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TITLLADELPniA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916
CornitBT. 1016. t thi muo Lma Commit
PHIOE ONE CENT
ILSON GAINS IN CALIFORNIA; STILL IN DOUBT:
PRESIDENT KEEPS SMALL LEAD IN MINNESOTA
IRTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING
GO TO DEMOCRATIC COLUMN,
LATEST RETURNS INDICATE
jturns Show 256 Electoral Votes for
Wilson, 242 for Hughes, 33 in
Doubt. McCormick Claims
270 for President
rank H. Hitchcock Admits Republicans Must Have Cali
fornia and Minnesota to Win List of Doubtful
States Drops to Four and Will
.Control Result
The result of the presidential election was in doubt this afternoon.
Estimates based on the last-minute returns gave Woodrow Wilson 25G votes
rtbe Electoral College and Charles E. Hughes 242, with four States, having a
115183, in doubt.
States in the classification of doubtful included:
California, 13 electoral votes.
Minnesota, 12.
New Mexico, 3.
Oregon, 5.
The result in New Mexico is so close the official count may be necessary to.
ftedde it
ST The Republicans were conceding nothing and sticking fast to their claims
nt Hughes's election.
STATES CLAIMED FOR WILSON
Returns collected so far show the following result in the Electoral College:
For Wilson Alabama, 12: Arizona, 3: Arkansas, 0; Colorado, C: Florida, 6:
Geergia, 14; Idaho, 4; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 10; Maryland, 8; Mississippi, 10;
iKiwouri, 18; Montana, 4; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 3; North Carolina,
12; Ohio, 24; Oklahoma, 10; South Carolina, 0; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 20; Utah,
4; Virginia, 12; Washington, 7; Kansas, 10; North Dakota, 5; Wyoming, 3.
TeW, 256.
RESULTS FOR HUGHES COLUMN
f'ufpt Hughes Connecticut, 7; Illinois, 29; Iowa, 13; Maine, 6; Mnssa-
etts, J?; Michigan, lb; wow Jersey, 14; New York, 45; 1'ennsylvania, 38;
i Islandr5; South Dakota, 5; Vermont, 4; West Virginia, 8; Wisconsin, 13;
(FBtlBwatWS3J?New Hampshire, 4. Total. 242.
w'the two national headquarters in New York both chairmen wero claiming
nkctiom
,AtVlO!45 Democratic National Committee headquarters claimed 270 elec-
i -votes ior wuson as aDsoiuteiy certain, xneir ciaira am not mciuao uau-
Ea.
"We are still certain we have won," said Chairman Willcox, "although our
W may bo somewhat narrow."
"Ridiculous," was Democratic Chairman McCormick's retort to thi3 claim.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, President Wilson's son-in-law, took
tgt of Democratic headquarters.
"President Wilson will have 272 votes in the electoral college." ho said.
bis estimate includes the estimate in New Mexico and California. Returns
i n6t yet sufficiently tabulated to permit a mora detailed statement"
WILLCOX CONTINUES HOPEFUL
Although National Chairman Willcox, at Republican headquarters, declined
concede that President Wilson had been re-elected, he was not ns positive in
; claims regarding the election of Mr. Hughes as the morning woro on. Ho
is v
"J, am hopeful that when the complete returns are available it will bo shown
. Mr. Hughes has won. That is all I can say now."
Frank H, Hitchcock, Cornelius N. Bliss, George W. Perkins and other
: were at headquarters trying to figure out whether the Republicans could
I oat in the doubtful States. It was admitted that if President Wilson carried
oU; Kansas and, California that ho would probably fequeezo through with
' lew votes one, the Republican leaders said on the total.
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LATER RETURNS SHOW WILSON GAIN
yAl 10 o'clock the latest returns showed an increase of eleven elee-
I votes for Woodrow Wilson since 8 a. m. makinir his total 248.
. , In the same time the chancres recorded cravo Huchea n tntnl of 240. nnrl !.
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rcikumi votes aouDixui. T
L Thero was a strong drift toward Wilson in Minnesota and Oregon. The
wcrais aiso claimed they were gaining in California. Wilson's present total
wm 18 votes necessary for election.
We changes indicated were as follows:
Wyoming Transferred from tho Wilson column to the doubtful column.
Kansas Transferred from tho doubtful column to the Wilson column, lining
Mdd by Chairman Willcox.
Idaho Transferred from the Hughes column to the Wilson column.
Isdiana Transferred from the doubtful column to tho ihighcs column.
WILSON WINS, BROOKLYN EAGLE SAYS
At 11:10 a. m. today tho Brooklyn Eaglo, Democratic, announced in a special
mat n had "positive figures" from the country at large which showed
lively that President Wilson has been reelected.
The Eagle was; the first of tho big New York newspapers to concede tho
"" w Wilson, all of the others at this hour insisting that the issuo still
doubt
'Frank Hitchcock, original Hughes booster and political expert of the Re-
campaign, declared at 10:32 today that the election of Hucrhes now
On the result in Cnltforntn nml Minnesota. t. v
wide divergence of claims at the two national headquarters Indicated the
jrcter of the results. Tho shift In sentiment was exemplified by the
vc.WHiaiinM in' tnn Nnw Ynrle mwri.
cMe N8W YoFhf Tl'mofl Tlamui.n4f.. niai MnnA1nrr 4Tm n1aitAM IT.. .!.-
' W ttSOed an e-rfi-o unlnn If T .Antra na-Af WIWnn.Ta mtA
n.. mit ..."" - .i..".v,
Dune,'Kepublican, after announcing the election of Hughes in a "clean
"P Ot the COllntrv ilumlLl ilia eltunflnn n WoT..in orllftn., MTT....1 T-..T.1'-
i I "rf -v.o4 vw B.vuuu ... iui x.uv MmiU XJUBUtW WaU-
- vmw Race." i
CHEERS FOR "INCORRUPTIBLE WEST" '
'a. m. Chairman McCormick made a speech to the crowd at head-
W New York liiilni..
eensn-afnlafa 4l.a ..t. ... it.. 1..ll.. - r-.t.It urn
fle then introdueorl n1i rrfflr.lnla of fht, Mnttnnnl nnmmlllu'!i.J ovn..n.1
'JjwcUtlon of their work.
OH! OAe in Ula arnM,A -.. A.
J cnr for the honwt an4 Incorruptible Wt."
,r National Democratic Committee dM not spend a eent west of the MU-
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Electoral Vote for
President by States
TOTAIi n.KCTORAI. OT. BSt
NEC11ARY TO A CIIMCK. t(l
,... lltlht. Vt'llaon.
B' ltep. Pm.
Alabama 12
Arizona 3
Arkansas 9
California
Colorado 6
Connecticut 7 ,.
Delaware 3 ..
Florida , G
Georgia 14
Idaho 4
Illinois 2D ..
Indiana 15
Ina 13
Kansas 10
Kentucky 13
Louisiana '.. .. 10
Maine 6
Maryland a,
Massachusetts 18 ,.
Michigan 15
Minnesota
Mississippi 10
Missuri is
Montana 4
Nebraska 8
Nevada 3
New Jersey 14
New Hampshire 4
Ncv Mexico
New York 45
North Carolina 12
North Dakota 5
Ohio ,. 21
Oklahoma 10
Oregon
Pennsylvania r 38
Rhode Island 5
South Carolina 9
South Dakota 5
Tennessee 12
Texas 20
u tan ............. .. 4
Vermont 4 ..
Virginia 12
Washington 7
West Virginia 8
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming ,. ., 3
Totals 242 26
Result In doubt Total electoral voto
of States in doubt 33.
FARMERS BACK UP CITY
SUPPORT OF WILSON IN
MINNESOTA'S CONTEST
Returns Filter In and President
Boosts Lead Given by Towns.
Rural Sections to
Decide
.KELLOG U. S. SENATOR
Minnesota's Twelve Votes
May Determine, Election
THE vote in Minnesota is so close
that it is impossible at this press
timo to state the decision. Tho lat
est returns show Wilson in the lend
by about 7000. Tho President has
carried tho cities, but returns slowly
coming in indicate n gain in tho
Hughes voto in tho rural districts.
Tho vote in 1912 stood Republicans,
64,334; Democrats, 100,426; Pro
gressives, 125,856.
Tho State has 12 electoral votes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Frank D. Kel
logg, Republican State Chairman of
Minnesota, wired Republican headquar
ters that Hughe would carry that
State by 6000. Kellogg claimed his
own election for United States Sen
ator by 50,000.
ST. TAUL, Minn, Nov. 8. Minnesota,
with one-nfth ot tho voto In at noon, today
showed Wilson leading by 721S. It Is Im
possible to forecast results, but Wilson made
calns In purely rural precincts this morn
ing. The cities and towns are In. The
farmer vote will decide.
With Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis
Counties, In which aro located tho three
principal cities o( Minnesota, giving him a
lBtOOO lead, Wilson seemed to be carrying
Minnesota. '
St. Paul and vicinity gave Wilson a lead
of 7580. Hennepin ,County, tn which Min
neapolis Is located, badced up tho President
with a 7000 plurality and Duluth BOO,
Other precincts In the State showed little
ad van ta go for either candidate, leaving the
City lead unchanged, J, A. Burnqulst was
re-elected Governor on tho Republican
ticket by about 8 to I.
Van Lear's election as Minneapolis' first
Socialist Mayor was conceded on all sides
this morning.
Frank fe, Kellogg, Republican, waa elect
ed United States Senafor.
Called to Vote, Man Is Found Dead
POYfl. Di-. Nov, ij when political
wofkors wnt to tho boaw of John Fahley,
l IJttU .. near Dovw, yesterday
.V ". f W tte polls, tbsy
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CALIFORNIA VOTE
SWAYS TO WILSON
ON LATEST TALLY
President Leaps Into Lead
as San Francisco Precincts
Boost Plurality
JOHNSON IS WINNER
Hughes Runs Strong in Southern
Counties, but Cities Go
Democratic
SAN FRANCISCO. Nor. 8. President
Wilson leaped Into the lead In California at
9:30 a. m. today when returns from 3198
precincts out of B8T0 In California gave
htm a total vote ot 239,919 against 332,376
for Hughes.
Tho result was achieved when returns
poured In from nearly 100 additional pre
cincts In San Francisco County, bringing
Wilson's plurality In that county to nearly
10,000.
With returns from Alameda County near
Ing completion, tho Indications were that
Hughes would carry that county by nearly
8000.
A statement from Republican headquar
ters this morning claimed Los Angeles
County by 35,000, and all southern Califor
nia by 65.000 for Hughes.
Incomplete return from 28 out of 63
precincts tn Santa Barbara County glvs
Hughes 1544, Wilson 1872.
With 157 precincts out of 684 yet to be
heard from San Francisco gives Wilson
44,885 and Hughes 35,911.
San Diego city and County probably have
been carried by Hughes. Returns from 152
ot the 221 precincts tn the county give
Hughes 12,629, Wilson 12.182. Doth pro
hlbltlon amendments carried In this county
by about 2000 votes each.
In Los Angeles city and county the latest
returns from 682 precincts give Hughes
55,177. Wilson 48.802. If this ratio- con-
unues, iiugnes a .piuramy in, i.os Angeies
vjlll not exceed 8000.
The length ot tho ballot Impedes tho
counting of the vote and slow progress Is
being made. .
Chairman Chester Rowell, of the Repub
lican State committee, and, Chairman Cush
Ing, of the Democratic State committee,
each Issued statements early today claim
ing the State for their candidates by from
10.000 to 20,000.
Governor Hiram Johnson has been elected
United States Senator from California by
a large plurality, estimated by his friends
to be as much as 200,000,
At midnight tho fate of the antl-llquor
amendments waa undetermined, with stiff
majorities against them In tho few returns
available.
DELAWARE FOR HUGHES;
DU PONT IS DEFEATED
Republican Presidential Candi
date Has Lead of 835 Votes,
With Few to Come In
Voted for threo presidential electors, one Con
ireiiman, United States Senator and Stat
officer. Vote 1B12 Hep , 15,0031 Dem., 22,631
Trot.. 8880. Voto 1908 llep., 25,014; Dera..
22.071.
DOVKR, Del., Nov. 8. With 23 districts
out of 191 missing In Delaware, Hughes
polled 21,055 votes to Wilson's 20,220. Jo
slah O. Walcott, Dem., has won the United
States senatorshlp from Colonel Henry A,
du Pont, the present Senator, by a plurality
of 1037. These figures Include the vote
cast In Wilmington. Voters In the missing
division, which nominally are Republican,
number approximately 6900.
Complete returns from all ten representa
tive districts In Kent County gavo Wilson
approximately 650 plurality, several voters
having split tickets on electors. Tho Dem
ocrats carried the county for tho State tick
et, as follows:
Joslah O. Walcott, for United States Sen
ator, 1330 plurality! James II. Hughes,
Governor, 363 plurality; Albert F. Polk,
Congress, 905 plurality. The remainder of
the State and county tickets was carried by
the Democrats by pluralities ranging' from
200 to 700.
The Democrats elected two S4ate Sena
tors and eight of the ten Representatives.
The otes from the Kent County militia
men, at Demlng, N. M., may change the
result In aome close districts.
TWO MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS
LEAD IN CONGRESS CONTEST
Bergef and Goylord Run Strong and
Comrades Wl ,A
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Nov. ..Former
Congressman Victor L, Herger and State
Senator V. R. Oaylord, Socialist cen
gresslonal candidates In the 6th and 4th,
district!. rMPecUvely. are leading their
Democratlo and Republican opponents. So.
-clallsts claim the election of both Berger
and Oaylord, and that of Wlnneld Zabel,
Socialist canddate for District Attorney.
Thla clakn, l not conceded.
The MUsuWMjtolgl (Ud.) to4y too-
LATEST
ELECTION NEWS
LATE MINNESOTA RETURNS SHOW WILSON GAINING
ST. PAUL, Klnn., Nov. 8. With GUI piecincU out or 08-l pre
cincts lepoited. Wilson is lending by. 8033, the tutal being: Wileon,
4, 173; Hughes, 34,130. On the Inst 11 pieciuct Wilnon line mlnr'
815 net. These were ruinl pi relucts.
HUGHES LEADS IN OREGON COUNT '
1'OIITLAND. Orr Nov. 8. Hughes leil Wilson in the incum
Me count of eighteen Oregon counties out elite Multnoiunli County,
at lepoUrd nt lO'OO n. in. toilny. The ictuuib gave Hughes iy,177,
ilon la.tWD.
REPUULICANS CLAIM WEST VIRGINIA HY ONLY 8000
WHEELING, W. Vn , Nov. 8. Hepubllcnii loader tut fioin
SSQ.UOO to 8000 t!iu ctimr-to of Hughcs'a piobalile mujuiity hi West
Vn intn In the fin' of ltturns this atlcivoon. The kIuiiih fioTu 'MO
s attcieil precincts In 11 counties gave Hughes 58 lii, Wilson 100 f.
WILSON LEADS BY 9000 IN CALIFORNIA
SAN rjRANCISCO, Nov. 8. Returns fiom 8313 ilut ot 0870 pio
tlncta in California gavo Wilson a. plurality of slightly over OO00
votes over Ecpubllcnn .Candidate Hughes. The totals woio: Wilbon,
1130,250; Hughes, 211,070.
CALIFORNIA CLAIMED FOR WILSON
SAN TIIANCISCO, Nov. 8.-The San Fiancisco Dilly News
claims Cnllfonitn for Wilson by from 5000 to 10,000.
HUGHES LEADS WILSON 300 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
CONCORD, N. II., Nov. 8. With twenty towns, missing the
presidential vote in Now Hompshlro stands: Hughes, 41,837; Wilson,
41,480. This tabulation wns mntlo fiom the official le'turns in the
Secictary of State's office.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. United Stnles Senator Hollls, of New
. Hanipsmp, Jfl?laihlaitjrjoci2it,u,at, unaffJpJaL. buUcontriJctv.xe
tmns for NvvrHninpfchTro jjnvo lho,(Statc to WHsoit'by 300 mnjoiity.
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PRESIDENT WILSON SWEEPS WYOMING
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 8. President Wilson has cairiccl. every
county in the Stne, nccording to indications nt 10:30 o'clock today.
Ajt hat hour 202 precincts out of 588 had reported. Wilson had 7011
and Hughes 5205. "
DEMOCRATS NOW CLAIM WEST VIRGINIA
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Shortly after'noon today Clmlimnn Moi
gen'thau, of tho Deinocintlc finance committee, announced tho Demo
cints had can led West Vhglnla by 10,000.
REPUBLICANS CONCEDE IDAHO TO WILSON
BOISE, Idaho, Nov., 8. With moie than hnlf the Idaho vote
counted and giving Wilson a lend of 0000, the Republican campaign
managers today conceded tho State to Wilson. Alexander, Doniocint,
is lending for reelection ns Governor, but by a veiy Hinall. ninigln.
BAKER TO RESIGN CABINET POST
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 8. Nwton Baker, Secietniy of War, will
resign nftcr Iilarcli 4, no matter who is elected l'lCNidant. ThU bo
camo known definitely today. It was said Baker dutei mined when
ho took office Inst year to servo only one yenr and that ho intended
to letum to hiB-hoiuo licio to practice law.
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AMERICAN STEAMSHIP SHELLED
BY TWO TEUTON SUBMARINES
LONDON, Nov. 8. "S. O. S." onlle weie bent out by thu Amer
ican etoanmhtp Columbian out of Biost about 7 iclook1 yeetoiday eve
ning, It wne loarned today, Tho call bald tho Columbian had been at
tacked by two eubnifuinee, one ot which bliellod hor,
WILSON CONGRATULATIONS FOLLOW CONDOLENCES
; WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. A flood of coinjTOtulntqr'.toloBranis
fur r.iidt'nt WilMUi poured into Wubliliiyton today from pui tibunu
wlio tVtjk hi eiewtiBn for jjmutc. Last night a tlioii of tplsgrntus
can IccTiil ema turo Condolences to theiVebideiit.
DEUTSCHLAND PERMITTED TO CARRY U. , MAIL
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The Herman caigo submarino Deuttfch.
land has leceived permleslon from the Fostofflce Depnitmeut to carry
United States mall, but will not take a consignment until hor next
trip, the German Embassy sa,ld today.
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NIGHT DECISION
OF VICTOR TO BE
TOLD BY TOOTS
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Evening: Ledger Will
Whistle Result if
Known Tonight
WILL SUPPLEMENT
FINAL-EDITION NEWS
Enterprise in Blink-and-
Wink Announcement Last
Evening Praised
TO COVER WIDE AREA
How to Tell Winner Tonight
if Election Is Still in Doubt
THE Evening Ledger, believing if
a part of its duty to inform tho
public tonight should tho election bo
undetermined until tonight, has
again arranged with factory mana
gers through out the city and in Now
Jersey to blow the factory whistle
when the result is known.
Two blasts Hughes wins.
Five blasts Wilson wins.
Three blasts at intervals Doubt-
tui.
!
In case the returns do not warrant an
innouncement of a decision In the presi
dential contest in the final edition ot.tbe,
Evenino LEDocn today, this newspaper
will tonight whistle the news to all Phila
delphia. The -whistle cods will be the same aa In
force yesterday.
If nuchas Is elected, two long blasts.
If Wilson Is re-elected. ne blasts.
', , UMhe, election is. still In iloaht-UIOs ,
fact will bsVjj-hUilnl te thsiiefldents
of the city-at lntorrsu; Three1 blasts
will mean a .doubtful situation'
, -
Tactorles which will whistle the, news
follow:
Philadelphia Paper Company, River
road, Manayunk.
Grlswold Mills, Darby.
Furbush Machine Company, Hancock
and Somerset streets.
Jacob Miller & Sons, Sixteenth an4 ,
Iteed streets. '
William Cramp & Sons, Beach aad
Ball streets.
J. Q. Brill Car Works, Sixty-second
nnd Woodland.
John B. Stetson ft Co., Fifth! and
Montgomery. . i
Frledberger-Aaron Manufacturing Com
pany, Eighteenth and Courtland.
Ada Manufacturing Company, Ortho
dox street and Frankford avenue.
W. & R. Ford Manufacturing Com
pany, Tacony and P. R. R.
Henry DIsston & Sons.
David Weber & Co., Fifth and Locust.
Nelson Valve Company, Wyndmoor.
Mldvale -Steel Company, Js'lcetown.
Harshaw; Fuller & Goodwin Co.
Joseph Scatchard & Co., US East
Chelten avenue.
S. L. Allen & Co., Fifth and GlenwooO.
Mlllbourne Mills.
Dobbins Soap Company, Caiaden.
The plan to whistle end wink the news te
all Philadelphia originated with the Evxtr
ino X.EDOER. Last night waa the first tlrae
In the history of any nation that the are
lights of a great city were employed to wink
a message of national Import to 1,600,00
persons.
EVENING LEDGER FEAT
The celerity with which tho" EvtjuiW
Ledoer last night announced the seeming
result of the election through the medium
of whistle toots arc-light winks anil by
wireless over land and sea was hailed to
day by experts aa one of tho moat remark
able achievements of modern Journalism.
Tho announcement of the election of
Hughes last "night was based upon returns
which seemed to point conclusively to the
election of tho Republican candidate. Cam
paign managers and newspapers all over
tho country were misled, and It was not
until this morning, when late returns came
In, that the election was shown to bo la
doubt
R was not until election experts an!
mahy Democratlo newspapers and Demo
cratlo officials all over the country had con
ceded the election to Hughes that the newa
was flashed out ot the editorial rooms at
tho Eveninu Ledobr t 9. IE Jast nlelkt
Less than two seconds later the seesataHT
victory of the Republican candidate th
being winked and whistled to the l,m,e
citizens of Philadelphia, waa tetng snapjied" "
by wireless to hundred jf ships at' tea, '
and to the many thdVsandtt ot wlrsltM
stations ,ln Pennsylvania, New Jersey,' DeJ-"
aware and Maryland. Tese BatloM re
layed the message until ,a teajery of Je
OeBUaued en Fate 'Two. Cell Bet
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