Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-10
UPSETS ALL PRECEDE,NTS
IN AMERICAN POI ITICS
Wilson Reelected by Republican States and New Eng
lands Rock-Rbbed Republicanism Almost Cracks
Under Strain-Progressives Vote Democratic

MEM yoHl<. November e-,rhc
states OF california. New Mexico and
North Dakota. swinging: ir,8 the Dem
ocratic column At ,uidni.;ht Tonight.
maze certain the recollection OF Wood
row Wilson Over Charles Evans
Hughes. with at least six electoral
votes tn spare.
The states OF Minnesota and New
hampshire remained doubtful. with Il
atrohE trend toward tho Democratic
candidate.
WILSON has certainly carried thirty
one Northern. Southern and Western,
states. with 272 electoral votes. Hughes
carrie" fourteen Eastern and North
crn state" and two Western states,
with an electoral vote of 90
California. which hid wavcred Tor
two days between Wilson nnd Hughes.
settled all Houb, rs to the outcome OF
IN" election u: 10 oclocE wien The
lead OF the PRESIDENT was Increased
y" hat with bat forty eight districts
missing. his plurality was a.47o. In
M"W MeNic" he took liz, lead from
iiu%h"s and was o.f3I votes ahead.
WIN Us districts unreportcd. y, the
same time. North Dakota hccams sur.
70" Wilson. and Wilson gains we~e re :
po"ieG in West Virginia, Nina. so.;:
"hd Ne" HAMPSHIRE.
When The news OF california's lie.
cision reached Republican ,ea.:,uror-
tcrs IN New York. .the place was, al
most instantly deserted. There is stu
yak o. making contests. and many
lawyers, headed by former Attorney
General George W. Wickershar, h,ya
he"n engaged to take all possible legal
step" to tight for hughes to the last
trench.
So decided. however. were The mid
niIht returns. Mat none OF tho Repub
iican leaders bad any confidence tha,
either rccountS Or recourse TO courts
could save their candidate
WILSON Is RE-El.ECTED
~ REPlHLICAN STATES
The result Of the election. which
was cluudeG by doubt and conf'ictinc.
reports after TWO DAYS has upset all
prHct@cntS IN American politics. NIL
sor has been elected by Rom,hIicor
Htdtcs"-Staies on which the G.. O. T..
.eadcrS counted SO surely tina, t;,,.,
TOOK little trouble or expense, TO mako
rr"-"iecti"r lights within their hor
dcrY.
Without New York or Illinois. which
declared dccisively and immediately
'"r hughes, the Democrats found
enough strength in the Middle and OK
IRENE West 10 ov,rcom" the grcn,
other ropulous and important states.
In the Western states. where a
Hughes victory was practically con.
ce"td by Democrats. hughes was vic
iorious only in Oregon. In the Middle
West, Iowa and South Dakota only
voted for Hughes.
New Em%!and'S :"cls-ribbcd Rcpub-
iIcahiSm almost cracked under thu
strain of TN" trend toward Wilson.
Republican pluralities OF former years
dwindlcd till they almost disappeared.
In the case Of New Hampshire. il will
REQUIRE AN official count to decide the
claim OF the Republicans that their
hold upon solid New England is still!
Gnbrokcu.
The result in New England is I say
age blow at the confidence oil the hipn
prrtcctioni:;S that the tariff Will ID n
continuing issue in American politics.
Th.re is no evidences in an ANALYSIS;
-. III" vote IL New England that the
tariff Was even considered by the vot