The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-11-11
Democrats Sure of
Victory.
SIX STATES IN DOUBT
President Has 251 Votes and
Hughes 234.
WEST WENT DEMOCRATIC

New York, Nov. 9.-The attention
Of the nation is riveted IN the votes
Of six states that will swing tire re-
5ult of the election one way or the
other.
The returns from those common
e1Eealths continue to arrive here and
10Th the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis claim to have won.
Up to a late hour, WITH. only sur
misses and the early vote in the I'M
81 certain states, the certain electoral
! vote was:
- Charles E. Hughes, 234.
Woodrow Wilson, PSI.
In doubt, forty-six votes.
The states on which the victory
!. hinges are: California, Minnesota,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon
and West Virginia.
The votes from these states came in
slowly. In California and Minnesota
Wilson was ahead, but in the latter
late reports showed Hughes cutting
aown this lead and indications at Re-
publican headquarters were that the
state would go for Hughes. In Cali
rornia Wilson held the lead, but his
margin was small and the Republican,
campaign committee was confident
that that state, too, would be placed
IN the Republican columns.
I North Dakota, claimed by the Re-
publicans, and then placed in the
! doubtful class, was claimed again by
Chairman Wilcox.
In West Virginia Hughes still held
MS advantage as the belated returns
arrived and it was claimed here that
the state had been won by the Re-
publicans.
II all the states where the incom-
oleted returns held the result in doubt,
the balloting was so close, it is likely
10 be several hours before a definite
: decision will be known in some OF
.hese states.
Both the Republican and Democrat
lc headquarters were besieged with in
luiries from all parts of the country
as to the result and each side were
Apositive that they had been declared
T~ictors.
"a statement issued by Chairman
Wilcox at Republican headquarters,
claimed Minnesota, Oregon, California
and New Hampshire and asserted that
Hughes had obtained 277 electoral
votes.
"California and Minnesota are surely
for Hughes. This means Hughes is
elected"
The statement, he said, was based
rn0o olvionc from tho rpcnn0tjUn cfatn
! Headquarters, claiming California by
10, 900 votes int Minnesota by 10000.
hester H. Rowell telegraphed from
an Francisco that the Republicans
Euld concede everything the Demo-
hats claim and still carry the state
by 5000.
ST haven't changed my mind at ALL"
declared Vance G. Mccormick, chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, in a statement. Returns are
coming in slowly, but l see no reason
to change my estimate that President
Wilson will have 2SS votes in the
electoral college. We have carried
New Hampshire and West Virginia,
also. We have New Mexico and North
Aakota. Oregon is very, very close,
bNt Wilson has a good chance of car
rying it."
Mr.. Mccormick said he had com
municated by telegraph and telephone
with all the state and county tlair-
men in doubtful states directing them
ITO safeguard the ballot boxes and bal
pts. r
HNThe Democratic chairman annaunc-
edl that United States marshals were
watching to see that there were no
violations OF the law in states where
the result Is close.