The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-11-09
Dispatches Received AT A Late
Hour Last Night Were All
Favorable For Democracy.
WILSON GIVEN 27l
ELECTORAL VOTES
Several States Claim. By Re-
publicans Roll Up Democra-
tic PluraIities.

At $3.50 o'clock last night
the Associated Press ANNOUNCE
ed that President Wilson had
271 electoral votes, which is
more than enough 10 insure his
election. The Associated Press
is generally acknowledged the
most reliable newsgathering
agency in the country, and has
never in its history made an in
accurate statement The re-
election of President Wilson,
therefore, is certain beyond all
cavil.
So sure are the Democrats
Of victory that Chairman Nc
Ccrnick of TIE fs,-ngsi.s
Committee has sent President
Wilson q telegram congratu-
lating him upon his election.
According to news received
by the Commercial just before
this issue is placed upon the
streets, Wall Street has conced-
ed a victory for the Demo-
Gratis, and this looks very fa-
orable, as President Wilson
was bitterly opposed by finan-
ciers generally, and the fact
that his election has been con-
ceded in q district which is rec
ognized as the financial center
Of the country indicates posi-
lively and conclusively that he
win succeed himself as Presi-
dent OF the United States.
After having hovered perilously
near defeat in the national election
Tuesday, the Democrats made appre-
eiable gains on the home stretch,
and from the latest returns avail
able the reelection Of President Will
son by small majority is indicated
A dispatch received here late
"Wednesday afternoon gave Wilson
900 electoral votes and Hughes 230
This left the states Of California
New Hampshire, West Virginia anc
Minnesota to be accounted for. A
later dispatches stated that Mlnneso
t. had been carried by Wilson. Thi
gives hin total of 271 votes, which
is fivo more than the number re
quired to insure his election
The returns began to come i
about I o'clock Tuesday night, an
were eagerly awaited by Colum
ians News was received at bot
the Dispatch Office and the loea
office Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, and at each place large crowd
of interested spectators congregatet
The first dispatches received were a
favorable to Hughes, and when
was stated that he had carried Ne
York, Indiana, and other doubtf,
states, Supporters of Wilson here b.
came disheartened. The news col
tinued to be discouraging up to mil
night. when it's character sudden
changed and the CLEAN of hope fl
Wilson appeared on the horizo
Among the first favorable news w
a dispatch stating that the Dem
Gratis were steady gaining in Ca
fornia, and would probably carry t
state. This had been looked upon
Republican stronghold, and VIII
Colunibians learned that it W
about to swing into the Democrat
column they began to gain hope.
About 2 o'clock dispatch recei
ed recapitulating the electoral vo'
and this gave Hughes total Of 2
and Wilson 213, leaving n votes
doubt. This ended the news for I
night, and it was not until Wedn'
day morning that favorable d
patches began to come in.
So strong was the opinion II
Hughes had won out that a nnmt
OF leading metropolitan papers
Tuesday night flashed his electi'
among the number having been J