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VOL. XIX.
ROSEBURG. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER , 1IMG.
No. 21 T.
RE-ELECTED, SAYS
LATEST REPORTS
PRESIDENT WILSON IS LEADING
CHARLES E. HTGHES IN CALI-
. ivjiixiA BY 334 VOTES LESS
THAN 175 PRECINCTS ARE
NOW MISSING.
WILSON LEADS IN MINNESOTA
At 3:30 o'clock This Afternoon tlie
I nked Press Slates That Presi
dent Wilson is Probably
Re-elected.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. 4-
Hughes gained 2,000 votes 4.
when an adding machine mis- 4
take was discovered. Wilson's 4
California lead was cut to 345 4"
votes. 4
Minnesota For Wilson.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 9. With 4.
291 precincts missing Wilson 4"
Is 354 ahead In Minnesota. 4
The militiamen's votes will ue
clde the issue.
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WILCOX IS HAPPY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Re
publican headquarters went
wild when Chairman Wilcox
announced that Hughes was
leading in California. Wilcox
said: "Hughes is elected "un
questionably." f..T..t.lT,,TnTnT,.T,.TTTnTi
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9. President
Wilson has a strong lead in Califor
nia this afternoon. The returns at
3:30 o'clock indicated that Wilson Is
probably re-elected. Wilson Is main
taining his California lead. About
176 precincts are missing. Wilson
Is 34 6 votes ahead. Wilson is lead
ing In Minnesota by 364 votes, with
288 precincts missing. President
Wilson is gaining.
Wilson Is Lending.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. The United
Press canvass at 8 o'clock this morn
ing showed Wilson had 256 electoral
votes, and Hughes 243 votes. North
Dakota went Democratic by 7000
votes. Republican headquarters
claimed New Mexico, where Hughes
was 200 votes ahead. Wilson gainea
heavily in California as the count
progressed. At 1 1 o'clock Hughes
maintained a lead of 600 votes in
Minneosta with 70 precincts missing
New Hampshire was the closest, the
Democrats claiming the state by
margin of 93 votes.
The United Press tabulation this
morning showed the following Wil
son slates: Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Florida. Georgia,
Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland. Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana. Nebraska. Nevada, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
and Wyoming.
The Hughes states are: Connecti
cut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Jdalne, Massachusetts, Michi
gan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon,
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. The doubtful states nre
California, 13: Minnesota, 12; New
Mexico, 3, and New Hampshire, 4.
(X)I PI.E WERE HELD.
DENVEP Colo., Nov. 9. Howard
Turner. 23. and Mrs. Evelyn Bush
ong last night were held in jail here
to await the arrival of Sheriff Burr
Storey, of Ellsworth, Kansas, who is
expected here tomorrow to take the
couple back to Kansas to answer a
charge of killing R. M. Hushong.
husband of Mrs. Hushong, near Ells
worth, the night of October 31. Mr.
Turner Is said to have confessed to
the police that he killed Bushong
while riding In a light wagon with
Hushong. wife and two children, fol
lowing a quarrel between Bushong
and his wife.
Turner Is said to have told the po
lice he killed Bushong with a hatchet
and that after driving two hours with
the dead body In the wagon, Mrs.
Hushong held the team while lie buf
led the body beside the road near
Ellsworth. Kansas. The couple then
drove to Wilson, Kansas, tied up the
team and took a train for Denver.
The arrest was made following dis
covery of blood stained garments In
the wagon at Wilson.
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CHAS. HUGHES SILENT
REGARDING OUTCOME
PRESIDENTIAL '.ELECTION
NEW YORK. Nov. 8. Charles K.
Hughes and his wfTe spent the bettor
part of sixteen hours today in their
apartments at an uptown hotel here
watching the ebb and flow of the
election returns. Most of the day
they were alone. Their three daugh
ters left soon after breakfast, Miss
Catherine to return to Wellesly and
Miss Elizabeth to take Miss Helen
back to school in Washington.
Chairman Wilcox dined with the
nominee and his wife tonight. As he
was leaving Mr. Wilcox declared that
ae believed Mr. Hughes had been
jlected and added that the nominee
inured this belief.
Mr. Hughes adhered to his deter
mination to say nothing until the re-
iults should have been learned final
iy so far as possible from unofficial
returns. During the afternoon he
ind Mrs. Hughes motored for two
lours and on their return Mr.
Hughes took a three hours nap.
Although Mr. Hughes appeared to
ie in good physical trim, members of
lis personal stall wore heavy-eyed
ind showed the strain under which
.hey had been laboring. Most of them
had been without sleep since early
Tuesday morning.
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IT IS RELIEVED THAT JOINT
COMMISSION NOW SITTING
WILL RUING AROCT SATISFAC
TORY SOLUTION OF .MEXICAN
SITUATION.
BIG LOAN MAY BE ASKED EOR
Reports Indicate There Has Iteen i
General Resumption of lliisiness
in Mexico New Industries
to Re Established.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. "Mexi
can people now believe that the
United States and her people are in
3arnest and do not seek conquest."
leclarel Antonio Uortonl, of .Monte
rey, a wealthy mining man and
iiuelter owner, at the Kallcgh. Mr.
llortoni was here to place his broth
r in a Washington school and ex
oressed confidence that the joint
commission now sitting will bring
ibout not only a solution of the inf
erences between the two nations,
but will reach a plan whereby Mex
ico will be granted a loan.
"There was a time wlien the Mexi
can neoulo distrusted the United
States, but happily that time has
lassed," said Mr. Hertonl. "The
Mexicans now understand the Uni
ted States, but still they are anxious
hat the American troops should.be
withdrawn. The Mexican govern
ment, with General Carranza at its
head. Is amply able to take care of
the situation and restore peace.
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VV-'M&'H&'JAW. "
PRESIDENT WILSON, Probably Re-elected.
IS
. W. CLARK WAS DEFEATED IN
RACE FOR COl'NTY CLERK BY
MORE THAN 10110 'VOTES
SHERIFF yl'INE ALSO HAS A
GOOD LEAD.
CORDON HAS BIG MAJORITY
Charles E. Hughes Carried Douglas
County Hy 172 Voles Over
President Wilson Hnuley
Given Big Vote.
Complete returns received from 64
of the 67 voting precincts in Doug
las County indicate that Charles E.
Hughes carried the county over
President Wilson by 172 votes. It
I was reported yesterday that Mr.
Hughes had carried Douglas County
by 300 votes, but this lead was re
duced as the returns from the rural
districts were received.
A summary of the vote in Douglas
County follows:
President
Hughes 3786
Wilson 3614
Majority ..... .r 172
Congressman
Hawley 3928
Weatherford 2740
Majority 1180
Circuit Judge
Buchanan 2804
Coke 4684
Hamilton 4418
Potter 3082
Skipworth 3840
Hamilton, Coke and Skipworth
leading.
Senator
Eddy 3233
Edwards '. 2037
Majority 1190
Representative
Hrand 3941
Griggs 3667
ltedford 2448
Chancy 2272
Hrand and Griggs elected.
Joint Representative
Gore 3220
Howard 2964
Majority 256
Commissioner
St. John 3331
Long
Majority
Sheriff '
Qulne
l'eurce
Majority
Clerk
Lenox . .
Clark
.3052
279
, .3844
. .3462
Majority 1140
Assessor
Cordon 4032
Ashworth 2453
Majority 1579
Although accurate figures were
not obtainable this nftcrnoon, it Is
, believed that II. 11. Church defeated
. Edward Singleton for constable of
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WILSON ELECTOR DIED
AT TACOMA RECENTLY;
ELECTORAL VOTE SPLIT
TACOMA. Wash., Nov. S.
There appears to bo a possibil
ity that, although President
Wilson carried Washington,
Hughes may get une of the
seven electoral votes of Wash
ington. The death of A. Streuin, a
Democratic elector, shortly
before election and the sub
stitution of E. M. Connor as
elector cume so lato that in
many counties the name of
Stream, rather than Connor,
appeared on the ballot.
It is said that thousands of
voters voted for Stream and
that those votes will be in
valid and the difference may
be sufficient, according to lo
cal Republicans, to give one
Republican elector a plurality.
AT NOON TODAY MR. HUGHES
HAD REDUCED WILSON'S LEAD
TO a:l'J VOTES PRESIDENT IS
STRONG IN NORTHERN CALI
FORNIA.
OS ANGELES CO. FOR HUGHES
'Imfrnmn Ciishtiitf DtHiaml That
ah Anuelos Could Xnl .lv
Huuhos HufVU'iont Voten lo
Overcome Lend.
SAN FRANCISCO. yiv. 0. Re
turns at 11 o'clock today showed that
Hughes had cut down President Wil
son's lead throughout the slate
to
2362. Returns from 5(147 out of 5
862 precincts gave Hughes 450.6:.
votes and Wilson 4511.019 votes'. Los
Angeles gnve Hughes a big lend
Southern California, enabling him lo
reduce President Wilson's norther
lead.
Democratic Chairman Cashing dc
dared that Los Angeles couldn't glv
Mr. Hughes sufficient ulurulty
overcome Wilson's advantage. It
is
expected the northern precincts will
Ip Wilson.
Hughes Is l,endillll.
ST. PAI L. Minn.. Nov. 9. Will
288 precincts missing. Hughes leads
In Minnesota by SI I votes. Federal
Investigators are watching ever
move. Heiiublli aas mav contest I lie
election if President Wilson takes the
state. The Democrats are rushing
preparations to fight the contest.
Detectives Are .rttve.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. It was
learned that the Department of Jus
tice has sent a large force of detec
tives to Minnesota. Illnton G. Cla
baugh, chief investigator for I Do Chi
cago district, stalled yesterday. The
officials refused lo explain the cause
of the Investigation.
Conceded to Hughes.
WHEELING, W. Va.. Nov. 9.
Democratic Glial r-nutn Claver conced
ed West Virginia to Hughes by, 2.,,-
000 votes.
Wilson Curries Wnsco.
THE DALLES. Nov. 9. --Wasco
County's late returns Indicated thai
President Wilson would carry the
county over Charles L. Hughes, Re
publican. The brewery amendment
was snowed under by a two lo one
vole.
Yniuliill Hughes County.
M'MINNVILLE, Nov. 9. Reports
received from practically every pre
cinct In Yamhill County Indicate that
Hughes is leading President Wilson
by 1 500 votes. W. G. Henderson
was elected Hherlff.
sherirr in Doubt.
LA GRANDE. Nov. 9. Late re
turns received from most of the pre
cincts in Union County show that
Charles E. Hughes Is leading by a
fo whomlrcd votes The results In j
the sheriff's contest are In doubt.
Polk County for Hughes.
DALLAS, Nov. 9. - Polk County
complete gave Hughes a majority of
fiii votes over President Wilson.
REOCCI PV CITY.
BUCHAREST. Nov. 9 Tlie Rou
manians have occupied llurserta.
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ELEtTION IS CONCEDED.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.
Tlie Philadelphia North Amerl
enn, siroriKly Republican,
posted a bulb-tin this after
noon cote eding that Wilson is
elected.
!'l THE ELECTION
T I O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
HUGHES WAS IN NEED OF 2:t
ELECTORAL VOTES TO ASSURE
HIS ELECTION TO THE PRESI
DENCY. WILSON NEEDED BUT 10 VOTES
'baiiimui Wilcox Staled ill Noon
I'liut He Would Probably An
nounce Hie Election of Mr.
Hughes Today.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Early this
nfternoon Pres. Wilson was with
in 10 electoral votes of re-election.
Hughes must gain 23 votes to win.
Wilson is elected if he carries Cali
fornia or Minnesota alone. Hughes
must carry both.
Republican Chairman iirox ue
luied his intention of officially an
nouncing Mr. Hughes' election this
iiftei-noon. Ho said: "The announce
ment may come within nn hour, or
may bo delayed until midnight. The
situation looks Increasingly favor
able for lliwhus. 1 feel certain that
both California and Minnesota will
go Republican."
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FUNERAL WAS HELD.
The funeral of Mrs. Hans R
Reed, who died Saturday at mid
night was held yesterday afternoon
at 2:30 In the Episcopal church, says
the Coos Hay Times. Mrs. Reed was
the mother of Mis. J. M. Upton.
Rev. Ili-ownimr officiated, assistei
by Rev. Jennings and the Episcopal
service was used. High tribute to
tl' character of Mrs. Reed was paid
hy Mr. Browning In speaking to her!
many fr'ends anil relatives who had
assembled for the last ceremony. ,
Music of rare excellence Increased j
the solemnity of the service. I'nllj
hearers were: Robert Fyrcn, Bennett
Swanton.. John Swanton, William
i.edwarii. Tom Hennelt and E. P.
Lewis.
Mrs. Reed had attained Hie rank
of Noble Grand, Hie highest rank nl
lainable In the local Uelickalis and
this order took charge of part or the
ceremony at the grave. Mr. Brown
ing concluded the m rvlre. The floral
offerings were many anil beautiful.
lutei-meul look place la Odd Fel
lows' Cemetery.
G. P. Peterson, or I'ortland, has
arrived here to spend n few days will;
friends. He formerly lived near Dak
laud, where he Is well and favor
ably known.
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WILSON RE-ELECTED.
NEW YOU K, Nov. 9.
Demoeralic Chairman McCor
inlck telegraphed all state
chliirtnen that President VYII-
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4 son is positively re-elected, lie
ordered n Democratic political
celebration liirougliuut Ibe
4 country with bauus and red
A. fire.
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VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL,
HUGHES WON OREGON
BY NOMINAL MARGIN;
HEAVY VOTE POLLED
PORTLAND, Nov. 9. The Demo
cratic lieudquurters here has con
ceded Oregon to Hughes hy 7600
votes. Eight counties complete, In
cluding Multnomah, and 27 precincts
Incomplete, give Hughes 113,717 and
Wilson 105,820. Congressmen Haw
ley, Slnnotl and .McArthur -are re
elected. LEAD WAS REDUCED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 9. 5721'
precincts gave Hughes 456,993 and
Wilson 459,402, reducing Wilson's
lead to 2409. There are still 141
precincts not reported.
INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
FARGO, Nov. II. Marshall Doyle
charged ballot tampering In eastern
North Dakota. Federal District At
torney Hildrcth has started an inves
tigation. HUGHES CARRIED OREGON.
PORTLAND, Nov. 9. Six Oregon
counties complete and 29 Incom
plete, Including Multnomah, gnve
Hughes 1 1 1,277 and Wilson 103,-
830. Hughes' lead Is 7447 voles.
OLD LAW HAS BEEN ON Till
STATUTE ROOKS Ob' ST ATI-
EVER SINCE THE YEAR IHOTi
EUGENE CITIZEN'S RECENTLY
CONTESTED LAW.
LAW IS CONSIDERED OBSOLETE
'oi l land Merchants Were llebllid the
Move to Have the Sunday Law
Stricken From Ibe Statute
Rooks of tSate.
The Sunday closing law, that ap
parently has been repealed by popu
lar lull iat ive measure, has been on
the stain statute books since 1865.
It has been dormant practically
ever since lhal time, and up to bill
a few years ago was almost entirely
roi'gotlen.
Eugene citizens, recently, In llielr
zeal to nialte a spotless Iowa or the
seal of the Stale University, sought
lo Invoke the luw against cigar
stands mill confectionery stores.
Soon ufler Hint Portland elll.ens
sought lo have the law enforced, bill
such a move was met witii stern
slstancu from many establishments
that had always kept open on Sun
days.
When certain persons pressed the
Invocation of the law Ti temporary
in iiinclloii was sought to suspend tin
law, and lhal Injiincl Ion was granted
by Circuit Judge Ganlenbeln several
nionlhs ago, to be In effect mil II af
ter Ibe fate of the law had been do
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Probably Re-elected.
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OCCASIONS TALK
OLD
TIMERS RECALL THE HOT
, CONTESTED ELECTION
LY
WHEN RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT IN
THE YEAR 1S70.
GARFIELD HAD CLOSE MARGIN
Another Spirited Contest Occurred In
Portland In 1 III HI When Tom
Word Defeated Robert
Stevens for Sheriff.
The present hotly contested Presi
dential campaign recalls other local,
state and National political fights
that were, won and lost by small
margins..
Perhaps the moat historic was the
Presidential election of 1876, when
Rutherford- B. Hayes was elected
President over Samuel J. Tllden by
an electoral vote of 185 to 184.
When the count was ninde by
Congress conflicting certificates
were received from Florida, South
Carolina, Louisiana and Oregon.
Congress decided that there should
be an Electoral Commission appoint
ed lo decide which of the sets of
reports from tbse four slates should
be accepted and which rejected.
As at that time the House of Rep
resentatives was . Democratic and
Senate Republican, there was no
hope of coming to a decision in Con
gress. Accordingly, by act of Congress,
a commission was nppointed. It
contained five members of the Unit
ed States Senate, five from the House
of Representatives and five Justices
of the Supreme Court. Four of the
Supreme Justices were appointed and
theso four elected the fifth.
As II happened, that combined
body of 1 5 men showod a preference
for the Republican certiricates. After
ill arguments had been heard, Hayes
was cleeled by one vote, although
rilden, hud received a plurality o
50,935 popular votes.
Other Presidential elections have
been very close so far as popular
vote was concerned, but the major
ity of vutes In tlie electoral college
have never been very close since lhat
time.
In 18S0 Garfield received" fewer
votes than his Democratic opponent,
V. S. Hancock, yet was elecled by
electoral vote or 214 to 155.
Four years later Grover Olevelund
had a plurality or 62,638 popular
vote out or more than 9,000,000 cast
mid was elected by an electoral vote
of 219 to 182.
In 1 888 Grover Cleveland received
a plurality of approximately 100,000
votes out or more than 1 1,000, noil
cast, yet bis plurality in the electoral
college was ti5.
One or Hie most spirited stale con
tests that Oregon has ever known in
recent years was that carried on Iwo
years ago, when Judge Benson was
elected Justice r the Supreme Court
over Justice McNary by one vole.
Judge Heusiin's election was made
known and Hie majority by which
he was elecled after a recount con
ducted by the slate canvassing
board. His election was certain in
September, 1914, after one of the
keenesl rights In Oregon political
history.
Perhaps (lie most classic of the lo
al political rights was waged
around tlie contest for sherirr of
MuUnoina'i County In 1906. Tom
Wold was nominated on tho Demo
cratic ticket and Robert L. Stevens
was the Republican choice.
When Hie complete count was In,
Stevens was declared the winner by
five votes. The official count showed
a lotal of 9260 for Stevens nnu 9255
for Word .
Immediately after Stevens was de
clared the winner, Word asserted be
would Insist on a recount.
From early in June until the last
day tlie recount was carried on and
when the offical recount hnd been
completed it was found that Stevens
had gained a majority of 20 votes.
Election frauds were uncovered in
the recount In one of tlie outlying
precincts and the entire contest was
the most bitterly fought of any local
political contest.
GORE IS ELECTED.
The latest returns received honi
both Douglas and Jackson counties
Indicate that Win. II. Gore, id Med
fonl. was elecled Joint Representa
tive over J. K. Howard by a majority
of about Mini votes. Mr. Gore re
ceived a majority of more than 1,
000 votes in Jackson County, where
he is well known.
JUDGES ARE CHOSEN.
It was admitted this afternoon thai
Circuit Judges O. F. Skipworth. of
Eugene; John S. Coke, of Marsh
Held, and I. W. Hamilton, of Rose
buig. ha, I been re-elected. Tho thrw
i-nndlilates are making steady gains,
according to all the late returns re
vived here Mils afternoon.