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RESULT MAY Til
HUGHES LEADING
IN NEW MEXICO
1 1 J 1 1 P 1 1 F 0 11.1110 1 1 WASHINGTON VOTF limn urn innrnn lorrniiMT oim I .... . .
HUUIILO V.li.0 MAY GO TO HUGHES fllMW VlulUtl N tiFw hampquirc H iHrN Ffl
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V
THE SMS
Race Close in Minnesota,
California, North Dakota,
WILSON'S LEAD CUT DOWN
West Virginia, Mere Than Two
Thirds Complete, Given to
Hughes by 2500.
NEW MEXICO REPUBLICAN
Hughes Can Win With Two
Larger States or One and
Two Smaller Ones.
NEW YORK, ov. 8. At midnight
returns, such as -were complete, or so
far complete as to be regarded as in
dicative, gave President Wilson 251
votes in the electoral college; Hughes
247 and left 33 votes doubtful in four
states. It requires 266 votes to elect
a .resident.
Although California still showed a
lead for the President and his cam
paign managers were claiming it, the
President's plurality was only 4470,
with 570 precincts missing of a to
tal of 5347.
Minnesota Figures Fluctuate.
In Minnesota, too, the Wilson lead
which was as high as 10,000 early in
the day, steadily decreased as the vote
from the rural districts came in. Dur
ing the evening Hughes took the lead
with a small margin and then the
President shot ahead again, but with
less than 1000 votes. The " Repub
lican managers claimed the. state on
the final returns.
Idaho was estimated for the Wilson
column with a majority of 10,000.
Kansas, while incomplete, with a lit
tle more than two-thirds of the dis
tricts reported, showed President
Wilson leading with more than 27,000.
Washington, a little more than half
reported, was giving the President a
lead of 7000.
Hughes Leads in New Mexico.
New Mexico at a late hour, with re
turns from a little more than half the
precincts in, gave Hughes a lead
of 258.
West Virginia, more than two-thirds
complete, was showing Hughes a ma
jority of more than 2500. North Da
kota was close, two-thirds complete,
showing a Hughes majority of less
than 1000.
Delaware and New Hampshire,
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
Vote in Electoral College
on Basis of Late Returns.
Doubt
ful. Alabama
.Arizona
Arkansas
California 13
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas ' ...
Kentucky ...
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota 12
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana . .
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire. ...
New Jersey
New Mexico 3
New York "
North Carolina
North Dakota... 5
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota... ....
Tennessee
Xexas . ...
Utah
Vermont . . .
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals 83
Wil
son. Hughes,
12
3
9
6
14
29
15
13
10
13
10
18
15
10
18
4
8
3
4
14
45
12
24
10
5
38
5
12
20
4
12
7
8
13
251
247
MARGIN IS 258 IX LITTLE MORE
THAN HALF OF VOTE.
Neither Party Admits Defeat Dem
ocrat Leads for Senate and
Republican for House.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Nov. 8.
Charles E. Hughes led President Wll
son by 258 votes on the face of unoffi
cial returns from slizhtlv more than
half of the 638 precincts in New Mex
ico at midnight. Returns from 366
precincts gave Hughes 14.794. Wilson
14.536. With this as a basis, leaders
of neither party admitted the possl-
blity of defeat.
A. A. Jones. Democratic Senatorial
nominee, led HubbelL. Republican, in
426 precincts with 19.055 votes, as
compared with 18.489 for Hubbell.
Democratic leaders said they expect
ed President Wilson to lead Jones in
the final count. Hernandez. Republic
an Congressional candidate, led Wal
ton, Democrat, in 426 precincts by 890
votes.
PROM LEADS IN FLORIDA
Democratic Candidate for Governor
May Be Defeated.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 8. With the
solid South giving President Wilson
the usual - Democratic majorities, in
terest In this section centered In state
issues.
In Florida, S. J. Catts, Independent
Prohibitionist candidate for Governor,
had 22.231 against W. V. Knott, Demo
crat, 19,090, in 453 precincts out of
946 in the state.
Incomplete - returns In Arkansas In
dicate defeat of the amendment to
substitute lor. 1 1 nntinn for thM nre.en
state-wide prohibition.
Later returns from 50 out of 52 coun
ties give Catts 26,610 to 21,963 for
Knott.
SOLDIER VOTE MAY DECIDE
Seat in House From Pennsylvania Is
Hanging in Balance.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 8. While returns
from the Thirtieth Congressional tls
trlct indicate the re-election of Ren.
resentative Coleman (Rep.) by 20 and
the defeat in the Thirtv-seeond nitrio
of Representative Barehfeld fRan
19. the result in each instance maw ha
cnangea ty the soldier vote In Texas.
in .eighteenth Infantry, the First
Artillery and squadron of cavalry., all
"lttsburg troops, have cast thalr hoi
b e ' n K made tonight to secure the ra
turns at the earliest possible moment
WYOMING IS FOR WILSON
Democratic Nominee 4500 Ahead on
Almost Complete Returns.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Nov. 8 A La or
4500 votes with only 20 of the 588 pre
cincts missing- olacMi Wmmin o- rfei
nitely in the Wilson column tonight on
the face of unofficial returns. Com
plete unofficial figures were not ex
pected appreciably to change the totals.
With 40 precincts missing. Governor
Kendrlck, Democrat, led Senator Clark
in the Senatorial race bv skbk
These precincts give
Mondell a lead of 131 votes over hla
Democratic opponent. John D. Clark.
DELAWARE IS FOR HUGHES
Republican Beaten for Congress by
Only 4 7 Votes.
WILMINGTON. Del.. Nov. 8. The
complete vote in Delaware, according
to unofficial returns, follows: Wilson
22,525. Hughes 23.683, a plurality of
1158 for Hughes.
United States Senator Josiah O.
Walcott. Democrat, 21.979; H. A. Du
Pont, Republican. 20,110. I
Representative in Congress A. F,
PolK, Democrat. 21,262; T. W. Miller,
Republican. 21.215.
IDAHO IS WILSON BY 13,262
Republican Cuts Down Governor's
Lead to Only 1237.
BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 9 At 1 -rtn -,-!i.
this morning 552 of the 743 precincts
in Idaho gave Wilson 59,467 votes
against 46.205 for Hughes, a nlumHtv
of 13.262 for Wilson.
The race for Governor win hnv.
be settled by official count, for Alex
ander, Democrat, has now a lead of
only 1237. Alexander has B2.4SS
against El. 221 for Davis. Republican.
WILSON CARRIES KANSAS
Plurality Is Nearly 25,000 In 1718
Out of 24 74 Precincts.
KANSAS CITY. Kan.. Nov.
8. Re
Kansas 223,396;
turns -from 1718 out of 2474
precincts give: Wilson.
Hughes, 197.809.
In the race for Governor
returns
from 1536 Kansas precincts' eiva
Governor Capper (Rm V 5ns vni
Lansdon (Dem.). 123.388.
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS G. 0. P.
Complete Returns Give Hughes
Plurality of'161 In State.
CONCORD. N. H," Nov. 8. Complete
Returns from the state gives Hughes
a plurality 01 lei. according to an un
official announcement tonight by Ed
win C. Bean, secretary of State.
inn nil iiii i h i i rii in in i Tiinn i n .
HllltHCdUIALUU
Margin of 639 Is Held
by Republicans. j :
CALIFORNIA FAVORS WILSON
Bear State Gives President
Plurality of 4410 With 570
Precincts to Report.
BOTH STATES DOUBTFUL
Rival Leaders See Cause
for Hope in Latest Re
" turns on Election.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 9. Hughej took
the lead in Minnesota early this
morning.
Bit by bit the Wilson lead in Minne
sota, which at one time yesterday
reached 10,000, faded away until early
this morning it had been wiped but
entirely and a Huehes lead of 639 sub
stituted, with 2470 precincts out of
d0J4 in the state reported. The count
then stood 160,309 for Wilson and
161,048 for Hughes.
All day the steadv chonnin
or the Wilson lead continued, and Re
publican leaders who earlv Wednes
day had despaired of overcoming the
big lead began declaring by nightfall
that . their candidate would win and
by early this morning their predic
tions seemed likely to be fulfilled.
. Democratic Losses Continue.
The outstanding vota is said to be
largely in the Northern ' nart of tha
state, and Democratic leaders declared
that this favored their candidate, as
they said the outstandine vote there
would favor Wilson, but. as returns
came in last night from these sec
tions, they continued to show's stead
ily decreasing lead for Wilson, al
though at times there were spurts for
the President.
At one time Wilson's lead was wit.
to as low as 360 votes, but the tide
turned before midnight, giving the
President a lead of 712. onlv later tn
be wiped away entirely.
Soldiers' Vote May Decide.
When the closeness of th vnta in
the Presidential contest in this state
(Concluded on Page 18. Column
3.)
DEATH OF DESIOCRATIC ELECT
' OR, MAY CCT WILSOX LEAD.
Thousands of . Ballots Cast for
' Stream Are Expected to Be
j Thrown Out.
I TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 8. There an
pears to be a possibility that, although
rresiaem Wilson carried Washington.
nugnes may get. one of the seven
electoral votes of Washington.
The death of A. Stream, a Democrat
ic elector, shortly before election and
the substitution of E. M. Connor as
elector came . so late 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 th; t t'.ese votes
will be Invalid and the difference may
be sufficient, according to local Re
publicans, to . give' one' Republican
elector a plurality.
LEAD IN MICHIGAN GROWS
One Congressional District Is Close,
With Both Sides Claiming It.
DETROIT. Nov. 8. Late returns In
creased the plurality of Charles E.
Hughes over President Wilson In Mich
igan. Reports from two-thirds of th.
voting precincts in the state gave
nugnes 208.480 and Wilson .111.01 7
The Congressional contest In th.
ond district between Rrnr.ii.nt.Mii.
tteaaes, Democrat, and Mark R. Bacon
was extremelv closn tnniriit . n k.k
candidates, were claiming victory.
CITY TO STOP PICKETING
Charter Amendment In San Fran.
dsco Seems to Have Carried.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. The
amendment to the San- Francisco
charter prohibiting picketing appeared
tonight to have been idonKd Com
plete returns from 644 precincts out of
b snowed 66.743 for and 63 407
against.
The amendment was fathered hv the
law ana order committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce In furtherance of Its
nght for the "open shoD." to urrv on
which a fund of 81,000,000 was pledged.
Delaware; is for hughes
Completed Count Shows Plurality of
806; Du Font Is Beaten.
WIUMINUTON. Del.. Nov. Th-
completed count of Delaware
Hughes a plurality of SOS. For United
States Senator Josiah O. Wolcott
(Dem.) defeated Senator Du Pont
(Rep.) by 20E3.
Representative Miller was defuti
for re-election by Albert F. Polk
(Dem.) by SO votes.
MAINE VOTE NEAR RECORD
Poll TTeavlest Ever Eicent In Tht
of "Greenback" Election of 1880.
PORTLAND. Ma.. Not. II M.I.. i
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recorded the heaviest presidential vote
ever cast in this state with tha .
ception of that at the "Greenback"
election in 188u, giving Hughes a plu
rality of B118.
He had 68,545 against 63,427 for
President Wilson.
AFTER THE DIN OF THE BATTLE'S
it
TIIOIMH
Lead in 330 of 375 Pre
cincts Is 4605.
FINAL MARGIN MAY BE 5000
McArthur Defeats Lafferty
6978 to Date, With Ad
vantage Growing.
MAJORITY NOW IN SIGHT
Gatens Ahead of Grant 4711
and Beveridge Runs
Away From Dana.
Hughes leads Wilson In Maltnan.k
County, on complete returns from S30
out of 375 precincts, by 4605 votes. The
count at 2 .o'clock this morning stood:
Hughes, 34,286; Wilson, SSSl.
1 " same precincts srlva McArthn. m
plurality of 68TS votes for Rrnr.i.t.
tlve In Congress. McArthur has 2!.r.nS
votes, Laffrrtr S2.02O. JefTre-v kit
Strclft (Soc.),1814. Other late returns
are t
Llreult Judge. ' Deoartment .
W. N. Gatens (Dcm.l. lnpnn.h.. -i
' s. Urnnt (Rep.). ZSSto. Gatens'
lead. 4711.
ircnif JudKr. DrDarlmrnt IVn. 1
u. . Allen f Hem l M 'jdMi i
Kavanaugh (Rep.). Incumbent. 84.780
Kavanaugh's lead, 8313. .
County Clerk Joseph W. Bridr
(Hep.), 33.7K5I Marshall X. Dana I-H k
Z3.WOZ. Beveridare's lend. STR3-
County Judge Cctncc 31. BfeR.rl.le
(ind.), . Z3.239t George Tuwrll Mten.t.
Taswell's lead. 13.6U.V
felngle tax Yes. 13.1M na. Mi
.-najorlty against, sa.OOS. o
Repeal Sunday law Yes- 42"fw
Majority for m..i. mjsi
Urewers amendment Y.. iust.
.. majority anlt. n.-f
Hone-dry prohibition Yes, 25165 f
, u,in. .majority against, S409.
e count complete in 322 of
the 875 precincts of Multnomah Countv
Charles Evans Hughes has a lead of
4405 votes over Woodrow Wilson.
Starting in the lead with the count.
ihg of the first ballots in this countv
Hughes has consistently maintained his
ratio of votes over Wilson. His margin
io siowiy out steadily Increasing.
more man three-fourths at th.
vote nas oeen counted. Tha vt.
oo.voj to Z5,s ror Wilson,
If the same ratio Is maintain vr,.h...
A , l.-J . . . ... -
buuuiu do aooui aooo.
A peculiar fact in the Dolllne- of tha
votes in Juuitnomah Countv la that v
(Concluded on Pg Ii. Column !"
O'ER.
:
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
TO MAKE DEMAND.
6ecrctary of State Says Hughes
Leads by 161, and Unofficial
Figures Give II I in 32 4.
-u.iv,uku, .n. h.. Nov. 8 A re
count of the vote for Presidential
electors In New Hampshire will be
demanded by the Democratic Stale
Committee, according to information
received tonight. It was learned th
me committee had been directed by
the National Committee to call for a
recount at once and to obtain the best
available counsel. The National Com
mittee is said to have guaranteed ex
penses of the recount aside from those
which regularly wouid fall on the
state. As far as known no charge of
iraud has been made.
Complete returns announced by Se
retary of State Bean tonight give
Hughes a plurality of 161. the smallest
Plurality ever returned In a Preslden
tial contest In the state. It Is under
stood the figures are based on official
returns.
George E. Ferrand. chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, gave out
ngures Indicating a small plurality for
iisom cnalrman Ferrand s statement
said that with 13 small towns missing
Wilson had 42.464 votes. hk.
42.326. Newstwcer fic-nre u-itH rn
small towns In the White Mountains
missing, gave Hughes a lead of 524
NEBRASKA IN WILSON LIST
Lead of 23,000 Grows as Further
' lieports Are Sent In.
OMAHA. Nov. 9 Belated rt..rn.
early today Indicated that President
Wilson bad a majority of 25.000 votes
in Nebraska with Incoming returns In.
creasing this majority. RerubM,-n
leaders conceded the state to Wll.nn
Including Douglas Countv (Omaha
aus precincts of 1759. representing 29
scattered counties of the state, give
Wilson 89.095. Hughes 72.487. Th...
figures represent approximately sn r,.,-
ceui or tne vote of the state.
1 "
LIMITED TRAIN DITCHED
Several Injured in Kailroail Aooi.
dent In Kansas.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Nov. 8. Tha
State Limited, of the Chicatro. nv
island & Facifio Railroad. w.nt inn
the ditch near Newman. Kan., lata to
day, injuring several Dersons.
So far no fatalities hava k,.n
ported to railroad officials here.
MADRAS IS COUNTY SEAT
Culver Loses In Jefferson ft.-
Strenuous Fight.
MADRAS. Or.. Nov. 8. (Sn.nl.l 1
Madras wins the county seat of Jef
ferson County by over 66 per cent of
the votes cast. The present county
seat Is at Culver.
There was a strenuous flsrht.
ii in rri
W LS0M IM WORTH FIA kTlTA
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Count Shows Lend of 1218. With
170 Precincts Missing.
FARGO. N. D.. Nov. 8 With lean
precincts in North Dakota, out of 1859
received, the count stands: Wilson.
50.30d; Hughes. 49.057.
San Francisco Prohibits' PlrlMinr.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. -
I dlnance prohibiting street inuvino It.
I San Francisco without a permit was de
feated, according to election ratum.
available tonight. An anti-plcketing
oramance prevailed. The two-nlatnnn
system ior tne rire department waa
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th- Weather.
YESTERDAY
detrrera.
Maximum temperature, 64
TODAT-S Ocraslonal rain; southerly winds
Election.
Hushes victor In Multnomah County. Pace 1.
mujiu Vi nson. uoy,mor u.tcr and gena-
'"r r-oinunr isr aneaa ta Washington.
Pass B.
Hughes may set one Washlnrton clan.r.i
Drys claim Mlnourl. and -win four other.
ana apparently Alaska. Pin
Hurhv has bla lead In W..t Vlr.1.1.
Pas. 7.
Hurhf-s receives returns la his apartments.
PaK 10.
Result max turn nn - a.... n. .
Kuithra irads In Minnesota and is behind in
Oresots Sundav-cloalna lav iDurntir ...
pealed. Pace 11.
Republicans have SOS scats In Houaa.
"Pac C
D"psatr rtcount ,n New Hampshire.
Hushes leads it at . kv avi aaaa -e. .
Tumulty says Wilson la elected. Pace 8.
Pacific -VerthweKt.
J. B. "vTclllnsrton. Bit Cltv aditnr . vin
by tral Pas .
Sports.
Jeffemon def'sts Franklin. T to o ...
championship. Par 16.
Pacific C:t hockey men tn meet at Vsn-
' x. r riuay. Fir. is
Commercial and Marine.
-Vorthwertem wheat hlrher In sj-mpathy
with Chics so. Pass ai Jupamy
F"pJn buying lifta Chlcaco wheat market.
Early rains la stock market are swept asav
Paits 21.
Great Korthem Paelflo Una nartfv
embargo. Pace 17.
Portlaad and Tldaltr.
Dollar day for Armenian sufferers win be
tomorrow, pass 17.
Jitney ordinance not renea t.
Sixteen officials of Pacific Coast ni.
CO m D. n e indicted In trust - t u
Attorney absolves lrl of blame for visit to
hi. ronm. Tmrm 1 .
I Revised city fcuds.t for 11T totals 82.S25.44S.
Inconstant e-owd cheers both for Murhss
and Wilaon k-alns. Pasa B
Hot PraaMentlal rac recalls other cloaa
cle-tlui:a. Pass 10.
STATE By 6272
Plurality Over Wilson
May Be 8000.
ELECTORAL VOTES SAFE
Returns From Upstate Give
Hughes 105,898; Wilson
Has 99,626.
STATE OFFICERS CERTAIN
Estimated Vote Already Count
ed Represents 93 Per Cent
of the Total Cast.
Oregon's five electoral vntaa win r.
to Charles E. Hughes. He will carry
the state over iresldent Wilson by a
plurality of approximately 7500 votes.
The figure may be as high as 8000. but
not more.
Returns from everv countv In tha
state, excepting Harney County, give
Hughes a lead of 6272. The present
figures are:
Hughes. 105.898.
Wilson. 99,626.
3 rrr tent of Vole Counted.
These returns represent innrniinut,.
ly 93 per cent of tha vote nut TV...
missing precincts are in the outlying
districts of the state. Including some
in .Multnomah County, and are not ex
pected to affect the result much either
way.
Hughes haa carried the nutM. nn.
ties by a plurality well over 2000 and
is maintaining his early lead In this
county.
Hanley (rrohi.) and Benson (5o
seem to have polled their normal party
vote.
Ha-rrlcy's Vete Decisive.
Hawley (Ren.), for Renrsaentative in
Congress In the Western Oreenn hi..
trlct, has been elected over Weather
ford (Dem.-Prohl.) by a decisive vote,
although Weatherford has carried
Linn, his home county, and Jackson,
which is strongly Democratic.
blnnott (Rep.-Projr.-Dem-i wa re
elected Representative In Cotirrm in
the Eastern Oregon district over Bark-
ley (SOC).
McArthur (Rep.) was re-elected Ren.
resentative in the Multnomah
district over Lafferty (Ind.) and Jef-
irey (jjem.) and Streiff (Soc).
Mate officers, all Republican-. k.
been elected as follows: Secretary of
State. Ben W. Olcott; Justices of the
Supreme Court, George H. Burnett and
r rank A. .Moore: Dairy and Food Com
missioner. John D. Mickle: Public Serv
ice Commissioners. 1L 11. Corey anJ
Fred G. Buchtel.
Dry Measure Defeated.
The "bone dry" or absolute prohibi
tion bill will lose by a comparatively
narrow margin. The measure will run
behind In Multnomah County by 10.000
or 11.000, and carry in the state outside
by 7000 or 8000. It will lose the gen- ,
eral election if the present ratio is
maintained by 2000 to 3000 votes.
Had this measure passed it would
havo prohibited the importation of '
liquor "for beverage purposes" and.
working with the present prohibition
bill, would have made the state "bone ,
dry" or "air tight." It was placed on
the ballot by the prohibition people
after the brewery supporters had of
fered their measure on the ground that
it was illogical to Derm It the Importa
tion of liquor and not permit its man
ufacture.
Brewers BUI Deafen Badly.
The returns show that the absolute
prohibition bill was far more popular
than the brewers' bill, as the latter
measure was ingloriously and decis
ively overwhelmed with negative
votes.
The hrewerv hill Ha h..n h.Hv
snowed under In every county in the
state but three. It Is running nearly
even in Multnomah, but the lead Is
narrow. Lake and Columbia Counties
have returned favorable malorltlea on
the face of the returns, but it is be
lieved that the figures may be In error,
as it is considered improbable that
either of these counties should vote
in favor.
On the basis of present return, the
bill will be defeated by about 30.000
votes, which approximates the negative
majority given by popular Judgment
prior to the election.
Vets Carries ly UMMK.
The sinarle Item veto amendment i -
carrying in Multnomah County at the
ratio or live to two. It will carry, on
this basis, by upwards of 60.000. Thr.
measure will give the Governor power
to veto, at his discretion, any single
item in an omnibus annronrlation kih
passed by the Legislature, without af-
tecting tne other appropriations.
The ship tax exemption haa urri.j
In Multnomah County three to one. and
In other countlea by a substantial ma.
Jority. It will win. It Is estimated, bv
nearly 50.000.
This measure will exempt from local
taxation all ships owned or registered
In Oregon harbors and Is designed to
encourage the shipping Industry. Simi
lar lawa are In force In Washington
and California.
The negro suffrage amendment, whihs
carrying in Multnomah County by a
comfortable margin, will lose uD-stata
Wilb:r rvjrl. Uata and frscat. 1'a.e 21.