Putnam patriot., 1916-11-10
A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER
WILSON REELECTED
Carries California by Over 2,Se and Is Votes Fall Into Democrat Column
Has l7z Electoral Votes. Talk of Re.
 count in Very Close States

President Wilson carried California and has been reelected.
 Not in years, if ever, has national election been accompanied by such spectacular and dramatic features. Hughes supporters went to sleep in the early hours of Wednesday morning confident that their candidate had been elected beyond all dispute. During the morning hours the Hughes sup porters were shaking hands with each other and congratulating themselves. Before noon over the wire, came re, ports that dropped bomb of eonster- nation into the republican ranks.From that time on reports of success were clnng to tenaciously by both parties as the news favored one side or the other. f
 It soon became evident that in all probability ,the final result would hinge on California's choice. tFifty hours after the polls closed the state was conceded to Wilson and with it the election.
 The news was flashed to President Wilson by wireless on board the yacht May flower by Secretary Tumoity.
 The California returns showed that with only forty.eigh; districts missing, the presidents plurality in the state was 2,970.
 Barring some wholly unexpected turnover in the incomplete states ylean- ing toward Wilson, or change on recount, California's acquisition to the democratic column gave the president 2e9 electoral votes without New Mexi- co.'s three. In New Mexico at mid night the president was leading by 2,634 votes with 15S districts missing and it was not believed this advantage could be overcome by MT. Hughes.
 Conceding West Virginia, New Hampshire ,and Minnesota to MT. Hughes-and he was in the lead in all three--only leaves him 259 votes, seven less than the required majority. With PIP votes .in sight President Wilson had six to spare for possible split of electors in California, ora sudden re- versal in New Mexico.
 At republican national committee headquarters, it was admitted that after conferences between George w.. Wickersham, former attorney general of the United States, Everett Colby of New Jersey, MT. Hughes, Chairman Wilcox and George w. Perkins of New York, preparations were being made to begin legal proceedings for re- counts In states where the results were close.
 Chairman Wilcox included Califor- mia, New Mexico, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Minnesota in his list of states where recounts undoubtedly would be demanded.
 Democratic headquarters was not be- hind the republicans In preparing for legal developments. Chairman Me- Cormick conferred with Alton B. Par ker, former democratic candidate for president; Morgan J., O'Brien, Delaney Nicoll and John B. Stanchfield, all prominent New York lawyers. It was evident that If the election was to be taken into the courts the legal gi- ants of both parties were being mar shalled for such a battle royal as the United States never has seen. It probably will still be another day before the full results are known from any of the four states left in the doubt. ful column, and certainly not until there has been an official count In New Hampshire, and possibly in Min. nesota. As MT. Hughes.is leading in Minnesota and West Virginia and : change in these could In no wise affect the result, there may be no demand for extraordinary haste to bring about the recount demanded.
 Practically all the States where the result is close. are carried in the Hughes column. and for that reason the democrats profess to be not appre- hensive that any overturning could come from q recount.