The Election in Centre Co.
Probably never before in the history
of Centre county did a presidential elec-
tion occur with so little apparent enthu-
siasm as that of Tuesday. The day was
unusually quiet in Bellefonte during the
hours the polls were open. Men went
to the polls and voted and went their
way and with the exception of the final
hour there were very few congregated
at the different polling places at any |~
time during the day.
Every Republican candidate on the
ticket received a majority in the county
but a glance at the returns will show the
reason why. There were too many stay-
at-home Democrats. In other words, if
the Democratic vote had been out any-
ways near full Wilson would have car-
ried the county and M. I. Gardner would
have been elected to the Legislature.
As it is the latter is defeated. His vote
in the vote in the county was 4127
against Scott’s 4137, a majority of just
10 votes for the latter. To offset this
Troop L gave Gardner 4 of a majority,
but the vote of the Boal machine gun
troop was 7 against him making the total
against him 13.
Ex-Judge EllisL. Orvis got a small com-
plimentary vote in the county for Unit-
ed States Senator, but at that Knox led
him by 151 votes. Walling, for Supreme
court judge carried the county by 1054
votes, notwithstanding the fact that the
total vote on the Supreme court was ex-
actly two thousand less than the total
vote of Gardner and Scott.
The official count on all but the presi-
dential electors in Centre county was
completed by Judge Quigley and clerks
L. A. Schaeffer and J. Linn Harris at
4:30 last evening and is as follows:
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Palmer... -.soer.. iiss veeecinssvasassinrres
Walling.........o. ocovienisrrieeisnasse cone 3632
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Ervin, Socialist
Ames, Prohibition......................... 165
Thomas, Industrialist.................... 1
Maccauley, Single Tax.................. 2
STATE TREASURER
CIAMEY,.....cctieurnassasernosuesinssssvasier 3861
Kephart.........oervneeeerennnsiiinnnssennnes 4210
Rolaftl osomermees 161
Fox, Socialist .....cceceeereemeseeniinnnne 140
ASSEMBLY
Gardner, DemocratiC..........ccceeeneeee 3943
Gardner Local Option...........ccceieuee 184
Tatal..coonmnieniinisgin: oon 4127
Scott, Republican...............coasnesse 4137
Simler, SOCIaliSt c.ccveeerereeersunennennes 157
Congressman Rowland Has Probably Been
Re-elected.
In the contest for Congress in this Dis-
trict between W. E. Tobias and Congress-
man Rowland the face of the returns
show the re-election of Rowland by a
majority of 45.
The un-official returns give McKean to
Rowland by 680 and Cameron by 264.
The official count gives Rowland 217 in
Centre. This appears to give him a total
of 1161.
The official count in Clearfield gives
Tobias a majority of 1116.
It is possible that the official count in
McKean and Cameron might reduce the
Rowland majorities sufficient to turn the
tide in favor of Tobias.
—As this item is being written the
“Watchman” is in about as peculiar a
situation as it has ever found itself. All
the space possible had been reserved for
election news and now that the news is
coming in our type setting machine is
out of commission, -for want of gas to
heat the metal, and we can’t set type to
fill the space. Our only hope in such a
dilemma has been that Wilson “will be
elected and we can fill up with roosters,
but up to this hour Thursday night
Woodrow is not getting there as fast as
our emergency requires and we are rub-
bing about as many splinters off the anx-
ious bench as President Wilson and Mr.
Hughes probably are at this moment.
—The Nineteenth congressional dis-
trict defeated the Hon. Warren Worth
Bailey for re-election and thereby lost the
honor of being represented by one of the
ablest members of Congress. Mr. Bailey
contributed largely to his own defeat
through the fact that he is a man of
strong convictions with the courage to
espouse them, even though they run con-
trary to party expediency or the senti-
ment of his constituency.
—The lady who thought that Hon.
Ellis L. Orvis was only running for Unit-
ed States Senator so he could go down
to Washington and be cosy and warm in
a steam heated hotel while “the rest of
us freeze up here” has been told of her
mistaken impression.
——Late last night Chairman McCor-
mick wired all state and county chair-
men to get bands and red fire with which
to celebrate Wilson's victory. Evident-
ly he is very certain of the final out-
come in the four States doubtful states.
—Such an election as Tuesday's has
never before been witnessed in Centre
county on a presidential year. There
was no excitement, whatever, and little
booze or money in sight.
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VOL. 61.
CONGRESS FIGHT
HARD AND CLOSE
Political Complexion Remains
in doubt.
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BIG SURPRISE IN RETURNS
Republicans, With Four Scattering
Members, Have Tied the House Up
to Date—Democrats Lead in Senate.
New York, Nov. 9.—With the presi
dency in doubt the political complex:
ion of congress also was undecided
and party leaders were anxiously
awaiting complete returns before defi
nite claims could be made, although
it appeared the Democrats would re
tain control of the senate without ques:
tion by a reduced majority.
With forty-nine districts to be heard
from, the returns for the next house
showed that 193 Democrats, 189 Re
publicans, two Progressives, one So
cialist and one Independent have been
elected. This shows the Republican
and scattering to be tied with the
Democrats already elected. Of the
forty-nine missing districts, thirty are
Democratic, eighteen Republican, and
one Independent in the present house.
Nearly complete returns showed that
the Democrats certainly have lost four
United States senators, one each in
Maine, New York, New Jersey and
Maryland, while they gained one each
in Rhode Island, Delaware and Utah.
Indications pointed strongly to a fur
ther Democratic loss of two senators
in Indiana, one in West Virginia and
Arizona and possibly one in Montana.
To offset this in the possibilities the
election of Republican Senators} in
Wyoming and New Mexico had not
been assured. If the Republicans and
Democrats should lose all these as in|
dicated the senate still would. remain
Democratic by two, forty-eight Demo;
crats to forty-six Republicans.
The
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Democratic majority in the present:
senate is sixteen.
The most sury.ising devefppment
in the senatorial contest was the de
feat of Senator Henry F. Lippitt, Re |
publican, of Rhode Island, by Peter
Goelet Gerry, Democrat, as the state
otherwise went Republican.
a clear sky.
William M. Calder, of New York
takes the place of Senator O’Gorman
easily defeating William F. McCombs
former chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee.
The defeat of Senator James E
Martine, of New Jersey, by Joseph S
Frelinghuysen has been persistently
heralded by Republican leaders. The
Democrats lost their first senator in
the September election in Maine wher
Frederick Hale won from Senatol
Charles F. Johnson. Another surpris
ing defeat to the Democrats came in
Maryland where Joseph I. France won
from Representative David J. Lewis.
the latter having won the Democratic
nomination from Senator Blair Lee in
the primary.
Although Democratic chieftains
were hoping against hope that com
plete returns would reverse the situ
ation in Indiana the indications are
that both John W. Kern, majority lead
er of the senate, and Thomas Taggar!
must yield to Harry S. New and James
BE. Watson for long and short terms
respectively.
In West Virginia Senator Chilton
is losing to Representative Howard
Sutherland, Republican. Senator Ash
urst, of Arizona, may be defeated by
Joseph H. Kibbey, and Senator Myers
of Montana, was slightly behind for
mer Congressman Charles N. Pray
Republican. Both parties, however
are claiming victory.
Another upset was the defeat ci
Senator George Sutherland, Republi
can, of Utah, by William H. King
Democrat. Sutherland has been in the
Senate for sixteen years. Late returns
showed that Senator Dupont, of Dela
ware, lost his seat to the Democratic
nominee, Josiah O. Wolcott.
Late returns from Ohio, indicating
the re-election of Senator Atlee Pom
erene, Democrat, over Myron T. Her
rick, Republican, virtually ended the]
possibility of Republican ascendancy |
in the ‘senate.
Upon returns thus far received Re.
publicans have gained house seats ir
New York, Kansas, Illinois, Maine
Maryland, Wisconsin, Iowa and Okla
homa. These were offset by Demo
cratic gains in New York, also one ir
the twentieth district of Pennsylva
nia, where A. R. Brodeck defeated S
H. McCall; in North Carolina, where
J. J. Britt, the lone North Caroling
Republican, lest to Zebulon Weaver;
one in Connecticut, two in Ohio, nine
in all. :
The final result is much in doubt
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STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNIOPN.
BELLEFONTE, PA.. NOVEMBER 10, 1
916.
Wilson Certainly Re-elected
At 7.30 this Morning California Seemed
Certain for Wilson and With her
Thirteen Votes Has Probably
Re-elected Him.
Not since 1876 has uncertainty as to who will be the next Presi-
dent of the United States continued as long as it has in the contest be-
tween Woodrow Wilson and Charles E. Hughes.
At this hour, 6.30
a. m., the result is still hinging on the firal count in California, New
Mexico and North Dakota.
Minnesota was in doubt almost all of
yesterday but the late returns last evening indicate that it will proba-
bly go to Hughes, so that we have placed that State in the Republi-
can column below.
For a while yesterday California seemed to be slipping away from
the President, but as precinct after precinct came in the returns were
encouraging enough to establish strong hope that he will carry the
State. If it finally does give its 13 electors to Wilson he will be our
next President, with at least 272 votes in the electoral College.
The contest in West Virginia and New Hampshire has been so
close that they might swing either way, but Wilson will not need
either one of them if he gets California.
Friday morning 6.30.
The result:iFstill so uncertain that it will
require the official count in Minnesota, California, New Hampshire
and New Mexico to determine the result. And if contests should be
instituted it might be weeks before we know who has been elected.
At 7.30 this morning California seemed certain for Wilson and
with her thirteen votes has probably re-elected him.
NO. 44.
PENNA. GIVES
"CLOSE 10200,000
Republicans Gain Several Gon-
gressmen in State.
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'WALLING STAYS ON BENCH
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| Supreme Court Justice Runs Ahead
of Ticket—Philadelphia Gives Re
publican Candidate 102,944 Plurality.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—Pennsylvania
giving Charles E. Hughes for the pres
idency a majority which probably wil
be close to 200,000, returned to its
proud place as the banner Republican
state of the Union, after faltering four
years ago during the Progressive flood
tide.
With the Hughes and Fairbanks
ticket, the Republicans swept nearly
everything else in sight. Philande:
Chase Knox was elected to the United
States senate to succeed George T.
Oliver, who succeeded Mr. Knox eight
years ago, when he resigned to enter
the Taft cabinet as Secretary of state.
leturns indicate that the Republi
cans have increased their delegations
in congress by four, possibly six, mem:
bers, electing at least thirty and pos
sibly thirty-two of the thirty-six mem
bers.
Charles A. Snyder for auditor gen:
eral, and Harmon M. Kephart, for
state treasurer, ran well up with the
rest of the ticket. Snyder also was
returned to the state senate from
Schuylkill county, but will resign that
office to become auditor general.
Justice Emory A. Walling, of Erie
was elected for a full term in the
supreme court. His majority over
Charles Palmer, Chester, probably will
exceed 200,000.
For Hughes.
Electoral
Vote.
Connecticut . - 7
Delaware - - 3
Tlinois . ~ ... - 29
Indiana - -. : 15
Towa - Linens 118
Maine . - : -
Massachusetts -
Michigan -
New Jersey
New York
Minnesota - - .
Oregon - - -
Pennsylvania -
Rhode Island . -
South Dakota
Vermont . .
Wisconsin -
Total . .
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Wk OOo
IN DOUBT
New Mexico - -
West Virginia
Total .. . ..
CONTESTED
New Hampshire 4
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For Wilson.
Electoral
Alabama, . - - . 12
Arizona, - : -.- 3
Arkansas - - - - 9
California . - . 13
Colorado - - -:- 6
Florida: . .. . 6
Georgia - - - - 14
Idaho - . . .
Kansas. . . .
Kentucky . .- .
Louisiana - - -
Maryland
Mississipp1
Missouri -
Montana - - - -
Nebraska - - -
Nevada . - - -
North Dakota -
North Carolina -
Ohio... .
Oklahoma - - -
South Carolina -
Tennessee . .
Texas . . . +.
Yah.
Virginia, . - -
Washington . .
Wyoming - - -
Total - .
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13
10
8
10
18
4:
8
3
5
12
24
10
9
12
20
rem
Total Electoral Votes . . . .
Necessary to Elect
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They were on the non-partisan tek:
et, but Justice Walling had the support
of the Republican organization and of
an influential committee of lawyers,
| his opponent having been a life-long
Prohibitionist and little known out
side his home city. Justice Walline
hag heen serving on the supreme
bench “appointed by Governor Brum:
baugh to succeed the late John P
Elkin.
The former congressmen-at-large
two of whom are from this city, polled
substantially the full Republican vote
They are John R. K. Scott, incum:
bents, and Joseph McLaughlin, whe
succeeds Daniel F. Lefean.
In towns and counties where loca!
issues were before the voters at the
polls, progressiveness marked the re
sult almost without exception. Public
loans for school, road and other pur
poses generally were approved.
The entire Republican ticket, headed
by Charles E. Hughes, swept Philadel
phia by a plurality of 102,944. Hughes
carried every ward in the city excepf
the Democratic sixth, where the late
Thomas J. Ryan was leader.
Complete returns showed
Hughes received 192.078 votes
President Wilson 89,134.
_ The Republican presidential candi
date polled a vote that was greate:
than the combined Taft and Roosevell
vote in 1912. Taft and Roosevelt poll
ed 174,907 votes, while Wilson receiv
ed 66,306 four years aso.
Justice Emory A. Walling carried
the city by a majority of 142,785 or
the non-partisan ticket for justice ot?
the supreme court.
ALASKA GOING DRY
Michigan, South Dakota, Nebraska and
Montana Claimed for Prohibition.
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 9.—Of 554¢
votes cast in twenty-five towns for
delegate to congress, Sulzer, Demo
crat, has 3001; Wickersham, Republi
can, 2946. The same towns gave 3512
for prohibition and 2037 against.
that
and
Prohibitionists Claim Four States.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—Oliver W. Stewart.
national prohibition campaign man
ager, in a statement said:
“Returns indicate that the drys
have added four states—Michigan,
South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana
—to the dry column. We saved Ar
kansas to the array of nineteen dry
states with which we began the cam
paign. The election of Bomberger as
governor of Utah, a Democrat favor
ing prohibition, I think, means prohi
bition by statute out there. We are
particularly pleased with the vietory
for woman suffrage in South Dakota,
for that means the election of officials
who will make the prohibition law ef
fective.”
It is also believed that Utah has
joined the dry state sisterhood.
With the addition of these states,
Anti-Saloon League officiais say that
twenty-four states, or one-half the
Union, are now in the dry column,
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Wilson Leads in California.
San Francisco, Nov. 9.—Woodrow
Wilson took the lead in California
Returns available gave Hughes 337,
657; Wilson, 339,195, a lead for the
president of 1538.
The president later increased his
lead. Returns from 4401 precincts
out of 5917 in California give Hughes
342,963; Wilson, 345,908, a Wilson mar
gin of 2945.
0. K. Cushing, chairman of the
Democratic state central ccmmittee,
issued the following statement:
“Basing my opinion on verified re
ports from every county in California
I confidently assert that Presiden’
Wilson will carry aalifornia by 15,000.”
Chester H. Rowe], chairman cf the
Republican state central committee,
reiterated his earlier statement -tha!
Hughes would carry the state by at
least 6000 votes.
Governor Hiraw W. Johnson, Re
publican and Progressive candidate for
United States senator, has a command
ing lead over his Democratic oppon
ent, George S. Hatton, and it is believ
ed his majority would approximate
200,000.
WILSON CARRIES MARYLAND
But Republican Wins Senate Contest.
Wets Win in Seven Localities.
Baltimore, Md. Nov. 9.—President
Wilson carried Maryland in the elee-
tion by a plurality estomated at 16,510,
but Congressman David J. Lewis.
“Father of the Parcel Post,” was de
feated in the contest for the United
States senatorship by Dr. Joseph I.
France, whose estimated plurality was
6367.
Lewis’ defeat was attributed largely
to the openly expressed hostility of
the Democratic organization in Balti
moee city and to the anti-prohibition-
ists, because of his vote in congress
for a national prohibition amendment.
Baltimore city, which gave President
Wilson 9300 plurality, gave Dr. France
9782 plurality.
Four Democratic and two Republi:
can congressmen were elected, a Re:
publican gain of one. In addition to
the five incumbents, Frederick N.
Zihlman, of Cumberland, Republican,
was elected from the sixth district,
formerly represented by Mr. Lewis.
Prohibition was defeated in seven
of the eleven localities in which the
proposition was voted upon in the
state. Baltimore city gave a majority
against it of 43,000. Annapolis reject:
ed it by 500, while Havre de Grace
at which racing is conducted, went
dry by twenty-two votes. Hagerstown
voted dry.
The budget amendment to the state
constitution was adopted by about 30,
000 majority.
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN
Hughes’ Plurality in President's State
About 40,000.
Trenton, Nov. 9. —Hughes' plurality
in New Jersey, President Wilson's
home state, is close to 40,000.
In the gubernatorial race, Walter
BE. Edge, Republican, had a plurality
of 34,142 over his Democratic oppon-
ent, H. Otto Wittpenn. The figures
were 178,916 for Edge, and 144,774 for
Wittpenn.
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Republi:
can, for United States senator, “de
feats Senator James E. Martine, Demo-
crat, by about 35,000.
The Hughes trend carried ten of
the twelve Republican congressional
candidates to victory. John J. Egan,
in the eleventh, and James J. Hamil],
in the twelfth, are the only Demo-
crats elected. In the present congress
they have four.
In the assembly, the Republicans
also made a clean sweep.
101,136 IN NEW YORK
Calder for Senate Run Ahead of Re-
publican Ticket.
New York, Nov. 9.—William M. Cal-
der for United States senator was the
strongest candidate on the Republican
ticket in New York, his majority over
William F. McCombs, Democrat, being
over 175,000. Calder even carried New
York city by 24,949, an unusual vote in
this strongly Democratic city. In the
state Calder’s vote was 683,353; Mec-
Combs’ 508,732.
Practically all the returns are in
and the few districts yet to be heard
from will not materially change the
results. The Republican majorities in
the senate and assembly are greater
even than those of the last session.
The returns for president and gov-
ernor give Hughes 836,424; Wilscn,
735,288, a Republican lead of 101,136.
Whitman polled 773,906 votes to 641,
673 for Seabury.
Nevada for Wilson,
Reno, Nev. Nov. 9. —Aeturns from
all parts of the state indicate that
President Wilson iwll have a majority
of approximately 1500 votes in Nevada.
The senatorial contest is in doubt,
with Pittman leading Platt. E. Rob
erts, Republican, is re-elected to con:
gress.
Utah For Wilson.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 9.—President
Wilson carried Utah by a plurality es:
timated at 15,000. King, Democrat,
was elected senator by an estimated
plurality of 10,000. Bamberger, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, and the
entire Democratic state ticket were
elected.
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Wilson in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, Okla, ..ov. 9.—
President Wilson carried Oklahoma by
80,000 over Charles E. Hughes. Six
Democrats and two Republicans will
make up the Oklahoma congressional
delegation, a gain of one for the Re:
publicans.
——They are all good enough, but the
WATCHMAN is always the best.