The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-10
MINNESOTA CT ALMEDBYG. OP. LEADERS
AT 10000 is THE LOWEST LIMIT FIXED

New York, November S.-The re-
publican national headquarters state
ment late this afternoon claimed
Minnesota, Oregon, California and
New Hampshire and asserted that
Hughes obtained 277 electoral votes.
ST. Paul. Mimi, November S-With
1910 precincts heard from out of a
total of 1924 in the state Of Mime
sofa, Wilson has 21,O23 votes against
1880 for Hughes. The last III
precincts to be heard from reduced
Wilson'S gain by 430, but left him
still 1858 votes ahead. At this same
rate of loss, Wilson would neverthe-
less carry the state when all the
precincts are heard from
st. Paul, November S.-Returns
from the rural districts shortly after
noon today gradually cut down presi-
dent Wilson's lead over Hughes in
Minnesota 1929 of the 1924 precincts
in the state giving Wilson 92,066,
Hughes S3,144. In the precincts out
side the three largest cities of the
state-Minneapolis, st. Paul and Du-
luth-Hughes showed rapidly grow
ing strength. In 691 of these rural
precincts Hughes received 42172
votes to Wilson's 34,139. Republican
leaders express confidence that this
ratio would be maintained, which
would mean a plurality for Hughes
of at least 10000
Manchester, N. H., November s.
While the republican state commit
tee announced that twenty-one pre-
cincts are still to be heard from
Hughes had an unofficial plurality of
1857, revised newspaper figures this
afternoon reduced the Hughes lead
to 375 with eleven small precincts
missing. Republican leaders now say
400.
New York, November S.-If Presi-
dent Wilson carries either Minnesota
or California he is reelected. The
corrections early this afternoon gave
Wilson 256 votes, and Hughes 238,
leaving thirty-seven doubtful Wilson
needed just ten more votes to make
the necessary .26e. In the doubtful
column were California, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New Mexico and
Oregon. 1t was evident that if Will
son carried either California with its
thirteen votes or Minnesota with it's
twelve, he would secure the election.
Even without these states, the three
other doubtful states could give him
enough votes to elect him. Minnesota
rural districts were expected, when
his big lead in the large cities was
announced, to ovecome that lead, but
instead of that the rural vote has in
creased his lead. In California at this
time Wilson was announced to be
leading by 5000 votes. This was at
l p. m.
The Corrected Returns.
United Press corrected returns on
president early this afternoon were
summarized as follows:
For Observation-Disclosures, Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, louisiana
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Caro-
lima, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Texas
Utah, Virginia, Wyoming and Wash
ington. Total of votes, 256 %
For Hughes Connecticut, Della
ware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Total of
votes, 238.
Doubtful = California, Minnesota
New Hampshire, New Mexico and
Oregon Total of votes, 81.