VOL. 2. NO. 10. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 10, 1916
PRICE TEN CENTS.
State of California Gives Its Thirteen
Electoral Votes to President, Insur
ing His Election—Minnesota
and North Dakota Clinch It.
r NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—President Woodrow Wilson is
re-elected president. With three doubtful states to report—
Minnesota, Oregon and West Virginin-he lias ten votes to spare
in the electoral college, having 276, while 266 are necessary to
a choice. Last evening, the president had 256 sure votes in the
electorial college. He re<” 'red but ten votes to win. This morn
ing. California was officially reported as going for the presi
dent. adding 1.1 votes to his 25(5 certain votes, and insuring his
(retion, with three votes to spare. The five votes of North
Dakota had been placed in the Wilson column and were in
cluded in the 25(5 certain votes. While some doubts were en
tertained vesterdav. North Dakota’s official count is in favor
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of the president, as reported today. New Mexico, considered
doubtful, swung into line for the president with its three elec
toral votes. Added to these are the four electoral votes froni ]
New Hampshire, which today’s reports say went for Wilson j
by a narrow margin.
HOW THE VOTE STOOD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—President Wilson carried the fol
lowing states: Alabama, 12; Arizona, 3; Arkansas, 9; Califor
nia, .13; Colorado, 6; FI Ajidc*,#o; Ceo^gia, 14; Idaho, 4; Kansas*
10; Kentucky. 13; Louisiana, 10; Maryland, 8; Mississippi, 10;
Missouri, 18; Montana, 4; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 3; North Da
kota, 5; New Mexico, 3; North Carolina, 12; Ohio, 24; Okla
homa, 10; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12: Texas, 20; Utah.
4; Virginia, 12; Washington, 7; Wyoming. 3. Total electoral
votes, 27(5. Necessary to choice, 266.
Candidate Hughes carried the following state*: Connect
icut, 7; Delaware, 3; Illinois, 29; Indiana. 15; Iowa, 13; Maine.
6; Massachusetts, 18; Michigan, 15; New Jersey, 14; New York,
45; Pennsylvania, 38; Rhode Island, 5: South Dakota, 5; Ver
mont, 4; Wisconsin, 13. Total electoral vote, 230.
Still in the doubtful column—Minnesota, 12; Oregon, 5;
West Virginia, 8. Total 25.
CONCEDES CALIFORNIA TO WILSON.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10.—Chairman Rowell, of the
republican state central committee, concedes that California
Jr\s gone for Wilson.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR WILSON.
KEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Complete official returns indicate
Hint President Wilson has carried the state of New Hampshire
by a plurality of 117 votes over Hughes.
WILSON CARRIES MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 10.—President Wilson has car
ried Minnesota by a very nhrrow margin.
WILL DEMAND RECOUNT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Chairman Willcox, of the repub
lican campaign committee, said thjs morning that he would
demand a recount in the states of New Mexico, Minnesota,
California, New Hampshire and North Dakota.
DEMOCRATS ISSUE STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—In an official statement given out
last night bv the democratic national committee, it claimed
272 votes in the electoral college for President Wilson and a
popular plufralitv of from 200,000 to 300,000 votes over Hughes.
“To say that there will be any contest,” declared the state
ment, “is an insult 'to the intelligence of the American peo
ple.”
McCORMICK IS BOASTFUL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—At an early hour this morning,
.iust before leaving the democratic national headquarters for
his apartment. Chairman McCormick said: “It’s all over.
We have cleaned them up. We stick unflinchingly to our orig
inal figures that Wilson will have 288 votes in the electoral
college.” McCormick added that every precaution was be
ing taken to protect the ballot boxes where the vote was run
ning close.
[ INDIANA WILL BE CLOSE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10.—Hughes’ plurality over Wil
son in Indiana has been cut to six thousand, with 100 precincts
that have not reported.
NEW YOKE, Nov. 10.—Returns indicate that the repub
licans have gained control of the lower house of congress,
while the senate will remain democratic. The republicans
have elected 303 members of the congress, while the democrats
have elected 212. There are Hi congressional districts to
hear from. As represented in the house now, seven of these
doubtful districts are democratic, while nine are republican.
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PROHIBITION IN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10.—Indications point to the
fact that the absolute prohibition amendment to the constitu
tion of Oregon has been carried by a good majority.
ELECTS WOMAN TO CONGRESS, v
HELENA, Mont., Nov. 10.—Jeanette Rankin, republican,
is reasonably sure of election to congress as a representative
i'roip one of the districts of Montana.
NEW HAMPSHIRE STILL DOUBTFUL.
CONCORD, N. IT., Nov. 10.—The result in New Hamp
shire remains in doubt, despite reports to the contrary.
WILSON’S PLURALITY 3,500.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.—President Wilson’s plurali
ty over Hughes in California will be about 3,500 votes.
WILLCOX TALKS RECOUNT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Chairman Willeox is still talk
ing of the recount of the votes in the close states.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR SAYS GERMANY WILL
ENTER INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE
BERLIN, Nov. 10.—Chancellor von Betlnnann-Hollweg,
of the German empire, in announcing Germany’s willingness
to enter an international league for the preservation of peace,
at the close of the present war, said: “Germany is at all times
ready to enter a league for the preservation ofpeace, which will
restrain powers from engaging in war, one against the other.”
CONFDENTIY EXPECTED
SEWARD, Nov. 10.—The vote received to date from all
l>arts of the territory give Delegate Wickersham 0,539 votes
and Charles A. Sulzer 5,529 votes. There are many outlying
precincts to hear trom, hut these outside precincts are usually
strong for the delegate. The election of the delegate seems
certain. SEWARD POST.
TRIALOF A. C. FROSTIIIhERT
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY 10
BRIBE JURORS, ON IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.—^J'jJte trial of A. 0. Frost, Oliver W.
Bourke and Burt O. Wing, Y-harged with conspiracy to bribe
federal jurors, is on in the United States district court in Chi
cago. The case grows out of the famous Matnmiskn coal cases,
which were tried belVme .Judge Landis, of the United States
district court, at Chicago, in March, 1913. Frost was the chief
defendant in these cases, which grew out of the allegation that
he and others had entered a conspiracy in an effort to illegally
locate coal claims in the Matannska coal fields. It was charged
that Frost, who at one time was the controlling factor in the
Alaska Central railway system leading out of Seward, a road
that has been taken over by the federal government in con
nection with its proposed trunk line system in Alaska, employ
ed dummy entrymen in locating some 75 coal claims in the
big coal fields near Anchorage, on Cook inlet.
The defendant, Bourke, was a juror in the Frost case and
it is alleged by the government that he was bribed to bring in
a verdict of acquittal. The defendant, Wing, is a private de
tective who was employed by the defense in the Frost case
and it is alleged that he was the man that acted as go-between;
that Frost supplied the money and that Wing paid it to Bourke
and other jurors. f
Albert Fink, who was chief counsel for Frost at the form
er trial, appears as his chief counsel in the present action.
VOTE OF COOK
INLET SECTION
With only the small precinct of
Wassilla lake to hear from the vote
of the Knik recording district, taking
in Anchorage, Matanuska, Moose
creek, Girdwood, Knik and Wassilla
lake, is as follows: For delegate—
Lewis 291, Sulzer 436, Wisckersham
548. Attorney general—Schofield 111,
Cobb 274, Grigsby 734. Territorial
legislature—Cannon 888, Day 257,
j Hegner 313, W. J. Henry 163, W. P.
i Henry 273, Holland 205, Hunter 397,.
j McCallum 205, Murray 262, Noon
1 278, Price 458. For road commission
er—Dieringer 96, Jeter 640, Wilson
179, Wood 191. Favoring territorial
prohibition 746, against 361. For the
eight-hour law 864, against eight
i hour law 85.
Taking the vote for delegate as a
basis this gives the Knik district a
total vote of 1,275 or more than dou
ble the total vote cast at the h\st ter
ritorial election in 1914.
One feature in connection with this
vote is the fact that the voters of
this section stood pat for home indus
try. Especially is this true in respect
to Frank B. Cannon, who polled a vote
of 888 out of a possible 1,275. Jeter,
for road commissioner, was second
with 640; Price, for legislature, was
■third, with 458 and Frame, for sena
tor, polled up a total of 401.
The drys have it and the voters of
the district certainly expressed their
opinion as to working overtime.
The day is done; election is all but
over and the intense excitement of the
past few days is gradually passing in
to history as the greatest and closest
presidential election since the days of
Tilden and Hayes. The same is true
in regard to the territorial election and
the result is not yet. Both sides are
claiming the election of their respect
ive candidates. The larger towns and
precincts have been heard from but
the boys from the creeks have, not
registered their vote and it may be
several days before the policy of Dele
gate Wickersham had been vindicated
and that he will be returned to con
gress.
The campaign has been exceptional
ly clean and free from personalities
and villifying. As far as The Times
is concerned the election is over anti
with the Genesis of a new day it shall
devote its columns to the upbuilding
of Anchorage and supporting all
measures pertaining to the public wel
fare of this city and vicinity in par
ticular and the great territory of Al
aska in general.
With the fall of snow so gather the
herd of Elks who are gradually drift
ing back to Anchorage and the Bills
club will be rejuvenated. To this end
President Culbertson has called a
meeting at the club room for 2 o’clock
Sunday afternoon and every member
of the B. P. 0. E. fraternal order is re
quested to attend.