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daily eyee:i:.3 eeiti::i DMEVti;i::3EiTi;:i TO ADVERTISERS WEATHER K.tir W;iriiv'r I Thir.,l,y, The Eait OregonlRn has the largest bona fid and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper Id Oregon. eat of l'ortlanl anil by far tte largest circulation In I'endletun of toy Dewapaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 " ' ' COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE3 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916. NO. 8961 i v z?- UDL CD ELECTION APPEARS S URE; MINNESOTA, CALIFORNIA DECIDE Dtonr ident Pullino Vi t of gives lap From Dofea Early float Me. Seemi Returns-West NEW YORK, Nov. 8 Late thin afternoon Wilson aHcarcd to tie gaining In California ami MliinomHa and k wl ii in (Kegon. lo uenb pith, or California or MliiucArta to win. Roth Brtles continued claiming New Mexico, Now Hamshlre, Oregon, California and Minnesota are the U. tal of Uir doubtful states. Hughe lictuU New llajniliiiv. CONCORD, Nov. 8. With twenty seven precincts missing, the demo cratic mate central committee admit, ted Hughes 1 leading New Hamp hlre by three hundred or four hun dred. The democrats may demand a recount. lUinils Women for Hughes. CHICAGO, Nov. 8 The women vote may reach eight hundred thou sand In the mate They polled over 95 per cent of the registered strength. Cook county estimate! that Wilson received 141.000 of the women' votes and Hughes 14 8.000. WbooiiHin SochilMH Isxe. MILWAUKEE. Nov 8. Complete returns show that former Congress man llerger and State Senator Gay lord. socialist congressional candi dates, were defeated. The socialist concede their defeat. Republicans Claim Mhincsmu and California. NEW Y(H!K, Nov. 8 Republican national headquarters formally claimed that Hughe had carried Cal ifornia and Minnesota at 12:45 and started an Impromptu celebration. Republican State Manager Rowell telegraphed the republicans could concede all the counties the demo crats claimed and still hold the lead PORTLAND, Nov. 8 A hundred and thirty Multnomah county pre cincts complete and twenty nine In complete counties outside Multnomah, gave Hughe 44, Wilson 42.6S3. Now Hampshire for Wllou. CONCORD, N. H Nov. 8. Com. plete returns from all except nineteen small towns In New Hampshire glv Hughes 42,190, Wilson 41,769. Uxter I Ro-elocted. Seattle, Nov. 8. Wllson'a Wash, Ington lead will be at least ten thou sand. Democrats claimed Lister war re-elected by two thousand. Democrats Hold Rally. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Democratic enthusiasm held a wild rally at the forty second" street national head quarters. McCormlck received a tel egram declaring Wilson had probably carried California. The democrdats with a band paraded fifth avenue be fore republican headquarters. Mc Adoo whs so delighted he distributed handfuls of newly minted dimes. Mc Cormlck received a long distance tele phone report thut Wilson had car ried New Hampshire by three fifty Wilson Steadily Gaining. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. President Wilson Is steadily gaining this after noon In Minnesota and California. If he carries cither his election Is cer tain. Wilson still needs ten electoral votes. Republicans Hughes was elected have, conceded nothing anil repeiitcty announced Wilson Win Kan lTnnelux) County. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. Regis trar of Elections Zemansky announced at 10:45 on tfie face of returns at hand that Wilson had carried San Francisco county by fifteen thousand to seventeen thousand. The Woodrow J Wilson I-eaguue announced Wilson was cutting Hughes southern Califor Poa lead. Ohio for WUD4I by T.VooO. CoLl.'M KI.S, Nov. 8. It is defi nitely learned Wilson carried Ohio b approximately seventy five thousund. He probably carried California. Hushes 254; Wilson 253. NEW YORK. Nuv. 8. The Brook lyn Eagle election experts posted a bulletin giving Hughes 254 electoral totes and Wilson !5J. They listed California, Oregon, New Mexico and Wyoming ;is still doubtful. II luetics Claim California. BOSTON. Nov. 8. Governor John son of California, sent long distance telephone message that Hughes is leading California by seven thousand. Hughe ;4a Ovation. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. Hughes and his wife ttutomobiled. They received a rousing ovation enr.mte. WIIxhi Will West. NKW YORK, Nov. 8. Telegrams fiom democratic leaders of the west and middle west, seemingly confirm the early democratic claims. Head quarters declared Wilson s lead a? greater than expected lreliloiit and Wife (lf, ASRIRY PARK, Nov. 8. Presi dent Wilson golfed and Mrs. Wilson utrected the packing of trunks pre paratory to returning to Washington. She also golfed. South Dakota Dry. SI OCX FALLS, Nov. 8 It is be lieved woman suffrage won In South Dakota. Prohibition is twenty thous and ahead. The republican ticket is twelve thousand ahead. MoCorml.-k klaim.4 Election. NKW YORK, Nov. 8. Democratic Chairman McCormlck this afternoon reiterated the claim that Wilson is re elected by eighty eight electorial votes. Minnesota t.olng to Wilson. ST. PAUL. Minn., Nov. 8. One fifth of the Minnesota total vote at noon gave Wilson seven thousand ahead. It is Impossible to forecast the result. Wilson is gaining. The farmer vote will decide. Seattle for Wilson, i SEATTLE, Nov. 8. Complete re turns of two hundred Seattle precincts' give Wilson a 7000 lead. Wilson probably carried Washington by ten to fifteen thousand. Wilson Gains In W. Vft. WHEELING, W. Va., Nov. 8. Re publican leaders cut the estimate of Hughes' probable West Virginia ma jority from twenty thousand to eight thousand this afternoon. Scattered returns showed Wilson is gaining. 10 0'CIA)CK. RcpuMlcnns Concede 4 State. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Republican have conceded North Dakota, Wyom ing, Kansas and Idaho. Wilson's to tal, 256 electoral votes. He needs two hundred and sixty six to elect. Wilson Huh Nebraska. LINCOLN. Nov. 8. Nebraska's es-' timate of the Wilson majority Is twenty thousand. The drys won overwhelmingly SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 Wilson has a slight lead In California EXTRA NEW YORK, Nov. 8 Went Virginia Is claimed by democrat tills afternoon. Senator Cliildou tclogranliiNi that Wilson took the Mnu from Hughe -olumn. Tu multy at Ashury Iark said: "That ends It." ST. I'M I.. Nov. 8. In the last three forty m-tiictA counted. Hiutlu polled only a hundred and fifty one vote. 1950 products out of 31121 gave Wilson 120.000., Ilmrlictt lU.KIH. It is ntlUed Wilson will cai-ry .Minnesota by fie thousand. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8 The 1'nlled Pros tabulated re turns from 852 precincts out of 5870 in California, Hughes 27 4. 4117. Wil-on 281. 15t. Huttueg W ins Southern California. LO AKilIJStr Xw. -ais-rtppnhH- cans announced that Hughes has a sixty five thousand plurality over Wilson in southern California. Wilson Carries MinnCNOta. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 8. Chairntan , Dan Daly of the democratic state ex-i ecutive committee, claimed Wilson carried Minnesota by over twenty thousand. Democrats Claim Victory. NEW YORK. Nov. 8 The demo cratic national committee claimed 270 electoral votes. This included Cali fornia. They declared Wilson's elec tion is certain. CHICAGO. Nov. 8. Complete city returns for president give Hughes 3r.03fi. Wilson 334.690. 27 Suites for Wilson. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. The follow ing Is the line-up at nine this morn ing. Wilson states are Alabama, Ari zona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida. Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Maryland. Mississippi, Mis souri, Montana. Nebraska. Nevada, North Carolina. Ohio. Oklahoma. South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas, i I'tah, Virginia, Washington, North Dakota and Wvoming. Hughes Carries 18. Hughes has Connecticut. Delaware. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Maine, Massa chusetts. Michigan. New Jersey. New York. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. South Dakota, Vermont, West Virgi nia and Wisconsin. Five noiilMful. The doubtful states are California Minnesota. New Hampshire. New Mexico and Oregon. California-Minnesota Will Decide. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. Frank Hitch- cock declared Hughe's election will depend on California and Minnesota PRESIDENT WILSON i J-'""" 1 ' ) w Mr RITNER AND HODGEN ARE REPRESENTATIVES, BEST IN LAST PLACE B. E. Anderson Defeats William Slusher in Contest for Commissioner-Strain Polls Big Majority Over Yeager f2 PRECINCTS COMPLETE OCT OF 1. President Hughes 335, Wil son 4274. Representative Best 2723, Rit ner 3519, Reeves 3253, Hod gen 3.188. Distrh-t Attorney P.i-hop 3058, Keator 3857. Sheriff Al len 2111. Taylor 5275. i County Clerk Brown 37. ( hamberlain 3136. Treasurer Uilllam 4753. SUU man 2020. Assessor Strain 4112. Yeaeer 3052. School Supt. Howard 2581, Young 4125. Coroner Urown 4115, ReeUer 2386. Co. CouunLsrtoner Anderson 3374, Slusher 3272. Pendleton Normal Yes 4184, No 1953. ndleton Norma 11 ( Roth Sides Claim New Hamjwlilre. CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 8 Roth sides claimed New Hampshire. The democrats estimated a lead of one thousand, republicans claimed a lead of six hundred. New Mexico Very Close. ALBCQCERQCE, Nov. 8. It mat take an oflclal count of ballots to de cide who carried New Mexico. The result is extremely close. Democrats claim the state by one thousand to tbree thousand. The republicans de ny It. Washington fr Wilson. SEATTLE. Nov. 8. The Post-Intel- llgencer conceded Washington for Wilson by fifteen thousand. Son Francisco Helps Ilughisv SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. One half of the total precincts gave Hughes 218,841 Wilson 217.8S5. 9 O'CIOCK. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Uiiest re turns show Wilson has gained eleven (Continued on Page 4 t That the Pendleton Normal mii ure has carried the dav is indicated in- the returns available this afrernnr.n though the results are yet too incom- plete to tell the story for sure. At 1:30 this afternoon the normal committee received word that the count in Portland showed the normal leading there with a vote of SS51 cast, the majority for the measure being 2187. At the same time re turns had been received Coin 15 counties throughout the state outside of Multnomah, giving the following: Tes, 14.564; No. 14. 354. In other words the measure is leading slightly BIG CROWDS WATCH RETURNS AS FLASHED BY EAST OREGONIAN A large crowd gathered at the East Oregonian building last night to watch the returns, and it was strictly sympa. thetic with Wilson. As the first reports came in with a prediction of Hughes' election the crowd acted as though it were at a funeral but as the reports from ihe western states began to show the wonderful strength of Wilson, en thusiasm grew apace. The faithful ones braved the cold night until th.- small hours of the morning as added encouragement was received. Hughes supporters confident of victory early in the evening planned a street ovation. Had it not been that the members of the band wore otherwise occupied there might have been a grand hurrah for Hughes be fore the chickens had hatched. A group of men hung around the East Oregonian office this morning anxiously awaiting the final results in some of the doubtful states which might swing the election one wu or the other. Election day was char acterised by the absence of drunkenness. Roy W. Ritner. republican and Lou Hodgen, democrat, will represent Umatilla county in the next legisla ture, according- to the indications of the votes gathered up until press time. W. T. Reeves, democrat, is run ning a close third with Mayor J. A. Best trailing a considerable distance in the rear. Out of 51 precincts complete miner is leading In the representative race oy a in margin. Hodgen is run ning a chiose race but the surprise to many is the race made by Reeves who is less than 150 behind Hodgen. Best is in fourth place, about 500 votes be hind Reeves. Mayor Best was beaten in Pandlo. ton almost two to one by Ritner, his republican teammate, while Hodgen beat him in his own citv bv nearlv ! 400. The vote in Pendleton was Best 825, Ritner 1523, Reeves 1086, Hodgen 1211. Anderson In Lead. The prettiest race of the county ticket is that between B. E. Anderson, in the slat ,,,1,.;,!, d,. 'democrat, and W. M. Slusher. repub. 'his continues, and the Multnomah i0""' fr missioner. The returns majority continue at the preen- rate , M Precmcts Siv Anderson a the measure is sate ' lead of les than 100 votes- Strain Re-elected. ;U V OLfl b J u IIS UMATILLA 1 EARLY 1000 Pendleton Joins With County Piling up Monster Vote for Democratic Candidate. OLCOTT GETS BIS MAJORITY If it rests with CinatiU county to decide the presidential contest. Pres ident Wilson will be retained in of ttce. Though a strong renuMlcjti, county Wilson Is leading It over Hughes by a strong margin, the com. Plete unofficial returns from out of (4 precincts giving him a majority of 915 votes. Pendleton gave WiUon a si all of the 14 precincts exvept 2S and 38 giving- him a majority, some tf them by a two to one ratio. Some of the mcst stalwart renuhllo- . cincts of the county went for the president. Pilot Rock gave Hughe his ben vote in the countv onma the east end precincts went for him and Htrmlston gave him a few votes the better of the argument. River. side we also strong for the republl- wn canmnaie. t nearly all of the other sections, however, Wilson ran well In the lead. In Umatilla ha was the favorite by almost five to one. Chairman MaJonev onlv clalmi th. county for Wilson by 350 but his m. joricy w.u prooably reach 1000. No effort has teen made to secure the total vote in this rmmm ., state candidates inasmuch as the re publican candidates had but little op. position. N. J. Sinnott nresenf m.. jgressrean, got a handsome vote la this county over Barkley, his social ist opponent. Secretary of State Ol cott tecejved almost a unanimous vote from the Umatilla county electo. rate. Supreme Justices Burnett and Moore have been given big major;- ilea ov tms COUntV. a thoKoh TS, A wire w.s ra.-aii-H k. ,i,u i. r ... "L ."l Assessor C. P. strain waa r...Wf.,t 1 r county, alt no """""""i neppner cms alter. . . .. ... 1 Oliver ,-,f La Orand mad. . noon showing a neck and necb ra.i",w J- 1 eager' republican op- rnhn n xr.-v,. ."Tr". ,M" m 7. 'Ponent. His majority is now over Z T c' ,""u. ramutoner. 1000. Sheriff T. n Tavlor rolled i,n!a"" " " cwy" Public rvtce com- " f ni ,ltll I--a t-A.l j;. v.. his usual overwhelming nmlnrliv in -vecu .s otes ir.eie. jn eight precincts complete in ..v..,.n Vl'KIH.t lUtf IHI? 1 eS, : . . r i u.-,il wiiriuiiug majority, jri the first 51 precincts he has a lead Earlier returns received by tlii? pa per from Portland showed' the fol lowing in Multnomah county: Yes, 7132; No. 6020. on the face of these figures the local committee is look ing for a heavy majority for the meai. me when the entire Multnomah coun tv vote is In. The normal measure carries :n Umatilla county by a majority of np tmximatelv S500 ni of it T,rclnct including those that have been fight ing the bill, the vote stood: Yes. .- K'S; No, 1S00. RITNER LEADS BY BIG MAJORITY of more than 3000 over H. M. Allen republican nominee. .Mit GlUUm Wins. Miss Grace Gilliam enjoys the dis tinction of being the first woman to be elected to a Umatilla county of fice since women were enfranchised. Her victory of the primaries she dup. licated yesterday, carrying every pre cinct over H. J. StiUman. Her ma jority will be between :500 and 3000. Keaior Distrlit Attorney. Deputy District Attorney H I. Kea tor was elected bv a iw.iloritv that -wil reach almost a thousand over the I vote given u. H. Bishop, democrat, j County Superintendent I. E. Young scored an easy victory over his dem. jocratie opponent, W. C. Howard. His margin is now about 1mi. Coroner Brown likewise had no difficulty In remaining in office, outdistancing Georpe Peebler, democrat. Itmwn Defeats ClmmN-rlaiii. R T. Brown, republican, has beat en W, D. Chamberlain for clerk by a majority of almost 1000. according to the latest figures. Chamberlain ran lhead in quite a number of precincts. District Attornel Steiwer was elect ed senator without opposition. R. X Stunfleld was re-elected Joint repre sentative from Umatilla and Morrow counties also without opposition, and i.eeonter n. S. Burroughs and Sur. veyor Willard Bradley wer return.,) to office In the same wav. PRECINCT NO. 38 (PKNnLETONl. rresiuent Hughes 58. Wilson 120 Representative Best 89. Ritner si, eeves 59. Hodgen 94. Distrfict Attorney Bishop 72 Ke.i- tor 58. Sheriff Allen 43. Tavlor 13; County Clerk luvwn 79. Chamb-r. ; .tin 7S. (Continued on Page J ) HOI! COUNTY VOTED ON THE MEASURES Normal Is Almost Inaniniims. J'ull Rental ;ets Ui k !;. Hrt-wer AnM-iHlmeiit Is guashed. Pendleton cast an almost unanimous vote for the normal school. Umatilla county in forty nine out of (i pre cinots cast more than a two to on majority for the measure the count showing 4U5 for tu ftln Umatilla county gave a black eve to the full rental measure advanced hy the single taxers shouimr a vn, ..t 6V4 for to 162 against a i,.,.i,n.. feature of the vote ySAa th.'i, t'liinllll which has always been counted in Ihe wet column almost v,,t ,J the t,i! 1'solutely drv giving a irajorlrv of '' 11-' against the ilrv -ri.. V"t,- was 12!:' for to :r. .ig;iiiit. The voters of tbe countv are nor willing tbat the luen-r sh,,ul,l i.i-n, . flake beer in the stale. This lire showed a hea.v maioritt n.:ain' tht brewers, ihe vole beimr l"i i.. 0 against. The voters are desirous thai thi Iv permitted to att-nd picture slum on findiiv and bir randv and I ci.:un for siveeihe:irts and the etui dien, The vole to lepeal the ,,l I 1'lue law In a represent.-!! ive nucl'--r of cunties shows 1 t.' for to ait.Unst, The leiunis from M e reiiuumtiv pi,.. I'l'cls It is expected will JiiereHs.' fli tn ii 1 1 1 for 'he rpei,l ,,f ih, :'in, tlue law. tile nnrh.-ll s loo ;i:m i-.'i,si tbc fi II reni.-il lirid :n.l br... 1 '"'i i ! endiM-iii s
