The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-11-09

4 SO neccsf'' "a a 3'aa seats Ia
order 10 capture the senate. the re
ports. so far in give The Repubn
cans a gain of Eve
4 Needing "a gain twenty five seats
10 assure them Of majority in the
house. their net gain positively as
sured al present ls nnle tao. hut a
large number Of districts remain 10
be heard from
Rumors end claims OF Democratic
success in Minnesota and o. RepubB-
can coccesyes in Wis eonsin only add
10 the confusion
The positive claim of the Repubh-
can national committee fell twelve
below the 265 necessary electoral
votes Hughes declined as prema
ture the concentrations Of rejoic-
ing crowd under his hotel window,
and Wilson went TO bed, giving over
the puzzle.
Early this morning the Democratic
national committee gained courage TO
match the Republican claim Of 300
electoral votes and the pgpefs every
where were moving states about like
checkers in their electoral tables
No one really new who had been
elected although plainly Hughes
needed the lever yo es ana nearly all
the states in the doubtful column haa
Republican antecedents.
As the reports from the close race
in Massachusetts, and OF the big
claims of a Democratic victory IN
Ohio gained circulation, the cont
dence OF the earlier hour became in
yolyed in perpleying cross current,
and one New York paper speedily re-
called its Hughes flash.
The Middle West Vote
The middle western states, accord
ing to returns thus far received, in
dicate that only Ohio has abandoned
its habit of returning Republican ma
jorities. The anticipated swing to
Wilson failed in Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin, the other big states which
Democrats believed would Offset the
loss of New York and New Jersey
Ohio was practically conceded to VIII
son before the election. The won
ems vote in Illinois. which was ex-
pected to turn the state to Wilson, Is |
not evident on the Democratic side In
the returns.
New Jersey and Connecticut were
quickly removed from the doubtful
column.
The failure of Tammany to produce
the majority for Wilson in New York
city was one OF the FIST signs of the
outcome In the Empire State, and it
quickly brought the hint that Murphys
organization had knitted Wilson
Chicago's vote also gave a clue to
the situation in Illinois. Cook county,
supposed to be a stronghold for VIII
son, showed that it could not deliver
the goods
Some Of the estimated majorities
for Hughes are as follows
Connecticut, 10, 200; Illinois, 100,
900; Indiana, 100 900; Iowa, 30 900;
Kansas. 30, 900; Maine, 5000; Michi.
gan, 100 coo; New Jersey. 25, 900;
Pennsylvania 200, 900; New York,
100 600; Rhode Island, 1900; Yer
mont, 40 900
For Wilson-Arkansas 30, 900; Col
orado, 10000; Georgia, 50, 900;
North Carolina, 5000; Virginia,
40 900.
Senatorial Elections
In the senatorial elections, Hiram
w. Johnson won by large majority
In California and William M. Calder
easily defeated McCombs in New
York Connecticut reelected George
p. Mclean. Mississippi returns John
s. Williams. Pennsylvania sends
Philander c. Knox to help the Re-
publican side.
The new senator from Arkansas is
William F. Kerby, Democrat.
Park NJ Trammell is elected FROM
Florida. Virginia returns Claude A
Swanson. Vermont elects Carroll $
Page. The new senator from Ten
1essee is Kenneth ID. Mckellar, Har
" s. New and James r. Watson, with
Republicans. have been elected in In
llama.
The Democratic leaders were not
Inclined TO accept the indications
shown by the early returns, and
Easily disclose majority for VII