Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-08
FIGURES LOSE,
WITH SOME STATES
STILL IN DOUBT
Republicans Announce at
Least 2S4 Electoral Votes
for Their Candidate.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM TOTAL
OF 3O6 VOTES FOR WILSON
Insist That Middle West Will
Reverse Apparent Trend To-
ward G. O. P. Nominee. {
CONGRESS NOT YET SETTLED
Both Sides, With Incomplete Re
turns, Predict Control of Sen
ate and House.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM TOTAL
OF 3O6 VOTES FOR WILSON
CONGRESS NOT YET SETTLED
Both Sides. With Incomplete Re
turns, Predict Control of Sen
ate and House.
fnv Assncia,ed-pr.ss

-NH>N ''IhN. .>ONeInpcT just De-
fore midnight the, election returns still
incomplete in many States. indicated
tho election of Hughes and Fairbanks.
but the figures were very close. and
the Democratic managers stendfastiy
refused To concede Republican vic
tory.
Although tho metropolitan news
papers, which have supported Presi
dent Wilson, conceded his defeat. tho
Democratic managers insisted that
complete returns from the West would
reverse the trend which steadily
seemed to be piiing UP the Hughes
column
"Remember 1892" was the pr.dic
non OF tho Democratic publicity bu-
reau. which pointed out that I'm that
memorable contest the next days re-
risrd returns placed Grover Cleveland
In the Whitc House
Soon after midnight, the Republican
National Committee In an ofrlci,l
statement claimed California, Com
necticut, Delaware Idaho, Illinois. In
diana, Iowa. Maine, Maryland, hIasso
chnsctts. Michigan. New IIampshire
New Jersey. New York North Dakotn
'reson' Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
south Dakota, Vermont. Washington
'SH' Virginia ana Wisconsin.
That madc a total OF 2S4 electoral
votes eighteen more than the neccs-
sarH 266 for an election
Ihis was tho first official Indication
from the Republicans thar the result
would be close
me Republican managers realized
that sudden switch in the states in
complete CT unheard from micht IN
crease the Wilson hgures. hut uarn
sure the latter figures wouId ada to
the states they were claiminr
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES
CLAIMS 500 For vu.Sox
iNontrt W. Wooley, director OF pub
H oi tue Democratic National Com
mittee. announced at l0;I5 o.c,ock ~,
''e committee claimed 500 electoral
woes Tor Wilson based on the renort,
OF state and county chairmeu from, ~,
New England. Middle IVES, ana >.or,h
western States
Mr.. Woolcy, supplomentinr his s,,,o
mcnt. said:
Remember 1852. In that vcar ~,
III ne election night figures had In H.,
sN'Se" the next day ard tn. renutcd
i.epublican victory landed Grovcr
cleveland in the White House..
men SHOWN the list OF states
Claimed by the Republican Sationa,
committee. Robert w. Woolcv d,roc
Tor OF publicity OF the Democratic \,
ticnal Committee sniL 49,, p.', VA.
claim was wi,bo, ,
Woolcy said MAI ~, ,h "r
Connerticut Id,b, n., ''"'i'e"
Maryland Massachu..,,s i'""'
North Dakota. ore,.n, .Sah'
Washington. West vir.i,,;,. 'No.''
corsin were nroh,hi 49,, -"
Wilson. OF these Stni.s Nr
declared. Delaware. w., v;.si,,
Maryland and Wisconsin, ,,.,....,,.,,,,',''' -
for Wilson, and in all othrr s,,,a
ports showed Wilson was I.,,Ii,r,
MT Woolcy claimed tho So,,o,,
states giving total OF 3Ia e,erton,',
votes; Alabama. Arizona. Arlaa'.
California. Colorado. pelawnr, ,,,~,.
'"a. Georgia. indiann. kans,. -
tncky, Louisiana. MaryIond uinn.
Mississippi, Missouri. AIon,,r, ~
hraska' Nevada. New Mexico Hor,h
Carolina, South Care la North l,akotn