Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 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. 11.--President Will
son and Vice President Marshall have
been reelected on the face of the I'M
official returns, but with q result in
several pivotal states that is so close
that the Republican leaders say they
Will not be satisfied until a recount Of
the votes has been made in these
states.
The situation Is extraordinary and
has resulted in days of nerve-racking
strain for the people of the country.
If the election officials of few remote
precincts In few states know how the
nation has been waiting hreathless 10
near from them, they must be swelled
up enormously with sense Of their
Importance. For on those few pre-
cincts has depended the nations choice
Of It's chief executive.
Tint Mr.. Wilson's victory over Mr..
Hughes will not be conceded without "A
recount in the close states, such as Cal
ifornia, New Hampshire, New Mexico
and North Dakota, was determined at
conferences of the Republican leaders
here. Chairman Wilcox asserted a re-
count would be- demanded wherever
the 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
that there should be- no cloud upon Mr..
Wilson'S title TO the presidency. The
Democrats. for their part. declared
that there must he u recount in New
Hampshire, even though the returns
gave the state TO Mr. Wilson.
Ihat the returns are still incomplete
ls due to the presence on the border of
the National Guard of number of
states The soldiers are permitted TO
vote by mail. their ballots being for
Warded To the auditors of their home
counties, and in Minnesota especially
the vote of the GuardSmcn is likely to
cut figure In determining whether the
state goes into the Wilson or the
Hughes column.
Minnesota was as bad as California
In the matter of shifts, and as its dele
CATION is nearly as large, It, too. was
watched with the iutensest interest.
Through days and nights of counting.
the race was see-saw. with but n
thousand or So of votes separating the
candidates. Neither side would nd
nit defeat, ard even now both are
awaiting the soldier vote and the Off
cial count
New Hampshire Surprise.
Perhaps the most surprising of all
the states was New HAMPSHIRE II
alone Of all New England failed to give
the Republican candidate ii substantial
plurality. and for days no one knew
in which column II would land. The
astonishing closeness Of the vote was
shown 10y the rival claims. three DAYS
after the election, of 100 plurality for
Hughes and 81 for Wilson. In the cir
CumstanccS 1t Is no wonder that the
managers of holh parties should de.
mand "A recount
New Mexico. with three electoral
votes attracted national attention hy
placing itself early in the list OF doubt.
tul suites. and as il soon appeared that
almost every electoral vote would be
vital the returns from down on the
border We're grabbed hot OF the wires
After Nccriug back and forth for DAVIS
New Mexico was definitely placed in
the Wilson column. though there. too
the presidents margin was So seant
that a basis WAS afforded for the c.tll
for recount. a few mistakes dis.
covered i'm the figures of the precinct
officials might well swing the state
over to lIushcs
Wilcox Demands Recount.
On Friday National Chairman VIII
cox of the Republican party handed
ont the following statement:
The result ~dll depends upon the
vote In n few clos, states. II must be
horne In mind that the returns thus
far announced are. in most states. uu.
official and may be changed by the
official count required by the laws of
those states
Dies on Eve Of Election.