New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1916, Page 1

v & -~ HERALD BEST'OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS s ! NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSINES PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916. ——TWELVE PAGES ESTABLISHED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN DOUBT BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THE VICTOR Wilson Believed to Have Slight Margin Over Hughes Through Support Given Him by tl Western States---Demands for Recount in Many States May Increase Post-Election Confusion. INCOMPLETE RETURNS SHOW WILSON LEADING IN MANY DOUBTFUL STATES THROUGH WEST CONNECTICUT FOR G. 0. P. BY 5,492 Pres. Wilson Runs Far Ahead of Ticket—Holcomb Win- ner By 13,041—McLean | Defeats Cummings By 7,- | 917—Democrats Gain Sev-‘ | Fairfield .. en Seats in Legislature— Chamberlain Gets Big Vote ' New Haven. Nov. 8.—Electors of Connecticut by a plurality vote yester- | day indicated their preference for republican presidential electors. They also returned to the capital at Hart- | ford unother republican administra- | tion headed by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. The democrats won a few | mdditional seats in the general sembly, but that body remains over- whelmingly republican. | The feature of the election figures was the uniformity of the results in the counties. For the first time prob- ably a winning candidate passed the | 2| | GOVERNOR HOLCOMB. | New London | Windham .. Middlesex Tolland County Vote for (.0\ ernor. Holcomb Beardsley | 24,155 ,630 | 30,717 8,589 26,088 7,583 1,347 4,734 Hartford .. New Haven New London Litchfield Windham Middlesex Tolland 5 2,852 County Vote for U. S. Senator. McLean Cummings | 28,579 30,113 8,087 20,221 ,002 Hartford New Haven 30,330, Fairfield Litchfield Windham Middlesex Tolland |in son uunl’n_\le 23,444 30,167 8,301 20,7 Haven London . airfield Litchfield . 26,460 7,477 54 Middlesex GEORGE P. 100,000 mark, and his democratic contenders nearly reached that figure, showing that registration had been heavy for this election and that the vote was brought out in every town and city The plurality of Heket for electors average vote cast 5,492, Governor Holcomb had a plurality of 13,041 over Mr. Beardsley of Bridgeport. Inited States Senator McLean won from Mr. Cummings by a margin. of 01T Lieut-Governor Wilson was turned to office with a plurality 11,042 over Mr. Guilfoyle. Freder L. Perry will be a secretary of state and his margin 10,907 over Mr. Duffy. State Treasurer Chamberlain another term, won by a margin 11,255 votes over Mr. Ulrich. Mr. Webster is again comptroller with 10, more votes than Mr. Miner received The vote cast by the socialist, and the social sight of in the excite- ment of computing the votes of the Jarger parties last night and Bgures on these were returned The 191 will be made up of | 25 republica and ten democrats, a gain of five seats for the latter. In the house the democ gains two geats with one seat a tie in the town of Redding. The results follow: the republican was based on an for the electors, re- of new has of the County Vote for President. At Hughes Hartford New Haven New London Fairfield .... Litchfield ... Windhaw ... w 11&0n labor | 4 | Middlesex 2,840 1,947 State. Duffy { 23,370 30,021 7,954 20,761 6,029 | 429 | Tolland County Vote for Sccretary Hartford New Haven New London Fairfield Litchfield . | Windham . Middles | Tolland 1,968 County Vote for State Treasurer. Chamberlain Ulrich 23,452 29,997 | Hartfora New Haven | New London Fairfield Litchfield Wind: ! Midd Tolland Vote For Comptroller., Webster 23,690 County Hartford New Haven New London Fairfield Litchfield Windham . Tolland 1 The house by counties f County Hartfora - New Haven , New London . Fairfield Litchfield Windham .. Middlesex .. Tollana Vote for State Senators. District 1—Broder, dem., elected (Continued On Tenth Page), son While returns are in no way com- plete, many western states give the democratic leaders hope for re- electing President Wilson. The re- turns received thus far as as follows: MINN. FOR PRESIDENT St. Paul, Nov. 8.—Five hundred precincts in Minnesota including 78 precincts in Hannepin, 137 in Ram- say and 50 in St. Louls counties give Wilson 58,763, Hughes, 50,711, One hundred and thirty-one pre- cincts out of 204 in Hennepin countr (‘\“nn(\apolis) give Hughes, 18,402. . Paul, ident from Minnesot. 74,028 ov. 8.—Returns on pr precincts out of 3 give \Wilson 83, Hughes Butte, Mont., Nov. 8.—In Montana 284 precincts out of 1,239 give Wil- 33,979; Hughes 23,672, 8.—Returns ts shortly after Wilson's early Minnesota, 1,029 in the state Hughes 83,144, from noon St. Paul, Nov. the rural distri Wilson 92,066 WASH. BY 10,000 Secattle, Nov. 8.—President Wilson appears early today to have carried Washington by more than 10,000. Senator Poindexter, republican may have 50,000 majority over Turner, democrat for senator. Governor Lis- ter, democrat maintains his lead over McBride, republican. Results on congressmen in doubt. Seattle, W cincts of 2,3 £2,684, W MONT. FOR‘WILSON Mont.,, Nov, indicated victory Wilson in Montana thousand, the re-election of States Senator Henry L. Myers, 8.—1071 pre- Helena, 8.—Returns by ten United COLO. APPEARS SAFE Colo. 3 of 1451 precincts in Colorado give Denver, ov. 8—Returns frem Hughes 38,103, Wilson 60, 792, turns for governor from give Carlson, Re- 506 precincts republican, = 42,558, Gunter, democrat, 51,325. Republl. can leaders practically conceded the state for Wilson but early today Stlll hold out hope that belated returns | would show increases for Carlson. OHiO FAVORS WILSON Cincinnati, Nov. 8.—With consider- ably more than one half of the pre- cincts in Ohio heard from President Wilson early today appeared to have a commandipg lead in the presiden- tial race. With slightly more than 5578 precincts in he had a of 39,958, Returns from 4,436 precincts of a total of a few more than 5,570 in Ohio give Wilson 454 Hughes 386,0 From 4,147 pr Pomerene has 891,077, and Herrick 371,931 for the United States senate. The count of 4,182 precincts gives Cox, dem., 404 732 and Willis, rep., 391,171 for gover nor. Democrats estimate that i the ratio quoting continues Wilson's plu- rality will reach $0,000. While there is no doubt that Wilson has carried the state by w sub- stantial plurality, both sides are still claimi have elected a governor, « senator and a complete state ticket This morning five congressional races in the state remained in doubt. 3518 out plurality Mr. MO. LINES UP TCO Louis, Nov. 8.—Rc of 3.4 pre N state,, including 308 in ns from lead | of | remained | hington Hughes | for | | = i lead | cincts RESULT UP TO 3 P.M. TODAY The following statistics were compiled at the office of the New Britain Herald this afternoon. In it the reader will find under the name of the candidate the state that is known to have gone for him by official returns or by concession of a member of the opposing party, together with the electoral vote of that state. By reading the columns of this paper it will be possible from incomplete returns from doubtful states to ascertain what the trend is in that state, or, preserve this copy and switch the doubtful states to the column of the candidate as fast as the returns become known. It should be re- membered that there may crop out slight differences in the returns which may put a different aspect on the vote of a few states. How- ever the Herald has done its best in a maze of figures to select the ones of importance and to present this table to its readers. WILSON HUGHES STILL IN Alabama Connecticut i Tdaho oo Arizona Illinois = New Me: Arkansas Towa Oregon Colorado Maine Nevada Florida . Massachusetts North Dakota Georgla Michigan Minnesota . Kentucky New Jersey California .. Louisiana New York .. Delaware .. \hnmml Pennsylvania Rhode Island . South Dakota . Vermont .. Wisconsin Woest Virginia Indiana, i New Hampshire . DOUBT 14 ..18 .10 Sar .18 .10 G 8 w12 0 Missis: pl)l Nebraska North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee . Texas Utah Virginia . Washington Montana Kansas ‘Wyoming Ohio .10 - 244 It will be necessary for one who figures from the above table to wateh closely the vote of California and Minnesota. IFor instance, if these two states were added to either column the result would de- cide the election. In ours news columns later dispatches showing the trend of these states will be found. New Hampshire has been given to Hughes by the tabulator. The Democrats, however have called for a recount there. son’s majority in Sacramento County would be about 9,000. 315 precincts out of 712 in the city of San Fran- cisco give Hughes 26,135; ‘Wilson, 32,307, Chester H. Rowell, chairman of | the republican state central commit- tee informed Chairman Willcox of the republican national committee in New York that Hughes will carry California by from 6,000 to 8,000. This was in answer to Willcox's tele- gram, Wilson 239,494, Hughes of 18,000 votes. Returns from 2,476 out of 3,459 in Mi uri including all but four in St. Louls give Wilson 268,973, Hughes 254,304. ‘With four precincts missing in St. Louis, the city gave Hughes a plur- ality of 9,922 believed insufficient to | overcome Wilsor plurality out in the state. President Wilson at noon had a_lead of more than 16,000 in Missouri re- turns from about two-thirds of the state. The republican nominee for gov- ernor on returns from the same pre- cincts had a lead of 3,400. United States Senator Reed, dem. had a lead of more than 13,000 over Dickey, rep. Los Angeles, Nov. Partial count of 693 city and county precincts give Hughes 61,373, Wilson 46,134. Oakland, Nov. 8.—315 precincts out of 410 in Alameda. county give Hughes 38,212, Wilson 33,193. 5t. Louis, Nov. 8.—Returns from 2 2,318 precincts (correct )out of 3,459 in Missouri give Wilson 295,913, Hughes 270,531, CAL. DBITBTFUL ncisco, Nov. 8.—J. strar of voters, morning that the indicated that an Francisco Francisco, Nov. 8.—3,414 in California 946, Wilson 252 San cinets of § Hughes 2 pre- give Los Angeles, Nov. 8.—127 complete city and ounty precincts gives Hughes 11,342, Wilson 9,6 H. See- declared vote so Wilson | about s mansky carly this far counted would carry 20,000. San n Fr Nov. 3,091 California, San cine 246,18 Francisco, of 5,917 in Wilson 2 pre Hughes by 8§.—Two hun- out of Francisco, Nov and Nov. 8.—One complete Hughes hundreq city and 12,202, Wil- Ang eles [and thirty-tive county precincts, son 11,209, Los with | ballots Wilson’s would be seven o’clock this morni one-third of the city it was estimated San Irancisco At about counted, majority about 1 Late I.os Angeles, Nov. $.—110 complete city and county precincts, 12,970, Wilson 11,694, \ Hughes ir 000 returis that Wil- OREGON IN DOUBT Portland, Oregon, Nov, S.—Oregon w till in the doubtful columns be- for break with President Wi maintaining a incomplete returns from indicate : as Hartford and vic tonight. 50 o unseitied. ut of 34 oming e e e S (Continued On Eleventh Page), { able to overthrow the democratic { President Wilson n | 100 lead on the face of BY REPORTS FROM New York, Nov. 8.—The was officially in doubt early today with a 'REPUBLICANS SHOCKED THIS MORNING WEST OF MISSISSIP rtsult of the election sff decided dr toward the re-eection of President Wilson. Upon a dozen doubtful states from which the retur are slowly coming depends whether Mr. Wilson has be re-elected or whether the next presidtnt Hughes. will be Chairmen of both committees claimed handsome jorities in the lectoral college for their candidates, but ¢ actual figures early today made good the claims of neith They did, however, show a steady trend toward Preside| Wilson all through the west. Aside from the uncertainty of the result the most markable thing about the election was the sudden wipij out of the Hughes majority piled up.in the east by t returns coming in from the west, When the landslides in New York became known 2 was quickly followed by the republican victorits in N England there was a veritable stampede to announce t election of Mr. Hughes and the defeat of President son. Thousands waiting in the street saf the signal lighj flash the defeat of the president. Thousands of prsons in ing Hughs was electd and the east went to bed belie woke up this morning find the result apparently changed while they slept. Hu dreds who made their plans fro what they expected happen in Wall street today ‘Wilson Majorities Pile In. The first figures of Wilson major- itles through the west did not shake the confidence of those who were pre- dicting the election of Mr. Hughes, and not until the steady stream of Wilson majorities began eating the life out of Hughes columns piled up in the east did any of them suspect that the result was in danger. At midnight it was apparent that the free predictions of a sweeping republican victory throughout the country were being contradicted by the results from the west. At daylight without any decisive re- sult, it became apparent that the bat- tle was being fought out in the west- ern states with the advantage in fa- vor of Mr. Wilson. Not since a next-day’s revision of the returns seated Grover Cleveland in the contest 1892, has the country been compelled to wait so long to know the result. More than twelve hours after the polls closed, President Wilson and Mr. Hughes were running a neck and neck race in doubtful states. Congress returns were equally un- certain, but on their face at § a. m. today, the republicans had not been 3 ma- jority although they did succeed in reducing it in the house. In the ser- e the republicans appeared to have gained seven seats. Despite the lack of certain returns from the states which will turn the scale neither of the national chairmen hesitated to claim the election of his candidate Democratic Chairman in a statement declared here, Wilson surely would have 304 votes in the electoral college. Repubilcan Chair- man Willcox at 6 , claimed every ate generally clas as .doubtful and counted 323 votes for Mr. Hughes Wilson 232, Iughes The actual returns, considerir inite and indicalive figures gave ident Wilson 232 votes and Hughes 212. On the yotes of ware, 1daho, Indiana, sota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming the decisive result of the presidential contest turned There seemed to be no doubt had safely carried Arkansas, Kentucky, McCormick, de Pre: Mr. California, Dels Kansas, Minn New Mexico, that Alabama, Arizona, rado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ne- vada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. In the Hughes column were count- ed Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, found them all awry. Massachusett: sey, New York, Island, South Wisconsin, From the doubtful turns continued to point one candidate and then other, but toward morning noticed a steady drift dent Wilson, When word went over the cou that President Wilson had been feated the republican hosts jubilant. Although New England turns supported the predictions d republican victo as the b counting started in the middle on the coast, it dawned on those sembling the vote here that Presid Wilson was far from defeated, the Hughes landslide was entl confined to the east and in the st which make the majority in the ¢ toral college a very close race was| ing run. Other presidents have been ele without New York and some of so-called pivotal states. Hayes New York and Indiana and five ¢ ers to Tilden but was seated in close contest. When Cleveland ried New York in each of his cessful campaigns, he lost in on other of them, Indiana, Massad setts, Ohio, Michigan and Penna. Itself, as soon as the Wilson majol piling up toward the yparent that politi tory was repe: itself. Neve any time did democratic headquar recede from its claim of Presi Wilson's election Chairman Mel mick at one time got his estimatd the president's majority in the e toral college down As two with the encouragin returns the west he promptiy raised The Ilughe: managers, v were equally confident that the counted votes would put their didate the Interlined with tions fecting the policy and coming cal junctures election surrounded est than at any other war. It was the first t in ne eneration thef the democratic after a term in control of the fighting to keep its inst the forces of a republican party. In some places it appeared that women’s vote had been about egui divided betweer Mr. Hughes and Michigan, New Pennsylvania, Ri Dakota, Vermont ates the first to toward there toward Pj History Repeating So, began came 15 low in lead perplexing cou t one world was generally with more of regarded critical int rlj pal co! pla reunt| (Continued On Tenth Page).