The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-11-09

ately as those In the east.
Although the metropolitan news
papers which have supported Prcsi
dent Wilson conceded his defeat. the
democratic managers insisted that
complete returns from the west would
reverse the trend which steadily seem.
cd to be pillng up the Hughes column
Democrat. s.csl 1909
Remember 1892" was the predic
tion OF the democratic publicity bu
reau. which pointed out that in that
memorable contest the revised returns
placed Grover Cleveland In the white
house.
4 statement was issued by the dem
ocratic national committee claiming
that with the loss OF the following
states. which II was not believed
Hughes had carried. President Wilson
was still reelected by a majority of
two votes In the electoral college:
California. Indiana. North Dakota.
South Dakota. West Virginia aud Wis.
consin.
The committee claimed that even n
these states were lost, II will give
President Wilson a vote OF 26S In the
electoral college.
Vance Mccormick. chairman OF the
democratic national committee, claim.
ed the election OF President Wilson
with 27O votes In the electoral college.
Republicans Claim 2s4 Votes.
The republican national committee
In an official statement claimed Cali.
fornia. Connecticut. Delaware. Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Maine, Mary
land. Massachusetts, Michigan. New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York.
North Dakota, oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont.
West Virginia and Wis.
consin.
That made total OF 2S4 electoral
votes with more than the necessary
266 for an election.
This was the official indication from
the republicans that the result would
be so close. The republican managers
realized that sudden switch In the
states incomplete or unheard from
might increase the Wilson figures
but were sure the later figures would
add to the states they were claiming
Prosressives Returned TO c. o. p.
Political experts are busy today ex.
planning the return TO power In the
nation OF the republican party Men
N both parties agree that the vote
shows the proFressi,es have returned
Ia the O.. o. r. fold while Mr, VII
son may have held some OF this vote.
he great majority Of the voters who
four years a.o rallied TO the support
Df Mr., Roosevelt, apparently cast their
ballots for Mr.. Hughes.
The vital importance OF the progres.
siye vote may be gained from study
,f the figures four years ago which
resulted in the election OF Mr.. Wilson.
At that time the combined vote OF
Roosevelt and Taft exceeded that OF
Wilson by l,3ll.4i4. Mr.. Wilson's
'ote was G,293,Ol9, Taft's 3,4s4.956
md RoOseyelt's 4,ll9,5O7.
The big fight OF both parties was
yaged In what was regarded as the
our important doubtful states OF New
FORK, Indiana. Ohio and Illinois, with
total electoral vote OF ll3.
New York Votes for Hughes
New York's 40 electoral votes will
e cast for Hughes and Fairbanks.
he returns indicate that Mr.. Hughes
arried the state by a substantial plu.
ality. Early returns from the state
'ere closely watched. In several OF
he upper counties OF the state, par.
oularly Erie and Monroe. voting
machines were used. which facilitated
rompt tasulation OF the returns.
Vhen the complete returns from Bur,
alo gave Hughes 4O,652 and Wilson
S,9l5, it was regarded as certain that
ne republican presidential candidate
ad carried the state Early in the
Vening the leading New York dailies,
lcluding the papers which supported
'ilson during the campaign. cOnced.
I the election OF Hughes.
Governor Whitman was reelected
y large plurality and William NJ.
alder, republican candidate for Uni.
ID States senator was also elected.
The so-called solid South" Ala.
INA. Arkansas Florida, Louisiana,
ississippi North Carolina, South
arolina, Tennessee. Texas and Vir-
mia, which have uniformly cast their
ectoral votes for the democratic
'esidential candidates. is still solidly
'mocrstic, Wilson and Marshall poll
< the usual large majOrities.
II the complete revised returns bear
It early indications the present dem
ratio majority in the lower house of