■ m m m jflk. - ' 'iff - -Mm fm M M J ~ M Ml a 9 *Ji M fm M I\m- ' m■ m m*. #■ # # Aw * ll msk 9 w M m m #' M ■'WPIipPiPPF'- * • - , J HARRISBURG (SBBSB- TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 260 14 PAGES ELECTION IS STILL IN DOUBT WITH RESUTLS VERY CLOSE DAUPHIN COUNTY FOR HUGHES WITH 2,418 PLURALITY Senator Beidlcman Who Leads Local Ticket Gets 4,592 Over Opponent KREIDER IS RE-ELECTED McCormick Fails to Carry Pre cinct, Ward, City or State Dauphin county, which gave a ma jority to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt four years ago. swung Into the Repub lican column yesterday with a plural ity of 2,148 for Charles Evans Hughes and a plurality of 4,592 for Senator Edward E. Beldleman who led his ticket. All of the Republican candi dates In the city and county won, with the exception of Augustus Wildman, who was defeated by Ramsey Black. Democrat, for one of the city's legisla tive seats In a close fight. Much interest was attached to the j vote In Dauphin county throughout the j State because of the fact that it is the home county of the Democratic na tional chairman, who, by the way. Failed to get a majority for Wilson tn his precinct, his ward, his city, his :ounty or his State. Another thing which caused unusual interest in Dau phin county was the strenuous effort made by the Democrats to win over the Progressives, who seem to have preferred the advice of Roosevelt to .hat of McCormick. Congressman Aaron S. Kreider who was re-elected by _i substantial ma jority, carried Dauphin county, Includ ing Harrlsburg city which gave him a fine vote, received a splendid testi monial from his neighbors in Lebanon and a good vote in Cumberland. Justice Emory A. Walling, who had the endorsement of the Dauphin I county lawyers, was loyally supported j not only in Dauphin but in the other ! counties of this district. Returns indi cate that the vote for him in the State I will run many thousands above that | for Charles Palmer. Vote For President Justice Hughes carried both the citv and the county having a total of 6,551 votes tn the city and 7.306 in the county, an aggregate of 13,877. Wil son had 6,0 41 votes In the city, and 6,395 in the county, a total of 11,439. Benson, Socialist, had 330 in the citv, 505 in the county, a total of 835 and Hanly, Prohibition, got 193 in Har risburg and 213 in the county, a total ' of 408. By far the most interesting contest in the county was that for State sena tor. Dr. William N. Yates, the Wash ington party candidate who was run ning on a local option platform, was a poor third despite the fact that he had the covert support of the news paper of the Democratic national chair man. Owing to this fact Alderman George D. Herbert's friends consider that he made a remarkable showing, ! having 4,249 votes In the city and 4,'095 I in the county, or a total of 5.344 as com pared wtth 2.284 for Yates in the city | and 1,318 in the county, a total of 3.604. : Senator Beldleman simply walked | away with his two opponents, having a j vote of 6,253 In Harrlsburg and 6.943 j in the county outside, a grand total of 13,196. This gives him a plurality of 4,592 and a clear majority over all ' of 1,218. The Senator will be re-elcted ' president pro tem of the State Senate j in January. For United States Senator Phil- | ander C. Knox polled 6,755 votes In | the city and 6,405 in the county, a to- | tal of 13,160 as compared with 6,191 votes for Ellis L. Orvla. the Democra- 1 tic candidate In the city and 4,360 In ! the county, a total of 10,155. Senator Charles A. Snyder, who Is a native of the upper end of Dauphin coanty, won a fine vote In the city and county, having 6,985 In the city and 6,96 7 In the county, a total of 13,- 952. James Murrln, his rival for Audi tor General, received 4,780 votes In the city and 4,597 in the county—a total of 9.377. Harmon M. Kephart, for State Treasurer, polled a total of 13,556 In the county, the city slving him 6,671 and the county districts and boroughs 6,885. James M. Cramer. Democratic candidate, had a total of 10,361 the city giving 5,644 and the county' out side 4,717. The vote for Congressman Kreider in Harrisburg was 6,300 and in the coun ty districts 6,737, a total of 13.037. as compared with 5,727 in Harrlsburg and 4,821 In the county for H. B Sauaaaman, his Democratic rival Saussaman got a total 10,548. The Republican Congressmen-at large carried the county by figures approximating those of Kreider. Justice Walllng's vote In the city was 5,388 and in the county 4,063, a total of 9.451. Charles Palmer re ceived 3,927 in the city and 2,938 In the county, or 6.865 all told. Legislative Contest The votes for the candidates for the ' Legislature In the two districts was as i follows: First, or City District Black, Democrat, 6,640; Werner 1 Democrat, 5,490; Swartz, Republican! I 3,098; Wildman, Republican, 5,364. ! Second, or County District Bechtold, Republican. 6,937; Ulsh ' Republican, 6,680; Martin, Democrat ' f Continued on Pace 9] / ?ifl r! ■ S IP! ® 1113 I I llßfe a A -->r ; I /in HHI \ w^wBMM I 3B k k raHH| J pwT J* //C^ y: ' *\\ BSjygillP*"** ] V *v v ELECTION CROWDS FILL STREETS ALL NIGHT AND TODAY Nearly as Many Watch Bulle tins as Kept Eve on "Screen" I-ack of decisive reports on the out come of the presidential fight kept a whole etty on the qui vive and the Telegraph bulletins were watched all day as eageily as were the Telegraph screen with their flashing returns last night. When Harrlsburg went to bed last night it felt reasonably certain that the day had been won by the Republicans and that Charles Evans Hughes had been elected to the presidential chair. The earliest dispatches of the day seemed to confirm—until reports from the "doubtful" Western States with their Republican margin clipping [Continued on Page 9] ~, . > Results in City Election Legislature D.—Black 6640 D.—Werner 69 4>) H.—Swartz 6098 R.—Wildman 5364 High School Loan }>■ 6519 No 4363 Jitney Amendment Yes 7109 No 6045 HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1916. COMPLETE UNOFFICIAL RETURNS FROM i Complete unofficial returns from the 125 districts in Dauphin county gives the following results: FOR PRESIDENT STATE SENATOR City. County. Total City. County. Total Wilson (D) .. 6041 5395 11,439 Herbert (D) . 4249 4095 8344 Hughes (R) . 6551 7306 13,857 Yntcs 25 Returns for 124 out of 125 districts (Lower Paxton township miss-. I"S) give tlie following results:— SUPREME COURT JUDGE | CONGHESS-AT-LARGE (Nonpartisan) City. County. Total City. County. Total !' al |", < r 2038 6865 i Kinsley (I>) . 4959 4239 9,198 i ailing 5388 4063 9451 j Moore (I>) .. 4789 4188 8,977 M STATES SENATOR WMMkft (b) 381*6 4m *7,*987 Kno* Cr *C < ' < R > • ?0 6696 13,266 • Knox (R) 6700 OIO.j 13,160 Gariand (R) . 7628 6611 14,239 1 liTtTi,' TDricrn™ j Mclaughlin R 5719 6136 11,855 STATE TREASURER j Scott (R) ... 6715 6677 13,392 Cramer (D) . 5644 4717 10.361 i Kephart (R) 6671 6885 13,556 < AUDITOR GENERAL , Murrin (D) . 478J 4597 ,9,377 LEGISLATURE IN COUNTY j Snyder (R) . 6985 6967 13,952 Martin (I)) 5 265 Mates (D) . . • 5,1771 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Bw-htold (R) .... .... 6.937 Kans'n'nn ) 5727 1821 10.54H llsli (R) .... 6,680 Kreider following local arranne iienls committee will have charge of the gathering: H. B. Dickson. James \V. liarker, Dr. John D. Fox, Charles \V. Burtnott. JOUU *•, thur Bacon. . EARLY RETURNS INDICATED LONG DRAWN OUT FIGHT New York, Nov. B.—Tho result of the election still was officially In doubt to-day. Upon doubtful States from which the returns are slowly coming depends whether Mr. Wilson has been re elected or whether the net President of the United States will be Charles E. Hughes. Chairmen of both national com mittees claimed handsome majorities in the electoral college for their can didate but tho actual figures early to day made good the claitrts of neither. "They did however, show a steady trend toward President "Wilson all through the west. Aside from the uncertainty of the result the most remarkable thing about the election was the sudden wiping out of the Hughea majorities [Continued on Pajre 7] SCHOOL LOANAND JIT CHANGES WIN WITH BIG TOTALS' i T~ People Authorize Borrowing of $1,250,000 For Better High Schools Harrlsburg may have gone to bed late last night or early this morning decidedly perplexed as to whether Mr. irfighcs or air. Wilson is to be | President of the United States but it ; had no doubt at all as to the question of the two important city problems. The $1,250,000 high school loan was passed by the comfortable ma jority of nearly 2200. Jusb 6549 votes were cast for the loan J &nd 4363 against it. The amendment to the" jitney or dinance, the first try-out of the initia tive movement in Pennsylvania, was carried by nearly a thousand. Just [Continued on Poijc 7] 3 OF 5 DISTRICTS" ON WEST SHORE FOR HIGH SCHOOL West Fairview and East Pennsboro Swamp Measure Although only passed by three of five voting districts, the West Shore Central High School may be & possi bility. Whether or not Lemoyne, Camp Hill, and Wormleysburg, the districts that passed the loans in their respective towns will proceed with a joint school for these districts is now up to the boards. West Fairview and East Pennsboro swamped the measure by a large majority. , The lower precinct of East Penns boro township passed the project by a large majority nut was smothered by j the vote of the upper end of the dls [Continued on Pace 0] THE WEATHER] Far Harrlaburg and vlelaltyi Pair to-nlttbl and probably Thursday i H rmer to-night, loweat tempera ture about SU deicreea. For Fnaterr. IVIIUH.VIV anInt Fair to- " night aad probably Thurda>, warmer tu-mitliti moderate to , freak aoutb wind*. T mperat urei N a. m., 42. uai Hlaea, Hi4s a. m i acta, 4iS4 p. m. Moon i Full moon, November 0, SilH p. ni. Itlver stnaei 3.7 feet above lon water mark. ~ Yeaterday'a Weatifr llirhewt temperatlure. 87. I.oweat temperature, 4a. Mean temperature, 80. Neraial temperature, 48, j I Single Copies, 2 Cents CITY EDITION WILSON HAS BEST OF IT, IS ESTIMATE u J Z ,°Y* B ~, At 7 . 45 O'clock tonight President Wilson had taken the lead in California and in Minnesota, the acquisition of either of which to his column would insure his election, barring unex pected losses from states now accredited to him as reasonably sure. a " d " ort ?„ Dak ° ta e slipping from him ai.d late returns showed his lead in Minnesota being cut down. CUTTING DOWN WILSON'S LEAD St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8. When 2,- 005 of the 3,024 precincts in Minne sota had reported at 6 p. m. Wilson's vote was 141,921; Hughes 136,952, showing a continued decrease in the President's lead. WASHINGTON INCOMPLETE Seattle, Wash., Nov. 8. Returns from 1.471 precincts of 2,385 in Washington give Hughes 107,394; Wil son 115,008. HUGHES LEADS IN WEST VA, Charleston, W. Va.. Nov. 8. Re turns from 1,060 precincts out of 1,713 in West Virginia give Hughes 57.697; Wilson 85,161; 412 precincts for Gov ernor give Robinson (R) 55.884; Cornweil (D) 86.045; 145 precincts for V. S. Senator give Sutherland (R) 87,- 534; Chilton (D) 81,328. WILSON LEADS IV CALIFORNIA San Francisco, Nov. 8. Woodrow Wilson took the lead in California at 4 p. m. to-day. Returns available at roil Pfefi'lsnt from i 1,945 out In give Wilson 138,439; Hughes Hurt result remains in doubt. I ' vith Hughes leading; Minne- MiVcst Virginia, Oregon, South Hi ecincts out of 5,917 in Cali- I. Wilson 328j896. I ■ a lead over Hughes in Minnc- M'.J iy ,vhen returns from 1,865 State gkvc Wilson 134,737 and l:ic headquarters announced at Bwed that New Hampshire had 9 votes. n National Chairman Willcox that North Dakota hid been :turns from 993 precincts out of 1, i.i ' . ■ Virgini.' • <. H' , 31,273; Wilson 80,657. M. D. I• 1 - : leci iCb, out of 1,859 in North I Dakota Wilson polled 31,104 votes and Hughes 32,519. Portland, Ore. Ei ty-four out 6; / O -e. ; on precincts ,iv, >! .,:;hes 51,,90; Wilson 47,Uw ■'! I'.iosco.— With )ictf T redactscounted I out of a total of 684 Wilson was leading Hughes by 12,500 ir. . i- isco. The I*-j.ubjican Central Committee concedes San Francisco to Wilson by about 15,000.' City ■ of Stdtkton complete gives Wi150tv6,694; Ifughes 4,316. Sioux Falls; S. D. lncomplete icturns from 1,408 pre t cinct: out of 1,728 in the State late to-day indicate Hughes I untaining his slight lead over Wilson. The latest re Hughe? 41,949: Wilson 37,349. Ch, Ir-.ton, W Va. f Nov. B.—Returns from 995 precipcts I out of 1713 in West Virginia give Hughes 49,771 ; Wilson , 45,795. # San Francisco, Nov. 5.—3414 precincts out of 5917 in C 'if ,i give Hughes 269,926; Wilson 252,993. I that hour frcyn 4,306 out of 5,910 precincts in California gave Hughes 337,657; Wilson 339,195. MINN. GIVES WILSON LEAD St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8. Returns on President from 1,496 out of 3,024 precincts in Minnesota gave Wilson 138,796; Hughes 132,788. i MISSOURI FOlt WILSON St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8. 2,666 pre cincts out of 3,459 in Missouri give Wilson 332.822; Hughes 307,556; 2,649 precincts give Gardner (D) for Gover nor 316,707; Lamm 313,975; 2,487 out of 3,459 precincts give Reed (D) for U. S. Senator 327,233; Dickey, (D). 305,230. KANSAS FOR WILSON Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 8. —Re turns from 1,665 out of 2,474 Kansas precincts give Wilson 217,156; Hughes 192,990. Returns from 1,489 State ■ precincts In the race for Governor [Continued on Page 10]