The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-10
WuSON IS REELECTED
HAS NOT LESS THAN 272 VOTES IN
ELECTORAL COLLEGE, AND TOTAL MAY
Be INCREASED BY M|NNESOTA'S TWELVE

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CALIFORNIA; Republican State Chairman Comedies State To
Wilson, Whose Lead Is Ping Up and Will Reach Four
Thousand BY Time Count Is Completed
NEW HAMPSHIRE BELIEVED TO BE
In THE WILSON COLUMN TO STAY
1ew Mexico For Wilson BY Large Maorty-Eary Republican
Proposal To Garry On Extensive Contests Will Probably
Content Itself With Recounts In Close Viz.
ginia For Hughes
San Francisco Nov AT o'clock tonight
Chester H Rowen. chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, issued the following
statement
Except in the case of some exceptional
happening, Wilson has carried California
San Francisco Nov with sixty-fve pre-.
cncts missing in California the stood:
Hughes 4e1 1856; Wilson 4e4,4e7. The missing
precincts probably add 400 to Hughes and 1000
to Wilson.
New York Nov e-The States Of California
New Mexico and North Dakota, swinging into the
Democratic column at midnight tonight made
tain the reelection of Woodrow Wilson over
Charles Evans Hughes with at least six electoral
votes to spare.
The States of Minnesota and New Hampshire
remained doubtful with a strong trend toward the
Democratic candidate
Wilson has certainly carried thirty-one
hundred and seventy two electoral votes Hughes
carried fourteen Eastern and Northern States and
two Western States with electoral vote Of two
hundred and forty three.
California which had wavered for days between VII
and Hughes settled all doubt to the outcome Of the
election at 10 o'clock when the lead of the President was in
so with but sxyve districts missing his plurality
SIP In New Mexico he took the lead from Hughes and
1884 votes ahead with 8 districts unrepored At tho
time North Dakota became for Wilson, and Wilson
gains reported in West Virginia, Minnesota and New
Hampshire.
q. o P. Throw Up Sponge
When the of California; decision reached Republican
headquarters New York the place almost instantly
serted There still talk of making contests and many
awyers headed by former General George W Wick
rsham have been engaged to take all possible legal to
ight for Hughes to the last trench
SO decided however the midnight returns that none
the Republican leaders had confidence that either
counts to courts could their candidate
The result of the election which couded by doubt and
conflicting reports after two days has upset all precedent in
American politics Wilson has been elected by Republican
statesSates which the G leaders counted surely
hat they took little trouble to make prediction
lights within their borders
Without New York. Illinois which declared decisively
and Immediately for Hughes the Democrats found enough
strength the Middle and extreme West to the great
electoral votes of these and other popuou and important
States.
the Western States where Hughes victory prac
cal conceded by Democrats Hughes victorious only in
Oregon In the Middle West Iowa and South Dakota only
& Rock, Ribbed New England
New England rock ribbed Repubcanism almost cracked
lnder the strain of the trend toward Wilson Republican plural
ties OF former years dwlndled TILL they almost In
The of New Hampshire it will require official count to
decide the claim the Republicans that their hold upon solid
New England is still unbroken
The result in New England is savage blow the conf
1ence Of the high proteconiss that the tariff will be
nung issue in American politics.
There evidence in analysis Of the vote in New Eng
and that tariff considered by the voters.
From the general result it is clear that the in the
suffrage States voted did the In Illinois and
about equally divided preference The
State went for Hughes by big plurality.
In Kansas, Colorado, Montana Washington, Oregon and
California where also vote Wilson successful but
ais purates not sufficiently large indicate that thu
women voters supported him a unit.
One Of the unusual if unexpected features Of the reu
that Mr. Wilson lost his State Of New Jers ~