Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-22
BLAME HUGHES FOR HIS OWN DEFEAT

All day yesterday, says the New York Times, intimations of treason
in the California Republican CAM were voiced by Republican leaders at
National headquarters, but others whose loyalty could not be questioned
warmly defended Hiram W. Johnson, the principal object of censure:
Chairman William R. Wilcox found o n his desk yesterday morning III
8O-word telegram from Johnson. in which he said nothing about the
official count, but INDUCED in bitter recrimination against the Republ-
a faction in California headed by National Committeeman William R.
Crocker. Johnson declared that if there had been any knitting of Mr.
Hughes in California, Mr. Croker and his friends had done it.
Johnson found warm defenders at headquarters, o only among the
Roosevelt men who came ovr to Hughes with the colonel, but also
among Republicans who have not been reckoned friendly to the Moose.
Their study of election figures, they said, showed that Mr.. Hughes did
not arc worse in California than in other Republican states. One OF
these analysts gave figures to support the theory that the defeat of Mr..
Hughes was not due primarily to what happened to him in California,
but to his general weakness as a candidate He reasoned this way
In all 100000 votes we're cast at last Tuesdays election than
at the election four years ago, and of this increase President Wilson re-
California and Illinois Mr.. Hughes received a n increase yer the COM
bned Republican, Progressive vote in 1912 OF $4,000, or 5000 mor than
his total increase when the vote of all states was counted, o that his
defeat certainly OF due to knitting in California.
Here is a survey OF the vote in a number OF important states made
ARIzoNA-Total increase over 1912, 10000. Wilson, 10000;
cALIFoRNIA-rota increase, $4,000. Wilson, $4,000; Hughes,
10000.
COLORADO-Total increase, 10000. Wilson, $4,000 increase;
coNNEcT1cUTT-Total increase, 10000. Wilson, $4,000; Hughes,
IDAHO-Total increase, 10000. Wilson, $4,000 increase; Hughes,
ILLINo1s-rotal increase, 10000. Wilson, 46sooo; Hughes, 44-
IN~DIANA-rotal increase, 1900. Wilson, 1000; Hughes, 10000.
IOWA-Total increase, 2sNM Wilson, 10000; Hughes, 1900 de-
KANsAs-Toal increase, $4,000. Wilson, Hl,oo; Hughes. $4,000.
MAINE-Total increase, 5000. Wilson, 1900 increase; Hughes,
5000 decrease.
Observation-Disclosures increase, 10000. Wilson 5000 increase;
Hughes, $4,000 decrease.
MINNESOTA-Total increase, $1,000 Wilson, 10000 increase;
Hughes, 5000 decrease.
NEW JERsEY-Totl increase, 6lmO. Wilson, $1,000; Hughes,
10000.
NEW YORK-Total. increase, 10000. Wilson, 100000; Hughes,
lsOO.
OHIO-Total increase. 145OO. Wilson, $4,000 increase; Hughes,
10000, decrease.
Observation-Disclosures increase, 10000. Wilson, $4,000 increase
Hughes, 25OO decrease.
Mr.. Wilcox said he "a waiting for the official count in close states
before concedng the election to President Wilson or claiming it for Mr..
Hughes. When his attention was called to the agitation which has seen
started for a congressional investigation of the use of money in the
campaign. Mr. Wilcox said he would welcome such al inquiry.