The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1916-11-17

borne in mind that the returns thus
fht dtfhOuhced are, In most stntes, un-
official, hild may be changed by the
official count required By tie laws of
those stutes.
"Twice during these unofficial com
putntions yesterday In California mis-
takes in additions were announced
from that state, substantially changing
figures previously given.
1T Is common experience that the
result of the official count almost al
Nhys varies from the returns first an
nOuiiGed
"Where the vote Is DIS close Ms that
reported In several states, 1t may We'll
be that material changes win result
from the official count.
I'VE owe II to the country to take
all necessary sttps to See that an ex-
net and honest count Of tie vote fs
made. When the current seemed to be
running against Mr.. Wilson on Wednes-
day the Democratic managers an
nounced their intention to demand
recount in every close state.
the vote Is counted as cast"
Both sides conceded that no matter
what action might be taken IN resard
to a recount there was little likelihood
Of a contest being carried to the house
Of representatives as 1t was after the
Hdyes-1'ildeh campaign in 1876. Legis-
latiOn enacted in 1887, II was snid.
mnde the state sovereign In prOnounC-
ing Judgment I'm recount Of the pres
IdentiHl vote.
How CoR6tsss Stands.
With returns missing froin only one
congressional district in the United
Stntes. the Republicans and Demo
ePHts each had elected 215 representa-
tivcS.
The vote in New Mexico, which Is
still in doubt, probably will determine
which party Is to have plurality OF
one over the other. The present NOM
ber from New Mexico is Republl-
can.
The balance of power In the next
house will be held by four men, one
Progressive Pr6tettiohist from
Louisiana, one an indehehdeHt from
Massachusetts, one a Progressive from
Miii'feSotA and the other Socialist
from New York,
The action of these inGiffhsrs ap-
parently Will determine the choice of
n speaker, as well as the fate of legis-
latlOn which is supported or opposed
Oh purely party lines.
Fhe senate remains unchanged, d
Democrats to AZ Republicans Demo
cratic majority 6f IL.
In addition to the tope Ot electing
congressman at large from New
Mexico, the Democrats had one grain
Of ebhif6tt; II was that an official
count may disei8sb THAT Thomas j
Scully Inns been reelected from the
third New Jersey district.
An unusual feature of the result is
the election of the first woman to con-
gress, 4llss Jeanette Rankin, Repub-
ican, apparently hatfhs been elected
in Montana.
Six States Go Dry.
Prohibi.lonists nre jubilnnt over the
results of the election where prOhibi-
ion wns an issue. From Washington
the legislative committee of the Anti
Saloon League issued statement say
inG;.
"frOtiibitlOn has taken another
great leap forward. Michigan mas
voted for statewide prohibition by
1000 mn oiorIty. Nebraska by $4,000,
Montana by 10000 and South Dakota
by $4,000. Idaho has adopted pro-
hlbition constitutional amendment Dy
a minority Of 3 to l. Utah has prob
ably elected legislature pledged TO
enact statewide prohibition. Wash
ington, Iowa, Colorado, Arizona ana
Arkansas have defeated attempts OF
the liquor people to secure the adop-
tion Of proposals which would nulIlfy
their prohlbitOry laws.
"Thus "a states out of 4S-one-half
Of the states of the UniOn-have now
declared for statewide prohibition
and over 60 per cent of the population
and 50 per cent Of the area Of the
country Is now under prOhibitOry law
Women Vote as Do Men.
From the general result 1t Is clear
that as the men voted in the suffrage
states, so did the women.
In Illinois men and women seemed
about equally divided as to prefer
ence. The state went for Hughes by
a big plurality.
In Kansas, Colorado Montana
Washington, Oregon and California
where women also vote, Wilson wa'
successful, but his pluralities were no
Sufficiently large TO Indicate that tn
wbinhh voters supported him as II unit