The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-08
WIPING OUT OF
HUGHES LEAD is
ELECTION FREAK
G. o. p. Goes to Bed Victorious,
Wakes Up Defeated CD
Eastern Returns Indicated
Landslide for Hughes.
WEST VOTE UPSET DOPE pot
Closest Battle Since Cleveland
Victory in 1892.
G. o. p. Gains in Congress Not
as Great as Expected.

New York, Nov. S.-Aside from the
uncertainty of the result the most re-
markable thing about the election was
the sudden wiping out of the Hughes
majorities piled up in the east by the
returns coming in from the west.
When the Republican landslide in
New York became known and was
quickly followed by the heavy Re-
publican victories in New England
there was a veritable stampede to an
nounce the election of Mr.. Hughes
and the defeat of President Wilson.
Hundreds of thousands waiting in
the streets saw the signal lights flash
the defeat of the president New
York newspapers which have been
prominent in their support OF him'
conceded the presidents defeat even
before some of the western states had
been heard from. Thousands of per
sons in the east went to bed belleV-
ing Mr. Hughes elected and woke up
this morning to find the result aPpar-
emily changed while they slept Hum
dreds who made their plans for what
they expected to happen in Wall street
today found them set all awry-
Eat Away Hughes Columns.
The first figures of Wilson majori-
ties thru the west did not shake the
confidence of those who were predlct-
ing the election of Mr.. Hughes and
majorities began eating the Hughes
columns piled up in the east did any
of them suspect that the result was in
danger
At midnight it was apparent that the
free predictions of a sweeping Repub-
Ican victory thruout the country were
being contradicted by the results from
the west AS every hour saw the
Hughes lead melting down it became
clear that the president was not to be
light without any decisive result, it
became apparent that the battle was
being fought out in the doubtful
states with the advantage decidedly in
favor of Mr.. Wilson.
Running Neck and Neck.
Not since a next days revision of
the returns seated Grover Cleveland
in the contest of 1892, has the coun-
try been compelled to wait 30 long to
know the result More than twelve
hours after the polls had closed
President Wilson and Mr.. Hughes
were running a neck and neck race in
doubtful states.
Congress returns were equally I'M
certain but on their face at a. M
today the Republicans had not been
able to overthrow the Democratic ma
jority, altho they did succeed in re-
ducing it in the house. In the senate
the Republicans appeared to have
gained seven states.
Hughes Favor i'll w. Va.
Charleston, W Va, Nov. S.-Re-
turns from s66 precincts out of LIB
in West Virginia for president give
Hughes 1870, Wilson 3S.716
Returns from 965 precincts out of
1,TlS in West Virginia for United
states senator give Sutherland, Re-
publican, 41,790; Chiffon, Democrat,
37.749.
Hughes Wins Massachusetts.
Boston, Nov. s.-The vote of Massa
ckusetts complete, was as follows:
Hughes 26S,S61, Wilson 247,327.
Comedies Washington to Wilson.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. S.-The Morn
ing Post lntelligencer. strong Hughes
supporter, comedies Washington state
to Wilson by $1,000
Complete Connecticut Vote.
New Haven, Nov. S.-The complete
vote in Connecticut was Hughes 1O5.-
324, Wilson 99.3S2. Governor Hoi-
comb. Republican, 109,056; Beardslev.
Democrat. 96.015.
johnson by 100000 in California.
San Francisco, Nov. S-Returns
available today indicated that the con-
test between Wilson and Hughes IL
California was so close that an Off
cial count might he necessary to de-
termne the result. With 2,152 pre-
cincts in various parts of the state out
of total of 5,917 accounted for, the
president was leading by 700 votes.
Owing to the exceptional length of
the ballot few precincts have been re-
ported in either San Francisco or Los
Angeles and on the result of the
count in those two cities hinged the
outcome
Governor Hiram w. Johnson. Re
publican and Progressive candidate
for United States senator had a COM
handing lead over his Democratic OPP
ponent, George S. Hatton. and it was