The count from twenty precincts in New Hampshire has not been reported The official will be resumed in New Hampshire tomorrow.
 ITS WILSON IN MINNESOTA
 NEW YORK, Nov. 9-Reports received here from St. Paul indicate that Wilson is leading in that with plurality of 8l8 Returns from IF precincts in Min still missing but they snall and Minnesota is being generally conceded to President Wilson.
 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CLOSE
 NEW YORK; Nov. 9-Reports from all parts of the United States indicate that the congressional election has been very close everywhere And is practically that in places nothing but will decide which ot the contestants for office wins
 The first returns however, nearly all in They indicate that President Wilson will have Democratic house. but the best that the Democrats claim at present is plurality of four However, there still five congressional districts yet undecided whether their congressman will be Republican Democratic
 COUNT INCOMPLETE IN NORTH DAKOTA
 FARGO N D., Nov. 9-With ninetysx precincts missing North Dakota stands Wilson 3463 and Hughes 59O9 It unauhoativey stated that Republican state headquarters has conceded this Wilson, as all of the missing ninetysx precincts sma and their scarcely overbaance Wilson's lead if they should go solid for Hughes
 HUGHES LEADS 5000 IN INDIANA
 INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Nov. 9.-Hughes is leading