Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-18
Vote in Western States
Made Victory of the
President Possible.
REPUBLICANS ASK RECOUNT
No CHARGE of Fraud Is Made, but
the Possibility of Error in
Count Is Seen.
Race in Several States SO Close That
Result Was Not Known Until
Practically Every Ballot Had
Been Counted.

New York, Nov. ll.-PrcSidcnt vii
ION and Vice President Marshall have
been reelected On the face of the IN
official returns, but with Il result IN
several pivotal states that is 50 close
that tho Republican leaders say they
viii not be- satisfied until a recount Of
IN" votes has been made in these
states.
The situation Is extraordinary and
has resulted in days Of u"rye-racking
strain for tho people of the country.
# the election officials of a few remote
precincts in f,w states luo" how the
llriou has been waiting GREATNESS To
near from them. they must be Swciled
Ip enormously with SENSE Of their
Importance. For Oh those few pre-
luctS tuS depended the nations choice
IF lI- chief executive.
That Mr. Wilson's victory over Mr..
Hughes will not be conceded without IA
-ccOunt in The close states, such as Cal
fOrnia, New Hampshire, New Mexico
and North Dakota, was determined at
differences of the Republican leaders
lerr. Chairman Wilcox asserted "a re-
cunt would be demanded wherever
he margin Of Democratic victory was
50 small that comparatively few votes
would turn the scales. He and his as
SociateS say they take the position
hat there should be no cloud upon Mr..
Wilson's title To the presidency. The
Democrats, for their part, declared
hat there must be Il recount In New
hampshire, even though the returns
gave the state To Mr.. Wilson.
That the returns are still incomplete
due to the presence on the border OF
he National Guard of number OF
states. The soldiers are permitted tC
vote by mail, their ballots being for
Warded 10 the auditors of their home
counties, and In Minnesota especial!
he vote OF the Guardsmen is likely t
,ut a oSesSse.r,Sining Whether tn,
state Soes into the wilson or IN
1uSEes column
minnesota was as bad as CalifOrni
IN the matter of shifts, and as its dele
| cation is nearly rs large, ii, too, wa
| watched with the intensest intereS
! Through days and nights of counting
the race was see-saw, with but
thousand or SO OF votes separating tn
candidates. Neither side would a,
nit defeat, and even now both al
81. 81. tho oil
cial count. ..
New Hampshire Surprise.
Perhaps the most surprising of a
the states was New Hampshire.
alone of all New England failed to giN
the Republican candidate a SubStanti
plurality. and for days no one kne
I'm which colgnn il would land. II
astonishing ciOScncSS of the vote W;
shown by the rival claims. three da
after the election, of 100 plurality f
Hughes and 81 for Wilson. In the e
cumStances 1t is 40 wonder that q
managers of both parties should q
mand a recount.
New Mexico. with three ClectOI
votes, attracted national attention
placing itself early in the list OF dOul
full states, and as It soon appeared I'll
almost every electoral vote would
vital, the returns from down on
border were grabbed hot of the wir
After yeering back and forth for da
New Mexico WINS definitely placed
W the Wilson column, though there, t
" the presidents margin was so Sc;
! that a basis Was afforded for the c
for recount \ few mistakes {
= covered in the figures of the preci
~ officials might well swing the ST
" over To Hughes.
Wilcox Demands Recount.
~ ON Friday National Chairman w
- cox of the Republican party han,
O. out the following statement:
The result still depends upon
vote in q few close states. 1t must
borne in mind that the returns d
far announced are. in most states.
official and may be changed by
an official count required by the laws
those states.
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