New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-09
President Ahead on Coast, OppO-
nent in Northern State-NOrth
Dakota Again in Balance.
LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
Republicans Seem to Have West Virginia,
New Hampshire and Delaware; Democrats
Kansas, Washington and Idaho

The victor in the Presidential election undecided
ever early this morning.
Tabulaons based less incomplete returns from
of the states gave Charles Hughes the Republican
ddate 247 electoral President Wilson That left
still in doubt including California which has 13 votes
Minnesota, 12; New Mexico, 3, and North Dakota 5.
Early last night it appeared that Minnesota and California
would decide the election The drift in these two states how
such that according their leaning midnight New
Mexico with its seemingly insignificant three votes would de-
termine the next occupant of the White House.
Hughes took the lead away from Wilson in New Mexico at
o'clock this morning Three hundred and thrysx precincts
If this ratio maintained Hughes will New Mexico by 500
votes The precincts gave Hughes 14794
votes and Wilson 1886.
At 230 this morning Hughes had entirely the
Wilson lead in Minnesota, and leading by so3
HUGHES LEADS BY sO3
North Dakota began fail Hughes o'clock this morn
ing Returns at that hour from 900 of the 1859 pre-
cnc indicated that Wilson might carry the states five
votes by less than 200 votes The these returns was
Wilson, 4s297 Hughes 46s44 Wilson steadily gaining
but the state then extremely doubtful Hughes led in all
the earlier returns.
survey of the late from California Minnesota
and New Mexico showed significant gains by Hughes in spite
of the fact that his early lead North Dakota had been
by the President With 1sO precincts missing in North
Dakota, at o'clock Wilson leading by 75O votes but Mr.
Hughes then making inroads upon that advantage
California will probably finish in the Wilson column and
Minnesota in the Hughes list On this basis if Hughes got
North Dakota the final decision would rest with New Mexico
WASHINGTON VOTE MAY DIVIDE
The uncertainty of the situation increased by dis
patch from Tacoma Wash that there possibility that
Hughes would get of the electoral of the state
by the death of Democratic eector few days ago. His SUBJ
ute E. NJ Connor whose did not appear the ballot
many counties and the Republicans hoping that he may
split the states count in the Electoral College.
The returns from California and Minnesota followed zig
ag shifting from late yesterday afternoon midnight
The Republicans gathered the largest amount of
agemen from the trend in Minnesota At midnight Mr. Hughes
had diminished early indicated Wilson majority of 10000
one of 1000 This calculation based returns from 1887
of the 1924 precincts.
California looked equally uncertain Late in the after
noon with less than fourhs of the vote tabulaed Hughes
had an indicated plurality of 450O Later returns gave the
state hour to Wilson, the next to Hughes.
The gains of Hughes in Minnesota steady all night
When of the 1924 precincts in the state had been heard
Wilson seemed to have the state by 100000 But steadily
and gradually did the returns from the rural districts diminish
this almost overwhelming lead that looked Hughes would
wipe out Wilson lead altogether and perhaps capture the
states twelve electoral votes by 5000 1000 plurality This
prediction based the indication that Mr. Hughes would
retain the ratio of gain over Mr.. Wilson.
WILSON'S MINNESOTA LEAD DROPS FAST
Twothds of the Minnesota vote the Wilson lead
to such an extent that the President then could get only 1000
plurality and he steadily losing ground. Two hundred
moro districts droped his lead to 966 votes out Of and